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Authorities across the country have rolled out measures to tackle land and forest fires and safeguard food supplies as the warming El Niño climate pattern is expected to return in the second half of the year, raising the risk of a prolonged dry season.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is monitoring Pacific Ocean conditions to track the potential development of El Niño, with its latest assessment showing up to an 83 percent chance of weak to moderate intensity emerging mid-year.

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Long a staple from street stalls to presidential plates, Indonesia’s fermented soybean cake is now backed by science and cultural history as it seeks UNESCO recognition and wider inclusion on global menus.

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Indonesia’s ambitious vision for a trillion-rupiah creative economy is being strangled by a procurement system that still treats imagination like unskilled labor. The criminalization of videographer Amsal Sitepu exposes a dangerous value blind spot that must be fixed before the state’s bureaucracy bankrupts its own future.

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The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.

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On a quiet afternoon in 2011 in Osaka, West Japan, far from the bustle of Indonesia’s traditional markets, biotechnologist Sastia Prama Putri found herself staring at a display of imported tropical fruits.

The colors were familiar, their smells almost nostalgic.

Yet something was missing.

The bananas, mangoes and pineapples came not from Indonesia but from the Philippines and Thailand.

For Sastia, an alumna of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java who at that time had spent seven years in Japan, the moment was both ordinary and unsettling.

How could a country famed for its mega biodiversity be invisible in one of Asia’s most sophisticated food markets?

“We often boast about Indonesia’s extraordinary natural wealth but abroad, or at least in Japan, people simply aren't aware of it. Our products seem to be local heroes that can't quite break out of the domestic market,” she said.

That quiet realization would reshape her path as a scientific researcher.

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Indonesia’s fiscal resilience is facing a high-stakes stress test as rising global oil prices collide with rigid domestic spending. While a crisis is not yet inevitable, the narrowing gap between political commitments and economic reality suggests the window for decisive action is closing.

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Heavy social media use is linked to declining happiness among young people, as suggested by the annual global happiness report, as countries such as Indonesia move to tighten regulation on digital platforms to mitigate their impact particularly on children.

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For some people, Jakarta is still a place that promises opportunities for a better life than their hometown, prompting them to move into the city after the Idul Fitri holiday to dare the rising costs and shrinking income in the capital.

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New dating of cave art in southern Sulawesi places Indonesia at the very center of one of the most profound developments in human history: the emergence of symbolic and narrative thought.

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Some Indonesian minors fear losing their favorite entertainment platform, while parents look for alternative activities for their children as the government’s social media restrictions for under-16 users are set to come into effect on March 28.

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