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Latest Indonesia headlines, collected from 3 news outlets and updated through the day (Tuesday 27 October 2026). Every headline links to the original publisher.

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• Gasping for air: Borneo residents struggle as island burnsStraits Times · 4 h ago

  Over 300,000 people in 7 Indonesian provinces were laid low by respiratory infections from August to October.

• Borneo struggles to breathe as wildfires fill the air with toxic smogJapan Times · 5 h ago

  More than 300,000 people in seven provinces were laid low by respiratory tract infections from August to October, Indonesia's health ministry says.

• First downpour in months brings relief to haze-hit Sumatra and Kalimantan as rainy season nearsStraits Times · 12 h ago

  Scattered showers offer hope for haze-hit areas as Indonesia’s rainy season nears.

• Indonesian students clash with police as protests over toxic haze escalate – videoGuardian Asia Pacific · 4 d ago

  Students across Kalimantan and Sumatra took to the streets to demand government accountability for the wildfires and toxic haze blanketing the region. While Indonesia regularly battles wildfires in the dry season, these

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