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Top 5 at 5: Inside Indonesia’s Haze Health Crisis

43 mins·17:00, 23 Oct 2026

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Top 5 At 5

Top 5 at 5: Inside Indonesia’s Haze Health Crisis

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17:00, 23 Oct 2026

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Guest: Diah Satyani Saminarsih, Founder and CEO, Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI)

Indonesia’s haze crisis is straining its public health system, with more than 333,000 acute respiratory infection cases recorded, even as hotspots fall from 1,200 to around 565. We speak to Diah Satyani Saminarsih, Founder and CEO of the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI), about whether healthcare facilities can cope, why Jakarta has held off on regional help, and what accountability should look like for the companies involved. (Starts at 22:31)

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• Teacher groups urge a rethink of school protection policies: Teachers say the education ministry’s student protection policy, which requires staff to sign an undertaking form, adds to their workload and could expose them to legal implications. We speak to Rajveen Kaur, Child Protection and Safeguarding Lead at LeapEd Services, about the best way to protect students without piling more pressure on teachers. (Starts at 6:30)

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