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CNN Indonesia Wins First Place at Kasau Award 2026
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CNN Indonesia Wins First Place at Kasau Award 2026

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • CNN Indonesia won the News TV category at the 2026 Kasau Award for a report produced by Iwan Hermawan and Dwi Ari.
  • The winning report covered an Indonesian Air Force exercise testing aircraft operations on a toll-road section used as an alternative runway.
  • The eighth Kasau Award attracted 346 entries covering Indonesian Air Force readiness, personnel, equipment and public service.

CNN Indonesia has won first place in the News TV category at the 2026 Kasau Award for its coverage of an unusual Indonesian Air Force exercise.

The report, produced by Iwan Hermawan and Dwi Ari, showed aircraft practicing takeoffs and landings on a section of toll road. The exercise presented roads as possible runways in certain circumstances and highlighted the Air Force’s preparations for alternative bases and landing sites if its main air bases become unavailable.

The award extends CNN Indonesia’s record in the journalism competition organized by the Indonesian Air Force. The 2026 event, now in its eighth edition, drew 346 entries from media organizations and journalists.

Entries covered operational readiness, military professionalism, defense equipment and the Air Force’s activities and service to the public. The winning report presented the exercise as a way to explain defense preparedness and operational adaptability through an activity familiar to the public.

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