Wednesday, May 22 2013, 05:07 AM

Archipelago

Governor’s race ignores youth vote in South Sumatra

As South Sumatra officially launched the campaign period for the gubernatorial election, observers say that candidates are ignoring first-time voters.

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  • BNP on lookout for drugs smuggled by migrant workers

    The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Narcotics Agency (BNP) is telling officials to watch out for returning migrant workers (TKI) who might be smuggling drugs.

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  • Miners still tap oil despite smaller profits

    Since decades ago, traditional oil mining in Wonocolo, Bojonegoro regency, East Java, has been the main source of income for thousands of residents of a number of subdistricts around the…

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  • Wildfire destroys 60-ha of peatland and forests

    A haze has blanketed Bukit Kembar, Bengkalis, Riau, as around 60 hectares of a total of 300 hectares of peatland in the area have been destroyed by fire in the…

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  • Mesuji official arrested for graft

    Lampung Prosecutor’s Office says it has detained Mawardi, the head of the Mesuji Agriculture Agency, for allegedly embezzling Rp 1.135 billion (US$116,800).

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  • Driver in fatal car crash could face 6 years

    Police have named the driver of a Nissan Juke a suspect following a crash involving his car and a Daihatsu Xenia in which five people were killed on the Km…

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  • RI to tap into geothermal potential

    Indonesia plans to tap into its geothermal potential for use as an energy source, replacing fossil-based fuels, which are becoming depleted.

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  • Home minister installs new Papua governor

    Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi installed Lukas Enember and Klemen Tinal as the new Papua governor and deputy governor at Mandala Stadium, Jayapura, on Tuesday.

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  • More migrant workers involved in drug smuggling

    The head of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Narcotics Agency (BNP NTB), Sr.Comr.Mufti Djufnir, said on Tuesday that a new smuggling tactic involving migrant workers posed serious challenges in the fight…

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  • More flights to remote Kalimantan border areas

    Local residents living in the border areas of the two provinces of East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan now have more transportation options, as commercial flights to the areas are now…

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  • UNHCR asked to quickly resettle Rohingyas in third country

    A number of Rohingya refugees currently living in the Pasar III temporary shelter on Jl.Jamin Ginting, Medan, North Sumatra, have asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to…

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