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Medan Police hunting 10 for obstructing drug arrest

Police are working to arrest a group of local residents who allegedly attacked officers and damaged a police vehicle while freeing a drug suspect during a raid on Jl. Pelita V.

4 hours ago
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Fifteen dead in South Sulawesi landslides, floods: BNPB

More than 100 people were evacuated to mosques or relatives' homes and more than 1,300 families were affected with authorities trying to evacuate them. ...

13 hours ago
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Government to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang eruptions

About 9,800 people live on Ruang island, in the province of North Sulawesi, but in recent weeks all residents have been forced to evacuate after the mountain has continued to spew incandescent lava and columns of ash kilometres into the sky.  ...

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19 dead, two missing after South Sulawesi landslide

The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on Saturday evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Malia.

2 weeks ago
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Returning holidaymakers cause traffic uptick on Java toll roads as ‘mudik’ season ends

Holidaymakers have begun to return home after a weeklong Idul Fitri holiday with their families and relatives in their hometowns.

3 weeks ago
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TNI denies using air strikes in Papua, where kidnapped NZ pilot is

A spokesperson for the TNI said the rebel group is "always reporting hoax news", after they claimed the military had been dropping bombs onto civilian areas.

3 weeks ago
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Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage

A group of refugees are spending the end of Ramadan celebrations away from their families after surviving a dangerous sea journey from squalid Bangladesh camps for an uncertain future in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

3 weeks ago
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One child killed, another injured in Intan Jaya shootout

Intan Jaya Police have confirmed that one child was killed and another injured during a shootout on Monday between members of an armed criminal group (KKB) and the Cartenz Peace Operation personnel in Central Papua province.

3 weeks ago
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Exorbitant interments: How Jakarta’s housing crunch extends beyond the grave

Despite their eye-watering prices, private burial grounds provide a solution for the increasing scarcity of plots in Greater Jakarta’s network of densely packed public cemeteries.

3 weeks ago
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Extreme 'mudik' congestion clogs Merak Port

Authorities are attempting to untangle the kilometers-long snarl of vehicles that has formed on the road to the key seaport in Banten as millions of people try to reach their hometowns on Sumatra to celebrate Idul Fitri with the families.

3 weeks ago
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12 die in fatal toll road crash during ‘mudik’

At least 12 people died on Monday after a minibus traveling along a counterflow lane crashed into a bus on a busy toll road in West Java, forcing the National Police to evaluate the overall implementation of counterflow lanes during the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus).

3 weeks ago
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BMKG, BRIN warn of cyclone seeds, potential for bad weather

The national meteorology agency said it was currently tracking tropical cyclone seed 96S and advised 'mudik' travelers to keep their eye on the weather, as it could gain in strength over the next few days.

3 weeks ago
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Bali airport swamped with travelers ahead of Idul Fitri

I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali experienced a notable increase in passengers in the days leading up to Idul Fitri, with a peak of 74,000 passengers expected on Sunday.

3 weeks ago
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Journalist attacked following report on Navy in North Maluku

Three Navy personnel allegedly attacked journalist Sukandi Ali after reporting on a fuel barge seizure in North Maluku in March, and threatened his life, forcing Sukandi to stop reporting.

3 weeks ago
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Authorities warn ‘mudik’ travelers of extreme weather

The nearly 200 million Indonesians expected to make the journey home for the Idul Fitri holiday face a heightened risk of extreme weather in their travels, authorities warned on Sunday, as the nation’s busy land and sea transportation routes accommodate what is expected to be a record-breaking mudik (exodus) season.

3 weeks ago
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Govt urged to tighten, stop granting mining licenses on small islands

Environmentalists are calling for more stringent environmental standards to be fulfilled by mining companies to obtain concessions on small islands following a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court.

3 weeks ago
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Rare Javan rhino calf spotted in Ujung Kulon

The calf, estimated to be between three and five months old, was spotted in footage obtained Thursday by one of 126 camera traps installed in the national park.

4 weeks ago
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Security forces confirm death of KKB leader in Tembagapura shootout

Abu Bakar Kogoya, a known KKB leader, and one other alleged KKB member were shot dead in a shootout on Thursday in Tembagapura, Central Papua, on Thursday.

4 weeks ago
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Police raid drug lab in Semarang, nab smugglers in Medan

Police have arrested two suspects involved in manufacturing drugs in Semarang, while a separate raid has nabbed five suspects in a drug smuggling operation spanning from Medan to Tangerang.

1 month ago
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Part of Bocimi toll road collapses in landslide

A portion of the Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi (Bocimi) toll road near the Parungkuda toll gate in Sukabumi regency collapsed on Wednesday evening in a rainfall-induced landslide, prompting a partial closure of the road.

1 month ago
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Transport minister advises ‘mudik’ travelers to use public transport

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has encouraged people to use public transportation during the mudik season to prevent traffic accidents, expressing his commitment to providing optimum service to the public during this year’s Idul Fitri.

1 month ago
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Batam pig farm workers reject termination

Around 350 workers of PT Indo Tirta Suaka, which operates a pig farm in Bulan Island, Batam, Riau Islands, have rejected their termination after Singapore stopped the import of live pigs from farm the in April last year following reports of African swine fever.

1 month ago
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TNI denies bombing Papua district in bid to free NZ pilot

The spokesman of the TNI's regional command in Papua has denied claims made by the TPNPB, the group that abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, that the military had deployed an aerial attack in Nduga regency.

1 month ago
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Parties eyeing likely contenders for N. Sumatra election

Political parties are gearing up for November's gubernatorial race as they look for possible contenders that can taken on Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law.

1 month ago
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Dozens killed in extreme weather in Java

A series of hydrometeorological disasters has hit Java Island in recent days, killing dozens of people and displacing thousands more as extreme weather continues to sweep across the country.

1 month ago
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Rohingya rescued off Aceh relocated after local anger

Authorities last Thursday rescued 69 Rohingya refugees found after clinging to the hull of their overturned vessel for more than a day. Six others were rescued by fishermen a day earlier.

1 month ago
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Authorities investigate fire at Bali’s Kerobokan Penitentiary

Authorities in Badung, Bali, are investigating a fire that broke out in part of the province’s largest penitentiary Kerobokan on Tuesday afternoon, no casualties were reported in the incident.

1 month ago
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Four bodies found, six missing after West Java landslide

Cibenda village in West Java became inundated just before midnight on March 24 after hours of torrential rain when many villagers were asleep.

1 month ago
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Mount Ibu spews 2.5-km-high volcanic ash column

This year, Mount Ibu has been recorded erupting 47 times.

1 month ago
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13 soldiers held over alleged torture of Papuan

The graphic footage that circulated on social media in recent days, showed several people assaulting a man in the eastern region, with his hands tied in a water-filled steel drum.

1 month ago
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Indonesian army apologises after viral Papua torture video

The footage, which showed a Papuan man in a barrel of bloodied water being cut with a blade, has sparked outcry on Indonesian social media. Papua Military Commander officer Maj. Gen. Izak Pangemanan confirmed it was authentic and the incident had taken place in February.

1 month ago
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Five Rohingya found dead after boat capsize off Aceh: UN

The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in flimsy boats, to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

1 month ago
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Bodies of three Rohingya refugees found at sea

The bodies of three Rohingya refugees whose boat capsized off the coast of West Aceh have been found over the weekend, while dozens of others remain missing.

1 month ago

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