East Kalimantan man arrested for grooming, extorting Swedish teenager

According to the Head of the Cybercrime Subdirectorate at the East Kalimantan Police, Comr. Ariansyah, AMZ first came into contact with the victim last year through the popular online gaming platform Roblox.

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Authorities partially close Mt. Rinjani after two accidents involving foreign climbers

Safety on the 3,727-meter peak has come under intense scrutiny following the tragic death of Juliana De Souza Pereira Marins, a 27-year-old Brazilian hiker who fell into a 600-meter-deep ravine last month.

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PSI to rebrand in closer alignment with Jokowi

The expected new logo will feature an elephant to reflect strength and courage, accompanied by the party’s initials and the phrase "Partai Super Tbk" (Super Open Party) once used by former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

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A guard puts a handcuff on former trade minister and graft convict Thomas Lembong (second left), who is accompanied by former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan (third left) after the verdict hearing against him at the Jakarta Corruption Court in Jakarta on July 18. A panel of judges sentence Lembong to four-and-a-half years in prison and a Rp 750 million (US$45,871) fine after finding him guilty in a corruption case pertaining to the import of raw sugar.

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Ex-minister Thomas Lembong gets 4.5 years in prison in sugar import graft case

Judges with the Jakarta Corruption Court found former trade minister Thomas Lembong guilty of violating regulations by authorizing raw sugar imports that involved several private companies between 2015 and 2016.

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President Prabowo Subianto (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) announce the political agreement of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) on July 14 in Brussels.

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Prabowo allows foreign hospitals to operate in Indonesia

Foreign hospitals are expected to provide better services for Indonesians and at the same time provide employment opportunities for local health workers.

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Journey Unhurried Photo Story

From spiritual journeys to contemplations amid snow, travels can be so much more than just ticking destinations off on a bucket list. The submissions to The Jakarta Post’s Photo Story Travel Competition are proof of that. Here are excerpts from the winning entries.

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Treacherous: Rescue workers from the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) attempt on June 24 to evacuate Juliana Marins, a Brazilian national who fell into a ravine on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, after going missing on June 21.

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Foreign climber accidents spark doubts over commitment to improve Mt Rinjani safety

Emmenegger and Van Hulten are the third and fourth foreign tourists to suffer serious accidents on Mount Rinjani in the past month, raising growing concerns about safety on Indonesia’s second-highest volcano.

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Way of life: Children from fishing neighborhoods in Marunda, North Jakarta, play near the Marunda Port on July 13.

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Fenced off from sea: North Jakartans watch coastline slip away

On the edge of Jakarta’s vanishing public coastline, 80-year-old Asih bends over a pile of washed-up plastic, salvaging what she can to sell. The sea, once her companion and provider, is now nearly out of reach, obscured by towering embankments and the hum of construction.

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