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A sun bear is seen in a cage on July 24, 2018, at the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) facility after being captured by villagers in Pekanbaru, Riau.
A sun bear is seen in a cage on July 24, 2018, at the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) facility after being captured by villagers in Pekanbaru, Riau. `
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Man given 2-year prison term in Medan for selling protected sun bear

The sun bear is the world's smallest bear and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Riau intensifies livestock vaccination amid FMD outbreak

The number of FMD cases in Riau this year has already surpassed last year’s total.

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Villages struggle to secure land for red and white cooperatives

Many villages are situated in mountainous areas with uneven terrain, requiring expensive cut-and-fill work to prepare a 1,000-square-meter plot. In addition, some village land is located far from main roads due to limited infrastructure, making access difficult.

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Pramono touts ‘top global city’ ambition in first year leading Jakarta

In the first year of his administration, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has repeatedly conveyed his ambition to elevate Jakarta’s status to a top global city, but the vision risks overshadowing mounting urban problems that still confront the world’s most populous metropolis.

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Underage accounts may be removed from digital platforms, minister says

The Communications and Digital Ministry will block social media accounts owned by underage children as soon as the minimum age limit policy takes place in March, promising immediate action on online platforms for users under 18 years old.

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Jakarta bans restaurant raids during Ramadan to promote tolerance

The Jakarta administration has prohibited restaurant raids commonly carried out by members of certain mass organizations during daylight hours in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, citing the need to maintain public order and religious tolerance.

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Humility in a time of disaster: Listening to the displaced

At a Jakarta Arts Council lecture, scholars challenged the state and the public to rewrite disaster history from the perspective of the displaced, as Sumatra struggles to recover from deadly floods and landslides.

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Police nab two Riau students over attempt to smuggle 18 foreigners to Malaysia

According to police, the students were paid to transport the group by car from Pekanbaru to Dumai, where a boat had been arranged to take the 18 foreign migrants to Malaysia via an illegal port.

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