A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officer (left) talks with a diplomat from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru (right) during the repatriation of Indonesians to Batam Center Port in Batam, Riau Islands, in this undated picture released on May 25, 2026. In total, the consulate general facilitated the repatriation of 190 people, including four senior citizens and four children.`

Indonesia repatriates 190 citizens from Malaysia ahead of Idul Adha

The Indonesian deportees consisted of 131 male adults, 51 female adults, four senior citizens and four children, who were sent home in two batches on Friday and Monday.

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Riau Islands Police' Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) director Sr. Comr. Silvester Mangombo Marusha Simamora (third left) and chief spokeswoman Sr. Comr. Nona Pricillia Ohei (center) hold bags containing lobster larvae together with representatives from related agencies during a press conference in Batam, Riau Islands, on May 20, 2026.

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Authorities in Batam prevent smuggling of lobster larvae, handgun, drugs

Detectives from Riau Islands Police' Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate arrested two suspects trying to smuggle 100,000 lobster larvae worth some Rp 10 billion (US$565,000) on May 20 morning.

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President Prabowo Subianto (right, front seat), accompanied by National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (right, rear seat), inspects officers on July 1, 2025, during a ceremony to mark the National Police’s 79th anniversary at Merdeka Square in Gambir, Central Jakarta.

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House-backed police bill opens way for Listyo's tenure extension

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Two Sumatran elephants are seen passing through a market alley at Jukung Market in Air Sugihan district, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra in this screen capture from Instagram account @ogankomeringilirupdate on May 19, 2026.

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Two elephants calmly pass through South Sumatra market

The two elephants were seen walking calmly in an alley inside the market without any interactions with humans or damage to any stalls.

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A store in Padangsidimpuan city, North Sumatra, generates electricity from a generator with the rest of the street in darkness after the Sumatra blackout on May 22, 2026. The blackout affected almost all the provinces on mainland Sumatra Island, with electricity company PT PLN saying that electricity had returned to normal on Sunday.

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Four died, economic losses mount after Sumatra blackout

At least four people were killed and three others hospitalized from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning during the widespread blackout that plunged nearly all of Sumatra into darkness over the weekend, as businesses across the island grappled with heavy losses caused by the massive power disruption.

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