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Police probe kidnapping, murder of Ukrainian tourist in Bali

Komarov went missing on the night of Feb. 15 while riding scooters with two friends on Jl. Pura Batu Meguwung in the tourist area of Jimbaran. According to his friends, a group of foreigners in a car suddenly appeared and attacked them. His friends managed to flee, but Komarov disappeared following the incident.

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Govt begins reforestation of Tesso Nilo national park

Raja Juli said the government would gradually remove oil palm trees planted by settlers and replace them with forest species with high ecological value.

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Bali residents embrace Nyepi, ‘takbiran’ overlap in spirit of tolerance

In Bali, Hindus to observe Nyepi’s Day of Silence while Muslims quietly perform takbiran, highlighting the island’s long-standing culture of interfaith tolerance.

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(From left to right) Activists Delpedro Marhaen, Muzaffar Salim, Syahdan Husein and Khariq Anhar pose on March 6, 2026, at the hearing prior to their verdict at Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta. The judges acquitted the defendants of all incitement charges related to nationwide anti-government protests in August 2025 that later turned into riots.

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Court finds activists not guilty of inciting August riot

The law should not be used as an instrument to limit freedom of expression and speech in a democratic country, the judges said in their ruling for the four activists.

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A group of Batak people takes part in a protest in front of the North Sumatra governor’s office in Medan on Nov. 10, 2025, demanding that Governor Bobby Nasution shut down PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) over alleged land grabs and ecological damage around Lake Toba, a Batak stronghold.

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Workers demand 175% severance after government revokes TPL's permit

The workers have demanded 1.75 times their wages under a provision for retirement severance pay after the company offered just half their basic severance, while a management representative says the company has not decided on any layoffs as yet.

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Police officers wearing white religious attire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan stand guard during a labour union protest on March 4 in Jakarta.

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Police reform team to submit recommendations to President before Idul Fitri

Tasked with reviewing the police’s institutional structure, governance, and legal framework, the team has finalized 10 comprehensive volumes incorporating public input and proposed legislative and regulatory changes.

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Crime against nature: Police officers on Feb. 5 examine the scene where the carcass of a Sumatran elephant was found in a forest concession area of PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) in Ukui district, Pelalawan regency, Riau.

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16 arrested in Riau over alleged killings of critically endangered Sumatran elephants

Johnny said eight of the suspects arrested are from Riau, while the rest come from outside the province. Each allegedly played a different role in the operation, ranging from killing the elephant and removing its head to extract its tusks to supplying illegal firearms and acting as buyers and intermediaries in the ivory trade.

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An illustration of a mammography examination on a breast to screen and diagnose illnesses such as cancer

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Breast cancer screening, treatment gaps persist in Indonesia

A study published on March 2 in The Lancet Oncology recorded some 60,400 cases of breast cancer across the country in 2023, nearly six times higher than the figure in 1990. At least 28,300 patients in Indonesia also died in the same year because of this type of cancer.

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