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TNI smuggling crackdown in Riau raises military overreach concerns
"The smuggling case should have been handled by law enforcement agencies, such as the police, immigration, and customs authorities. The military, particularly intelligence units at the regional command level, does not have the mandate to intervene in such matters."
3 hours ago
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Police solve three Batam theft cases targeting public equipment
Acting on tips from the public, the Riau Islands Police have solved three separate cases of theft targeting municipal equipment, netting six suspects and two fences, with one suspect still at large, who face maximum sentences of between four and seven years if convicted.
6 hours ago
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Communications ministry’s video game ratings draw backlash for erratic age labels
The Communications and Digital Ministry’s newly implemented content rating system for video games has come in for criticism for its arbitrary age classification, prompting concerns among players and developers about the availability of games in Indonesia.
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AGO investigates Karo prosecutors following controversial videographer case
Amsal’s case attracted widespread public attention, with critics arguing that authorities were criminalizing the videographer over the pricing of his work.
9 hours ago
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Seasonal transition sparks widespread floods, landslides
Floods and landslides have struck multiple regions across Indonesia following days of heavy rain, leaving at least one person dead and forcing hundreds to flee, as authorities warn of more extreme weather during the seasonal transition.
19 hours ago
Jakarta
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Dozens of children hospitalized in East Jakarta after eating free school meals
At least 72 children from four different schools in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta have shown symptoms of food poisoning after consuming school lunches prepared under the government's free meals program last week, prompting the shutdown of the participating kitchen due to failure to meet food safety standards.
21 hours ago
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East Jakartans bemoan trash pileup at Kramat Jati market
The 6-meter trash pile near Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta was not the only one to be observed across the city, which has its waste management disrupted by the Idul Fitri holiday and the fatal landslide at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java in early March.
1 day ago
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Worshippers celebrate Easter in solemn, joyous atmosphere
Easter celebrations took place in Batam while pilgrims flocked to Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara to participate in the Semana Santa procession, a 500-year-old tradition dating back to the era of Portuguese rule.
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politics
Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon
Peacekeeper Corp. Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.
1 day ago
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7.4-magnitude quake off North Sulawesi kills one
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Maluku Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning.
5 days ago
society
Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs
In a video posted on Instagram late Monday, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said "the government is sending summons letters" to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, as well as to Google, which oversees YouTube, adding they "violated Indonesian law".
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