Treasurer of the St. Fransiscus Asisi Catholic church parish in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, Natalia Situmorang (second right), speaks on April 10, 2026, during a press conference at the Medan Cathedral hall in Medan, while accompanied by parish chairman Yonas Sandra Mallisa (center) and Amandus Rejino Santosa. The parish demanded state-owned lender Bank BNI refund the parish credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million) that had been embezzled by a then-employee of BNI.`

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Batam Immigration Office officers raid the Opus Bay luxurious apartment construction site on April 21, 2026, detaining 29 Chinese nationals who were working without proper permits in Marina Bay, Batam city, Riau Islands. As the workers were conducting physical work incompatible with their stay permits, the immigration authorities may have to deport them.

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Medan sends first haj flight group of 360 pilgrims

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