Thirty-five Indian nationals sit before judges on Oct. 7 at the Denpasar District Court during their verdict hearing in an online gambling case. They were sentenced to between two and two-and-a-half years in prison and will be deported and barred from re-entering Indonesia after serving their sentences. `

Bali court jails 35 Indian nationals over online gambling operation

The defendants told the court they had been victims of international human trafficking, saying they were recruited in India through employment agencies and promised legitimate jobs in Bali as data-entry staff and security guards.

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Aceh question slow recovery nearly a year after devastating floods

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Integrity of AGO in spotlight as ex-top prosecutor stands trial

The indictment against former senior prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah focuses on alleged vast schemes of money laundering and extortion linked to his handling of past cases during his career at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) antigraft division six years ago.

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A student serves cut melon to a classmate during a trial of a buffet-style system for the free nutritious meal program on Oct. 8 at Muhammadiyah Bantar Elementary School in Sentolo, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is developing the buffet-style system, involving students in scheduled food service to test the effectiveness of serving meals that are warmer and fresher while reducing food waste.

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BGN tests buffet-style free school meals, citing Japan model

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