A forest ranger attends a flag-raising ceremony at the Forestry Ministry's office in Jakarta on Dec. 28, 2024.`

Govt’s plan to recruit 70,000 forest rangers criticized

Two officials have raised a plan to recruit 70,000 new forest rangers across the country to prevent illegal logging, forest encroachment and other forest crimes.

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Bali court jails two Britons for drug smuggling

Kial Garth Robinson was sentenced to 11 years, while Paul Ezra Wilkinson landed a term of nine years.

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C. Java Police raid firecracker production centers after three separate blasts

The raids were conducted following three separate explosions at houses producing firecrackers in the regencies of Grobogan, Kendal and Wonosobo, which resulted in five people being injured.

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Shoppers wear face masks on March 14, 2020, as they choose cuts of pork at a fresh meat vendor at a market in Phnom Penh during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Medan's non-halal meat ban draws criticism from impacted traders

In a belated turnaround after non-halal meat traders blasted the new policy issued nearly two weeks ago, the mayor has indicated that he is now open to community feedback.

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Police officers escort human trafficking suspect Rifaldo Aquino Pontoh (second left) after being arrested at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung regency, Bali, on Feb. 21, 2025. Rifaldo allegedly used social media accounts to advertise vacancies and promised high salaries in Cambodia to job seekers.

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Police arrest human trafficking fugitive in Bali

The suspect used social media accounts to advertise vacancies and high salaries in Cambodia to job seekers.

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A hotel guest carries his suitcase as he wades through the water on an inundated street amid floods following heavy rain at Legian Kuta near Denpasar, Bali on February 24, 2026.

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Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation

Intense rains triggered flooding since late Monday across several Bali districts and the provincial capital city of Denpasar, said local disaster mitigation agency senior official I Gede Agung Teja Bhusana Yadnya.

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Illustraiton of female Anopheles mosquito penetrating human skin.

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Malaria outbreak in Rokan Hilir persists two years on

In 2024, cases rose to 2,449, prompting the local administration to declare a malaria emergency in October to speed up mitigation efforts. Since then, authorities have extended the emergency status 20 times as cases continue to climb.

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The LPDP has sent thousands of Indonesia’s brightest students each year to leading universities at home and abroad, financing their tuition fees, as well as living costs.

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LPDP alumni controversy rekindles debate over return rules

A controversial social media post by a recipient of a state-funded Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship about her child’s foreign citizenship has sparked a widespread backlash and drawn government scrutiny, reigniting a debate over the program’s mandatory return-to-Indonesia requirement.

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