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Protesters stage demonstration in front of the Riau High Prosectuor's Office in Pekanbaru, Riau on Thursday, rejecting the relocation of local communities residing within the Tesso Nilo National Park in the province to other areas as well as urging the government to allow the comanagement of cultivation land within the national park between local communities and state-owned firm PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara.
Protesters stage demonstration in front of the Riau High Prosectuor's Office in Pekanbaru, Riau on Thursday, rejecting the relocation of local communities residing within the Tesso Nilo National Park in the province to other areas as well as urging the government to allow the comanagement of cultivation land within the national park between local communities and state-owned firm PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara.`
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Govt faces backlash over Riau land seizures

People residing within Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau are demanding that the government allow comanagement of land and plantations with the state-owned PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara instead of evicting them and handing the land to third party companies.

50 minutes ago
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AGO slaps travel ban on former tax chief, Djarum CEO amid graft probe

AGO spokesperson Anang Supriatna told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the office had coordinated with the Immigration Directorate General to issue the six-month travel ban, which has been in effect since Nov. 14. 

15 hours ago
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Death toll from Central Java landslides rises to 30

Some 21 people remain missing after landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the city of Cilacap last week and the Banjarnegara region over the weekend, the agency said.

19 hours ago

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Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Riau

Around 3.7 million hectares of plantations have been seized by the government's forestry task force, with nearly half transferred to the nascent state-run firm Agrinas Palma Nusantara, transforming it into the world's largest palm oil company by land size.

20 hours ago
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Hundreds flee homes after Semeru volcano erupts

Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, throwing ash and gas more than 13 kilometres (eight miles) away and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.

22 hours ago
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Medan residents stage rally demanding police guarantee against ‘begal’

Begal (street robbers) are getting bolder recently by harming their victims using sharp weapons in northern Medan area near the Belawan Port.

22 hours ago
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Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

Just as the climate crisis slowly pushes shorelines inland, a towering pile of green mussel shells now buries the already shrinking coastline in Cilincing, North Jakarta.

23 hours ago
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Parents step up vigilance amid spike in child abductions

The National Police’s National Criminal Information Center recorded 50 abductions involving victims under 20 years of age between January and November this year, most of whom were targeted through illegal adoption pages on social media.

23 hours ago
archipelago

East Java's Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest

The volcano spewed ash clouds as high as 2 km (1 mile) above the mountain's peak, the agency said, adding residents should keep to a 2.5 km distance away due to risks.

1 day ago
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Six children drown in water-filled pit in East Kalimantan

Two teenagers, Salman and Ryadi, who first discovered the victims, said they heard screams for help while flying kites in a nearby field on Monday afternoon.

2 days ago

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