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Eight people killed in helicopter crash in West Kalimantan

All eight on board were men and one was a Malaysian national, civil aviation director general Lukman F. Laisa said in a statement.

5 hours ago
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Immigration nabs 78 foreigners working at GIIC without proper permits

The foreigners were detained while working in the project area and could not produce immigration documents, passports or stay permits, during the inspection. ...

8 hours ago
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Karo prosecutors relieved of duty over handling of videographer case

Karo Prosecutor’s Office head Danke Rajagukguk and special crimes section head Reinhard Harve Sembiring were let go from their positions after Medan Corruption Court acquitted Amsal Christy Sitepu of all corruption charges. ...

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Three Australians face death penalty over Bali shooting

Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was killed shortly after midnight on June 14 after two armed assailants stormed his villa in Badung, Bali and opened fire. 

6 months ago
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North Sumatra Police foil scammer syndicate run from prison

A scammer posed as the victim's daughter and asked for money saying it was to buy gold.

6 months ago
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10 killed, 18 injured as oil tanker catches fire during repairs in Batam

The fatal blaze on Wednesday came less than four months after another fire broke out aboard the MT Federal II while it was undergoing repairs at the same PT ASL shipyard on June 24.

6 months ago
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua

The quake was at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles), USGS said.

6 months ago
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BMKG warns of extreme heat in southern Indonesia until year-end

The prolonged high temperatures are driven primarily by intensified solar radiation over southern Indonesia, particularly Sumatra, Java and Bali.

6 months ago
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North Sumatra's poverty rate rises, defying national trend

Misfaruddin of the North Sumatra BPS explained that the increase in the poverty rate in the province has partly been driven by rising market prices of essential commodities commonly purchased and consumed by the public.

6 months ago
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Mount Lewotobi alert raised to highest level after powerful eruptions

The eruptions have caused ash and sand fall in several villages across East Flores and Sikka Regencies in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) since Tuesday.

6 months ago
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Oil tanker catches fire in Batam, killing 10

Fire broke out on the vessel, the MT Federal II, at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday (2100 GMT Tuesday) at a shipyard in the city of Batam, local police chief Sr. Comr. Zaenal Arifin said. Batam is around 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) away from Singapore by sea.

6 months ago
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Govt confirms radioactive contamination in Lampung clove plantation

The discovery of radioactive contamination in Indonesian cloves came shortly after the US FDA also flagged a shipment of shrimp from Indonesia for containing Cesium-137.

6 months ago
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Lewotobi volcano erupts, belching ash into night sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores island erupted late Tuesday and again at 01:35 am (1735 GMT), sending volcanic materials 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) above its 1,584-metre-high peak, the National Volcanology Agency said in a statement.

6 months ago
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Central Java sets up free meals hotlines after widespread poisoning

As of Oct. 5, Central Java had reported 15 food poisoning outbreaks linked to the government's free meals program, the second-highest number nationwide, behind West Java, which recorded 34 incidents, according to a Health Ministry report.

6 months ago
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Govt detects traces of radiation at clove farm as probe expands

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently said it had detected the presence of Caesium-137 in a sample of cloves from PT Natural Java Spice during screening after the radioactive isotope was also detected in August in a sample of frozen shrimp from Indonesia.

6 months ago
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West Java's Rp 1,000 per day donation drive questioned

The West Java provincial administration’s donation drive asking residents to donate Rp 1,000 (6 US cents) per day to a so-called social solidarity movement has come in for scrutiny over fears that it will be prone to misuse and overlap with the state’s responsibility to provide public services.

6 months ago
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Widespread flooding hits North Sumatra, affecting thousands

In the provincial capital of Medan, heavy rainfall that began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday caused the Deli, Babura, and Sunggal rivers to overflow. Floodwaters between 30 and 100 centimeters high submerged more than 3,300 homes across seven of the city’s 21 subdistricts.

6 months ago
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Denpasar court fines woman for trading macaque

Suyati, who was reported after a tourist discovered the monkey in poor condition, was reportedly warned previously to stop selling wild animals at her stall in Denpasar's Satria Market.

6 months ago
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Central Java seeks to establish one elite Garuda School per year

The Garuda School initiative was officially launched on Wednesday as a flagship education program under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. 

6 months ago
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Bali ramps up mitigation efforts after worst flooding in its history

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati has warned that Bali is likely to experience heavy rainfall during the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to peak in January and February next year.

6 months ago
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Riau Islands pig farm unready to revive Singapore exports after ASF scare, official says

A Riau Islands official has said livestock company ITS has yet to fulfill all measures required at its 1,500-hectare pig farm on Bulan Island to restart exports to Singapore.

6 months ago
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East Java police launch criminal probe into deadly Islamic school collapse

East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nanang Avianto said the criminal probe was launched  after preliminary findings pointed to negligence in the building’s construction.

6 months ago
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Japfa unit only company permitted to export live chickens to Singapore

PT Indojaya Agrinusa exported  28,512 live chickens, weighing a total of 57 tonnes and worth some Rp 1.8 billion (US$108,800) using six open containers to Singapore. 

6 months ago
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Leopard captured at Bandung hotel to undergo rehabilitation

The origin of the leopard remains unclear, but there is a growing suspicion that it may be the same animal that escaped from Lembang Zoo last month. The zoo is located just five kilometers from the Anugerah Hotel.

6 months ago
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Inmate killed in fight at overcrowded prison in North Sumatra

Data released by the Immigration and Corrections Ministry in August revealed that Indonesia’s prison system is operating 93 percent over capacity, with 281,762 inmates housed across the country despite facilities being designed to hold a maximum of 146,260 people.

6 months ago
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Densus 88 arrests one terrorist suspect in North Sumatra, three in West Sumatra

,The four suspects used social media as the main vehicle to spread violent ideology and entice other people to get involved in terrorism, Densus 88 said.

6 months ago
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TNI urged to strengthen safety after soldiers die in anniversary preparations

Two TNI personnel were killed in separate incidents during preparations for the TNI’s 80th anniversary commemoration on Sunday.

6 months ago
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E-waste containers to be reexported to the US: Batam customs office

Batam Customs and Excise Office head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the United States. 

6 months ago
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Dutch man faces death penalty in Bali over alleged cannabis farm

Inside the second floor of the house, police reportedly found a large number of marijuana plants being cultivated using hydroponic methods. Authorities described the operation as highly organized, with separate zones for seed germination, nursery care and the cultivation of mature, harvest-ready plants.

6 months ago
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East Java school collapse toll hits 67 as search ends

Part of the multi-storey Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo caved in on September 29 as more than 170 students gathered for afternoon prayers. 

6 months ago
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Sidoarjo school collapse toll hits 67 as search ends

Part of the multi-story Islamic boarding school caved in on September 29 as more than 170 students gathered for afternoon prayers. 

6 months ago
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Leopard captured after wandering into hotel in Bandung

In late August, a leopard was reported to have escaped from a zoo located just five kilometers from the hotel.

6 months ago
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Glowing object over West Java sky likely a meteor, BRIN says

Some residents captured footage of what appeared to be a glowing red orb streaking across the sky, which quickly went viral on social media. Videos also circulated showing fires near Kilometer 219 on the Palimanan-Kanci toll road in Cirebon Regency, with some claiming these were caused by the meteor’s impact.

6 months ago
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