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N. Sumatra prosecutor detains two Inalum execs for alleged graft

The two executives of the state-owned aluminum smelting company are suspects in graft case involving the sales of aluminium alloy in 2019, estimated to have caused $8 million in losses to the state.

8 hours ago
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Riau court sentences drug courier to death for smuggling meth from Malaysia

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has previously reported that the Indonesia-Malaysia border has thousands of informal crossing points, making it difficult for authorities to effectively monitor illicit activities. ...

10 hours ago
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Outrage as govt blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra

In recent days, evacuees in Aceh have raised white flags along the streets in protest at what they describe as limited humanitarian assistance and delays in the government’s response. ...

12 hours ago

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Truck drivers demand fair freight rates amid planned crackdown on overloaded vehicles

Cargo owners often seek trucking companies that offer the lowest possible rates while promising to haul the largest loads. This practice has pushed trucking operators to slash their transportation fees to unsustainable levels, leaving only a small portion of the revenue for drivers.

5 months ago
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Three British nationals face one year in prison over Bali drug charges

Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records.

5 months ago
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Rescuers attempt to reach Brazilian after fall at volcano

The woman identified by relatives and media reports as Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, which neighbours Bali.

5 months ago
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Search continues for Brazilian hiker falling on Mt. Rinjani

Difficult terrain and thick fog prevented search and rescue workers from locating a Brazilian hiker who fell into the crater of Mt. Rinjani on Saturday. 

5 months ago
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Floods and landslides hit several regions as dry season faces delay

BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said much of Indonesia is now likely to experience a shorter-than-expected dry season due to higher-than-normal rainfall observed in recent months.

5 months ago
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Enggano islanders hit by severe economic, energy crisis amid Bengkulu port silting

Enggano Island district head Susanto said that in recent months, prices of staple foods like sugar and cooking oil have risen by 20 to 35 percent, while prices for farm produce grown by islanders have fallen by more than 50 percent due to oversupply.

5 months ago
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Forestry Ministry to strengthen enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park

The govenrment will continue rehabilitating the Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau while settlers refuse to voluntarily relocate without any compensation from the state.

5 months ago
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Second bomb threat in a week forces plane of haj pilgrims to divert

A Saudia Airlines plane carrying hundreds of haj pilgrims back to Surabaya in East Java from Saudi Arabia was diverted on Saturday after a bomb threat, the second such incident in a week.

5 months ago
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Truck drivers protest plans for stricter load restriction policy

The protesters claim that the government’s over dimension overload (ODOL) policy unfairly targets drivers. They argued that while drivers face the threat of imprisonment for overloading their vehicles, transport company operators, who often instruct them to exceed legal limits, are rarely held accountable.

5 months ago
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83 Indonesians fall victim to human trafficking to European countries

The victims were promised jobs as ship crew or restaurant servers in various European countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Greece and Poland

5 months ago
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Bali airport resumes normal operations after Mt. Lewotobi eruption disruption

The eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki disrupted at least 87 flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, including 66 international and 21 domestic flights.

5 months ago
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Arrest of three Australians over fatal shooting highlights rising crime in Bali

According to Bali Police, 226 foreign nationals were involved in criminal activities on the holiday island last year, a 16 percent increase from the previous year’s figure of 194.

6 months ago
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Jakarta claims success in mandatory public transport policy for civil servants

The current public transportation capacity of only 3.25 million passengers per day will not be enough to carry city administration and private-sector employees on Wednesdays.

6 months ago
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Death of 12 year-old sparks calls for national health insurance reform

Hospital staff informed Alif's parents that if they wanted their son to continue receiving treatment, they would need to pay out of pocket, as his condition did not meet the emergency criteria set by the JKN and would therefore not be covered by the state insurance.

6 months ago
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Haj pilgrims land at Soekarno-Hatta after flight diverted over bomb threat

At around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport received an email containing a bomb threat, claiming that Saudi Airlines flight SV 5726, en route from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Soekarno-Hatta, would explode upon landing.

6 months ago
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Social affairs ministry hosts retreat for Sekolah Rakyat principals

The Social Affairs Ministry has welcomed its first batch of principals to a training retreat as it continues to recruit staff to manage the financial affairs of all schools under the Sekolah Rakyat program.

6 months ago
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Mt Lewotobi Laki-Laki’s alert status raised to highest level

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, oozed lava as far as 2 kilometers on Wednesday from midnight to 6 a.m. local time, following a series of eruptions on Tuesday.

6 months ago
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Many flights to Bali cancelled after East Nusa Tenggara volcano eruption

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest. 

6 months ago
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Police arrest three Australian men over shooting in Bali

Authorities had been searching for several suspects over the shooting of Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old Australian national, on Saturday.

6 months ago
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Bali flights canceled after Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano eruption

At least two dozen flights to and from the resort island of Bali have been canceled, its international airport website showed Wednesday, after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometers into the sky.

6 months ago
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Saudia airplane diverted to Kualanamu after bomb threat

The Saudia Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was carrying 442 haj pilgrims to Jakarta when the aircraft was diverted to Medan. 

6 months ago
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Two arrested over fatal shooting of Australian man in Bali

The arrests were made following cooperation between Indonesian police, immigration authorities and the Australian Federal Police, he said, adding Bali police would later release further details about the arrests.

6 months ago
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Hundreds evacuated after slow-moving landslide hits Purwakarta

The disaster has forced residents to relocate dozens of graves in the village, as many tombs cracked open and shifted. As of Sunday, villagers and authorities have managed to relocate 26 graves, but dozens more still remain.

6 months ago
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Central Java to extend sea dike toll road to combat worsening tidal flooding

The hardest hit region is Sayung district, where nearly half of the 20 villages face daily tidal floods, usually between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Floodwaters often rise as high as 30 centimeters and worsen during the rainy season.

6 months ago
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Flexible hours needed if workers obliged to use public transit: PSI

The Jakarta administration is studying whether to require employees of private companies to take public transportation on Wednesdays, after city workers were required to do so

6 months ago
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Police search for two men with Australian accents in deadly Bali shooting

The deceased has been identified as Zivan Radmanovic, 32, while the surviving victim, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

6 months ago
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Rights group call for probe into alleged extrajudicial killing in Nduga

Amid reports of increased military activity in Nduga regency, Highland Papua, following the release of a New Zealand pilot from rebel captivity, rights groups said that Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have committed an extrajudicial killing of a Papuan civilian, an accusation the military has denied.

6 months ago
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Prabowo to settle dispute over islands between Aceh, North Sumatra

President Prabowo Subianto will step in and handle the dispute surrounding four islands between Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, following tensions over the Home Ministry’s recent decision on the ownership of the islands.

6 months ago
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Papua primary target in battle to eradicate malaria nationwide

The six provinces in the country’s easternmost region account for 90 percent of the national caseload, whereas nearly 80 percent of all regencies and cities across the country have been declared malaria-free.

6 months ago
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Australian shot dead in Bali, another wounded

Witnesses said the perpetrators who fled the scene after the attack were speaking in English with a thick Australian accent.

6 months ago
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