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Prosecutors demand death penalty for murder of three policemen

Prosecutors also demanded defendant Second Cpl. Bazarsah be discharged from the military. 

13 hours ago
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Students flee Sekolah Rakyat just one week into orientation

The students reportedly struggled to adapt to the structured environment of the boarding school, which requires greater discipline and routine. ...

14 hours ago
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Indonesia on brink of losing Lake Toba’s Global Geopark status

Covering an area about the size of Hong Kong, Lake Toba is the world’s largest volcanic lake and one of the deepest lakes globally. UNESCO has granted "a yellow card" to the lake's geopark status, signaling deteriorating environmental standards.  ...

1 day ago

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Flooding hits five Central Kalimantan regencies

Flooding due to heavy rains has affected vast areas of Central Kalimantan over the past two weeks, with at least five regencies inundated and more than 88,000 people affected as of Wednesday.

9 months ago
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UNHCR calls for Indonesia to let in Rohingya stranded at sea off Aceh

Two people on the boat had died and another 11, including a pregnant woman, had been evacuated to the local hospital, Muhammad Jabal, the head of fishing community at Labuhan Haji port in South Aceh, told Reuters on Wednesday.

9 months ago
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South Aceh authorities rescue six ill Rohingya

Local authorities have transported six out of 151 Rohyingas stranded at sea for medical treatment at a South Aceh hospital, while the police have arrested three Labuhan Haji residents over suspicion of human trafficking.

9 months ago
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Death of Depok firefighter raises concerns over equipment

Sandi Butar Butar, a firefighter from the same fire station as Martinnius, said on Monday that two SCBAs in the fire station were nonfunctional despite being crucial for firefighting.

9 months ago
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15 arrested following deadly village brawl in East Nusa Tenggara

The East Flores Police in East Nusa Tenggara have arrested 15 individuals following a deadly clash between residents of two villages in West Adonara district on Monday.

9 months ago
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Bakamla drives Chinese coast guard vessel out of North Natuna waters

The Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) drove off a Chinese coast guard vessel on Monday that entered Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Natuna Sea without authorization.

9 months ago
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UN appeals to Indonesia for Rohingya boat rescue

The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

9 months ago
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24 witnesses questioned in N. Maluku boat fire that killed candidate

North Maluku Police investigators have questioned 24 witnesses in the investigation into the speedboat fire that killed North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos, among others, on Oct. 12.

9 months ago
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Shallow 5.8-magnitude quake hits Maluku

The onshore quake hit the island of Tapat in the Maluku sea at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) at 10:24 local time (0324 GMT), USGS said.

9 months ago
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Authorities secure plane crash site in Gorontalo

Military and police personnel have been deployed to secure the site of a plane crash on Sunday that killed all four people aboard, ahead of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) in Pohuwato regency, Gorontalo.

9 months ago
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Central Java to hold three gubernatorial race debates

The Central Java General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced the schedule for three gubernatorial election debates ahead of the Nov. 27 voting day.

9 months ago
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Plane crashes in Gorontalo, killing all four aboard

A DHC-6 twin turboprop aircraft operated by SAM Air crashed on Sunday morning outside Bumi Panua Airport in Gorontalo's Pohuwato regency, killing all four people aboard.

9 months ago
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Boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya sighted off Indonesia, officials say

The Rohingya boat is anchored around three to four miles, or around five to six kilometers, off the coast of South Aceh regency with its engine turned off, according to local community leader.

9 months ago
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Thousands hit by drought in West Nusa Tenggara

At least 15,600 people have been hit by a water crisis in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara regency, amid a severe drought in the area, prompting local authorities to distribute clean water to affected communities.

9 months ago
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Bali airport records jump in passengers in third quarter

The I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar has recorded a 14-percent surge in passengers to a total of 6.7 million during the third quarter (July to September) compared to the previous quarter.

9 months ago
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BKSDA removes 28 crocodiles from Cianjur pond for relocation

A regional conservation agency has started removing 80 saltwater crocodiles from a breeding pond in Cianjur, West Java, where they have been kept since 2018 a local resident surrendered them to authorities.

9 months ago
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Police set sights on dismantling Jambi drug ring

Following the arrests of six suspected members of a drug ring distributing meth in Jambi, the police are moving to dismantle the group and shut down its distribution network in the province.

9 months ago
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Free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office

Experts have said that better food for school-age children comes too late to resolve stunting, which requires complex remedies from improved sanitation and hygiene to better nutrition for mothers.

9 months ago
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Ministry to tighten maritime surveillance after sand-dredging incident

On Oct. 9, the government found two foreign vessels dredging sea sand in Indonesian waters.

9 months ago
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Dedi keeps strong lead in West Java governor race

According to a survey, 75.7 percent of respondents support former Purwakarta regent and Gerindra Party politician Dedi and former Sumedang deputy regent Erwan in the Nov. 27 West Java gubernatorial election.

9 months ago
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Police officer sacked over procedural error in case implicating colleagues

The dismissed detective, Second Insp. Rudy Soik, alleges that several police officers with the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police felt uncomfortable with his investigation into an alleged fuel smuggling ring in Kupang, leading them to report him to the internal affairs division.

9 months ago
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Tens of thousands hit by flood in Aceh

Nine regencies and one city in Aceh have been hit by floods following heavy rainfall in the past few days, affecting close to 30,000 people in the province, the Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA) reported on Monday.

9 months ago
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Deceased candidate’s wife touted as replacement in North Maluku race

The alliance of political parties that supported North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos is considering nominating his wife Sherly Tjoanda for the November election after the businessman-turned-politician died in a boat explosion over the weekend.

9 months ago
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Extra personnel deployed to investigate N. Maluku boat fire that killed candidate

North Maluku Police have pledged a thorough investigation to find out the cause of boat fire that killed gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos. 

9 months ago
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North Maluku candidate Benny Laos, five others die in boat fire

Benny Laos, a local businessmen who was making his second bid for the North Maluku governorship, was killed along with five other people while traveling to a campaign event in Taliabu Island regency on Saturday, when the boat carrying him and at least 31 other passengers and crew exploded during a refueling stop.

9 months ago
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Missing US citizen found inside shark's stomach in Timor-Leste

The remains of United States citizen Carol Colleen Monfore were found in a shark’s stomach in Timor-Leste, 10 days after she had gone missing while diving in Southwest Maluku.

9 months ago
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Jokowi to inaugurate new palace in Nusantara this week

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo plans to inaugurate the State Palace at Indonesia's planned future capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan on Friday, less than two weeks before he leaves office, an aide has said.

9 months ago
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Bandung landfill on the verge of overcapacity

The Sarimukti Landfill in West Java, which serves the Greater Bandung area, will face overcapacity by the end of the year, the provincial administration has warned.

9 months ago
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Andika-Hendi preps for first C. Java gubernatorial debate

PDI-P ticket Andika says he and his running mate Hendi are looking at the first Jakarta gubernatorial debate on Oct. 6 to prepare for their first debate against rival pair Luthfi-Taj in vying for the Central Java governorship, slated to be held on Oct. 26 in Semarang.

9 months ago
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Nusantara airport gearing up to receive larger aircraft

The government is preparing the Nusantara International Airport in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) to receive the Boeing Business Jet 2 presidential aircraft, with the airport construction expected to be completed by the end of this year to receive even larger aircraft.

9 months ago
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