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Jambi Police nab 'pesantren' head for alleged sexual abuse

Police have named the headmaster of Pondok Pesantren Sri Muslim Mardhatillah, reportedly an unlicensed Islamic boarding school in Jambi city, as a suspect of sexual abuse involving at least 12 students.

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Bobby goes on attack in first N. Sumatra debate with Edy

The first North Sumatra gubernatorial election got off to a heated start, with Bobby Nasution going on the attack against the policies of former governor Edy Rahmayadi, who is up for reelection. ...

20 hours ago
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Police investigate alleged raid against budget ‘Nasi Padang’ restaurants

Nasi Padang restaurant association apologizes for causing commotion on social media. ...

1 day ago

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Central Java gubernatorial hopefuls promise to reduce poverty

Although there were barely any barbs traded during the first debate, candidate Ahmad Luthfi boasted about the support he got from former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor Prabowo.

1 day ago
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Village heads can be fired for not maintaining neutrality in regional races: Home Ministry

The Home Ministry said that village heads who fail to maintain neutrality in regional elections may face job termination.

1 day ago
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Six dead as boat carrying nearly 100 Rohingya arrives in Aceh

Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of the community, told Reuters that the 96 arrivals, including seven children, were still at the local beach in the eastern part of Aceh.

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Yogyakarta Sultan calls for tighter regulations on alcohol sales

Hamengku Buwono said that the sales of alcoholic drinks, including its online trade, in Yogyakarta had gone out of control and had created serious problems in local community.

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BNPB sends aid to victims of Mt. Lewotobi eruptions

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has sent logistical and health aid to people affected by a recent series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

2 days ago
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Seven arrested over assault against pesantren students in Yogyakarta

The Yogyakarta City Police have arrested seven men suspected of being involved in the assault of two students of a 'pesantren' (Islamic boarding school) in Yogyakarta on Oct. 23

2 days ago
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Dedi maintains lead in West Java governor race

West Java gubernatorial candidate Dedi Mulyadi and his running mate Erwan Setiawan have held onto a strong lead in three key regions of the province ahead of the upcoming regional election, with more than half of respondents in those areas saying they support the pair.

2 days ago
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PDI-P threatens to dismiss members supporting Bobby Nasution

The PDI-P dismissed Bobby Nasution last year for supporting Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 presidential election.

3 days ago
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Unair retracts student body suspension

Airlangga University’s (Unair) Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP) has revoked the suspension of its student executive body (BEM) for criticizing President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

3 days ago
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N. Sumatra regency looks to relocate Rohingya refugees

The Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra is struggling to find a relocation site for dozens of Rohingya refugees who recently arrived in Pantai Labu district.

4 days ago
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Minister tells Unair to retract student body suspension

Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Brodjonegoro has asked Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, to revoke the suspension of one of its student executive bodies (BEM) for criticizing President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

4 days ago
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Police probe fires in NTT deadly village brawl

A forensics team has gathered evidence from the site of the clash that left two dead and 51 homes burned, while the local Social Affairs Office has distributed aid to the 52 affected families.

4 days ago
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Trans Jatim to add 24 new shelters on Madura route

East Java's counterpart to Transjakarta plans to expand the number of stops on its Surabaya-Bangkalan route with 24 new shelters, primarily on the Madura side, to help workers and students commute from the island to regions on mainland Java.

5 days ago
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Bandung to expand Wolbachia trials

The Bandung city administration in West Java plans to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria to another district in an effort to control dengue.

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Navy foils Rohingya trafficking plot in North Sumatra

The Navy has said it thwarted an attempt to traffic 146 Rohingya refugees to Aceh after they disembarked from a large ship on a beach in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Thursday.

1 week ago
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Sulawesi court hears case against teacher accused of abuse

The Andoolo District Court in South Konawe, South Sulawesi, has begun the trial of a 36-year-old contract teacher accused of hitting one of her first grade students, the child of a local police officer, with a broom at SDN 4 Baito state elementary school.

1 week ago
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China-Indonesia ties tested following North Natuna stand-off

The territorial tussle threatens Indonesia’s close economic relationship with China, which President Prabowo’s predecessor Jokowi consummated with billions of dollars’ worth of investment.

1 week ago
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More than 140 Rohingya refugees land in North Sumatra

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

1 week ago
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Sulawesi court releases teacher accused of abuse

A district court in South Konawe has released an elementary school teacher accused of hitting the child of a local police officer from a women's prison, where she had been detained for a week.

1 week ago
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Tributes paid to Italian surfer killed by swordfish in Mentawai

Tributes have been paid to an Italian surfer after she was fatally stabbed in the chest by a swordfish in waters off Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago

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