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The defendants told the court they had been victims of international human trafficking, saying they were recruited in India through employment agencies and promised legitimate jobs in Bali as data-entry staff and security guards.
12 hours agoThe recovery in Aceh has lagged behind progress in other flood-affected areas, with only 58 percent of damaged bridges operational as of Oct. 6. ...
15 hours agoFlights were delayed, rescheduled, diverted or forced to return to their departure airports as thickening haze pushed visibility below safe levels. ...
18 hours agoViral videos show members of the two groups exchanging blows using wooden blocks, bamboo sticks, rocks and other makeshift weapons.
1 year agoWhile the government focuses on scaling up the Sekolah Rakyat program, many existing schools continue to face multiple challenges, including low enrollment, student dropouts and staff shortages.
1 year agoMental health challenges suffered by Jakarta administration workers could reduce service quality and productivity if not handled well.
1 year agoProsecutors also demanded defendant Second Cpl. Bazarsah be discharged from the military.
1 year agoThe students reportedly struggled to adapt to the structured environment of the boarding school, which requires greater discipline and routine.
1 year agoCovering 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 year agoNational Collective Management Agencies (LMKN) head Dharma Oratmangun said that Ira is the first person to face criminal charges for failing to pay music royalties.
1 year ago“They panicked and failed to remove their harness cocoons before hitting the water, which caused them to drown,” Ketut said.
1 year agoA total of 232 migrant workers arrived in Batam on Monday under a bilateral repatriation program between the Malaysian Immigration Department and Indonesian diplomatic missions in the neighboring country.
1 year agoNational Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Abdul Muhari said Riau province has become the epicenter of the recent wildfires on the island, recording the largest areas burned.
1 year agoVideos circulating on social media showed dozens of passengers wearing life jackets, panicking as they floated near the vessel. Some were seen sitting along the edge of the burning ship, while others leapt into the water to escape the blaze.
1 year agoWest Java Police chief said that the wedding celebration had followed standard operating procedures, following an internal meeting with the Garut Police.
1 year agoThe ferry's log had only registered 280 passengers and 15 crew on board.
1 year agoElection watchdog Democracy and Election Empowerment Partnership (DEEP) Indonesia director Neni Nur Hayati has faced intimidation on her social media accounts after accounts managed by the West Java administration showed her photo alongside a video reposted from Governor Dedi Mulyadi.
1 year agoAt least three people were killed and 27 others injured in a stampede at a wedding celebration for the Garut deputy regent and a son of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, which was open to the public.
1 year agoPreviously, Bali already banned the production and distribution of bottled water in under-1-liter containers.
1 year agoThe research is aimed at finding out whether marijuana offers medical benefits that could possibly influence changes in government regulations on its production and distribution.
1 year agoAccording to the Head of the Cybercrime Subdirectorate at the East Kalimantan Police, Comr. Ariansyah, AMZ first came into contact with the victim last year through the popular online gaming platform Roblox.
1 year agoSafety on the 3,727-meter peak has come under intense scrutiny following the tragic death of Juliana De Souza Pereira Marins, a 27-year-old Brazilian hiker who fell into a 600-meter-deep ravine last month.
1 year agoEmmenegger and Van Hulten are the third and fourth foreign tourists to suffer serious accidents on Mount Rinjani in the past month, raising growing concerns about safety on Indonesia’s second-highest volcano.
1 year agoThe Police said most of the trafficked babies were taken from West Java and had been "sold" by their own parents, in many cases before they were even born. Authorities are now considering whether to also charge the parents involved in the scheme.
1 year agoThe rampant stone-throwing at trains recently is a dangerous act and disrupt operations and services to passengers and requires a better approach to handle the issue, authorities have said.
1 year agoRiau athletes secured a total of 11 medals at the 2024 PON, including six golds, three silvers and two bronze. However, nearly 10 months later, these athletes claim they have yet to receive the bonuses they were promised.
1 year agoBNN chief Comr. Gen. Marthinus Hukom said that international drug dealers are now using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to conduct transactions in Bali in a bid to evade law enforcement.
1 year agoMentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.
1 year agoThe BKKBN has launched a new back-to-school campaign that aims to boost paternal involvement in the country, where societal expectations based on patriarchal culture frequently relegated fathers to the role of breadwinner and conversely, an inactive parent.
1 year agoThe right to almost half of 55.9 million hectares of certified land were in the hands of just 60 families, creating injustice which led to structural poverty, Nusron said.
1 year agoBoats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded.
1 year agoMining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.
1 year agoThe relatively light sentence demand for an Argentine woman and British man on trial for drug trafficking at a Denpasar court reflects a growing trend of leniency toward foreigners charged with drug offenses in recent years since a moratorium on executions in 2017.
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