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Police investigate deadly highway crashes linked to wildfire haze in Lampung

Wildfires have caused widespread disruption, with thick haze reducing visibility across Sumatra, forcing airlines to delay or divert dozens of flights and prompting authorities in several regions to close schools or move classes online to limit exposure.

2 hours ago
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Bali court jails 35 Indian nationals over online gambling operation

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. ...

20 hours ago
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Aceh question slow recovery nearly a year after devastating floods

The recovery in Aceh has lagged behind progress in other flood-affected areas, with only 58 percent of damaged bridges operational as of Oct. 6. ...

22 hours ago

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Three killed in tanker explosion in East Java

Lamongan Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bobby A. Condroputra said the tanker suffered four separate explosions during the incident, with the fire quickly spreading to the tugboat.

1 year ago
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Six arrested over election violence in Puncak Jaya

Police report that the five-month-long conflict has claimed a total of nine lives and left around 420 people injured. Additionally, at least 179 buildings and 28 vehicles have been set on fire by both groups.

1 year ago
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Rights groups renew call for reform amid growing reports of police brutality

Amnesty pointed out that the ongoing violence is fueled by a culture of impunity within the police force, and that without real accountability from police leadership, efforts to curb the violence will be futile.

1 year ago
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Govt to build new penitentiary in Southeast Aceh after viral jailbreak

Mashudi revealed that the conditions at the Kutacane correctional facility were dire, with overcrowding pushing the prison to operate at 300 percent capacity. Designed to hold just 85 inmates, the facility was home to nearly 370 before the jailbreak.

1 year ago
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Bali to resume local TMD bus service in April

The Bali governor says TMD will resume its operation next month, after the provincial administration and three of its eight regencies struck an agreement to share the local bus service's operating costs.

1 year ago
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Ngada police chief investigated for sexual assault against minors

According to authorities, Fajar allegedly recorded the assault and uploaded the video to an Australian pornographic website, which ultimately caught the attention of local authorities.

1 year ago
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East Kutai orangutans struggle to survive amid massive habitat loss

He noted that some of the orangutans he encountered appeared skinny, with their fur thinning because of malnutrition. Other primates, he added, have adapted to the food scarcity by begging humans for food.

1 year ago
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Three train cars catch fire at Tugu station

The burned train cars were reserve units awaiting deployment and had not yet been assigned to any train.

1 year ago
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Manhunt underway for 50 fugitives after Aceh jailbreak

According to Kutacane Penitentiary warden Andi Hasyim, the inmates escaped around 6:20 p.m. local time after breaking through two security doors at the facility.

1 year ago
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Police arrest multiple manufacturers in relation to Minyakita scandal

The Minyakita scandal comes in the midst of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, during which household consumer spending traditionally rises ahead of the Idul Fitri celebration.

1 year ago
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Trans Influencer sentenced to two years in prison for saying Jesus should cut his hair

During the livestream, she responded to a viewer who had asked her to cut her hair to be more like a man’s, by holding up a picture of Jesus Christ and saying, “You [Jesus] should not look like a woman. You should cut your hair so that you will look like his father,” referring to the viewer's father.

1 year ago
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North Sumatra court jails TikToker for Jesus remark

Ratu Thalisa was found guilty by the Medan District Court of spreading hatred under a widely-criticised online hate-speech law in a TikTok livestream, Dapot Dariarma of the local prosecutor's office told AFP.

1 year ago
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Police crack down on sarong fights during Ramadan

In recent years, teenagers have started modifying their sarongs to make them more dangerous, such as by filling them with rocks and metal scraps to use during brawls, leading to injuries and fatalities.

1 year ago
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Floods, landslides strike various parts of the archipelago

Riau's capital, Pekanbaru, has been battling flooding for over a week after heavy downpours caused the Siak River, one of the largest rivers in the province, to overflow on March 2.

1 year ago
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Questions raised over maritime ministry ending probe on Tangerang sea barrier

Activists and legal experts urge authorities to thoroughly investigate the installation of a 30-kilometer bamboo fence in the waters off Tangerang regency, Banten, to find the masterminds ordering its construction.

1 year ago
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West Java school trips ban sparks economic concerns

Restricting schools from going on field trips may impact businesses in West Java and other regions often picked as destinations for such trips, according to a representative from the tour and travel agencies association.

1 year ago
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Drugs trade amounts to Rp 524 trillion per year

Drug dealers have immense financial power to buy off political leaders and law enforcement agencies to secure their illicit drug trafficking activities, warns BNN chief.

1 year ago
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West Java cracks down on overdevelopment in Puncak following massive floods

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said that tea had been cultivated in the Puncak area since the Dutch colonial era, not only for economic purposes but also as part of broader environmental conservation efforts. He emphasized that environmental sustainability must take precedence over short-term economic interests.

1 year ago
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‘Paralyzed’ Bekasi scrutinized for poor urban planning, disaster mitigation

Recent large-scale flooding in Greater Jakarta, which has had a particularly dire effect in Bekasi, West Java, has drawn attention to the area’s poor urban planning and insufficient disaster mitigation.

1 year ago
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Bekasi mayor takes flak for staying at hotel during flood

Tri said he had decamped to the hotel in downtown Bekasi to make it easier for him to directly monitor the emergency situation, kompas.com reported.

1 year ago
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Bodies of 2 Puncak Jaya climbers flown back to Jakarta

The bodies of climbers Elsa Laksono and Lilie Wijayanti Poegiono have been flown back to Jakarta after the school friends perished on Saturday during their descent from Puncak Jaya, one of the fabled "Seven Summits" of Indonesia, after installing a memorial plaque for another friend who died during his attempt last year.

1 year ago
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W. Java governor tells PTPN to stop land conversion after Puncak flood

Heavy rainfall caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, submerging homes and affecting 423 residents across 119 households in Kampung Pensiunan, Cisarua, Bogor. There were no fatalities in the incident.

1 year ago
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Govt vows to assist laid off Sritex workers after company ceases operations

Authorities claim to have identified 10,666 job vacancies in Surakarta and the surrounding areas in industries including apparel and food and beverage manufacturing, as well as services.

1 year ago
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Banda Aceh 'sharia police' to tighten patrols for Ramadan

The Acehnese capital's "sharia police" is planning to ramp up patrols and public campaigns to ensure compliance with Islamic law during the holy fasting month, which is expected to begin on March 1 this year.

1 year ago
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Reports of food poisoning continue to haunt free meals program

On Wednesday, 12 students from Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, were hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of food poisoning from government-provided meals at their schools. This marks the fifth food poisoning case linked to the program since its launch last month.

1 year ago
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Central Java Police arrest officer for alleged fatal assault of detainee

Just hours after being transported by police car to Yogyakarta, the victim was hospitalized and passed away three days later. 

1 year ago
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Two men publicly flogged in Indonesia for gay sex

The flogging began before midday at a park in provincial capital Banda Aceh, with one man accused of instigating the relationship lashed 82 times and the second man 77 times.

1 year ago
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Six officers injured after TNI personnel attacked Tarakan Police station

The incident is the latest in a long series of clashes between TNI and police personnel in recent years, highlighting decades of bitter rivalry between the two institutions.

1 year ago
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West Java to introduce military training for senior high school students

West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi plans to integrate mandatory military training, in collaboration with the military and police, in high school curricula as part of the Jabar Manunggal movement to combat crime.

1 year ago
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Authorities set up fences in Ujung Kulon rivers to protect Javan rhinos

Poachers and hunters often pose as local residents to gain access to the park under the guise of activities such as honey harvesting, fishing, religious pilgrimages or visiting graves. 

1 year ago
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