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Police arrest 27 Chinese nationals in online scam raid in Lampung

The police arrested 27 Chinese nationals in a raid in Bandar Lampung suspected of running online scams targeting their fellow citizens in China.

16 hours ago
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Prosecutors arrest former PTPN 2 president director for asset sales

Irwan was the fourth suspect arrested by North Sumatra prosecutors in a case of selling plantation’s assets in Deli Serdang regency for the development of Citra Land housing estate. ...

18 hours ago
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Fisheries Ministry seizes Vietnamese vessel for suspected illegal fishing

Based on information from the crew, there were initially two Vietnamese vessels operating illegally in the area, a mothership and a smaller fishing boat. However, the mothership fled and left the smaller vessel behind when Indonesian patrols approached. ...

2 days ago

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Death of a four-year-old due to extreme worm infection sparks online outrage

Over the following days, hundreds of live roundworms, collectively weighing around one kilogram, were expelled from her body, with some measuring up to 15 centimeters in length. Despite intensive care in the hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Raya passed away nine days later.

2 months ago
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Attacks on journalists in Bone, Grobogan raise concerns on press freedom

An attack on a journalist is a threat to the public’s rights for information, Press Council executive Abdul Manan said. 

2 months ago
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Blora oil well fire burns for fourth day as authorities struggle to extinguish the blaze

The blaze killed three people and injured two others, including a one-year-old boy who is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital after suffering burns on 63 percent of his body.

2 months ago
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Peruvian woman faces death penalty for alleged drug smuggling to Bali

The 42-year-old woman, identified only as NSBC, was arrested at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Aug. 12 after authorities allegedly found more than 1.4 kilograms of cocaine and 33.9 grams of ecstasy in her possession.

2 months ago
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Property tax protest in Bone regency injures 6 security personnel

Six security personnel were injured during a protest against a rumored 300 percent property tax hike that turned violent on Tuesday, when residents became angry after waiting hours to meet with the regent.

2 months ago
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Spanish man dies while spearfishing in North Bali

Police suspected that the victim experienced a blackout or oxygen deprivation while spearfishing at depth, due to insufficient or inadequate equipment.

2 months ago
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Batam MUI urges govt to make detailed SOP for treating Gazans on Galang Island

Batam MUI supports the plan based on the hifdzun nafsi (protect lives) principle in Islam.

2 months ago
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Indonesia U-17 soccer team places second in the 2025 Independence Cup after losing to Mali

The match against Indonesia secured Mali the championship title of the 2025 Independence Cup. The Mali U-17 team finished the tournament with a perfect record, collecting 9 points after earlier victories over Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

2 months ago
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Pati regent retreats from public view as resignation demands mount

Sudewo was notably absent from the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at Pati’s town square on Sunday and Central Java Deputy Governor Taj Yasin Maimoen led the event in his place.

2 months ago
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Immigration downplays report of IDF-linked investors in Bali

“They are not former IDF members. They simply underwent mandatory military service while living and studying in Israel. It is strongly suspected that the photos circulating online were taken during that period,” head of the Denpasar Immigration Office, R. Haryo Sakti, said.

2 months ago
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Three dead, 50 families evacuated as oil well burns in Blora

Blora is known for its old oil wells from the Dutch colonial era, with the first oil well drilled in 1893.

2 months ago
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Festive Indonesia celebrates 80th Independence Day

People across the archipelago celebrated the 80th year of Indonesian Independence on Sunday in a festive mood.

2 months ago
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Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Central Sulawesi

The quake, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), shook the Poso Regency and was felt in the nearby areas. Twenty-nine people were injured, two critically, the agency said in a statement.

2 months ago
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Hailstorm in Jambi not linked to weather modification efforts, BMKG says

BMKG’s weather modification deputy supervisor, Fikri Nur Muhammad, attributed the hailstorm to the rapid formation of a cumulonimbus cloud over the region.

2 months ago
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Seven victims of massive protests in Pati getting better

Most victims suffered from breathing difficulties after being exposed to tear gas thrown by the police while two policemen suffered from wounds after being hit by stones and blunt objects.

2 months ago
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More than 360 hit by food poisoning after eating free school meal in Central Java

Since its launch in January, the free school meals program has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the country, affecting over 1,000 people.

2 months ago
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Govt denies austerity measures behind tax hike in Pati

The administration of Prabowo Subianto has denied reports that budget shortfalls from the austerity measures prompted a now-scrapped tax hike in Central Java’s Pati, as it called for dialogue to resolve public unrest in the regency that culminated in massive protests on Wednesday.

2 months ago
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Aceh urges Massachusetts to preserve Salem city seal depicting Acehnese

Some Acehnese and local historians believe that the figure depicted on the Salem city seal is Po Adam, a prominent local leader from Kuala Batu, an area now part of present-day Southwest Aceh Regency.

2 months ago
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Massive protest erupts in Pati demanding regent’s resignation

The protest triggers local councilors to open an inquiry to investigate alleged misconduct of Regent Sudewo that could lead to his impeachment.

2 months ago
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Lampung farmer killed by tiger in national park

The victim’s body was found inside the South Bukit Barisan National Park, which is a conservation forest and wild animal habitat.

2 months ago
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Military court sentences soldier to death for killing three policemen

Bazarsah’s death sentence marks one of the few instances in recent years where a military court has imposed the death penalty on a soldier for committing an unlawful killing.

2 months ago
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Consulate in Johor Bahru repatriates 77 Indonesians to Batam

The consulate general in Johor Bahru has helped facilitate the return of over 300 Indonesians, mostly migrant workers, in three batches this year, with the latest group touching home soil on Aug. 9, almost exactly a week before Independence Day.

2 months ago
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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits Papua

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua, USGS said. 

2 months ago
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East Java moves to regulate controversial horeg sound systems amid backlash

Doctors in Lumajang, East Java, have reported a rise in patients experiencing hearing problems after attending events featuring horeg sound systems.

2 months ago
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Family of Chinese tourist killed in capsized boat takes legal action

The victim's family accused the fast boat operator of negligence by running the boat too fast and not taking the appropriate route.

2 months ago
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20 soldiers named suspects for allegedly torturing their junior to death

The Military Police have named twenty members of the Army suspects for allegedly torturing junior soldier Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo to death in a barracks in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara.

2 months ago
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Riau Islands fully supports plan to treat injured Gazans in Galang Island

“This is a central government program, and of course we must support it. We hope that through this effort, we can strengthen ties between Indonesia and Palestine,” Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura said.

2 months ago
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Semarang cop gets 15 years in prison for fatally shooting teen

A Semarang court has sentenced a narcotics officer to 15 years for fatally shooting one vocational school student and injuring two others last November, in line with the prosecution's demand.

2 months ago
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French-US national faces 12 years prison term for drugs

The defendant bought marijuana and cocaine in the Netherlands and brough the remainder of the drugs with him to Bali, claiming he did not know that drugs are illegal in Indonesia. 

3 months ago
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Pati regent scraps 250 percent property tax hike following viral backlash

The tax hike policy received widespread protest from residents once it was made public in June, with many residents accusing Sudewo of being out of touch for implementing such a steep increase amid a nationwide economic slowdown.

3 months ago

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Tue, November 11, 2025

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