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Society 4 months ago
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Corrections ministry raises inmates' wages above poverty line
The ministry has instituted a new wage of Rp 700,000 for inmates participating in work and empowerment programs, just above the urban poverty rate and a massive increase compared to the previous rate of Rp 50,000-100,000.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Police monitoring spread of radical groups in Batam
Police alertness is based on migration and dispersion theory, which purports that foreign terrorist fighters may return to their countries of origin when radical groups lose their territories or that when a situation is stabilized, they may spread to other regions.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Riau Islands police probe Germany-bound 'Ferienjob' trafficking case
Police in the Riau Islands are coordinating with the Indonesian Embassy in Berlin to uncover an alleged case of human trafficking that has left several people stranded in Germany after they were lured by promises of training and certification.
Archipelago 4 months ago
Oil tanker catches fire in Batam, killing 10
Fire broke out on the vessel, the MT Federal II, at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday (2100 GMT Tuesday) at a shipyard in the city of Batam, local police chief Sr. Comr. Zaenal Arifin said. Batam is around 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) away from Singapore by sea.
