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National 9 years ago

18 confirmed dead in Batam boat accident

Eighteen people were killed in a boat accident off Tanjung Bembang, Nongsa district, Batam, on Wednesday morning, the Riau Islands Police have confirmed.

National 9 years ago

Riau Islands Police to be promoted to highest command level

The House of Representatives has supported the promotion of Riau Islands Police to become a type-A provincial police command, from which it will become a police headquarters led by a two-star general with greater resources to combat crime.

National 9 years ago

Three Vietnamese vessels caught illegally fishing in Bintan

Three Malaysian-flagged fishing vessels from Vietnam were caught illegally fishing in Bintan waters, Riau Islands, on Thursday.

National 9 years ago

Students stay at home as haze thickens

As haze caused by forest and land fires thickens in Riau, a local administration has given holidays to school students.

National 9 years ago

Three more bodies found in search for missing boat passengers

Three more bodies have been found in a search operation for missing passengers after a wooden boat, or locally known as a pompong, sank off Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, on Sunday.

National 9 years ago

Riau Police drops probe into 11 firms linked to forest fires

Riau Police reportedly have dropped investigations into 11 companies allegedly involved in forest fires in 2015, underlining the poor law enforcement of last year’s catastrophe that claimed five lives.

National 9 years ago

Foreign minister urged to formally protest Singapore over island dispute

Maritime expert Rohmin Dahuri has called on Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi to send a diplomatic note to Singaporean authorities to protest the ownership claim over Air Manis Island in Batam.