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100 drug offenders awarded death penalty in 2020

District courts in different parts of Indonesia have awarded the capital punishment to at least 100 drug offenders in ...

BMKG installs three early warning receiver systems in Alor

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) installed three earthquake and tsunami early warning ...

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A deep sense of humanity for Rohingya prevails in Aceh

The smiles are again back on the faces of Rohingya children after being rescued from a sinking boat and currently being ...

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake rattles Boven Digoel in Papua

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit areas of Bovel Digoel District, Papua, Indonesia, on Wednesday, at around 8:06 a.m. ...

Attempt to smuggle drugs from Malaysia into N Sumatra foiled

Acting on a tip, narcotics and customs officials conducted a joint operation and foiled an attempt by traffickers to ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Civil Society seeks humanitarian response in handling Rohingya crisis

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has praised the local people and Government of North Aceh for their ...

AICHR Indonesia encourages ASEAN to form refugee protection agency

AICHR Indonesia encouraged the Association of Nations in Southeast Asia (ASEAN) to immediately establish a ...

Rohingya refugees undergo rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in Aceh

Rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were conducted on 94 Rohingya refugees stranded in ...

Aceh's hotels, restaurants reopen by applying health protocols

Hotels and restaurants in Aceh Province have begun operating by implementing new normal health protocols to thwart the ...

Aceh fishermen rescue Rohingya refugees though denied entry into land

Three Acehnese fishermen rescued 94 Rohingya refugees, including 30 children, stuck in the waters of Seunuddon, North ...

Police seize 159 kg of drugs, likely smuggled from China

Indonesia’s National Police and the Customs and Excise Directorate General of the Finance Ministry have seized ...

SUAKA urges government to save Rohingya refugees entering Aceh waters

Indonesia's NGO, SUAKA, the Indonesian Civil Society Association for the Protection of Refugee Rights, urged the ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...

East Java's Pacitan District rattled by 5.0-magnitude quake

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Pacitan District in East Java Province on early Monday, but the tremors were felt by not ...