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MPR supports Indonesian government to act sternly against Benny Wenda

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo appealed to the Indonesian government to act sternly ...

UNSC should act swiftly to halt violence in Afghanistan: Marsudi

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has sought prompt action from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ...

US national arrested in Mataram for smuggling drugs

The West Nusa Tenggara police have apprehended a US national for allegedly trying to smuggle a package containing drugs ...

1,660 foreign refugees still residing in Makassar: official

At least 1,660 foreign refugees are still residing in South Sulawesi capital Makassar under the supervision of the ...

Jakarta police arrest asylum seeker from Iran for drug offence

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have detained an asylum seeker from Iran after purchasing a small pack of crystal ...

Authorities decide against housing refugees in Riau's Nevada Hotel

Officials at the Indonesian Immigration's detention house in Pekanbaru, Riau province, have decided against using a ...

Two Afghan refugees leave Indonesia after waiting 6 years for asylum

Two Afghan refugees, Asadullah Haidari (39) and Murtaza (22), who had been waiting for six years for an asylum from a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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All states should help rescue Rohingya refugees amid COVID-19 crisis

Almost all nations are currently reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by a newly discovered ...

AICHR Indonesia concerned over reports of Malaysia refusing Rohingya

Indonesian representative to the AICHR, Yuyun Wahyuningrum, expressed deep concern over reports of Malaysian maritime ...

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ANTARA's Top 10 pick of adrenaline-pumping Asian horror movies

Horror, as a film genre, has existed for over a century, and such movies seek to elicit fear for entertainment ...

Int'l Islamic University construction completed in 2020: Jokowi

The work to construct the International Islamic University of Indonesia, as a place of Islamic study, will be completed ...