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Preventing migrant workers from becoming drug couriers

Last year, the South China Morning Post had reported that Hong Kongs triad was targeting Indonesian migrant workers to ...

President should set up independent team to eradicate drug mafias

Human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis has asked President Joko Widodo to form an independent team to eradicate drug ...

Langkat police arrest two men for carrying 20 kg hashish

The police of Langkat District in North Sumatra have arrested two residents of Bireun District for carrying 20 ...

Only four convicts executed in third wave of executions

Only four death row inmates convicted for drug trafficking were finally executed out of the 14 announced earlier by ...

Execution not against international laws: Foreign ministry

Spokesman of the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry Arrmanatha Nasir has said that executions carried out by the ...

Execution of death row prisoners in Nusakambangan imminent?

The island of Nusakambangan is closed for a week to visitors adding to the speculation that execution of death row ...

Duterte, "The Punisher", sworn in as Philippines` President

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines 16th president on Thursday, capping an unlikely journey for a ...

Ensuring safe drivers during Lebaran exodus

Indonesia, which has the largest Muslim population in the world, will celebrate the post-fasting month Lebaran, or Eid ...

Narcotics Agency rehabilitates over 42 thousand drug addicts

Through the rehabilitation institution of the government and community, the Indonesia National Narcotics Agency (BNN) ...

Drugs may turn out to be the biggest ever human disaster: Minister

Drug abuse may turn out to be the biggest ever human disaster if it was not controlled and checked completely, Social ...

Police arrests ecstasy dealer in Semarang

The Semarang police has arrested a drug dealer who was trading in ecstasy and had obtained the contraband from ...

VP hopes Tito Karnavian will ably lead Polri

Vice President Jusuf Kalla is optimistic that prospective candidate for the post of Police chief Commissioner Tito ...

Jakarta Metro Police destroys 46kg of methamphetamine

The Jakarta Metro Police on Thursday destroyed 42 kilograms (kg) of liquid methamphetamine, 4.8kg of crystal meth and ...

President Karnavian hopes Karnavian will improve law enforcement process

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he had called on Commissioner General Tito Karnavian, the candidate for the post ...

Home ministry denies ordering cancellation of bylaws banning liquor

Indonesias Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo denied on Saturday that his ministry has ordered the cancellation of ...