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Papua government seeks arrests of killers of two teachers

The Papua provincial government has called on security personnel to trace and crack down on armed Papuan criminals, who ...

Armed Papuan criminals torch civilian helicopter at Ilaga Airport

Several armed Papuan criminals torched a parked PT Ersa Air helicopter awaiting repair at the Ilaga Airport in Puncak ...

Killings of two Papuan teachers are inhuman: human rights defender

A human rights defender in Papua denounced the killings of two teachers in Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District, calling ...

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Aceh in the grip of growing drug problem

Aceh has been in a state of emergency over drug trafficking with trans-national and inter-provincial drug rings still ...

Two drug couriers arrested at North Sumatra's Kualanamu airport

Aviation security at Kualanamu International Airport in North Sumatra province on Tuesday foiled an attempt by two drug ...

IOM asked to shift 54 Rohingya refugees to Medan

Indonesia Office also granted refugee status to the 99 Rohingya migrants.   Refugee status was granted to ...

Police facing most human rights lawsuits: Komnas HAM

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has disclosed that the police have faced the most human rights ...

House's Legislative Body establishes Committee on alcohol ban bill

The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg), on Monday, concurred on setting up a Working Committee on the ...

PNG deports Papua governor, two companions for illegal entry

Immigration authorities in Papua Province confirmed that Papua New Guinea (PNG) had deported Papua Governor Lukas ...

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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

Russian Interpol fugitive deported from Bali

A Russian Interpol fugitive Andrew Ayer, alias Andrey Kovalenka, was deported from Bali to his country of origin ...

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Indonesia still a long way from winning war on drugs

Indonesia has been striving for decades to win the war against drugs but, instead of moving closer to victory, it has ...

Govt to vaccinate 30,000 tourism operators in Riau Islands

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is aiming to inoculate 30 thousand tourism workers against COVID-19 in ...

Protracted remote learning can spur dropouts, raise child marriages

Long-term remote learning could spur dropouts and increase the number of child marriages among students, according to ...

Internet law's defamation provision raising concerns: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights, Edward OS Hiariej, has admitted that the provision on defamation in Article 27 ...