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Indonesian government pledges to fix overcrowded prisons

Two jailbreaks that happened in Sumatra in July alone have exposed how poor and vulnerable the condition of ...

Illegal drugs cause Rp57 trillion loss to Indonesia

Official from the National Anti-Narcotics Body (BNN) Mariani said illegal drug use is to cause Rp57 Trillion loss to ...

Malaysian citizen jailed for smuggling heroin

The District Court of Denpasar, Bali, sentenced Malasyian citizen Sargunan M Suppiah (37) to 12 years in jail here on ...

Indonesian Customs foils 115 narcotics smuggling attempts in past six months

The Directorate General of Excise and Customs (DJBC) has foiled 115 narcotic smuggling attempts over the past six ...

Riau extremely susceptible to drug trafficking

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Wednesday stated that Riau was extremely susceptible to international drug ...

N. Sumatra police confiscate 205 kg of marijuana

Langkat police of North Sumatra have up to May 2013 confiscated 205 kg of marijuana and detained 100 suspects, Langkat ...

Courageous Indonesian Investigative Reporter Wins AFP's 2013 Kate Webb Prize

The International News Agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has awarded the 2013 Kate Webb Price for frontline journalism ...

Narcotics agency wants to have 1,000 rehabilitation centers

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Commissioner General Anang Iskandar wants Indonesia to have around 1,000 ...

BNN: Number of drug addicts growing in Indonesia

The number of drug addicts in Indonesia has tended to increase in the past years, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) ...

Drug dealers shot in Medan linked to malaysian syndicate: Police

The Indonesian police said that the two drug traffickers shot dead in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday, were suspected ...

Pelni urges customs to closely examine goods from malaysia

The state owned shipping company, PT Pelni, Nunukan office has asked the local Custom and Excise Office to closely ...

Defense ministry to build cyber defense system

The Indonesian defense ministry said it will build a Cyber Defense Center to preserve the Indonesian sovereignty and ...

Cristiano Ronaldo to champion mangrove conservation in Indonesia

Real Madrid`s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, named ambassador for Bali-based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care ...

Number of drug users in Indonesia predicted to grow: Anti-narcotics body

It is predicted that the number of drug users in Indonesia will increase from 3.8 million in 2011 (2.2 percent of ...

Police destroy Rp15 bln worth marijuana

The South Jakarta Police on Friday destroyed Rp15 billion worth of seized marijuana weighing 1.5 tons. "The ...