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Bali police bust Cambodia-linked online gambling ring

Bali police have uncovered an international online gambling network linked to Cambodia, arresting four suspects, ...

Daycare abuse; Momentum to improve child services and protection

The recent revelations of alleged abuse against dozens of children at a daycare in Yogyakarta have outraged the ...

Rehab push key to solving Indonesia's prison overcrowding: Lawmaker

Indonesian lawmaker Rieke Diah Pitaloka emphasized the importance of a post-conviction rehabilitation approach for drug ...

Police arrest 330 in sweeping crackdown on energy subsidy abuse

Indonesia’s National Police (Polri) nabbed 330 individuals suspected of involvement in illicit practices tied to ...

Indonesia detains three Pakistanis over migrant smuggling

Indonesia has detained three Pakistani nationals accused of using the country as a transit hub for human smuggling to ...

Bali Police foil cocaine smuggling attempt linked to int'l network

Authorities in Bali have intercepted an attempted smuggling of more than 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, believed to be tied ...

Soekarno-Hatta police expose scam admin recruitment ring to Laos

The Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police uncovered a recruitment syndicate for online fraudsters (scammers) to Laos, disguised ...

Minister vows to wipe out drug trafficking in prisons

Indonesian Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto reaffirmed his ministry's commitment to eradicating ...

Indonesia cracks down on illegal sale of nitrous oxide 'Baby Whip'

Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and the National Police have launched a crackdown on the ...

Indonesia foils reptile smuggling attempt to Dubai

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry has foiled an attempt to smuggle 202 reptiles to Dubai via Soekarno-Hatta ...

Indonesia foils illegal trade of protected birds

Indonesia's Forestry Ministry has thwarted an attempt to illegally trade protected birds in Manado, North Sulawesi. ...

Indonesia condemns Israel's death penalty law for Palestinian prisoner

Indonesia strongly condemned the decision of the Israeli Knesset to approve the legislation that facilitated the ...

Nyepi Day momentum for correctional guidance over punishment: Minister

Indonesia’s corrections ministry linked the values of Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence, to its ...

TNI officers arrested over suspected acid attack on rights activist

The Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) have arrested four personnel for their suspected involvement in an acid attack ...

Southwest Papua Police destroy 7.9 kg of marijuana from PNG ring

Indonesia’s Southwest Papua Regional Police destroyed 7.968 kilograms of marijuana seized in a trafficking case ...