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265 West Sumba prisoners get second COVID dose

As many as 265 prisoners at the Waikabubak Penitentiary in West Sumba District, East Nusa ...

Ex-cop in Riau's Pekanbaru tries to escape arrest in drug case, shot

Riau Provincial Police shot an ex-police officer while conducting a drug search at a house in Pekanbaru on Wednesday ...

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Indonesia's long and winding road to winning war on drugs

Indonesia, which has seen drug addiction spiral into a life-threatening problem for millions of people, on Monday ...

Ummi hospital president director handed one-year jail term

The East Jakarta District Court sentenced Ummi Hospital President Director Andi Tatat to one year in prison on Thursday ...

Habib Rizieq Shihab's son-in-law sentenced to one year imprisonment

The East Jakarta District Court sentenced Habib Hanif Alatas to one year in prison on Thursday over the Ummi Hospital ...

Habib Rizieq Shihab rejects court's verdict in swab testing case

Indonesia's esteemed ulema and founder of the now-defunct Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq Shihab rejected ...

Police question wardens over poisoning of inmates at Bali prison

Police are questioning wardens and inmates of a women’s correctional facility in Bali province following a mass ...

Two university students in East Java arrested for drug trafficking

The East Java police seized 2.8 kilograms (kg) of dried marijuana from four suspected drug dealers, including two ...

BNN-East Java confiscate 1.6-kg crystal meth from Jakarta's drug ring

East Java Office thwarted a drug courier's attempt to transport 1.6 kilograms (kg) of crystal meth from Jakarta to ...

Overcoming major hurdles in Indonesia's war on drugs

Drug abuse and trafficking have dragged Indonesia into a more serious situation, as several state apparatuses were ...

Riau's prison officer discharged from duty over drug trafficking case

A prison officer at the Tembilahan Class II A Penitentiary in Indragiri Hilir District, Riau Province, was dismissed ...

Indonesia, PNG concur on resumption of cross-border trade

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have agreed to resume cross-border trade activities. "The plan to reopen ...

Ministry confirms 121,026 prisoners granted Eid al-Fitr sentence cut

A total of 121,026 prisoners nationwide have received remissions as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, with 550 of ...

Police thwart international syndicate's attempt to traffic 310-kg meth

The Central Jakarta Police managed to avert an illicit drug trade allegedly involving Middle East and African ...

Three wardens quizzed over inmate deaths at Merauke prison

Police have interrogated three wardens over a clash that reportedly led to the death of two inmates at the Merauke ...