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No plan to release corruption inmates over COVID-19 fears: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) clarified that inmates convicted in corruption cases were barred from being released as ...

Indonesia's BNN destroys 1.3 tons cannabis, 86.95 kg crystal meth

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) destroyed 1.3 tons of marijuana, 86.95 kilograms of crystal ...

Aceh still main gateway for drug smuggling: police

Aceh remains one of the main entry points used by drug dealers to smuggle narcotics illegally into Indonesia, according ...

Aceh police destroy 1.2 tons of marijuana seized during operations

The Aceh Police destroyed 1.2 tons of cannabis, 41.98 kilograms crystal methamphetamine, 2,644 ecstasy pills, and 1,041 ...

Nine terrorists who died in prisons were ailing

Nine convicted terrorists who died in prisons had a history of ailments before they were sent to jail, Director General ...

BNN chief, security minister discuss death row convicts

National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Chief Commissioner General Heru Winarko discussed issues related to Indonesia's war ...

Mataram authorities await ministry's decision to relocate Felix

The Correctional Facilities of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, await the decision of the Ministry of Law and Human ...

Passage of Criminal Code Bill postponed indefinitely: House Speaker

The Parliament has decided to indefinitely postpone the passage of a Bill on the Criminal Code (KUHP), following ...

Discovering Jakarta

Exploring the past through Kota Tua Jakarta museums

A Hermes statue welcomes everyone to the courtyard situated in the middle of a neoclassical structure of the Jakarta ...

Discovering Jakarta

From palmist to living statues: transgressing sightseeing at Kota Tua

Under the searing heat of Jakarta’s Old Town (Kota Tua), sat a man, in a red plain shirt and Batik headband, ...

Anti-graft body says detention center managed according to rules

The Corruption Eradication Commission has stated that the management of the anti-graft body's detention house is ...

Government considers building prisons on remote islands

The government is considering building prisons (Lapas) on remote islands to house prisoners convicted of corruption, ...

Trial of five Indonesians in Vanimo's court adjourned

The trial of five Indonesian citizens arrested by the Papua New Guinea (PNG) police for illegal fishing in Aitape was ...

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Exploring Jakarta's Kota Tua tourist attraction during Eid holidays

Several protocol roads in the capital city of Jakarta remained silent from the sounds of motorized vehicles on the ...

Minister Laoly inspects Siak Prison ravaged by rioting, fire

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly visited the Class IIB Penitentiary of Siak Sri Indrapura, Riau, ...