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74 terror suspects under detention after Medan bombing: Police Chief

Indonesian Police Chief General Idham Aziz confirmed the arrests of 74 terror suspects after a suicide bombing targeted ...

Riau Islands' police arrest Malaysian drug ring member

The Indonesian Police stalled an attempt of a drug courier to smuggle 1.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from ...

Densus 88 arrests five suspected terrorists in Riau

The Counterterrorism Squad of the National Police, Densus 88, arrested five suspected terrorists in the districts of ...

Indonesian police bust Malaysia-Pekanbaru-Jakarta drug ring

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police recently unearthed a Malaysia-Pekanbaru-Jakarta drug ring following a series of raids ...

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict: WWF

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts ...

Indonesian Air Force to procure two F-16 Viper squadrons

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) plans to acquire in stages two squadrons of super sophisticated fighter jets F-16 ...

Foreign child refugees in Pekanbaru to be immunized at schools

A group of  foreign child refugees, currently enrolled at the primary school in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, ...

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Young asylum seekers attend classes, morning ceremony in Pekanbaru

At least dozens of young asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iran, and Palestine attended classes and a morning ceremony ...

Maritime ministry to act strongly against ships for oil spill

The Coordinating Maritime Affairs Ministry will crack down on ships causing oil spills in Indonesia's waters on ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

81 foreign child refugees begin schooling in Pekanbaru

A total of 81 foreign child refugees began their studies at eight elementary schools in Pekanbaru City, Riau ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...