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Forest, land fires down by 82% in 2020: Mahfud MD

  The incidence of forest and land fires declined by around 82 percent in the past year, based on data ...

Obesity is on the rise in Indonesia: Health Ministry

Citing data, the Health Ministry pointed to a spike in cases of obesity in Indonesia, with one in three adults being ...

South Sumatra: Former legislator caught ferrying drugs, detained

Samsul Bahri (39), a former legislator from South Sumatra’s Pidie Jaya district, was nabbed by the National ...

West Kalimantan police destroy 20 kg of seized drugs

West Kalimantan Office. "The destroyed evidence included the crystal meth package the Customs and Excise ...

Pandemic an opportunity to strengthen disaster resilience: Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has offered an opportunity to ...

West Jakarta police continue intensive hunt for 115-kg marijuana owner

The West Jakarta police officers have continued their manhunt for a drug kingpin owning 115 kilograms (kg) of marijuana ...

Police confirms 12 cops in Bandung detained for consuming drugs

The West Java Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) detained 12 police officers, including the chief of ...

BNN uncovers family-run narcotics racket, seizes 3.2 kg drugs

Acting on a tip, officials from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) busted a family-run drug-trafficking racket in ...

Govt to continue efforts to make Jakarta drug-free

The Jakarta provincial government has said it will continue to work with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police and other ...

Jakarta police destroy several hundred kilos of drugs

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police on Wednesday destroyed several hundred kilograms of drugs seized in raids between ...

Abdul Kadir defends drug use

Popular Indonesian celebrity Abdul Kadir who was arrested for drug use recently has claimed that it was the first time ...

Kendari's 16 neighborhoods identified as drug abuse red zones: BNN

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) revealed that its mapping last year found 16 neighborhoods in Kendari, Southeast ...

KKP, JICA collaborate to lower climate change impacts

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry is teaming up with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to ...

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Expanding utilization of waqf assets

Historically, the waqf has served an important role in economic empowerment of the Islamic community. This can be ...

Police seize 570-kg drug consignment headed to Jakarta

Police in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatra, prevented three drug couriers from transporting 570 kilograms of ...