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No investigation of tourist's death
Sydney :: Australia | 1 day ago
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Comr. Rosyid Hartanto said the police had yet to receive a report from her relatives on her death, which they needed as an initial step in the investigation. Unfortunately, the result of an internal investigation of the incident could not be used as
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British backpacker died after drinking tainted alcohol
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 days ago
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A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where
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Regent, mayor sacked from party for graft
Medan :: Indonesia | 7 days ago
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The two regional heads, Mandailing Natal Regent Hidayat Batubara and suspended Medan Mayor Rahudman Harahap, are currently implicated in corruption cases. North Sumatra chapter Democratic Party head Tengku Milwan said the decision to dismiss the two
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KPK questions Mandailing Natal regent in bribe case
Medan :: Indonesia | 9 days ago
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Intelligence assistant Jaja Subarja of the North Sumatra prosecutors' office confirmed the questioning, saying the investigation went on into the late hours' of Tuesday night. Yes, he is being questioned, a KPK member involved in the investigation
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Pelindo I sees 18 percent growth in traffic in Q1
Belawan :: Indonesia | 11 days ago
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The firm's spokesman Muhammad Eriansyah said they managed to handle 378,308 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) containers from January to March this year, up by 18.28 percent from 320,181 TEUs in the same period last year. Almost 80 percent of the
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Orangutan habitat in dire need of protection
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 12 days ago
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ProFauna Indonesia chairman Rosek Nursahid said their habitat had been decimated due to ongoing deforestation in both provinces. He said the current orangutan population was estimated at around 6,000 with the largest concentrations in West Leuser,
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Family of 3 murdered in N. Sumatra
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 12 days ago
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Sumatra Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Archipelago Sun, May 12 2013, 10:48 PM A family of three have been murdered in an alleged robbery at their house in Suka Mulia Hilir village, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, early on Sunday. Patar
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Brimob officer battered to death in Medan
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 14 days ago
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Sei Serayu in Medan, North Sumatra, on Friday, after an alleged attack by a group of unidentified youth...Marisi Robert Silaen, 35, who was in uniform, was found with several wounds to the face and head likely inflicted by blunt objects. Police are
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Aceh, North Sumatra administrations urged to halt destruction of orangutan natural habitats
Medan :: Indonesia | 17 days ago
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ProFauna Indonesia chairman Rosek Nursahid said the habitats of orangutans were continuing to decline due to ongoing deforestation in North Sumatra and Aceh. He said there were only 6,000 Sumatran orangutans left in their natural habitats. The
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Medan mayor stands trial for corruption
Medan :: Indonesia | 21 days ago
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The trial, conducted in the main courtroom, was tightly guarded by the police. Three Barracuda armored vehicles and hundreds of fully-equipped personnel were deployed to secure the trial in Medan. In the initial trial session, led by presiding judge
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