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Regent, mayor sacked from party for graft
Medan :: Indonesia | 4 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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Singaporean mule caught with 4,516 ecstasy pills
Batam :: Indonesia | 7 days ago
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Colin Heng Wee Keng, alias Wang Wei Qing, 44, had received help from an airport employee and a ticket scalper and was about to depart for Jakarta. However, when he passed through a body-scanner the alarm sounded and officers immediately searched his
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Thousands homeless from floods in Indonesia's Aceh district
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 days ago
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Thousands of people have been driven from their homes by flash flooding in Indonesia's Aceh district, officials said Saturday. The floods followed five days of downpours, the Jakarta Globe reported. "People have fled to safe areas, and in some places,
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Trapped tiger planned for release
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 11 days ago
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The tiger, measuring more than 1 meter long, had been sent for treatment at the Satwa Kandi Park in Sawahlunto. Dharmasraya regent Adi Gunawan said that farmers found the tiger in a trap set for wild boars on Tuesday. The tiger was saved by forest
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Sumatran orangutans' rainforest home faces new threat
Nicosia :: Cyprus | 16 days ago
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A baby Sumatran orangutan swings playfully on a branch at an Indonesian rescue center, a far cry from the terror he endured when his pristine rainforest home was razed to the ground. Now alarm is growing at a plan activists say will open up new
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Musi Rawas back to normal after clash
Palembang :: Indonesia | 20 days ago
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Comr. Agus Rianto said protesters had ended their 30-hour blockade of the Trans-Sumatra Highway that connects Palembang and Bengkulu both in South Sumatra...This was achieved after police, local figures and personnel from the Indonesian Military held
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Batam, Sweden to set up eco-airport team
Batam :: Indonesia | 21 days ago
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Agency spokesman Dwi Djoko Wiwoho told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia, Ewa Polano, met agency chief Mustofa Wijaya on Monday. Polano visited Batam, Riau Islands, with Saab LFV Aviation Consulting AB chief
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Three people arrested in Batam for fraud
Batam :: Indonesia | 21 days ago
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They carried out their operation by offering their services to job seekers...Dasta Analis said the arrests were made following a tip-off from the community. The three were arrested on Monday after we [went undercover] and sought their services, Dasta
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Green activists see red over Sumatra rain forest plan
Vancouver :: Canada | 23 days ago
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The Globe and Mail Last updated Sunday, Apr. 28 2013, 10:11 PM EDT The UPG forest clearance is a photo of a large scale illegal logging operation that was discovered by the elephant patrollers in 2006. It was in the southern end of the Ecosystem
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Three stabbed in prison clash
Binjai :: Indonesia | 24 days ago
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Head of correction division at the North Sumatra administration's law and human rights agency, Amran Silalahi, said officials had evacuated 17 inmates from the Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary to prevent the clash from escalating further. In addition, the
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