File photo of men putting out a forest fire in Indonesia. (Photo: AFP) JAKARTA: A military official in the Indonesian province of Jambi said on Saturday (Aug 5) he has ordered that anyone who
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Drug mule who transited in Singapore with 43 pellets of Ice gets 25 years’ jail and caning
Adri Anton Kalangie was sentenced to 25 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to importing not less than 249.99g of methamphetamine on Monday, July 17 2017 SINGAPORE – A
Read morePassenger removed from Garuda flight over bomb joke
A Garuda Indonesia passenger was removed from a Timika-Denpasar flight on Monday after a flight attendant heard him joke to another passenger that his heavy bag contained a bomb. The man, identified only by his
Read moreSingapore steps up checks and patrols after Jakarta, Manchester attacks
SINGAPORE: Singapore is stepping up its checks and patrols at key locations such as the air, land and sea checkpoints, transport nodes and its waters, following the attacks in Manchester and Jakarta, said the Ministry
Read moreIslamic State claims responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks
CAIRO: Islamic State claimed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 12 others wounded on Wednesday. “The executor of the attack on the Indonesian police gathering in Jakarta
Read moreSemi-permanent buildings demolished for RPTRA in North Jakarta
.The Jakarta administration demolished over 31 illegal buildings under a North Jakarta toll road on Friday to make way for the development of a child-friendly integrated public space (RPTRA) Officers from the public order agency
Read moreIndonesian police ban Islamist rally ahead of Jakarta election
JAKARTA: Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have banned a rally organised by Islamist groups ahead of next week’s hotly-contested election to lead the city, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 7). The rally on Feb
Read moreFurther fraud charges slapped on cult leader
The National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has named cult leader Dimas Kanjeng Taat Pribadi a suspect for allegedly defrauding people of Rp 25 billion (US$1.92 million) by claiming to be able to multiply banknotes
Read moreIndonesia readies prison island for drug convict executions
JAKARTA -Indonesia has beefed up security at Nusa Kambangan prison island and closed it to visitors in a sign authorities are preparing to execute people convicted of drug crimes. The head of prisons in Central
Read moreJakarta Ponzi scheme
2011, the police arrested Jaya Komara who allegedly defrauded his clients in an investment scam. The scam itself began to surface when four of his alleged victims reported the scam to the police. According to
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