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Snooker-China's governing body upholds lifetime bans for match-fixing

June 22 (Reuters) - China's snooker authorities have upheld lifetime bans for match-fixing handed out to Liang Wenbo and Li Hang by the sport's world governing body (WPBSA) and given five other players longer suspensions for domestic matches.

1 year ago
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Ryan Blaney ends drought, wins Coca-Cola 600

Ryan Blaney got back on the winning track Monday and capped a great weekend for team owner Roger Penske. The Team Penske driver broke a 59-race winless streak with a victory in the 64th annual Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. ...

2 years ago
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Anger as Surabaya court acquits two police over Kanjuruhan crush

Another officer was jailed for 18 months but families of the victims said he had been treated too leniently. ...

2 years ago

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1 dead, 9 missing after fishing boat sinks south of Bali

One member of crew died and nine others are still missing after a fishing boat sank south of Bali on Tuesday. Five people from the crew were rescued by another passing fishing boat.

2 years ago
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North Sumatra governor apologizes for officiating dead person

North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi offered his apology to the province’s residents for including names of dead and retired civil servants during a mass officiating ceremony on Feb. 21.

2 years ago
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Jokowi calls for overhaul of Lake Toba's tourist facilities

The President has urged the country’s major tourist regions to build their own brands after seeing the poor infrastructure and tourist facilities during the weekend's F1 Powerboat race at North Sumatra's world-renowned lake.

2 years ago
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NTT capital makes eating Moringa mandatory for students

Head of the city's agency for education and culture Dumuliahi Djami said in a circular that students were required to consume moringa on Wednesdays and Fridays.

2 years ago
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Bali police arrest Frenchman for mini-mart robbery

Police have nabbed a French national who has apparently confessed to robbing an Alfamart in South Kuta in January because "he had run out of money".

2 years ago
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Susi Air dismisses claim pilot has ties to separatist group

Susi told a press conference that she knew Philip Mehrtens personally and that there was nothing to suggest he had ties to the organization.

2 years ago
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Mahfud vows restraint as troops surround separatists holding NZ pilot

Philip Mehrtens, a Susi Air pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TNPB) on Feb. 7 after landing in the remote region of Nduga. 

2 years ago
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NTT governor proposes schools start at 5 a.m.

In a speech to a provincial education agency meeting, Viktor, a politician from the NasDem Party, said that the proposal, if implemented, could also improve discipline and the work ethic.

2 years ago
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Sulawesi

The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

2 years ago
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Chinese nickel workers file complaint to Komnas HAM over work conditions

The workers at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi province said they "endured a lot of physical, psychological, financial damages to their reputation as human beings", according to a statement from the law firm.

2 years ago
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Rights body pushes for Wamena incident investigation

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged law enforcement authorities to investigate last week's deadly riots in Wamena, Papua, triggered by rumors that a child had been abducted.

2 years ago
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West Java regency declares diphtheria outbreak after 7 deaths

The Garut regency administration in West Java has declared an “extraordinary occurrence [KLB]” of diphtheria in its jurisdiction after seven residents are suspected to have died from the infectious disease.

2 years ago
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Medan court sends YouTuber to jail for blasphemy

The Medan District Court in North Sumatra sentenced a YouTuber to one year in prison on Thursday for blasphemy against Islam. State prosecutors had demanded a 1.5-year penalty.

2 years ago
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Papua separatists want guns in exchange for pilot: Police

Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Mathius Fakhiri said authorities had rebuffed the demand from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

2 years ago
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Security tightened in Papua after nine killed in riot

More than 200 security personnel, including police and the military, had been deployed to contain the situation after 14 people had also been hurt in Thursday's riot, police said. 

2 years ago
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes north of Halmahera

The quake was at a depth of 100 km, EMSC added.

2 years ago
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Medan hospital delays conjoined twins' separation

An operation to separate a pair of twins, joined at the chest and abdomen and sharing a single heart, has been postponed after the boys developed stomach complications.

2 years ago
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‘New’ Miss Universe Indonesia launches in Bali

The Miss Universe Indonesia contest was launched in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday for the first time under its new license holder PT Capella Swastika Karya (CSK) for the 2023 event.

2 years ago
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F1 PowerBoat drivers arrive in Lake Toba for weekend race

Race teams have begun to arrive at Lake Toba in North Sumatra for the upcoming F1 PowerBoat Championship slated to be held over the weekend. 

2 years ago
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No military operation to free New Zealand pilot yet: TNI chief

"What happens now is a law-enforcement operation and not a military operation. We carry out this law enforcement operation because there's a foreigner involved. We will continue trying persuasive ways," Yudo was quoted by Kompas daily as saying in Denpasar, Bali.

2 years ago
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N. Sumatra conservation camp records 1st elephant death

The Aek Nauli Elephant Conservation Camp (ANECC) in North Sumatra has recorded the first death of an elephant under its care, Dwiki, from complications due to a dental infection.

2 years ago
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Bali eyes Rp 31.5 billion from tourist donations

The Bali administration has set a target of collecting Rp 31.5 billion (US$2.07 million) in tourist donations this year. The voluntary donation is to be used for the preservation of the island's culture and environment preservation.

2 years ago
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Helicopter with provincial police chief onboard crashes in Jambi jungle

Currently, the police are conducting a massive operation to rescue passengers and crew, who include Jambi Police chief Insp. Gen. Rusdi Hartono.

2 years ago
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National Police to repatriate alleged drug trafficker to Italy

Interpol issued a red notice for Strangio, 32, in 2016 over the sale of 160 kilograms of marijuana and links to Italy's 'Ndrangheta' organised crime syndicate, Sr. Comr. Anggaito Hadi Prabowo told reporters on Sunday. 

2 years ago
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Police fire tear gas to keep fans out of closed-doors match in Central Java

Tickets were sold out for the derby match between PSIS Semarang and Persis Solo but police decided on Thursday to bar spectators over security concerns, the provincial governor said, among protocols introduced after 135 people died at a game in Malang in October.

2 years ago
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TNI ready for operation to free New Zealand pilot, if talks fail

The government was currently taking soft approaches to try to break the deadlock, said the Cendrawasih Military Command commander Maj. Gen. Muhammad Saleh Mustafa, with local politicians and religious figures involved in trying to secure the release of Philip Mehrtens.

2 years ago
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BIG discovers undersea mountain off southern coast of East Java

The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) has discovered an undersea mountain off the southern coast of Pacitan regency while conducting a survey on Indonesia's extended continental shelf from Java to Nusa Tenggara.

2 years ago
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Boat carrying 50 Rohingya lands in Aceh

Miftah Cut Ade, a senior member of the area's traditional fishing community, told Reuters the group had arrived from Bangladesh, many in a state of exhaustion. Local residents had offered them food, he said.

2 years ago
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Medan court begins trial of alleged boss of online gambling ring

The Medan District Court has commenced the trial of Jonni, alleged to be the boss of an illegal online gambling ring whose name was indirectly connected, though unverified, to murder convict Ferdy Sambo in social media rumors.

2 years ago
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Police dispatch local team to negotiate New Zealand pilot's release

The Papua Police chief has said that a negotiation team was en route to secure the release of the New Zealand national who has been held hostage since last Tuesday.

2 years ago

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