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Indonesia discovers three human trafficking rings in border areas

April 08, 2023 | 16:16

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD announced on April 6 that competent agencies had discovered three human trafficking rings in border areas, mostly in north Sumatra, Riau and Kalimantan islands.

Eight dead in Indonesia mine collapse as excavator digs for survivors

March 02, 2019 | 11:48

Rescuers at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine brought in a heavy excavator to the perilous site Friday (Mar 1) as they ramped up efforts to reach more than 30 miners still trapped underground.