Day: June 15, 2021

South Kalimantan BNNP intercepts meth distribution from Malaysia

Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) – South Kalimantan’s Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNNP) successfully warded off an attempt to distribute 8.2 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in rice sacks, allegedly smuggled from Malaysia. “The drugs were concealed in sacks containing rice,” South Kalimantan’s BNNP Head, Brig. Gen. Jackson Lapalonga, stated here on Tuesday. The

Customs officers avert smuggling of 121,942 lobster larvae

Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA) – A joint team of personnel from the Eastern Sumatra and Palembang’s Customs and Excise Offices seized 121,942 lobster larvae, worth Rp18.4 billion, following crackdowns conducted on June 7 and June 12. A man, only identified by his initials as BU, was arrested after customs and

WFH facility for 75-percent employees in COVID-19 red zones: Minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian announced that 75 percent of the employees in COVID-19 red zones are allowed to work from home, as the government had extended micro-scale public activities restriction (Micro PPKM). Karnavian noted in a statement here on Tuesday that the micro PPKM will be

Micro-scale activity restrictions extended in Jakarta

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta provincial government took the decision to extend Micro-scale Community Activity Restriction (PPKM) measures until June 28, 2021, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases following the long Eid holidays in May. According to the Jakarta Health Office data on May 31, 2021, the