BEKASI
Not a happy river: 2-kilometer stretch of Kali Bahagia in Indonesia’s Bekasi completely covered with garbage (Video)
A river in Bekasi, West Java, has come to represent the exact opposite of what its name means as it has made headlines across the country for the insane amount of filthy garbage...
‘Sea of trash’ fills up river in Indonesia’s Bekasi, excavators needed to clean
Trash-filled waterways are quite a common sight in Indonesia, but a village in the Bekasi Regency of West Java managed to make headlines around the country for letting their water...
Corruption Eradication Commission searches Lippo boss James Riady’s house as part of Meikarta investigation
The KPK's investigation into alleged bribery related to the Lippo Group’s US$20 billion Meikarta property development has taken an even more worrying turn for the Indonesian...
Bricks tossed from pedestrian bridge over toll road in Bekasi, one driver killed
Police are on the hunt for the person responsible for dropping at least three approximately football-sized bricks on the Cikampek toll road, hitting two cars and smashing through...
Small boys stripped, beaten & paraded in public for alleged theft; parents refuse to drop charges despite pleas from suspect
Vigilante justice in the form of humiliating public shaming parades are disturbingly common in Indonesia.
Spike-ful crime: Gang beats up durian seller, throws one at his face after he refused to become victim of fruit extortion
Not only is it considered the king of fruits, but the durian, with its hard spikes, is arguably the most weaponizable of all fruits, as this case proves.
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