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Terbit acknowledged that there had been deaths of inmates. [10] Terbit's son Dewa Rencana Perangin-angin was convicted in November 2022 of torturing an inmate to death and received a prison sentence. [11] Terbit stood trial in 2024 for human trafficking in connection with the slavery allegations. He was acquitted by a three-judge panel on 9 ...
Indonesian National Commission of Human Rights sends an investigation team to North Sumatra following the discovery of human cages inside the home of Terbit Rencana Perangin-angin. [16] 25 January – At least 19 people are killed during clashes between two groups at a nightclub in Sorong, West Papua. [17]
Tropical Cyclone Robyn was a deadly and erratic tropical cyclone that contributed towards heavy rains and flooding throughout the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java in November 2024.
Local executive elections (Indonesian: Pemilihan Kepala Daerah or Pilkada) to elect governors, mayors and regents in Indonesia were held on 27 November 2024 across 545 regions: 37 provinces, 415 regencies and 93 cities, which covered all provinces except Yogyakarta Special Region and all cities/regencies except the constituents of Jakarta. [1]
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.
In 1956, an emergency law gave Palembang the status of a "large city", and set the number of legislators in the regional house of representatives to 25. [5] There were 40 councillors after the 1971 election , including six representatives of the Indonesian National Armed Forces , [ 6 ] and 45 councillors after the 1977 election .
Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago and controlled many maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Malacca. [8] Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. [9] It was chartered as a city on 1 April ...
The stadium which began construction on 1 January 2001, was intended to host the 2004 National Sports Week when the city of Palembang was appointed as the organizer on 2 September 2004. [4] The stadium was named after the maritime empire of Srivijaya , which was based in Palembang and succeeded in unifying the western region of the archipelago ...