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  • proper noun A province of Indonesia.

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Examples

  • To convince all parties that the contract Exxon really ended, Purnomo chronology reveal contract management giant block in Riau Islands is estimated to have gas reserves 46 trillion cubic feet (TCF).

    Indonesia Goverment Threatens ExxonMobil 2009

  • An example of such pursuits is the recent case of four high school students in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, who were expelled from school for posting derogatory comments about one of their female teachers via Facebook.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Just recently, four students in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, were expelled from a senior high school for defaming their female teacher in their Facebook accounts.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Tumpal Halomoan Hutabarat, Ismeth's lawyer, said his client could not register as a candidate in the Riau Islands regional election in May.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Last month a Malaysian man was arrested for smuggling Ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine worth of Rp 5.5 billion at the International Ferry Port in Karimun, Riau Islands

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • But the governor of Riau Islands province, where the migrants are expected to be housed in a detention centre while their

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • But the governor of Riau Islands province, where the migrants are expected to be housed in a detention centre while their

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • The authorities confiscated on Friday 4 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, known as shabu-shabu, and 11 kilograms of marijuana in Riau Islands and Yogyakarta respectively.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • But the governor of Riau Islands province, where the migrants are expected to be housed in a detention centre while their

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Malaysia is one of Indonesia's illegal drug suppliers, with shipments regularly smuggled through Batam and other areas in the Riau Islands province.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

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