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Indonesia court increases jail term for Polish tourist
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a Polish tourist who was convicted of treason after meeting with Papuan independence supporters and instead increased his prison term, a lawyer said Wednesday.
150 searchers hunt for missing British woman in Cambodia
Associated Press, Published on 28/10/2019
» PHNOM PENH: About 150 people have joined the search for a young British woman who is missing on a Cambodian island popular with travellers, a senior police officer said Monday.
Dubai eases liquor laws
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores previously only accessible to licence-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants ahead of a presidential inauguration that will be attended by regional leaders and foreign envoys.
Indonesia arrests British man in Bali for drugs, porn
Associated Press, Published on 30/07/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities say they have arrested an alleged British fugitive in Bali with pornography and drugs. Immigration official Amran Aris said on Tuesday that based on British media reports, the man, Terrence David Mueller, is wanted by police in the UK.
Indonesia jails Polish tourist who met Papuan activists
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2019
» JAKARTA: A Polish tourist was sentenced to five years in prison for treason on Thursday after meeting with Papuan independence supporters, but said later he was the victim of a show trial.
Indonesia sentences Briton to 6 months for slapping official
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2019
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: A British woman who slapped an immigration officer on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after missing her flight due to an expired visa was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison.
Indonesia says avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami
Associated Press, Published on 26/12/2018
» CARITA BEACH, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami.
Terrorist charges over death of Thai tourist
Associated Press, Published on 19/12/2018
» PARIS: A man suspected of supplying the gun used in the Christmas market shooting attack that killed five people in Strasbourg has been handed preliminary terror charges, according to a French judicial official close to the investigation.
Five foreigners arrested in Bali
Associated Press, Published on 13/12/2018
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian police said some of the five foreigners who have been arrested for alleged drug smuggling on the tourist island of Bali since the end of November face the death penalty if convicted.