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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.
Indonesia arrests 43 following suicide attack
Associated Press, Published on 18/11/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police said Monday that they have arrested 43 suspected militants believed to have links to last week's suicide attack at a busy police station in the country's third-largest city.
Suicide bomber attacks Indonesian police station, injuring 6
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2019
» MEDAN, Indonesia: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy police station in Indonesia's third largest city on Wednesday, injuring at least six people, during a counterterrorism crackdown and a warning about possible attacks against police and houses of worship.
US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to Thai summits
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2019
» US national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub.
Lion Air crash report faults Boeing, pilots, maintenance
Associated Press, Published on 25/10/2019
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian investigation found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and maintenance problems.
Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
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 province shuts schools as haze from fires returns
Associated Press, Published on 14/10/2019
» PALEMBANG, Indonesia: Thick, noxious haze from new deliberately set fires blanketed parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday after days of improving air quality, causing school closings and flight delays.
Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia's security minister
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2019
» JAKARTA: A knife-wielding man suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic group wounded Indonesia's security minister, a local police chief and another person in an attack in western Indonesia on Thursday, officials said.
Fifa fines Hong Kong football body for China anthem protest
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2019
» ZURICH: Fifa has fined Hong Kong's football federation 15,000 Swiss francs (458,000 baht) for fans disrespecting the Chinese national anthem before a World Cup qualifying game last month.