Tag: Indonesia
Diplomatic efforts beefed up to save Pakistani death row convict in...
The government has intensified its diplomatic efforts to save a Pakistani national who was sentenced to death in Indonesia after being convicted of drug-related...
Indonesian toilet cafe serves up stomach-churning food
A toilet-themed cafe where customers dine on meatballs floating in soup-filled latrines may not be everyone’s idea of haute cuisine, but Indonesians are flocking...
AIIB approves loans for projects in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tajikistan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $ 100 million loan for Pakistan.
The bank’s board of directors Friday approved its first four...
Indonesia introduces death penalty for child rapists
Indonesia has sanctioned the death penalty for child rapists.
The decision to hand-out tougher punishments for sex crimes against children follows several high-profile crimes that...
Strict Indonesian province canes non-Muslim for selling booze
An elderly Christian woman has been caned in a conservative Indonesian province for selling alcohol, the first time someone from outside the Islamic faith...
Ten Indonesian sailors kidnapped by Islamic militants in Philippine
Ten Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in Philippine waters by Islamic militants who have demanded a ransom for their release, an official said Tuesday.
The...
Total solar eclipse sweeps across Indonesia
A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on Wednesday, marked by ecstatic sky gazers cheering the spectacle, devout Muslims kneeling in...
Powerful earthquake strikes off Indonesia
A powerful and shallow earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the US Geology Survey...
Unmarried Muslim couple publicly caned in Indonesia for spending time alone...
Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who were caught spending time...
Indonesia razes capital’s largest red-light district
Bulldozers started demolishing hundreds of buildings in the Indonesian capital’s largest red-light district on Monday as part of a nationwide effort to eradicate prostitution...
Pakistan eyes coal purchase from Indonesia for power projects
Pakistan is looking into the possibility of procuring coal from Indonesia for its coal-fired power generation projects.
A pre-bid conference was arranged in Indonesia's capital...
26 Indonesians die after drinking bootleg alcohol
More than two dozen Indonesians have died after drinking bootleg alcohol in central Java, police said Monday.
Investigators said a majority of the victims died...
Four-year rice deal with Indonesia will bail out troubled sector
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Patron Shahid Rasheed Butt on Sunday said the four-year rice export deal with Indonesia would bail out the troubled...
Indonesian province bans Ahmadis from ‘spreading faith’
A tiny Indonesian province has banned the minority Ahmadiyah community from conducting religious activities, a move activists say raises concerns over intolerance in the...
Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least 6 dead
JAKARTA: Militants launched a gun and bomb assault killing at least six people in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, police said, in...
Indonesia to import rice from Pakistan
The Indonesian government is sounding out the possibility of importing rice from Pakistan amid low rice stocks following a prolonged dry season.
"We are negotiating...
Indonesia opts out of Saudi-led military coalition
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo refrained from openly rejecting the idea of joining the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition of 34 countries to fight terrorism,...
