Tag: Indonesia
Indonesia to import 1m tonnes of rice from Pakistan
Indonesia will import 1 million metric tonnes of milled rice over the next four years from Pakistan.
The two governments, represented by Indonesia’s Trade Minister...
6.9 magnitude quake shakes Indonesia
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia Wednesday, United States (US) seismologists said, although there was no immediate tsunami warning.
The quake,...
Fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan arrives back in India
An alleged Indian gangster on the run for more than 20 years arrived in New Delhi on Friday after being deported from Indonesia where...
Indonesia to use chemical castration to punish paedophiles
Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorising the use of chemical castration to punish paedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of...
Indonesia arrests 18 migrants, including Pakistanis, bound for Australia
Indonesian police have arrested 18 migrants who were stranded in the waters off Java island after their boat ran out of fuel as they...
Pakistan will be world’s sixth largest nation by 2050: Report
Pakistan is expected to become the sixth largest nation in the world by 2050, according to data published by Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
The data...
Malaysia, Indonesia to let ‘boat people’ come ashore temporarily
Malaysia and Indonesia said on Wednesday they would offer shelter to 7,000 "boat people" adrift at sea in rickety boats but made clear their...
750 migrants rescued off Indonesia as pressure grows for solution
More than 750 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were rescued off Indonesia on Friday, police said, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to...
Indonesia executes seven foreign drug convicts
Indonesia on Wednesday executed seven foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad despite a storm of international anger, reports said, but a...
Indonesia defiant as UN leads condemnation of executions
Indonesia on Sunday signalled it was determined to push ahead with the execution of eight foreign drug convicts, despite a growing wave of global...
‘India to pip Indonesia as country with most Muslims by 2050’
India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest number of Muslims by 2050 while Hindus will become the world's third largest population...
Cleric declares women taking ‘sinful’ selfies ‘shameless’
Jakarta-
A young Indonesian cleric has declared that taking selfies is a sin, according to a report on news website Quartz.
A popular Indonesian author and speaker Felix...
Fury as Indonesia executes foreigners by firing squad
Indonesia put to death five foreigners and one local woman convicted of drugs offences on Sunday, unleashing a diplomatic storm as Brazil and the...
Indonesia says crashed AirAsia plane tail found
Indonesia said Wednesday it had found the tail of AirAsia Flight 8501, potentially marking a major step towards locating the plane's black boxes and...
Indonesia pledges AirAsia probe as plane parts found
Indonesia pledged Saturday to investigate flight violations by AirAsia, as search teams found two large parts of the airline's plane that crashed into the...
Differences between MH370 and AirAsia incidents
SINGAPORE —
The disappearance of an AirAsia passenger jet soon after takeoff inevitably brings back memories of the mystery behind Malaysia Airlines Flight 370...
Missing AirAsia jet crash site ‘in the sea’
A missing passenger jet carrying 162 people is likely to be at the bottom of the sea, a rescue official has said.
The AirAsia Airbus...