Indonesia

Indonesian minister sacked for dual citizenship

JAKRTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo sacked his energy minister late Monday just weeks after filling the key…

ASEAN celebrates its community during 49th anniversary

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for the first time as an ASEAN Community, observed its 49th anniversary on…

Indonesia orders probe into alleged police role in drugs

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered an official investigation into allegations top police and military officers…

Activists slam ASEAN roadmap to stop smog

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations agreed to a roadmap on Thursday to combat acrid haze from Indonesian fires…

Illegal bird trade threatens Indonesian species: report

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of endangered Indonesian birds are being sold illegally at markets across the country,…

Indonesian crocodile catchers to snap up prizes

KUPANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian city has hit on an original idea to rid its popular beaches of crocodiles…

Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia hit air travel

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted…

Indonesia to sink scores of boats in fishing fight

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will sink up to 71 impounded foreign boats this month on its Independence Day, a…

Indonesia executes one local, 3 foreign drug convicts

  by Muhammad Azka CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia executed four drug convicts Friday but 10 others due to face…

Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions

CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) - by Muhammad Azka Indonesia on Thursday rejected mounting international pressure and desperate pleas from relatives to halt…

New executions looming in Indonesia

CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) -- More foreign drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia after authorities said Monday…

Eight dead, 20 missing in Malaysia boat accident

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's coast guard said Monday they had retrieved eight bodies after a boat capsized off…

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