Indonesia said that it will push through with the imposition of death penalty through firing squad against nine drug smugglers caught in Bali.
Tag: Indonesia
Indonesian President makes a pitch for yen investment
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for more yen investments on Tuesday (March 24) in a speech before Japanese business leaders in Tokyo. Widodo, on the third day of his Japan tour, focused on business diplomacy as he urged nearly 1,000 businessmen and women to increase their investment in Indonesia, a total of 4.7 billion US dollars in 2013 according to Japanese Foreign Ministry source. “Foreign investment to Indonesia continues to grow each and every year. […]
DFA awaits Indonesian court’s decision
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that it is waiting on the decision of the highest court in Indonesia regarding the death penalty of a Filipina due to the crackdown in the said country against illegal drugs.
Australia seeks Indonesia prisoner swap as executions loom
(Reuters) — Australian law makers held a dawn vigil on Thursday (March 5) as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said they were seeking an opportunity to discuss a prisoner swap with her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days. The planned executions of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, have ratcheted up diplomatic tension between Australia and Indonesia […]
DTI-Sarangani rolls out i-PMDP
ALABEL, Sarangani, (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Sarangani provincial office is pushing among local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in food processing its Integrated Product and Market Development Project (i-PMDP), an enhanced business development program. Processed food cluster is one of the prioritized sub-sectors under DTI’s industry clustering strategy. Engr. Nenita Barroso, DTI provincial director, said i-PMPD seeks to increase and sustain the supply of exportable-quality processed products of the province […]
Indonesia to push through with execution of drug criminals
Despite repeated pleas from Australia, Brazil, and France, Indonesia refused presidential clemency for those who were sentenced to death due to drug-related charges.
Indonesian protesters collect coins to return Australian tsunami aid
Hundreds of people gathered in Jakarta on the streets of Jakarta on Sunday (February 22) to join a coin collection drive in protest to Prime MinisterTony Abbott’s comment linking clemency please for two Australians on death row to the country’s 2004 tsunami relief aid. Earlier in the week, Abbott said Australia would feel “grievously let down” if the executions proceeded despite the roughly A$1 billion (784 million USD) in assistance it gave after the disaster, […]
Australians on death row in Indonesia to be transferred for execution
Two Australians on death row in Indonesia will be transferred from a prison in Bali to the location of their execution this week, the head of provincial prosecutors’ office said on Monday (February 16). Momock Bambang Samiarso told reporters that Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for a plot to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, will be sent to a maximum security prison at Nusakambangan Island in central […]
Hong Kong woman found guilty of abusing Indonesian maid
Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih called for equal rights for all migrant workers in Hong Kong at a news conference on Tuesday (February) after her former employer was found guilty of abusing her. Erwiana stood with migrant worker representatives at the news conference holding up signs that said “End Slavery”. The landmark case triggered outrage over mistreatment of maids and shed light on abuse that many women face in overseas jobs. Former beautician Law Wan-tung, 44, sobbed […]
Indonesia rejects clemency plea of convicted drug offender from Australia
Indonesia rejected a clemency plea submitted by A convicted Australian drug trafficker on Thursday (January 22), a step that could further strain the tense relations between the two countries. Andrew Chan was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesian and sentenced to death in 2006. He was arrested along with Myuran Sukumaran, in 2005. Sukumaran was also sentenced to death. His clemency appeal was rejected last month. Both were members of the so-called Bali 9, a […]
Indonesian authorities find AirAsia tail section
Indonesia’s Air Chief reported that the tail section of the ill-fated AirAsia flight has already been located.
40 bodies recovered off the coast of Borneo, presumed to be from missing AirAsia flight
(Reuters) — Search and rescue teams carried debris, presumed to be from missing Air Asia flight QZ8501, onto land from a helicopter on Tuesday (December 30) evening. Indonesian rescuers searching for the missing plane, carrying 162 people, pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday. The navy said 40 bodies had been recovered as dusk fell. The plane has yet to be found and there was no word on […]
