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Three Taiwanese sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling narcotic drugs

Three Taiwanese citizens were sentenced to life imprisonment here on Monday for smuggling over two kilograms of ...

Indonesia hopes Australian Ambassador will strengthen relations

The Indonesian government has expressed hope that Australias Ambassador to the country Paul Grigson would be able to ...

Indonesian narcotics board to rehabilitate 100 thousand drug addicts

The National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN) will rehabilitate 100 thousand drug addicts in ...

Mary Jane`s case draws sympathy from Indonesian NGOs

The legal case involving Filipino migrant worker Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso has drawn significant attention, particularly ...

Indonesia's Second Batch Executions Trigger Strong Reactions Overseas

Despite pressures and appeals from various quarters at home as well as overseas, Indonesia went ahead and executed ...

Mary Jane will not leave Indonesia: VP Kalla

Filipina on death row Mary Jane Veloso will not be allowed to leave Indonesia because she is a convict, Indonesian ...

Indonesia should keep calm against withdrawal of Australia`s Ambassador: House

Deputy Chairman of House Commission I Ahmad Hanafi Rais stated that the Indonesian Government should calmly accept the ...

Indonesia still needs to impose capital punishment: Ex-supreme Court Chief

Indonesia still needs to impose death penalty on those involved in extraordinary crimes, but the panel of judges must ...

Withdrawing Australian Ambassador to Indonesia wrong move: Bob Carr

Former Australian foreign affairs minister Bob Carr has opined that the decision to recall the Australian ambassador ...

Indonesia should lodge protest against UN Secretary General`s statement: Observer

Indonesia needs to immediately lodge a protest against UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regarding the statement issued ...

60 more drug convicts on death row

Head of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) Anang Iskandar said there are some 60 more death row drug convicts ...

Australia is only responding to public appeals: Observer

Australia merely wanted to respond to public appeals and decided to recall its ambassador to Indonesia following the ...

Indonesian parliament deplores withdrawal of ambassador by Australia

Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) Tantowi Yahya has expressed regret over the ...

President Aquino seeks postponement of Mary Jane`s execution: AGO

The execution of Mary Jane (MJ) Fiesta Veloso is delayed following a request by the Filipino President Benigno Aquino ...

Mary Jane Veloso escapes second batch of executions

Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipino migrant worker and convicted drug smuggler, has escaped the second batch of ...