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After Castro`s death, dissidents see changes ahead

Now that Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is dead, one of his most prominent critics says he sees big economic ...

10 persons arrested for alleged malicious conspiracy

The Indonesian police on Friday arrested 10 persons for their alleged links with malicious conspiracy, a spokesman of ...

BNN uncovers case of laundering of drug trade money

Indonesias National Narcotics Agency (BNN) uncovered a money laundering case involving Rp153 billion (US$11.4 million) ...

Indonesia`s tempe promoted at Oxford University

A group of Indonesian students in the United Kingdom recently organized a workshop on tempe (fermented soybean cake) ...

Indonesia Justice Ministry establishes unit to check illegal levies

Indonesias Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has established a special unit to crackdown on the malpractice of ...

Bomb explodes at Lhokseumawe prison

A bomb exploded at a correctional facility in Lhokseumawe district, Aceh province, on Sunday, leaving two of its ...

Govt mulling super maximum security prison for drug lord convicts

The Indonesian government is considering turning outlying islands into super maximum security prisons for terrorists, ...

Police detain suspects in illegal hajj pilgrimage

Police have detained seven of nine Indonesian suspects accused of attending the Hajj, while being illegally counted ...

Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest

An Egyptian court sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,000) for ...

2 Chinese nationals sentenced to death for drug possession

The West Jakarta court has sentenced to death two Chinese citizens for their involvement in the possession of 18 ...

More effective law needed in war against corruption: ICW

The legal policy package, to be issued by the government should give more effective instrument to fight rampant ...

Police question illegal hajj pilgrimage suspect in Philippines

The National Police is questioning an individual, with the initials HR, who is suspected to have organized an illegal ...

John Lennon`s killer denied parole for 9th time

The man who shot and killed John Lennon in New York City nearly 36 years ago has again failed to persuade a state ...

Malaysia repatriates 12 Indonesian detained fishermen

Some 12 Indonesian traditional fishermen from Langkat district, North Sumatra, were repatriated from Penang island, ...

Preventing migrant workers from becoming drug couriers

Last year, the South China Morning Post had reported that Hong Kongs triad was targeting Indonesian migrant workers to ...