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Malaysian citizen sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling narcotics

The district court of Pekanbaru, Riau has sentenced Malaysian Muhammad Adenan, who was also a port officer in Port ...

Thailand blocks 5,000 `royal insult` web pages

Thai authorities have blocked thousands of web pages deemed insulting to the monarchy in the past three months, police ...

Rescue, cleanups continue in US Tornado zone, 39 dead - (d)

Rescue teams and residents combed through storm-wracked towns to assess damage on Saturday from a chain of tornadoes ...

Malaysia still detains 17 Indonesian fishermen

Malaysia still detains 17 Indonesian fishermen from North Sumatra over alleged border violations, according to the ...

Chief warden replaced after riot at prison in Bali

The chief warden of Bali`s Kerobokan penitentiary, Bowo Nariwono, as well as the prison`s chief of security, Anang ...

Corby refuses to be moved from Kerobokan penitentiary

Schapelle Leigh Corby, the Australian prisoner over a narcotics case, has refused to be moved from the Kerobokan ...

Mexico prison fight leaves at least 20 dead

Violence at a prison on the outskirts of Mexico`s northern business city Monterrey killed at least 20 people on ...

Poor transportation in spotlight following fatal traffic accidents

More than 1,500 fatal accidents have taken place in just a month and a half on Indonesia`s roads, raising serious ...

Law ministry denies receiving funds from US

Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin has categorically denied an allegation his ministry had received Rp1 ...

AGO to recount drug offenders on death row

The Attorney General`s Office (AGO) is to do a recount of prisoners sentenced to death for drug-related offenses in ...

Multiple death accident reminds Indonesians about DUI danger

A beautiful Sunday morning turned into a nightmare for Teguh Hadi Purnomo and his six relatives, who hailed from ...

UN chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised the government of Myanmar for its democratic reforms and said ...

Legal and Human Rights Minister sued by corrupter to Komnas HAM

Minister of Legal and Human Rights Affairs Amir Syamsudin has been sued by corrupter Hasan Basri to the National ...

Russia diplomats depart Canada over spy case

Canada has expelled four Russian diplomats following the arrest last weekend of a Canadian soldier charged with ...

Two more Indonesian migrant workers saved from Saudi execution

Two more Indonesian migrant workers, namely Neneng Sunengsih binti Mamih Ujan and Mesti binti Dama Idon, have been ...