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"Grease Devil" panic grips rural Sri Lanka, at least three dead

Panic over nighttime assaults blamed on "grease devils" has struck across rural Sri Lanka, leading to the deaths of at ...

Some Sri Lankan immigrants aboard MV Alicia sick

A number of Sri Lankan immigrants who arrived aboard the MV Alicia in Tanjungpinang waters last July 10 have fallen ...

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...

Sri Lanka admits civilian deaths in separatist war

Sri Lanka on Monday admitted for the first time that civilians may have been killed during its military push against ...

ARF discusses progress in Korean Peninsula, SC Sea issues

The 18th ASEAN Regional Forum here Saturday discussed the progress being made in efforts to ease the tensions on the ...

Indonesia N Korean Foreign Ministers discuss resolution of Korea Peninsula conflict

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui-chun during a meeting here on ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

Int`l SAR forum kicks off in Bali

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono opened the International Search and Rescue (SAR) Forum of ...

India asks Sri Lanka to probe war crimes claims

India on Friday urged Sri Lanka to examine claims made in a British documentary that said it targeted civilians while ...

23 Sri Lankan immigrants left Jakarta

Riau Islands Police said 23 of the 87 Sri Lankan immigrants currently in Tanjungpinang left Jakarta after purchasing ...

Trade Ministry preparing blueprint of batik promotion

The Trade Ministry is currently developing a blueprint of Indonesian batik promotion, according to a minister. ...

Sri Lanka `war crimes` video proven false: military

Sri Lanka`s military said Wednesday it had original footage that exposed the "malicious intentions" behind a British ...

Govt intensifying efforts to protect migrant workers

Things have been developing very fast regarding efforts to protect TKIs overseas, since the beheading of Ruyati, an ...

UN rights chief warns of action in absence of S.Lanka probe

The UN`s human rights chief Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying ...

Agency hopes 8,300 Indonesian workers will pass Korean test

The National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TIK) hoped that some 8,300 of the ...