News: Indonesia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Indonesia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Indonesia: news

Search after Indonesia ferry sinks

Monday, January 12th 2009, 5:21

A search is under way after a ferry carrying some 250 passengers and 17 crew sank in stormy seas off Indonesia, officials say.
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Indonesian ferry sinks in storm

Sunday, January 11th 2009, 11:56

A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and 17 crew has sunk in a storm in central Indonesia, officials say.
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Tremor hits West Papua quake area

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 1:24

Another strong earthquake hits Indonesia's West Papua province with no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
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Indonesia jails MP for corruption

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 9:29

An Indonesian deputy is jailed for taking bribes, in a symbol of the country's new determination to tackle corruption.
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Collapse fears amid Papua quakes

Monday, January 5th 2009, 9:40

Thousands of people refuse to return to their homes in West Papua, Indonesia, as earthquake aftershocks rattle the region.
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Strong earthquakes hit Indonesia

Sunday, January 4th 2009, 7:58

At least four people are killed and dozens are injured after powerful earthquakes rock eastern Indonesia, officials say.
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Questions remain

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 13:19

What the acquittal of a top spy means for Indonesia
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Indonesian spy freed over killing

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 5:14

An Indonesian court acquits a retired deputy intelligence chief of ordering the murder of a leading rights campaigner.
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Former Indonesian minister dies

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 8:15

One of Indonesia's best known political figures, former Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, has died at the age of 76.
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Papua mulls microchips against HIV

Monday, December 1st 2008, 11:52

Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.
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Malaysian jailed for maid attacks

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 17:08
related countries: Malaysia

A former Malaysian flight attendant who repeatedly scalded her Indonesian maid is jailed for 18 years.
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Powerful earthquake off Sumatra

Saturday, November 22nd 2008, 17:41

A strong earthquake measuring up to 6.8 has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say.
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Powerful earthquake off Sumatra

Saturday, November 22nd 2008, 17:41

A strong earthquake measuring up to 6.8 has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say.
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Prophet cartoon row in Indonesia

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 12:02

Indonesia demands that a blogging website remove cartoons that depict the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations.
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Toll rising after Indonesia quake

Monday, November 17th 2008, 5:44

At least two people are killed and hundreds of homes toppled by an earthquake which struck near Indonesia's Sulawesi province.
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New tsunami system in Indonesia

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 7:11

Indonesia launches a new tsunami early warning system, but experts say some areas will not be fully protected.
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Bali bomb burials stoke tensions

Sunday, November 9th 2008, 5:22
related places: Bali

Police in Indonesia are on high alert as supporters attend burials of three men executed for the 2002 Bali bombings.
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Indonesia executes Bali bombers

Sunday, November 9th 2008, 2:00
related places: Bali

Three Indonesian Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 Bali bombings are executed by firing squad.
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Threat as Bali bombers face death

Tuesday, November 4th 2008, 4:41
related places: Bali, Jakarta

Bomb threats are delivered to Western embassies in Jakarta as three Bali bombers await imminent execution.
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Tense wait

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 15:59
related places: Bali

Indonesia awaits execution of three Bali bombers
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Execution of Bali bombers 'near'

Saturday, November 1st 2008, 13:03
related places: Bali

Speculation mounts in Indonesia that three men convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings may shortly be executed.
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Mud eruption 'caused by drilling'

Saturday, November 1st 2008, 8:02

Leading geologists decide that a mud volcano disaster in Indonesia was triggered by oil and gas exploration.
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Indonesia passes anti-porn bill

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 15:37

Indonesia's parliament passes a far-reaching anti-pornography law that critics say will stifle religious and artistic freedom.
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Outrage as cleric weds 12-year-old

Monday, October 27th 2008, 9:31

A Muslim cleric sparks anger in Indonesia after marrying a 12-year-old girl in an unofficial religious ceremony.
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Bali bombers' execution date set

Friday, October 24th 2008, 8:34

Three men convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings will be executed in early November, Indonesian authorities say.
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Rebel's return

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 7:08
related places: Tiro

What role now for Hasan di Tiro in Indonesia's Aceh?
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Aceh guerrilla leader flies home

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 4:46
related places: Banda Aceh

Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders, Hasan di Tiro.
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Pledge to protect Sumatran forest

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 18:04

Indonesia pledges to stop the loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important islands.
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Indonesia stampede leaves 21 dead

Monday, September 15th 2008, 12:01

At least 21 people die in a stampede in Indonesia as thousands queue to receive charity cash handouts.
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Suspected bomb near Papua airport

Sunday, September 14th 2008, 16:08

A suspected bomb has gone off near the international airport in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police say.
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West 'makes terror fight harder'

Thursday, September 11th 2008, 11:27

Indonesia's anti-terror chief says Western governments have made it harder for moderate Muslims to tackle terrorism.
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Powerful earthquakes strike Asia

Thursday, September 11th 2008, 2:13
related countries: Japan

Two powerful earthquakes hit Indonesia's Moluccas islands and Hokkaido in northern Japan, but there are no reports of injuries.
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Powerful earthquakes strike Asia

Thursday, September 11th 2008, 2:13
related countries: Japan

Two powerful earthquakes hit Indonesia's Moluccas islands and Hokkaido in northern Japan, but there are no reports of injuries.
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Malaysia orders Aceh refugees out

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 16:19
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysia tells more than 25,000 Indonesian tsunami refugees to leave by early January or face deportation.
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Indonesia ex-spy chief on trial

Thursday, August 21st 2008, 7:16

A former chief of Indonesia's intelligence agency goes on trial for the murder of human rights activist Munir Thalib.
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Indonesia 'serial killer' inquiry

Monday, July 28th 2008, 12:36

Police investigating a suspected serial killer in eastern Indonesia say they have recovered 10 bodies.
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Indonesian crash pilot on trial

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 8:08

The pilot of an Indonesian Garuda airliner that crashed last year, killing 21 people, goes on trial charged with negligence.
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Indonesia regrets E Timor wrongs

Tuesday, July 15th 2008, 8:34
related countries: East Timor

Indonesia's president expresses "remorse" for violence in East Timor during its vote for independence in 1999.
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Indonesia executes ritual killer

Friday, July 11th 2008, 9:01

An Indonesian man who murdered 42 women and girls in black magic rituals is executed by firing squad.
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Distorted diet

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 15:06

Food price rises stunt Indonesian children's growth
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