ARTICLES RELATING TO INDONESIA

Indonesia mine final death toll: 28

2013-05-22 11:01

Rescuers have recovered seven more bodies from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, its US operator says, taking the accident's final toll to 28.

Toll rises in Indonesia mine accident

2013-05-21 11:14

The death toll from a mine tunnel collapse in eastern Indonesia has risen to 21, says the US operator, as rescuers search for another seven workers now also presumed dead.

Mine death toll rises to 6

2013-05-19 14:27

Rescuers have pulled another body from a collapsed facility at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the death toll to 6.

Collapse kills 4 workers at Indonesia mine

2013-05-15 09:05

Rescuers have found four bodies and rescued 10 of the dozens trapped underground after a tunnel caved in at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, police say.

Indonesia's women-only trains scrapped

2013-05-14 12:03

Indonesia's railway company has decided to scrap women-only trains less than a year after they were introduced, says an official.

Indonesia to extend forest clearing ban

2013-05-10 19:22

The president of Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests and a powerful palm oil industry, has agreed to extend a ban on forest clearing.

People smuggler faces extradition to Aus

2013-05-08 21:01

A prolific people smuggler wanted in Australia on a string of charges, who is suspected of arranging a boat in 2011 which sank killing 200 people on board, is facing an extradition hearing in Indonesia.

SA woman, German man jailed for drugs

2013-05-03 14:21

An Indonesian court has sentenced a South African woman and German man, to life in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into a resort island in two separate cases.

Happy homecoming for SA surfer

2013-04-29 08:21

Surfer Brett Archibald, who made headlines after surviving 27 hours at sea after falling off a boat on a surfing holiday in Indonesia, has been greeted by family and friends as he returned home to Cape Town.

SA surfer survives ravages of Indonesia seas

2013-04-18 09:15

South African surfer, Brett Archibald, nearly drowned eight times, was stung by jelly fish, and almost had his eyes plucked out by seagulls during the 27 hours he drifted in the sea off Indonesia.

Bali jet wreckage being retrieved

2013-04-15 15:08

Indonesian investigators have begun retrieving the wreck of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport, as accounts emerge of a freak storm that could have caused the accident.

Alleged rape sparked fatal Myanmar brawl

2013-04-12 14:02

A fatal brawl between ethnic groups from Myanmar in an Indonesian detention centre has been triggered by the alleged sexual assault of three women of the Muslim group, police say.

Indonesia upholds UK gran's death sentence

2013-04-08 11:05

An Indonesian court has upheld the death sentence handed down to a 56-year-old British grandmother found guilty of trafficking cocaine into the resort island of Bali.

Confused Indonesia cops hold 17 over flag

2013-04-03 13:02

Police in eastern Indonesia arrested 17 local supporters of France's football team, mistaking their hoisted French flag for a bold separatist statement, police say.

Half of Indonesians at risk of landslides

2013-03-28 12:00

More than half of Indonesia's population live in areas at risk of landslides, an official says, with traditional farming methods blamed for the widespread vulnerability.

Airbus gets biggest order ever

2013-03-18 18:04

Airbus and an Indonesian airline have signed a $24bn contract, the biggest ever for the aircraft maker.

Bali temple mulls 'no sex' signs

2013-03-08 10:00

Officials on the Indonesian island of Bali are considering putting up "no sex" signs at Hindu temples after a lusty Estonian couple were caught in the act.

Mother kills son over 'small penis'

2013-02-28 12:58

An Indonesian woman has drowned her 9-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his "small penis" would affect his prospects for the future, a police spokesperson says.

Man wins rare victory against mosque

2013-02-25 17:41

An elderly Indonesian says he had won a rare victory against a noisy mosque, despite being forced to withdraw legal action after an angry mob threatened to kill him.

Afghan people smuggler jailed

2013-02-20 22:25

An Afghan man who helped organise an Australia-bound boat trip on which 90 asylum seekers drowned, has been sentenced to six years in Indonesia for people-smuggling.

At least 10 die in landslides

2013-02-17 19:02

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in northern Indonesia have killed at least 10 people and sent hundreds fleeing to safer ground.

Year of the snake 'haram' in Indonesia

2013-02-11 16:05

As Chinese people in Indonesia welcome the Year of the Snake, some Islamic leaders have ignited a religious row by declaring the celebrations "haram" and off limits for Muslims.

Komodo dragon attacks 2 rangers

2013-02-06 15:00

A Komodo dragon in Indonesia has attacked two employees in one of the giant lizards' protected island habitats, leaving its victims hospitalised with serious injuries.

UK court challenge over Indonesia sentence

2013-01-31 09:59

Britain's government is facing a High Court challenge after it refused to pay for a lawyer for a British grandmother's appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling.

Briton jailed in Bali over 23g of coke

2013-01-29 15:16

A British man arrested in connection with a drugs trafficking ring on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has been sentenced to six years in jail for possession of cocaine.

 

Indonesia: Suspected people-smuggler held

2013-05-21 12:01

Indonesian authorities have arrested an Iranian-born Australian resident who they suspect headed a people-smuggling network that spanned the country, says a report.

More bodies recovered in Indonesia mine

2013-05-20 10:02

Rescuers have recovered five more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 14, police say.

Rescue bid strained at Indonesia mine

2013-05-15 15:11

Rescuers have dug through rocks and earth as they struggled to reach 25 workers trapped underground, after a tunnel collapsed at a US-owned mine in eastern Indonesia, killing at least four.

4 rescued from Indonesia mine collapse

2013-05-14 18:24

Four workers have been pulled alive from a tunnel which caved at a mine in remote eastern Indonesia but police say around 30 are still trapped underground.

Indonesian workers trapped in mine

2013-05-14 11:01

As many as 30 miners are trapped underground after a tunnel caved in at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police say.

7 dead in Indonesian anti-terror raids

2013-05-09 11:00

Indonesian police have shot dead seven terror suspects in raids over the past two days, including several with alleged links to a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy, say officials.

Indonesia radicals urge 'Myanmar jihad'

2013-05-03 16:10

Two Indonesians have been detained over a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, officials say, as radicals in the city called for "jihad in Myanmar" to avenge Muslim deaths.

Angry workers unite on May Day

2013-05-01 21:15

In cities across the world, anger and frustration have reigned on May Day as workers make demands for a better life.

Surfer: I lost will to live

2013-04-18 14:46

Cape Town surfer, Brett Archibald, says he had lost his will to live after disappearing overboard off the coast of Indonesia but managed to "pull myself together".

SA surfer found after 27 hours at sea

2013-04-18 07:39
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The South African surfer who disappeared off the coast of Indonesia has been discovered after drifting without a lifejacket for 27hrs.

Bali crash: Passenger tells of ordeal

2013-04-13 14:14

Passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown, a witness aboard a plane which overshot a runway in Bali and crashed into the sea, has said.

82 migrants bound for Australia arrested

2013-04-10 16:07

Indonesian police have detained 82 illegal migrants bound for Australia in Makassar, South Sulawesi, says a spokesperson.

7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia

2013-04-06 08:15

A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.

Sumatran rhino footprints found

2013-03-28 16:41

A conservation group says they have discovered several footprints believed to be from critically endangered Sumatran rhino on Indonesia's Borneo island.

Airbus, Boeing battle moves to Indonesia

2013-03-24 10:27

A new rivalry between the world's biggest planemakers is heating up in Indonesia after a record deal for Airbus in a market with huge potential.

Sumatran tiger mauls farmer to death

2013-03-13 15:03

A rare Sumatran tiger has mauled a farmer to death on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, prompting terrified villagers to call for the animal to be killed.

63 Rohingya rescued off Indonesia

2013-03-01 09:31

Fishermen in western Indonesia have rescued more than 60 ethnic Rohingya asylum-seekers from Myanmar found adrift in a wooden boat, police say, in the second such arrival this week.

16 dead in Indonesia bus crash

2013-02-27 17:50

An overcrowded passenger bus has slammed into a large rock on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 16 people.

A home for transgender elderly in Indonesia

2013-02-21 13:00

A home for elderly transgender people is an unexpected sight but perhaps also typical of the many contradictions that exist in conservative Indonesia.

Indonesia landslide death toll rises

2013-02-18 13:05

Rescuers have found five more bodies in the mud after flooding and landslides in northern Indonesia, bringing the death toll to 15, police say.

Churches damaged in Indonesia bombings

2013-02-14 20:42

Attackers have thrown petrol bombs at three churches in central Indonesia, in the latest assault on religious minorities in the world's biggest Muslim-populated nation.

Interpol to help in child trafficking

2013-02-08 16:09

Indonesian police say they will co-operate with Interpol in the investigation of an alleged child trafficking syndicate selling Indonesian babies abroad.

Indonesian drifts to Australia on wood

2013-01-31 12:01

An Indonesian crewman who abandoned a stalled people-smuggling ship has washed up on a remote Australian island after days clinging to a piece of driftwood.

Monkeys attack Indonesian village, 7 hurt

2013-01-30 15:01

A mob of wild monkeys has gone on a rampage in a village in eastern Indonesia, entering houses and attacking residents.

UK granny appeals Indonesia death sentence

2013-01-28 13:03

A British grandmother convicted for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali has filed an appeal against her death sentence by firing squad, says a court official.

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