Indonesia News

Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd. plans to list its units in Thailand and Indonesia by the second quarter, its chief executive said Monday, in a move that would help the budget carrier raise cash to expand its operations.

BOGOR, 14 February 2012 - Egyptian asylum-seeker Sayed Ahmed Abdellatif, married with six children, says he is ready to risk everything to reach Australia - even his family.

If convicted Patek could face life imprisonment or a death sentence. Patek is not facing terrorism charges under Indonesia law, since the terrorism law came into effect in 2003 after both bombings and cannot be applied retrospectively [ BBC News report]. Patek is believed to be a member of the alleged terrorist organization, Jemaah Islamiyah [CFR ... (more)

In a March 28, 1998 file photo Whitney Houston and her husband Bobby Brown arrive for the Versace Fall 1998 fashion show in New York.

Pilots should be tested for drugs a few hours or days before they fly, rather than undergoing the routine testing every six months as they do now, Indonesia's transportation minister said Monday.

Samin Tan, an Indonesian major shareholder of Bumi Plc and Borneo Lumbung Energy and Metal speaks during an interview in Jakarta February 7, 2012.

An opposition politician has resigned from his party's Central Executive Committee amidst rumours of extramarital affairs.

Cleric councils have banned celebrations in Banten and Palembang provinces. The Aceh Assembly of Clerics said celebrating the Western cultural event would be inappropriate for Muslims.

A government veterinarian worker sprays anti-bird flu disinfectant over birds and fowls at Medan city market in North Sumatra province.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has intensified cooperation and coordination with provinces and local authorities involved in recruiting maids who will be send to Malaysia next month.

SINGAPORE: A 43-year-old Singaporean man died in hospital shortly after he was found injured in Geylang early Monday morning.

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Indonesia n liquefied natural gas buyers are ready to take advantage of falling gas prices in the US , following a boom in shale gas development that has boosted the country's gas supply in the past several years.

Thailand and Cambodia will today resume talks under the Joint Boundary Commission to continue surveying and demarcation work on the land boundary between the two countries.

Malaysian and Singaporean investors are looking to increase their market penetration by moving to acquire Thai securities houses ahead of Asean Linkage and the implementation of the Asean Economic Community.

JAKARTA: Umar Patek, the man who allegedly built the bomb that ripped through two teeming Bali nightclubs in 2002, is unlikely to be executed, terrorism analysts said on the eve of his trial.

SINGAPORE: More than half of the stallholders at Blk 85 Bedok North Street 4 Market & Food Centre, more commonly known as "85 Fengshan Centre", will not continue their business at a temporary centre, while their current premises get a makeover.

Reporters Without Borders is concerned by a series of media freedom violations in Indonesia in the past few days.

If Malaysia increases toll charges for the Causeway, Singapore is likely to follow suit, the Straits Times reported today.

Already four years operating as a lodging establishment in Palawan, Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort is a 16-room affair owned and managed by brothers, Ruben and Clifford Tan and their wives, Maria and Deborah.