Tag: Indonesia
Burger King dumps Indonesian palm oil company
US fast food giant Burger King said it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group's land-clearing practices.[MORE]
Chain-smoking toddler kicks habit
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said.[MORE]
Thousands flee Indonesian volcano
An Indonesian volcano has erupted for a second day, disrupting flights and sending thousands of people into temporary shelters.[MORE]
Man charged after pulling plug on mosque loudspeaker
Indonesian authorities have arrested an American man for blasphemy after he pulled the plug on a loudspeaker at a mosque because it woke him up, police said.[MORE]
Red alert issued as Indonesian volcano erupts
Indonesia issues a red alert after the Sinabung volcano on Sumatra erupts, spewing smoke and ash and forcing the evacuation of thousands.[MORE]
Rush case rekindles memories of past executions
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Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush launched his last court appeal against the death penalty in Bali last week.[MORE]
Memorial for Sandakan death march victims
Governor-General Quentin Bryce and independent Federal MP Rob Oakeshott will be among those attending a memorial service for victims of the Sandakan death marches today.[MORE]
Indonesia seeks $2.5b oil spill payout
Reports from Indonesia say the government will seek $2.5 billion in compensation from an Australian-based exploration company, which was responsible for an oil spill in the Timor Sea last year.[MORE]
Rush makes final appeal against death penalty
Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush has told a Denpasar court that he has nightmares about facing the firing squad.[MORE]
Scott Rush in final death sentence appeal
Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush faces his final appeal against his death sentence in an Indonesian court today.[MORE]
Bali bombmakers could get out of jail early
Indonesian prison authorities have recommended cancelling the life sentences imposed on key players in the 2002 Bali bombings.[MORE]
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Aceh province on Saturday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued.[MORE]
Jakarta deploys women-only trains to stop groping
Women-only train carriages have been introduced in Jakarta in an attempt to avert groping and sexual harassment on packed commuter trains.[MORE]
Rush's death sentence appeal postponed
A judge in Bali has delayed hearing an appeal against the death penalty imposed on Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush. [MORE]
Scott Rush in last-ditch death row appeal
Convicted Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush will launch his final appeal against a death sentence in a Bali court today.[MORE]
Corby, Lawrence get sentence reductions
Convicted Australian drug smugglers Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence have been granted small cuts to their jail terms in Bali.[MORE]
Hunt on for Frenchman linked to terrorist cell
The ABC has obtained new details about a French connection in the alleged terrorism plot involving radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir.[MORE]
Poll shows support for Corby sentence cut
One in three Australians wants convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby to be freed from jail but only one in 10 believes she is innocent, according to a new opinion poll.[MORE]
Oceanic Viking asylum seekers 'can't be ignored'
Human rights groups say the Australian Government cannot continue to ignore a group of asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking stand-off who remain in detention limbo.[MORE]
21 asylum seekers on the run in West Timor
A group of asylum seekers who escaped from an Indonesian detention centre today may be trying to come to Australia.[MORE]
Sentence cuts likely for Corby, Lawrence
The Indonesian government is planning to make small cuts to the prison terms being served by Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence.[MORE]
Bali Nine ringleaders to lodge final appeals
Lawyers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the key players in the Bali Nine drug ring, will lodge their final appeals against their death sentences today. [MORE]
Asylum seekers say Australia reneged on deal
Asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking stand-off claim a "deal" to resettle all the people on board has been broken.[MORE]
Bashir could face death penalty over terror cell
Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalty over his alleged role in a new terrorist cell.[MORE]
Evidence against Bashir fabricated, says lawyer
The lawyer representing radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who was arrested in Indonesia yesterday, says the evidence against his client is fabricated.[MORE]
