Australia mulls extradition of Iraqi `trafficker` from Indonesia

""We thank Indonesia for its timely assistance in arresting Mr. Ahmadi pursuant to Australia's provisional arrest request." Indonesian immigration office spokesman Agato Simamora said Ahmadi was the organiser of a smuggling ring that had trafficked 903 people to Australia...

Bali bombers say they are ready to die

"Three Indonesian Muslim militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings reaffirmed their readiness Thursday to die provided the execution is done in accordance to the Islamic laws, their lawyers said. 'In principle it (the planned execution) is no problem, as long as it...

Indonesian man executed for mass murder

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has executed a man for killing 42 women and girls in a series of ritual slayings. An Attorney General Office spokesman said 57-year-old Ahmad Suradji was killed by firing squad late Thursday. Police have said Suradji lured his victims to...

Indonesia: Work weekends to save energy

"JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian manufacturers are being told to move some of their production work to the weekends as part of a new energy-saving plan, the government announced Thursday, as the capital prepared for two weeks of blackouts because of power shortages. The...

Indonesia Raises Alert for Terrorism Attacks

"JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Despite a string of successes against allies of Al Qaeda, Indonesia is on alert for fresh attacks as it hunts an escaped extremist and braces for possible retaliation if it carries out the execution of three men convicted in a 2002 bombing. Last week,...

Man arrested for smuggling 900 people from Indonesia to Australia

"The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are deciding whether to press charges against an Iraqi man arrested in Jakarta for alleged involvement in smuggling 900 asylum-seekers to Australia. The Indonesian Immigration Office director-general for Investigation and Law Enforcement,...

Obama's sister helps reach out to Asian-Americans

"The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama's sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago, into his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii. To many in this crowd Obama's Asian-American half-sister, Maya...

Welcome to the Indonesian House of Gelato 2009

"Going to the elections in Indonesia next year for many people will be like a child going to an ice cream parlor: There's so many to choose from. The General Elections Commission on Monday announced 34 political parties eligible to contest the parliamentary elections in...

RI to offer three options at EU flight ban meeting

Not because of the competition for the business or politics!"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will offer three options at a meeting on evaluating the EU flight ban on Indonesian airlines on July 10 in Brussels, Belgium, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal...

HRW: Many Indonesia migrant workers in Saudi Arabia treated cruelly

If Indonesia is rich country..it wouldn't happen. " "Therefore, the Saudi Arabian government should immediately effect reforms in its manpower and immigration sectors, and its criminal courts to protect migrant workers in the country from criminal acts and enslavement," ...