Indonesia
Smuggling Suspect Caught In Indonesia With Endangered Birds Stuffed In Plastic Bottles
Bianca Ortega | | May 06, 2015 10:15 PM EDT |
Police in Indonesia on Monday apprehended a man suspected of trying to sell endangered birds which he stuffed into plastic water bottles. The suspect is now facing prison sentence for alleged smuggling.
Indonesia Executes 8 Drug Smugglers By Firing Squad, Spares Filipina At Last Minute
Vittorio Hernandez | | Apr 29, 2015 12:47 AM EDT |
Indonesia stood by its stand that drug smugglers don't deserve to live. At 12:25 a.m. of Wednesday, it executed by firing squad eight convicted drug smugglers, including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran of Australia.
Indonesia Set To Execute Foreign Death Row Inmates Despite World Appeals
Vittorio Hernandez | | Apr 26, 2015 04:30 AM EDT |
Global appeals to stay the executions and commute the sentences to life term would likely be ignored by Indonesia for the 10 people on death row even if it would cause diplomatic tensions. It has gone through the same route a few months ago.
Indonesia Criticizes China’s Claim On South China Sea Over ‘Nine-Dash Line’
LJ Ross | | Mar 25, 2015 07:48 PM EDT |
Indonesian President Joko Widodo claimed that China has no legal basis in the international law over its claims over large areas in South China Sea.
Indonesia Postpones Executions Of Convicted Foreigners For Half A Month
Arlene Lim | | Mar 13, 2015 08:55 AM EDT |
Indonesia is postponing for half a month any executions of foreigners in its death row, in line with the system of the Attorney General's Office that carry out the death sentences in batches, all at once, instead of individual executions.
Bali Nine Ringleader Andrew Chan Gets Engaged Despite Death Sentence
Kat De Guzman | | Mar 10, 2015 03:01 AM EDT |
Bali Nine's ringleader Andrew Chan reportedly asked his girlfriend named Febyanti Herwila to marry him and now they are engaged despite him being on death row and the recent announcement that the execution will push through after his plea for clemency was rejected.
Bali Nine Convicts To Face Indonesian Firing Squad
LJ Ross | | Mar 05, 2015 09:25 PM EST |
Two Australian drug smuggling convicts of the Bali Nine were taken away from their Bali prison cells on Wednesday and brought to the island of Nusakambangan where they will be executed through firing squad.
MH370 Aftermath: New System To Result In Faster Tracking Of Airplanes
Genalyn R.Corocoto | | Mar 02, 2015 11:47 PM EST |
Aircrafts may soon be tracked every 15 minutes instead of the previous 30 to 40 minutes, if a new method to enhance the tracking of aircrafts will be implemented.
AirAsia Captain Out of Seat Before Plane Crashed: Report
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 31, 2015 06:33 AM EST |
The captain of the AirAsia Indonesia plane that crashed into the Java Sea in December left his seat for an unusual step when the aircraft spun out of control, Reuters reported, quoting two sources privy to the air crash investigation.
Ill-Fated AirAsia Plane Climbed Too Quickly -Indonesia Transport Minister
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 21, 2015 01:40 AM EST |
Doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 ascended to an unusually high altitude at above normal speeds moments before it disappeared and crashed into the Java Sea last month, Indonesia's transport minister said on Tuesday.
Indonesia's Execution of Drug Convicts Angers Brazil, The Netherlands
Vittorio Hernandez | | Jan 18, 2015 12:09 AM EST |
Brazil and The Netherlands recalled their ambassadors to Indonesia for consultation, following the Saturday midnight execution of six drug smugglers, including two from the two nations.
Death by Firing Squad: Indonesia to Execute 6 Drug Smugglers at Midnight
Vittorio Hernandez | | Jan 17, 2015 04:13 AM EST |
Jakarta will push through with the scheduled execution of six drug smugglers on Saturday midnight, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. He assured that ending the life of the six by firing squad - five foreigners and a local woman - would not affect Jakarta's ties with foreign governments.
AirAsia Flight 8501 Data Recorder Recovered by Indonesian Searchers
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 12, 2015 03:16 AM EST |
Divers from the Indonesian navy have recovered one of the black boxes - a flight data recorder - of doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501, which can provide the important pieces of the puzzle why the plane crashed into the Java Sea on December 28.
AirAsia Flight 8501 Black Boxes Found -Indonesian Searchers
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 11, 2015 10:01 PM EST |
Divers will try to raise the black boxes of AirAsia flight 9501 from the bottom of the sea on Monday after investigators believe they have zeroed in on their signal, an Indonesian search coordinator said on Sunday.
AirAsia Tail Might Have Been Found Already, Officials Report
Kat De Guzman | | Jan 05, 2015 10:28 PM EST |
A naval patrol vessel might have already located a section of the crashed AirAsia flight, where the black box voice and the flight data recorders are situated, according to reports by Indonesian officials.
Subscribe to CHINATOPIX !
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for the latest in-depth coverage!
EDITOR'S PICKS
-
Did the Trump administration just announce plans for a trade war with ‘hostile’ China and Russia?
-
US Senate passes Taiwan travel bill slammed by China
-
As Yan Sihong’s family grieves, here are other Chinese students who went missing abroad. Some have never been found
-
Beijing blasts Western critics who ‘smear China’ with the term sharp power
-
China Envoy Seeks to Defuse Tensions With U.S. as a Trade War Brews
-
Singapore's Deputy PM Provides Bitcoin Vote of Confidence Amid China's Blanket Bans
-
China warns investors over risks in overseas virtual currency trading
-
Chinese government most trustworthy: survey
-
Kashima Antlers On Course For Back-To-Back Titles
MOST POPULAR
LATEST NEWS
Zhou Yongkang: China's Former Security Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison
China's former Chief of the Ministry of Public Security, Zhou Yongkang, has been given a life sentence after he was found guilty of abusing his office, bribery and deliberately ... Full Article
TRENDING STORY
-
China Pork Prices Expected to Stabilize As The Supplies Recover
-
Elephone P9000 Smartphone is now on Sale on Amazon India
-
There's a Big Chance Cliffhangers Won't Still Be Resolved When Grey's Anatomy Season 13 Returns
-
Supreme Court Ruled on Samsung vs Apple Dispute for Patent Infringement
-
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Rumors and Release Date: What is the Latest?