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02/08/2011 - Indonesia - Papua

Thousands call for independence for West Papua

Thousands of Papuans demonstrated for independence from Indonesia in the provincial capital, Jayapura, Tuesday.

16/06/2011 - Indonesia

Bashir supporters reject Jakarta court's 15-year sentence on terror charges

Supporters of radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir were furious Thursday after a court jailed their leader to 15 years in jail for funding a terror cell.

16/06/2011 - Indonesia

Bashir supporters reject Jakarta court's 15-year sentence on terror charges

Supporters of radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir were furious Thursday after a court jailed their leader to 15 years in jail for funding a terror cell.

24/02/2011 - France - Indonesia

Lagarde first French minister to visit Indonesia since 1997

French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde started a two-day visit to Indonesia Thursday – the first by a French minister since 1997

10/11/2010 - Indonesia - United States

End aid to Indonesian special forces, campaigners tell Obama

As US President Barack Obama hailed Indonesia as a beacon of religious tolerance and democracy on his visit to Jakarta, an investigative reporter has revealed that the country’s special ...

09/11/2010 - US - Indonesia

US, Indonesia pledge closer ties during Obama visit

Indonesia and the United States have pledged closer trade ties, and cooperation in the fight against terror, the presidents of both countries told reporters.

20/10/2010 - Indonesia

Demonstrator injured as anti-Yudhoyono protests hit Indonesia

An Indonesian student has been shot and wounded during a protest against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday.

02/10/2010 - Indonesia

At least 36 dead in Central Java train wreck

At least 36 people were killed in Indonesia early on Saturday, when two passenger trains collided at a station in Petarukan Pemalang, Central Java province.

Activists crossed out the logo of Jakarta's Buddha Bar on their website, to protest its name.
01/09/2010 - Indonesia

Jakarta's Buddha Bar ordered to close

An Indonesian court has ordered the closure of the local branch of a Paris-based restaurant the Buddha bar, in the wake of protests against the chain on religious grounds.

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