Heather Mack, convicted in Bali of killing mum and stuffing body in suitcase, pleads guilty in US

A US woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuff her body in a suitcase during a luxury Bali vacation nine years ago has changed her plea to guilty in a Chicago federal court. Heather Mack, 27, was…

Indonesian president warns Myanmar crisis ‘‘cannot be tolerated’’

South-east Asian leaders on Thursday urged Myanmar’s military to end violence and start a dialogue with opponents to resolve the crisis that has gripped the country. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed their “deep concern”…

Russian tourists deported for violating Bali holy temple dress code

Bali’s immigration Department would deport two Russian nationals following their arrest earlier this week for dressing inappropriately in one of the resort island’s most sacred temples. This was according to an official report on Thursday. Three Russians, two women aged…

Brutal jail where drug smuggling Brit gran awaits firing squad after chilling final wish

The hell jail which has held a British gran for nearly a decade as she awaits a date with a firing squad is one of the toughest in Indonesia and the site of several deadly riots. Lindsay Sandiford has been…

Indonesian court acquits 2 police officials charged with negligence in connection to fatal stadium disaster

An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A third official…

Landslide kills at least 11 in Indonesia’s remote Natuna region; dozens missing

At least 11 people have died and dozens still missing in the Indonesian region of Natuna on Monday after a landslide buried houses amid heavy rainfall, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. Mr Abdul Muhari, a disaster official, told news…

Tourists not affected by Indonesia’s new sex law, says official

Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, the Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister, on Monday said that Indonesia’s newly revised criminal code that prohibits sex outside marriage would not apply to visitors. The minister said that visitors holidaying in Indonesia would not…

Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage

Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms. Sex outside marriage will carry a jail term of up to a year under the new laws, which…

Sergei Lavrov taken to hospital on arrival at G20

The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has been taken to the hospital after his arrival for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said. Three Indonesian government and medical officials said he was being treated on the resort island. Two…

Russia’s Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali – Officials

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in person next week but may join virtually, officials from Russia and the host country Indonesia said on Thursday. The Russian leader…

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