Oscar nomination for documentary about massacres in Indonesia that affected Chinese community leads to calls for boycott • Joshua Oppenheimer on The Act of Killing and its impact in the United States • The Act of Killing - video review The Oscar nomination received by The Act of Killing, the documentary about massacres in Indonesia in the 1960s, has caused an outcry in China, where the events – partly...
Two children drowned when a bridge on the Indonesian island of Java collapsed on Tuesday. About 40 people are thought to have been on the bridge in Serang, Banten Province, when it collapsed ...
Immigration minister defends navy after allegations asylum seekers suffered burns while being towed back to Indonesia Bridie Jabour Katharine Murphy ...
Case to be heard by end January, paving way for release of Australian who was jailed in Bali for drug smuggling in 2004 ...
Mastermind behind plot to strike Burmese embassy in revenge for attacks on Rohingya Muslims is jailed for seven years An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamist militant to seven-and-a-half years in prison for masterminding a plot to attack the Burmese embassy in Jakarta. Judge Haryono, who presided over the trial on Tuesday at the South Jakarta district court, said the defendant, Sigit Indrajit,...
Investigation into actions of Operation Sovereign Borders vessels will cover period between 1 December and 20 January Katharine Murphy ...
Indonesian police back up claims, saying 10 asylum seekers had to be treated by medical officers on shore Bridie Jabour Katharine Murphy ...
Despite earlier pledging support for West Papuan independence, regional bloc agrees not to interfere in Indonesia’s rule Marni Cordell ...
In a new book, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he initially wanted a mild response, but changed tack after Abbott refused to apologise ...
Development appears to be confirmation that Australian authorities are using lifeboats to turn back would-be refugees ...
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extremely regrettable' after Indonesia demands suspension of operations against asylum seeker boats Australia has apologised for its border patrol boats entering Indonesian waters without permission, a breach of sovereignty that prompted Indonesia to demand Australia suspend operations against asylum seeker boats. The border protection minister, Scott Morrison, said a formal apology on behalf of the...
Search continues for those believed buried under landslide on Sulawesi island, as number of confirmed dead reaches 17 The number of people killed in landslides and flash floods on Sulawesi island, Indonesia, has climbed to 17. The operational chief of the country's search and rescue agency, Tatang Zainuddin, said on Friday that rescuers were still looking for about 15 people believed to be buried...
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Scott Morrison promises its territorial sovereignty will never be violated, despite claims that boats are being towed back Lenore Taylor ...
Passengers rescued in Indonesia claim Australian navy fired shots into the air to scare them Paul Farrell ...
s army of foreign domestic workers. A group representing Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong alleged on Thursday that Erwiana Sulistyaningsih came to the city in May and suffered beatings until returning last week to Indonesia, where she is being treated in a hospital. The family that employed Sulistyaningsih slapped and punched her every day, according to Sringatin, vice-chair of the Indonesian...
The Getty photographer Ulet Ifansasti has spent the last week in North Sumatra, Indonesia, documenting the effects on the land and population as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ash and smoke Jim Powell ...