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Indonesia Tackles Illegal Mining Boom
Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a...
Indonesia Seizes Pangolins, Scales Worth $190,000
Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000...
Indonesians Arrested Over Sumatran Tiger Poaching
Indonesian authorities have arrested two men on suspicion of poaching Sumatran tigers and seized a skin and bones taken...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia law in a strict...
Police and Villagers Recapture 250 Escaped Prisoners In Indonesia
Indonesian security forces have successfully rounded up most of the 250 inmates who escaped during a mass breakout from...
Escaped Prisoners Returned To Overcrowded Indonesia Jail
Indonesian security forces have rounded up most of the inmates who escaped during a mass breakout from an overcrowded...
Indonesian Volcano In Fresh Eruptions
A volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewed hot smoke and ash high into the air Wednesday, in its latest violent...
Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex
Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said...
Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...
Indonesian Collapses After Caning For Breaking Islamic Law
An Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned Monday for spending time with a woman who is not his wife in...
Many Dead and Dozens of Buildings Collapse
An undersea earthquake off Indonesia’s Aceh province has killed at least 24 people, with dozens feared trapped in...