Indonesia

Moderate earthquake strikes Indonesia's West Java

Jakarta-  A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province Friday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injury or structural damage, meteorologists said.

Indonesia behind East Timor atrocities

Sydney- Indonesia is set to own up about arming pro-Jakarta militias that brought death and destruction to East Timor both before and after the 1999 United Nations-supervised referendum that gave t

Bali bombers say they are ready to die

Jakarta - Three Indonesian Muslim militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings reaffirmed their readiness Thursday to die provided the execution is done in accordance to the Islamic laws, thei

Sumatran tiger takes up residence at oil company's office

Jakarta - A Sumatran tiger entered an office of an oil company in Riau province and has remained there for the last 12 hours, local media reports said Wednesday. 

The tiger, an endangered species in Indonesia, came through the front door and entered an office of PT Bumi Siak oil company in Siak district of Riau province in eastern Sumatra on Tuesday evening, the state-run Antara news agency reported. 

An office employee, who identified himself only as Darman, was about to leave the office on Tuesday evening when the tiger suddenly appeared and went into one of the offices, he said. 

"The tiger is still in the office room but we don't have the courage to approach it," Darman said. 

The Sumatran tiger is believed to be the last remaining sub-species of tiger i

Indonesia at risk of renewed religious unrest, group says

Jakarta - Indonesia is at risk of fresh religious unrest as hardline Muslim groups gain greater influence over government policy, a published report said Tuesday.

Two Indonesian diplomats injured in suicide bombing in Kabul

Jakarta - Indonesia condemned a suicide bombing attack Monday outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, killing 44 people and wounding around 147 others, including two Indonesian diplomats, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

"The Indonesian government condemned the suicide bomb attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday," said a statement issued by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry Affairs.

"The Indonesian government convey a deepest condolences to the family of the victims, and hope that the perpetrators behind the attack can be captured immediately and brought to justice," the statement said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah confirmed that two Indonesian diplomats were injured in the attack.

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