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Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will preside over an interfaith meeting in a mosque in the world’s largest predominantly Muslim country during a four-nation Asian visit in September that will be the longest and most complicated foreign trip of his pontificate. The Vatican on Friday...
Indonesia sentences Australian man to 6-month rehabilitation over drug possession in Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation Thursday after finding him guilty of possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia state, was...
A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia's old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally put to use, it's most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
Indonesia dismisses its chief election commissioner over sexual assault
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee. The General Election Commission's ethics council said its chairman, Hasyim Asyari, committed the assault in...
A 17-year-old Chinese player died after collapsing during a badminton match in Indonesia
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A 17-year-old Chinese player died after collapsing on court during an Asian tournament in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, Indonesia’s Badminton Association said Monday. Zhang Zhijie was playing against Kazuma Kawano of Japan at the Badminton Asia...
Indonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the resort island of Bali, officials said Friday. They were accused of misusing their visas and residence permits and are suspected of possible cybercrimes,...
Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia on Thursday demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death...
Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake. After finding the U.S. market a...
Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won't pay. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional...
Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised the national data center
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won't pay. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional...
