Australian man sentenced to 5 years in Bali prison for drugs
Feb 27, 2019
A court in Bali has sentenced an Australian man and his Indonesian girlfriend to five years and four months in prison each for possessing cocaine
Malaysian ex-PM Najib combative ahead of 1MDB graft trial
Feb 11, 2019
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is hardly lying low ahead of his corruption trial on charges related to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund
The Latest: Malaysian ex-leader's graft trial delayed
Feb 11, 2019
A defense lawyer says the corruption trial of former Malaysian leader Najib Razak, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed by a court ruling
Indonesia police admit using snake to terrorize Papuan man
Feb 11, 2019
Indonesian police have admitted officers terrorized a Papuan man with a live snake after a video of the incident showing the man screaming in fear and his interrogator laughing circulated online
Indonesia sentences Briton to 6 months for slapping official
Feb 6, 2019
A British woman who slapped an immigration officer on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after missing her flight due to an expired visa has been sentenced to six months in prison
Indonesian in North Korea trial wins appeal for statements
Jan 24, 2019
An Indonesian woman jointly accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader has won an appeal to obtain witness statements given to police as part of her defense
Family of slain Mongolian seeks answers in Malaysia lawsuit
Jan 24, 2019
A lawyer for the family of a Mongolian woman murdered in Malaysia 13 years ago says they hope to find answers with a lawsuit that went to trial this week
Indonesia recovers Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder
Jan 14, 2019
Indonesia navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October
Indonesian defendant suffers setback in Kim murder trial
Dec 18, 2018
An Indonesian woman due to begin her defense next month in her trial for the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother suffered a setback when a judge rejected her bid to secure statements given by seven witnesses
Indonesia arrests 5 foreigners in Bali for drug smuggling
Dec 13, 2018
Indonesian police say some of the five foreigners who have been arrested for alleged drug smuggling on the tourist island of Bali since the end of November face the death penalty if convicted
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