Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam
Mar 11, 2019
An Indonesian woman held two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother has been freed and has returned home after Malaysian prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her
The Latest: Siti Aisyah back in Indonesia, thanks president
Mar 11, 2019
An Indonesian woman has returned home and thanked officials for securing her release from Malaysia, where she had been charged in the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother
Malaysia coroner finds no crime in Dutch model's fatal fall
Mar 8, 2019
A Malaysian coroner has ruled out criminal involvement in the death of an 18-year-old Dutch model who fell from a 20th-floor condo where she had spent the night with a foreign couple
Amnesty activist arrested for song against Indonesian forces
Mar 7, 2019
Amnesty International's Indonesian arm says one of its board members has been arrested after a video of him singing a protest song against the military circulated online
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
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