Tag: "Jakarta"
British woman on death row leaves Indonesia after repatriation deal

British woman on death row leaves Indonesia after repatriation deal

World 15:12 07/11/2025

A 69-year-old British woman who was on death row in Indonesia on drug offences departed the country early on Friday after Jakarta and London reached a deal to repatriate her and another prisoner on humanitarian grounds.

Indonesia's delayed new capital risks 'white elephant' status

Indonesia's delayed new capital risks 'white elephant' status

World 11:05 08/09/2025

Nusantara (Indonesia) -- A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent.

3 dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building

3 dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building

World 16:03 30/08/2025

MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto's government.

Fire kills 41 in overcrowded Indonesia prison block

Fire kills 41 in overcrowded Indonesia prison block

World 17:50 08/09/2021

A fire killed 41 inmates in an overcrowded prison block in Indonesia's Banten province on Wednesday, a government minister said, injuring scores more in a blaze that police said may have been caused by an electrical fault