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Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in Indonesian capital

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital March 22 in a rowdy protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber. TV footage showed long lines of taxis and three-wheel minicabs blocking a central expressway, men setting […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Blue Bird, Dewi Gayatri, Driver Jeffrey Sumampouw, Europe, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Joko Jokowi Widodo, Malaysia-based Grab, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

500 Rohingya from Myanmar land in Indonesia

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)  — Boats carrying more than 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed ashore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some people in need of medical attention, officials and a nonprofit organization said. They warned that thousands more are believed to be stranded […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ali Kotarumalos, Arakan Project, Associated Press, Chris Lewa, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Malacca Straits, Malaysia, Muhammad Juned, Myanmar, North Korea, Rashid Ahmed, Risky Hidayat, Steve Hamilton, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, attention

About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved. Many are migrant workers abandoned by their boat captains after the government passed a moratorium on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, AP, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Burma, Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, IOM, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Myanmar, Ngwe Thein, Phil Robertson, Steve Hamilton, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

Both rivals claim victory in Indonesian election

July 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The rival candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election each claimed victory Wednesday, raising uncertainty about the political and legal landscape in a nation that made the transition from dictatorship to democracy less than two decades ago.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Ali Kotarumalos, Associated Press, Great Indonesia Movement Party, Hamdi Muluk, Hatta Rajasa, JAKARTA, Joko Widodo, Malaysia, Margie Mason, Natalia Soebagjo, New Order, Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Outgoing President Yudhoyono, Prabowo Subianto, Transparency International, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

Vietnam withdraws, so Indonesia wants to host 2019 Asian Games

April 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia has the will and the funds to stage the 2019 Asian Games, a government minister confirmed Sunday as regional organizers scrambled for a host to replace Vietnam.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Asian Games, Associated Press, Indonesia Olympic Committee, Islamic Solidarity Games, JAKARTA, Rita Subowo, Roy Suryo, Southeast Asia Games, Summer Olympics, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Youth Games

Indonesia upholds death sentence for British woman

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s highest court has upheld the death sentence for a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into the resort island of Bali, a court official said Aug. 30.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Adam Rutland, Bali High Court, Indonesian Supreme Court, JAKARTA, Lindsay Sandiford, Ridwan Mansur, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

Indonesian workers rally for benefits

December 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of Indonesian factory workers took to the streets in the country’s capital Thursday, Nov. 22 to protest low wages and a new social security law that will require them to pay for health services.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2014, Indonesian Employers Association, JAKARTA, Sofyan Wanandi, Southeast Asia, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, Yoris Raweyai

7.7-magnitude quake hits off Indonesian island

October 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)—A powerful earthquake hit off western Indonesia late Monday, Oct. 25th briefly triggering a tsunami warning that sent thousands

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Ade Edward, Ade Syahputra, EDT, GMT, Geological Survey, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Sofyan Alawi, Vol 29 No 44 | October 30 - November 5

Celebrity sex tape scandal grips Indonesia

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians grappled with their first-ever celebrity sex tape scandal, casting aside social taboos as they swarmed around office

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Associated Press, Fifteen-year-old Bintang Irvano, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Luna Maya, Nazril Irham, Raikhan Daffa, Roy Suryo, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, Wimar Witoelar, Zainuri Lubis, technology

Thousands of Asians rally for jobs and more pay on May Day

May 6, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers thronged the streets of Asian cities Saturday in annual May Day marches, demanding job creation and minimum wage hikes.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Bayu Ajie, Boy Rafli Amar, Chan Yuen-han, GST, HK, Hong Kong, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Kuala Lumpur, Leung Yiu-chung, Mari Yamaguchi, Matthew Cheung, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sakuji Daikoku, Vol 29 No 19 | May 8 - May 14, Yoyogi Park, japan

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