Head of baby trafficking ring jailed for seven years
A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in Indonesia was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Mother and son survive sunken boat
Rescuers in the eastern part of the country have found two more survivors – a mother and son – from a passenger boat that sank last week and were searching for 18 others still missing.
Rising costs leaving dogs without homes
JONATHAN spends roughly five to seven million rupiah (RM1,140 to RM1,600) a month to feed and groom his four dogs: two golden retrievers, an Akita and a rescued Karelo-Finnish Laika
Ditching suits for shorts
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country where formal business attire is still the norm.
Five shipwreck survivors rescued
Five survivors from a passenger boat that sank off eastern Indonesia, including a seven-year-old girl, have been rescued after floating at sea for three days, a rescue official said.
One dead, 24 missing after boat sinks near Sulawesi
A passenger boat sank off an Indonesian island, killing at least one person and leaving 24 others missing, the local search and rescue agency said.
Hooked by promises, trapped at sea
Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation while being cut off from the world
Bid to develop satellite cities to tackle housing crisis
THE nation is preparing to develop satellite cities across several provinces to address the unresolved housing backlog, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid said.
92 deported from Batam
Immigration officials in Batam, the Riau Islands, have deported 92 Chinese nationals and imposed lifetime bans on travelling to the country after they were arrested for allegedly running a local scam network.
Anti-graft prosecutor quits after police seize gold and cash
The nation's top anti-corruption prosecutor has resigned, the Attorney General's Office said, after police investigating graft cases seized millions of dollars in cash and gold bars from properties including his home.
