JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday expressed regret over mass human rights violations committed in the country's past, including a violent anti-communist purge in the 1960s and the disappearance of student protesters in the late 1990s. More than half a million...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police arrested on Friday, Jan. 6, an Indonesian and two Filipinos for transporting unlicensed high-powered firearms in Kiamba, Sarangani. Major Ludovico Rendaje, Kiamba police chief, identified the suspects as Indonesian Anton Gobay, 29, and his Filipino companions...
Richard Gomez couldn't be prouder that his daughter Juliana won gold in a fencing competition in Indonesia. He wrote on Instagram: "Congratulations @gomezjuliana for winning the Gold in the West Java Fencing Challenge 2022 in Bogot, Indonesia. You make our country proud! Congratulations to Coach...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's parliament on Thursday approved an extradition treaty with Singapore that will help Jakarta track down corruption suspects who have taken sanctuary or stored money offshore in the city-state. The Indonesian government is trying to retrieve billions of dollars in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. has expressed support to a trilateral security cooperation between Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) which is seen to help maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Amb. Hae Kyong Yu (left)...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Parts of Indonesia's revised criminal code appear "incompatible" with fundamental freedoms and human rights, the United Nations said Thursday. The sweeping overhaul includes a ban on sex outside marriage and the cohabitation of unmarried couples, which activists have said are...
ILOILO CITY – A student of St. Joseph School Iloilo won two medals in the Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for Primary and Secondary Schools in Bali, Indonesia recently. GIHUN Ng Yoo of St. Joseph School Iloilo shows the two medals he won in the Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit. The Southeast Asian country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has explained in layman's terms what the proposed "Maharlika fund" is all about. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Essentially a national sovereign wealth fund, the proposal is embodied in House...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has filed a bill pushing for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund (SWFs) that will improve investment opportunities for Filipinos. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Photo from House of Representatives via Twitter) House Bill (HB) No. 6398, if enacted, would establish...
CIANJUR, Indonesia -- A seven-year-old Indonesian girl who was the subject of a day-long rescue effort after an earthquake killed 272 people in West Java has been found dead, rescuers told AFP on Friday. Emergency workers found the body of Ashika Nur Fauziah, also known as Cika, under rubble in the...
CIANJUR, Indonesia -- A six-year-old boy has been pulled from the rubble of a deadly Indonesia earthquake after spending two days trapped under debris without food or water, in a "miracle" rescue. The dramatic rescue captured on camera Wednesday evening revived hopes that survivors could still be...
