Sources: BBC
Indonesia repatriates British nationals Lindsay Sandiford, sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into Bali in 2013, and Shahab Shahabadi, who was serving a life sentence for drug offences, following a bilateral agreement on humanitarian grounds. Both are transferred to the United Kingdom to serve the remainder of their sentences under UK law. 2025-11-7
A British safety adviser working for Reuters is killed and two other journalists are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on their hotel in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. 2024-08-25
Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 64,718 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4.96 million. 2022-02-16
Indonesia reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths, with 139 new deaths bringing its death toll to 4,459. 2020-07-22
Tsunami warnings are issued for the Pacific region, including Indonesia and the Solomon Islands, following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake east of Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later reports the threat has largely passed. 2016-12-17
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Israel prevented Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi from entering the West Bank to meet with Palestinian officials. The Israeli spokesman would not comment. Israel and Indonesia do not have formal diplomatic relations. 2016-03-13
Indonesia announces that it is planning to take China to court over the Natuna Islands. [https:--www.forbes.com-sites-timdaiss-2015-11-12-indonesia-ups-the-ante-in-disputed-south-china-sea-oil-and-gas-lurks-in-the-background- ("Forbes")]Territorial disputes in the South China Sea2015-11-14
Singapore closes its primary and secondary schools as smoke from the Indonesian fires raises air pollution to hazardous levels. 2015-09-25
Lindsay Sandiford loses her appeal against the death penalty in Indonesia for a charge of drug smuggling. 2013-04-8
Australia suspends exports of live cattle to 11 Indonesian abattoirs following exposure of abuses on ABC Television's "Four Corners". 2011-05-31