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SC agrees to Mary Jane Veloso deposition in Indonesia

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 04:48 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, to testify through deposition in the human trafficking case against her alleged recruiters in Nueva Ecija, in a development that could affect her status on death row. Read more »

Suspected Islamic State radical stabs Indonesian security minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 06:05 PM

A suspected Islamic State radical stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto as he was stepping out of a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others in the attack, officials said.   Read more »

OPINION: A young Indonesian protestor speaks

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Oct 08 03:48 AM

"A government should be the voice of God to the people, not Satan." 22-year-old Hamzah Mustaffa, an English literature student from the Jakarta suburb of South Tangerang, has strong if poetic views. Read more »

Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 04:23 PM

JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes warning that an even bigger disaster was looming, the government said Monday. Read more »

P54-M worth of 'shabu' seized from Indonesian woman in NAIA 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:23 AM

Some P54 million worth of illegal drugs were seized from an Indonesian passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, Monday, authorities said.   Read more »

Volleyball: PH bows to Indonesia, settles for bronze in ASEAN Grand Prix

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 08:34 PM

The Philippines succumbed to Indonesia in four sets to settle for the bronze medal in the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix, Sunday at the Sta. Rosa Multi Purpose Sports Complex in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Read more »

2019 ASEAN Grand Prix: Indonesia overpowers Vietnam

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Oct 05 06:29 PM

STA. ROSA, Laguna -- Indonesia bounced back from an opening day loss with a 29-27, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, victory over Vietnam on Saturday in the ASEAN Grand Prix second leg at the Sta. Rosa Multi-purpose Gym here.    Read more »

Facebook says removed multiple accounts from UAE, Nigeria, Egypt and Indonesia

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 01:51 PM

Facebook Inc has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia, citing "coordinated inauthentic behavior". Read more »

OPINION: The Indians are coming—Southeast Asia best be prepared

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Updated as of Oct 06 10:37 PM

At present, over 25 million Indian tourists travel abroad every year, and this number is projected to grow 15 to 18 percent annually, according to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Read more »

Burning issue: Indonesia fires put palm oil under scrutiny

Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 02:24 PM

A brutal Indonesian forest fire season that left Southeast Asia choking in smog has renewed scrutiny of major palm oil and paper companies, with activists accusing them of breaking promises to halt logging. Read more »

LOOK: Birthday girl Pia Wurtzbach stuns in Bali vacation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 05:17 AM

Wurtzbach, who turned 30 on Sept. 24, Tuesday, was clearly having a blast. Read more »

A year after Indonesia's quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 28 10:25 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Tens of thousands of Indonesians are struggling to rebuild their lives a year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused widespread devastation, with many still homeless and schools unable to reopen, aid groups said on Saturday.  Read more »

Indonesia president urges police restraint after student protesters' deaths

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 09:53 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Friday called for police restraint and promised an investigation into the deaths of two students, killed while taking part in protests that have spread to become the country's biggest in decades. Read more »

Thousands scramble to flee unrest in Indonesia's Papua

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 11:06 PM

Thousands of scared residents in Indonesia's Papua scrambled to board military planes Friday, fleeing urban unrest after one of the region's deadliest eruptions of violence in years. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 26, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 12:11 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

God, help Mary Jane

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 09:35 PM

Church and migrant groups hold a candle-lighting ceremony for Mary Jane Veloso in front of the Santa Cruz Church in Manila on Thursday.  Read more »

Infant among at least 20 killed in Indonesian quake: officials

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 26 09:19 PM

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in a strong earthquake Thursday that rocked Indonesia's Maluku islands, destroying homes and triggering landslides. Read more »

Malaysian police arrest 15 over links to Islamic State, Maute group

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 04:58 PM

The first case involved a 25-year-old Indonesian palm plantation worker in the state of Sabah in Borneo, who police believe had acted as a facilitator for a family of five that carried out a suicide attack on a church in Jolo, in the southern Philippines in December 2018. Read more »

Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 26 09:32 AM

JAKARTA - A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. Read more »

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:58 PM

Air pollution from Indonesian forest fires is putting nearly 10 million children at risk, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases. Read more »