GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Australia’s minister for agriculture, Joe Ludwig, has suspended shipments of live cattle to 11 abattoirs in Indonesia after disturbing film footage surfaced showing severe mistreatment of the animals. He has also opened an investigation into the supply chain, from shipment to slaughter and demanded an immediate end to the use of Indonesia [...]
Indonesian police kill four in raid on terrorist hideout
September 17, 2009 by
Indonesian anti-terror units killed four people and arrested a woman in a raid on a house in Solo City, central Java in Indonesia early 17 September, after a nine-hour siege. Police indicated that they were “90 percent sure” that one of the dead was Noordin Mohammed Top, Indonesia’s most wanted terrorist, believed responsible for suicide [...]
Indonesia earthquake death toll growing
September 3, 2009 by
Forty-six people are dead but the death toll is expected to rise as survivors desperately try to reach people trapped under buildings, following a 7.0 earthquake that struck West Java in Indonesia Wednesday. The strong quake shook buildings in the capital, Jakarta, sending people into the streets. Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald
Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hit by bombs in Jakarta: 9 dead, scores injured
July 17, 2009 by
Two powerful bombs exploded Friday morning 17 July in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta at luxury hotels, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 45, according to early reports. No group has claimed responsibility. The bombs tore the front off of the Ritz-Carlton and it appears police may have found a third bomb. [...]
Indonesia media debate handling of Bali bomber executions
November 10, 2008 by
Media in Indonesia are criticizing the handling of last week’s executions of three people found guilty of the Bali bomb attack, saying interviews with the condemned man by television and the government’s indecision caused more pain for victims and fanned the flames of terrorism. The country is on “high alert” for terrorist attacks and mobs, [...]
