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Indonesia admits men were tortured, after video release
Indoneisa has admitted it's soldiers tortured a Papuan man
Indonesia has admitted that its soldiers had tortured Papuan men seen in an online video being beaten and humiliated, and promised a thorough investigation.
The soldiers applied a burning stick to the genitals of one of the unarmed detainees and threatened another with a knife as they interrogated them over the location of a weapons cache,...
2-year-old Indonesian Child Smokes 40 Cigarettes Per Day
Truck on bad habits: Ardi Rizal sits smoking on his favourite toy at home in Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia.
Jakarta, Indonesia – where is the earthly habitats heading to? We have read about child-kidnapping and child-trafficking but 2-year-old smoker. No! Shocking report of 2-year-Old Sumatran kid Ardi Rizal’s an addicted Child-smoker goes berserk if he can’t light up in Southeast Asia nation,...
Sumatra Earthquake: 7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia
A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground. There were scattered reports of injuries, but only minor damage was immediately reported.
The quake struck at 5:15 a.m. (2215 GMT) and was centered 125 miles (205 kilometers) northwest of the coastal town of Sibolga in Sumatra at...
Barack Hussein Obama and Indonesia: there's no place like home
Barack Hussein Obama in Indonesia
Now that President Barack Hussein Obama has done enough back-room deals to get the Democrats’ health care legislation through the House of Representatives, he can resume making plans for a visit to his childhood home, Indonesia. The trip was on for this week, but the White House cancelled it so Obama could stay in Washington to push through the Bill.
Once he...