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Sydney Morning Herald
| almost 2 years ago
Indonesian court confirmed, for a third time, the death sentence imposed on Australian drug smuggler Andrew Chan, an Indonesian woman who had been working as a maid in Saudi Arabia was beheaded by that state, having been found guilty of murdering her...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
N The number of people using illicit drugs in Indonesia has grown over the years, with the figure predicted to top 5 million this year, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has said. BNN head Gories Mere said a survey had shown that the prevalence...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on National Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar says his ministry is intensifying coordination with related ministries about a new presidential task force for migrant workers and hopes it will be ready next week.
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on National President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government is planning to accelerate the implementation of Indonesia's economic expansion master plan to anticipate surging unemployment due to the moratorium on sending migrant...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for not replacing the officials responsible for protecting migrant workers. They were referring to Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar and head of Workers Placement and Protection National Agency...
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BNO News
| almost 2 years ago
The Indonesian government on Thursday called for clemency for 23 nationals facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia, the state-run Antara news agency reported.
Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said the government is still seeking pardon for...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
The latest US business and financial news as well as issues and events Sample After years of physical abuse and underpayment from Hong Kong to Saudi Arabia, the Indonesian Labor Ministry has finally moved to protect its international migrant domestic...
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The Age
| almost 2 years ago
Tom Allard June 24, 2011 Andrew Chan had his death sentence confirmed last week. Photo: Danny Arcadia THE prospects of Australian drug traffickers Schapelle Corby and Andrew Chan successfully appealing to Indonesia's president for clemency were dealt...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on National An NGO is asking the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) governor to ensure that an Indonesian migrant worker facing a death sentence for an alleged murder in Malaysia gets justice. The worker, Edi Saputra, a resident of West Sumbawa, West...
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United Press International
| almost 2 years ago
Indonesia, reacting to the beheading of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia, Thursday placed a moratorium on sending new migrant workers to that country. The announcement in Jakarta by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the moratorium...
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The Star
| almost 2 years ago
The Indonesian Government announced Thursday a temporary suspension of Indonesian workers to Saudi Arabia beginning Aug 1, after it executed on Saturday an Indonesian maid convicted of murdering her Saudi employer. The moratorium will be effective...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| almost 2 years ago
Bali Nine ring leader Andrew Chan's last chance to avoid the firing squad is a plea for mercy to Indonesia's president, but Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he rejects almost all mercy pleas. Indonesians have been outraged by Saudi Arabia's decision to...
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DAWN
| almost 2 years ago
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday condemned the beheading of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia and accused Riyadh of breaking the norms and manners of international relations. In unusually strident terms, the leader of the...
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Kuwait News Business
| almost 2 years ago
Indonesia, which has come under fire from abroad for its use of the death sentence, has decided is to bar its citizens from Saudi Arabia to work after an Indonesian maid was beheaded for murdering her Saudi employer. The beheading has also renewed...
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Channel NewsAsia
| almost 2 years ago
Indonesia has imposed a moratorium on domestic helpers to Saudi Arabia that will take effect from August 1. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced the decision in Jakarta following the execution of an Indonesian domestic helper in the Kingdom...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on World President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday announced that the government would soon stop sending new migrant workers to Saudi Arabia, as a sign of protest over the recent execution of Indonesian domestic worker Ruyati binti...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on National President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled on Thursday to meet with members of Cabinet and the House of Representatives to discuss the government policy on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers.
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War In Context
| almost 2 years ago
Furore over Indonesian's beheading in Saudi Arabia by News Source on June 22, 2011 BBC News reports: Indonesian MPs have called for a ban on workers being sent to the Middle East, after Saudi Arabia executed a maid without informing Jakarta.
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Epoch Times
| almost 2 years ago
Jun 22, 2011 Indonesia will ban its citizens from working as domestic servants in Saudi Arabia after the execution of a maid convicted of murder. The ban will begin from Aug. 1 and last until Saudi Arabia agrees to enact laws to protect migrant...
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Arab News
| almost 2 years ago
In a major setback to relations between Riyadh and Jakarta, the Indonesian government has suspended recruitment of migrant workers to Saudi Arabia. The suspension, however, may be revoked if the Kingdom negotiates and signs a memorandum of...
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The Guardian
| almost 2 years ago
The discovery comes amid a bitter diplomatic row between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia following the execution of an Indonesian maid at the weekend. The Saudi authorities are sensitive to the global reaction to the execution and may hope the apparent...
