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Trump team sends mixed signals to Europe - National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday carefully doubled down on President Donald Trump's threat that European countries could be sanctioned by the United States if they continue to be involved with Iran. 'This Week' Transcript 5-13-18: President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton - MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC NEWS: Let's talk about that with the president's national security advisor, John Bolton.
Indonesian officials prepare to board the luxury yacht 'Equanimity', reportedly worth some 250 million USD and owned by Jho Low, a former unofficial adviser to the Malaysian fund 1MDB, at Benoa Bay in Bali on February 28, 2018 / AFP JAKARTA: A luxury yacht linked to allegations that US$4.5bil was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB is being handed over to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation , which is probing the scandal, Indonesian police said Thursday. US and Indonesian authorities last week searched the Cayman Island-registered Equanimity, reportedly worth some US$250mil , which was moored off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.
Bakery Chocolicious Indonesia has attracted controversy for refusing to write a Christmas greeting on a customer's cake. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/@CHOCOLICIOUSINDONESIA.
JAKARTA: Uber Technologies unveiled on Wednesday a new head of its Indonesian operations in a market where the online taxi company faces cutthroat competition, regulatory uncertainty and a reported U.S. probe into whether it broke bribery laws. Monika Rudijono, who has a marketing background and is the first Indonesian president of Uber in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, starts in January, the company said in a statement.
Hary Kurniawan, chief of police for the Jakarta satellite city of Tangerang, said Thursday that dozens of people have also been injured. The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 1 of the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros.
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Jakarta, Indonesia: Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia rallied for the third straight day on Monday as Muslim nations across Asia voiced growing concern over Myanmar's brutal military crackdown against its Rohingya Muslim minority. Outside the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, the demonstrators, mostly hijab-clad women, demanded that the Indonesian government pressure neighbouring Myanmar to stop the military operation that has sent tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees to camps in Bangladesh for the second time in a year.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2017. Source: Reuters/Beawiharta INDONESIA's president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who point to mass rallies by radical Muslims and the jailing of a Christian politician for blasphemy as evidence its reputation is crumbling.
The Obama family trip to Indonesia is somewhat of a working vacation. Barack Obama delivered a keynote speech to the 4th Indonesian Diaspora Congress in Jakarta on Saturday , where he preached about "respect for others" and "tolerance."
Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves prior to delivering his speech during the 4th Congress of Indonesian Diaspora Network in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday. Following another week of dust-ups between the media and President Donald Trump, his predecessor shared a bit of wisdom from the other side of the world about tolerance and taking the daily news cycle in stride.
Following another week of dustups between the U.S. media and President Donald Trump, his predecessor shared a bit of wisdom from the other side of the world about taking the daily news cycle in stride. Obama was greeted by a crowd of thousands Saturday in his childhood home of Jakarta, where he spoke at the Indonesian Diaspora Congress.
Vice President Pence toured Southeast Asia's largest mosque on Thursday during a visit to Indonesia, calling the Muslim-majority nation's tradition of following a moderate form of Islam "an inspiration to the world." ... "In your nation as in mine, religion unifies, it doesn't divide," he added.
Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme , speaks during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2016. Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme , speaks during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2016.
Jakarta: The embattled governor of Jakarta emotionally told his trial for blasphemy that his own godparents had been Muslims and it would not be possible for him to insult Islam. Hundreds of police provided security as Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his nickname Ahok, was indicted for blasphemy in the Central Jakarta District court building on Tuesday.
It's a scene straight out of Myanmar's dark past: a military offensive waged beyond world view that forces ethnic minority villagers from the smouldering ruins of their homes. The US government, a key sponsor of Myanmar's democratic transition, says a security crackdown that has displaced tens of thousands Rohingya Muslims and left an unknown number dead risks radicaliding a downtrodden people and stoking religious tensions in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia's anti-terror squad has arrested two militants who were planning to attack prominent places in the country's capital, including the Myanmar Embassy, police said Sunday. An interrogation of suspected bomb maker Rio Priatna Wibawa, who was arrested this past week, led authorities to the men, said national police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte confirmed private meetings with United Nations secretary general Ban Ki Moon and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. MB FILE - President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of the Filipino community in Jakarta, Indonesia September 9, 2016.
As Barack Obama's presidency nears its end, Indonesians still speak with pride of the childhood years he spent in their country, though much of the enthusiasm has faded along with the impossibly high expectations of what the first African-American president would achieve. A fan club, books, a statue, a cafe and even a movie were all part of the mania for Obama in the world's most populous Muslim nation after he was elected president in 2008.