Living in limbo: Indonesia’s refugees face uncertain future
Many refugees across Southeast Asia have no access to citizenship and few rights in the country where they live.
Many refugees across Southeast Asia have no access to citizenship and few rights in the country where they live.
Indonesia will propose a broad intelligence sharing initiative among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to deal with the rising threat of radical Islamist militants, its defence minister says.
Arakan International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sent his foreign minister to Burma to urge its government to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims, he said on Sunday after a petrol bomb was thrown at the Burmese Embassy in Jakarta.
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport
Playing ahead of the SEA games opening ceremony, the men’s Under-23 team turned out in red for a convincing win over Indonesia 4-2 at Jalan Besar Stadium.
Indonesia’s Lippo Group are planning to open twelve state of the art hospitals in Burma, the corporation’s deputy chairman James Riady announced at the World Economic Forum in Jakarta on[…]
Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
More than 300 Burmese and Cambodian migrants who were forced to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), Indonesia’s fourth largest bank with over nine million customers, will open a branch in Burma this year to encourage business relations between the two countries. It[…]
As the world’s biggest exporter of tin, Indonesia capped its shipments of the metal before the industry turned attention to Burma to fulfill demand amid rising prices. Indonesian state-controlled tin[…]
Almost 30 Thai and Burmese fishermen facing exploitation on deep-sea fishing trawlers in Indonesian waters recently sought help from a labour rights network.
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is to open its first ever representative office in Burma in November, the Jakarta Post reported on Saturday. The government-owned central bank says it will open[…]
Indonesian construction firm PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA) and its partner, Singapore-based developer Noble Twin Dragons Pte Ltd, have signed a US$125 million contract to build a commercial tower in Burma.[…]
The Burmese U-19 men’s football team continued their string of success with a 3-0 defeat of Indonesia on Tuesday. They now meet ASEAN Cup hosts’ Vietnam in the semi-final on[…]
Indonesian state-run cement producer Semen Indonesia (SMGR) may postpone plans to expand into Burma until next year due to difficulties in negotiating with its local partner, Jakarta Post reported on[…]
Two state-owned Indonesian cement manufacturers are set to begin operations in Burma, the Jakarta Globe reported Saturday. Semen Indonesia aims to secure the deal by April 2014, with ambitions of supplying concrete[…]
Burma’s army chief and his Indonesian counterpart propose joint military exercises and reciprocal visits with the first such initiative being a peacekeeping training course to be held in Indonesia.
Indonesian tin mining firm PT Timah has announced it will begin tin ore exploration in Burma in June. Timah, in which the state has a majority holding, has secured a[…]
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport
Indonesia leads the medal chart with 11 golds, 10 silver and 13 bronze after the first full day’s competition at the 7th ASEAN Para Games being hosted in Burma.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
An Indonesian court jails 14 Muslim Rohingya men from Burma for nine months each for bludgeoning eight Buddhists from their country to death in an Indonesian detention centre.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sought to downplay Indonesian concerns about his controversial new asylum policy during a diplomatic visit to Jakarta this week.
Indonesian anti-terrorism police arrest five men suspected of being members of a militant group accused of plotting several attacks in the country, including a bomb plot against the Burmese embassy in May.
A recent riot at an Indonesian detention centre, in which eight Burmese Buddhists were killed by a mob of Muslims, was sparked by the rape and sexual assault of three Rohingya women
Police have named 18 Rohingya refugees as suspects for the deaths of eight Buddhists in an immigration detention centre, and say they will face trial in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister has pledged one million dollars in humanitarian aid to Arakan state after a visit to the conflict-torn region, where Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims clashed last year
Indonesia’s Marty Natalegawa met with Wanna Maung Lwin in Rangoon and discussed procedures for the hand-over of ASEAN’s chairmanship to Burma in year 2014
Southeast Asia’s largest democracy hailed as model for Burma’s transition and possible trend-setter if it backs UN inquiry
Aug 13, 2009 (DVB), An "historic" meeting of Burmese opposition groups in Indonesia was yesterday forced to relocate following pressure from the Burmese junta on the Indonesian government to block[…]
Aug 3, 2009 (DVB), Burmese ethnic groups and pro-democracy parties are set to meet in Jakarta this month to draw up a national reconciliation programme for Burma, billed as "history[…]
July 13, 2009 (DVB), Thailand and Indonesia will look to join together in tackling the influx of Rohingya refugees from Burma into their respective countries, whilst also pushing for the[…]
June 9, 2009 (DVB), The Indonesian foreign minister said during a speech in the United States yesterday that US sanctions on Burma are causing hardship to its people, while expressing[…]
Mar 19, 2009 (DVB), The outcome of the Burmese Prime Minister's visit to Indonesia and Singapore this week has received mixed reactions from opposition groups, some pointing to signs of[…]