Indonesian police will ignore Australia-bound asylum seekers until President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono restores bilateral cooperation with Australia, the chief of the National Police said in a statement that threatens to further damage ties between the two nations following last week’s spy scandal. “Surely we will investigate all violations that take place within Indonesia’s jurisdiction,”…
Update – 3:45 p.m.: The latest reports claim that 10 bodies have now been recovered, and 16 mariners are still missing. 7 from one ship, and three from the first sinking on Sunday. Rescue operations are ongoing. Update – 8 a.m.: A total of three bodies have now been recovered, leaving another 23 still…
Japan and ally the United States sharply criticized China’s move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Tokyo, warning of an escalation into the “unexpected” if Beijing enforces the rules. China’s government-run Xinhua news agency published coordinates for a newly established “East China Sea Air…
SURABAYA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III signed a purchasing contract for port operational support equipments worth US$68.2 million or IDR797 billion with a state-owned company from China, Dalian Huarui Heavy International Co. Ltd. PT Pelindo III Head of Public Relations Edi Priyanto said the company purchases two groups of items. First item is 8…