Veloso homecoming on Dec. 18, says Indonesian official

Jane Bautista - Reporter / @janebautistaINQ 12/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — After 14 years behind bars in Indonesia, nine of which she spent on death row for a drug trafficking conviction, Mary Jane Veloso, is finally returning to the Philippines.  This was announced by an…

Filipina on death row in Indonesia says planned transfer ‘miracle’

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

INDONESIA — A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a “miracle”, in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to…

PH, Indonesia agree on repatriation of Mary Jane Veloso

Agence France Presse 12/06/2024

JAKARTA – Indonesia and the Philippines signed an agreement Friday to send Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row for drug charges in Indonesia since 2015, back to her home country. The announcement came following the Philippines’ Department of…

DFA: Transfer of Mary Jane Veloso to PH facility under discussion

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The potential transfer of Mary Jane Veloso to a detention facility in Manila have been discussed by the Philippine and Indonesian governments. This has been confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on…

Alice Guo ‘celebrity’ selfies spark public outrage

Jacob Lazaro, Julie Aurelio 09/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The optics turned an otherwise successful law-enforcement operation into an outrage. Government announcements trumpeting the arrest of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in Indonesia were overshadowed by strong criticism over the visibly convivial way…

Alice Guo: After arrest in Indonesia, she is back in Philippines

John Eric Mendoza, Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 09/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two days after her arrest in Indonesia, former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who is also known as Guo Hua Ping, is back in the Philippines. It was at 1:10 a.m. on Friday that a…

Pope arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia to start 4-nation tour

Agence France Presse 09/03/2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick of a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old’s papacy. The head of the world’s 1.3…

Chinese badminton player, 17, dies after collapsing on court

Agence France Presse 07/01/2024

A 17-year-old Chinese player has died after collapsing on court during an international tournament in Indonesia, badminton officials said on Monday. Zhang Zhijie was taken ill during a match late Sunday against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano at the…

Moo-sage: Indonesia salon gets cows in shape for Eid sacrifice

Agence France Presse 06/13/2024

Under a highway in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, a brown cow stood calmly as masseur Sumarwan got to work, clenching his fist to beat the animal’s legs and help it relax ahead of its sacrifice. The two-year-old…

Indonesia floods: At least 34 killed, 16 missing

05/13/2024

Datar, Indonesia–At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday. Hours of…

Bodies of 3-year-old girl, mother recovered after Indonesian landslides

Associated Press 04/17/2024

TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother, marking the conclusion of the search for the last missing victims after landslides claimed 20 lives on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island.…

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, no reported casualties

Associated Press 01/14/2024

AGAM, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. The Marapi Volcano Observation Post in West Sumatra province recorded an eruption with an…

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