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Indonesia military plane crash in Medan blamed on engine failure
It is likely that the Indonesian military plane that crashed in a residential part of Medan suffered an engine failure.
2 July 2015, 14:27 PM
Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 142
Death toll from crash of an Indonesian air force plane packed with military personnel and their families rises to 142, as witnesses described people fleeing the disaster zone covered in blood with their clothes alight.
1 July 2015, 04:55 AM
116 dead in Indonesia military plane crash
At least 116 people die when an Indonesian air force transport plane crashes into a major city shortly after take-off and exploded in a fireball.
30 June 2015, 06:15 AM
Indonesia seeks to quieten noisy mosques during Ramadan
Indonesia has set up a team to investigate complaints that its mosques are too noisy according to Hussein Abdullah, vice president of the country's mosque council.
26 June 2015, 12:01 PM
One Norwegian Muslim community's clever solution to an unusual geographic problem
This week, with the start of Ramadan, Muslims from Indonesia to Michigan begin fasting from sunrise to sunset in observance of one of the religions' primary holidays.
19 June 2015, 07:01 AM
7 ‘wanted’ traffickers arrested in Teknaf
Seven “wanted” traffickers are arrested from Cox’s Bazar as police continue to crack down on the criminals behind human trafficking.
16 June 2015, 05:59 AM
Migrants victims of government’s euphemistic policy
Amid increasing problems and miseries many migrant workers underwent in the recent weeks, Indonesia government proudly announced that remittances sent by migrant workers earned the country 105 trillion rupiah (US$8.4 billion) in 2014, a significant increase from 70.6 trillion rupiah a year ago.
15 June 2015, 07:24 AM
Beauty belies dark trade
The dense mangrove forest on both sides of the road to the Bang Ben bay through Laem Son National Park is indeed intriguing.
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Thai army suspends top officer Manas for suspected trafficking link
Human trafficking suspect Lt General Manas Khongpaen is suspended from military service, Army Commander General Udomdej Sitabutr says.
11 June 2015, 13:02 PM
Women trafficking victims are sexually abused all the way
Afia (not her real name) was not accompanied by any of her family members, but she showed no signs of jitters. While many in the vessel turned pale in panic due to want of food and water in the perilous sea, the beautiful young girl held her nerves.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
No escape for officials in trafficking probe: Thai PM
Thailand's junta leader says government officials involved in human trafficking would not be spared, vows to "eradicate" the industry.
5 June 2015, 14:38 PM
Majority of 700 are Bangladeshi: Myanmar
Myanmar officials says most of the 700 migrants found adrift on its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM
Buckling under international pressure, Thailand cracks down on human trafficking
On their way out of Thailand, several workers boarded fishery trawlers to go offshore for fishing in the Indonesian sea, but they returned as trafficked entities. The workers were rescued by Thai authorities and brought home on a Royal Thai Air Force C-130 aircraft.
2 June 2015, 08:38 AM
Kidnapped, turned into slaves of past
“My arms and legs were tied in such a way that it was impossible for me even to change sides without help,” said Jewel, who was abducted and held captive by human traffickers in November last year.
2 June 2015, 08:27 AM
Hotline for info on trafficking victims
Migrant rights workers launch hotline numbers in Bangladesh and Malaysia to facilitate the passage of information of the rescued trafficking victims to the aggrieved families.
1 June 2015, 10:59 AM
Myanmar navy stops reporters approaching migrant island
Myanmar's navy refuses to let journalists approach a island where over 700 migrants are said to be held.
31 May 2015, 15:45 PM
Youth found in Indonesia not Sabbir
AFP Jakarta office confirms student washed away in Bay last year and the youth found in Indonesia are not same.
30 May 2015, 10:23 AM
Bangladesh suggests 'external factors' for trafficking, migration
Bangladesh insists that poverty is not necessarily the main driver pushing her people into the hands of traffickers.
29 May 2015, 13:49 PM
Myanmar finds boat with 727 migrants
Myanmar's navy seizes a boat packed with 727 people off the country's southern coast.
29 May 2015, 13:05 PM
Australia pledges 5m AUD for Rohingyas
Australia pledges grant of $5 million Australian dollars in humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar and Myanmar's Rakhine state.
29 May 2015, 11:33 AM