Section: Indonesia
Malaysia’s new Islamic airline takes off _ with a prayer
In this Tuesday photo, a Rayani Air flight crew demonstrates a safety brief before departure at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Kelantan, Malaysia. Malaysia’s Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a clear bailiwick. It is the country’s first Islamic airline, offering flights that adhere to Islamic rules including...
Minister denies Israelis to enjoy visa waiver
Foreign visitors wait at a visa-on-arrival payment counter at an airport. Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli announced on Monday that the government would waive visa requirements for another 84 more countries starting this week. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana) Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli has stated that the...
Russia, EU Trade Talks Fail, Kiev Set to Face Retaliation
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Govt to include 84 more countries in free-entry policy
Foreign visitors wait at a visa-on-arrival payment counter at an airport. Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli announced on Monday that the government would waive visa requirements for another 84 more countries starting this week. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana)The government is set to waive visa requirements for another 84 countries...
Russia expels Polish reporter in retaliatory move
In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo Russian journalist Leonid Sviridov speaks to the press after a three-hour meeting with officials concerning an attempt by Polish authorities to expel him from the country, in Warsaw, Poland. Sviridov who has come under suspicion of espionage in Poland, but who has never been confronted with specific spying...
The European Commission Backs Visa-Free Travel for Georgia, Ukraine
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Russia opens new Stalin museums, grapples with his legacy
In this Dec. 9 photo, a bust of Soviet leader Josef Stalin stands on the front lawn of a house-turned-museum in the village of Khoroshevo, west of Moscow, Russia. The Stalin museum was opened this year in this small village where the Soviet leader is said to have stayed the night on his only visit to the front during World War II. (AP/Pavel...
6 crew missing after Danish cargo ship sinks near Indonesia
Indonesia rescuers approach a sunken freighter MV Thorco Cloud in the Singapore Strait off the Indonesian island of Batam , Thursday. (AP/Pangestu)Officials say six Filipino crewmen are missing after their cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker and sank in Batam waters, Riau. Six other crew members were rescued.Batam port official Gajah...
Putin says Russia’s ready to improve ties with the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end of year news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is ready to improve ties with the United States and work with whomever is elected its next president, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. He said his talks with US Secretary John...
Russia’s Putin Orders Suspension of Free Trade Zone with Ukraine
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