Section: The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kerry calls for common ground with Russia on Syria, Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second left) in Moscow Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)The United States and Russia need to find “common ground” to end Syria’s civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.Opening...
Spain begins quest for 3rd Euro title against Czechs
Getting ready: The coaches of teams drawn in group E, from left: Italy’s coach Antonio Conte, Sweden’s coach Erik Hamren, Martin O’Neill, the coach of Ireland and Belgian assistant coach Vital Borkelmans pose for a photo after the Euro 2016 soccer championships draw in Paris Saturday. (AP/Michel Euler)Defending champion Spain...
Arsenal, Chelsea, Roma advance in Champions League
Chelsea’s Willian (left), celebrates scoring a goal during the Champions League group G soccer match between Chelsea and FC Porto at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday. (AP/Frank Augstein)Arsenal left its best performance for the last game of the Champions League group stage, advancing to the round of 16 with a remarkable 3-0...
First Indonesian jazz pianist nominated for a Grammy
Gifted: Indonesian jazz pianist, Joey Alexander, 12, further strengthens his position as a world class musician after being nominated for two categories at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016. (Tempo)Young and talented pianist Joey Alexander has become the first Indonesian musician nominated for a Grammy, the recording industry’s most...
