Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Prosecutors were searching for the former editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia on Friday after he failed to show up to begin his two-year jail sentence for publishing pictures of scantily clothed women.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A court acquitted a Malaysian woman of killing her Indonesian housemaid, her lawyer said Thursday, in a case that highlighted complaints about the abuse of foreign domestic workers.
BALI ISLAND - Civilian security guards on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have rounded up 28 suspected male prostitutes after the trailer of a documentary, made by an Indian-origin filmmaker, depicting the lives of local "gigolos" sparked controversy, an official said Tuesday.
DILI, East Timor - Thousands of mourners lit candles, sang hymns and prayed in East Timor on Thursday, honoring the victims of a massacre of pro-independence demonstrators by Indonesian troops 18 years ago.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The chief of Indonesia's anti-corruption commission went on trial Thursday charged with masterminding the murder of the head of a state-owned company.
