Indonesia and the Netherlands have signed a deal to return two elderly Dutch nationals jailed in Indonesia for drug offences - one on death row and the other serving a life sentence. The Dutch government had requested their repatriation "on humanitarian grounds",

Indonesia and the Netherlands have agreed to repatriate two Dutch nationals convicted on drug offenses in Indonesia

Mets was sentenced to death in Indonesia's capital Jakarta in 2008 for smuggling and distributing 600,000 ecstasy pills. Tokman was initially given the death penalty in 2015 for smuggling 6 kilograms of Metheylene Dioxy Meth Amphetamine (MDMA) but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on appeal.

Nomura Holdings Inc. has raised its recommendation on Indonesian stocks to overweight, citing attractive valuations and a domestic policy that’s supportive of growth.

Officials in Indonesia and Sri Lanka battled Wednesday to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit four countries topped 1,300.In Indonesia, there is growing frustration among survivors of catastrophic flooding and landslides over the pace of the rescue effort and aid delivery.

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Indonesia’s regulator has set a limit on how many shares investors can buy during initial public offerings in an effort to curb price volatility.