A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 on a demonstration flight with at least 44 people aboard went missing in a mountainous area south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday, officials said.

A Dutchman faces a possible death penalty after he was caught at Jakarta's international airport with more than $100,000 worth of cocaine stashed in his stomach, an official said on Tuesday.

An American man living in Bali and involved in a bitter and protracted battle with his Indonesian ex-wife over custody of their four children has called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for help.

An Australian arrested trying to smuggle drugs hidden in capsules inside his body into Bali has said he regrets his actions.

Australian drug-smuggler Schapelle Corby is still waiting for news on her clemency appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but she will receive a remission on her sentence, delayed since Christmas, it has been announced.

British singer Morrissey called on the Indonesian government on Tuesday to immediately shut down a notorious zoo in eastern Java where hundreds of animals have died or disappeared.

The bombmaker accused of masterminding the Bali attacks that killed 202 people begged forgiveness from the victims' families on Monday, and claimed he did not know that nightclubs would be targeted.

Australia has dropped its travel warning for Indonesia to its lowest level since before the 2002 Bali bombings.

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