Editorial By now, anyone with any germ of an idea in their head about smuggling drugs in or out of Bali really should need that head examined by a medical professional. It is not possible to be innocent or naive about the terrible dangers of drugs: they fuel crime and take lives, including those of [...]

A British drug suspect who could face death under Indonesia’s stiff anti-narcotics laws is undergoing treatment for mental illness, the head of the police hospital in Bali said on Saturday. Rachel Dougall, who was arrested at a luxurious villa last week on the island, is suspected of being a member of a drug ring comprising [...]

A plane carrying 163 passengers and crew on a domestic flight skidded off the runway in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province on Friday but no one was hurt, the Transport Ministry said.

Umar Patek, accused of playing a key role in the Bali bombings, insisted on Thursday the attacks that killed 202 people were “against my conscience” and begged for a light sentence.

An anti-drugs group has said it will challenge a presidential decision to cut five years off the 20-year jail term of Australian drug-smuggler Schapelle Corby.

The United States will renew its naval power across the Asia-Pacific region and stay “vigilant” in the face of China’s growing military, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.

It seems Bali’s slow internet connection isn’t enough to stop the number of internet users on the island rising: an increase that has been put down to the growing number of flights and hotel bookings being made from abroad. The growth of Bali’s tourism industry has been responsible for much of the island’s increase of [...]

A German tourist was shot three times in a gun attack on Tuesday in restive Papua province, national police said.