Indonesia has refused to pay 10 million riyal (78.5m baht) in blood money to save the life of a maid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. Satinah binti Jumadi Ahmed has been on death row since Sept ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. JAKARTA, Indonesia — After 10 years in a Saudi prison, Ati Abeh Inan finally made ...

On July 2, the Saudi Arabian government declared a hiring ban on domestic employees from Indonesia and the Philippines. One million Indonesians work in Saudi Arabia, almost all of whom are maids, ...

22 November 2010 RIYADH: A source at the Indonesian Embassy said on Sunday no official action has been taken yet by Indonesian authorities regarding the proposal by the speaker of the Indonesian House ...

Indonesia said Wednesday it had appealed to Saudi Arabia to commute the beheading of a maid convicted of killing her employer in what she called an act of self-defence. JAKARTA, Mar 02, 2011 (AFP) - ...

Indonesia will suspend sending domestic helpers to Saudi Arabia after the beheading of a maid convicted of murdering her Saudi employer, a minister said yesterday. “The Indonesian government has ...