Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa  (right) talks with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Foreign Ministry office before a meeting in Jakarta February 17, 2014.

Indonesia: Australia's gone too far spying on shrimp trade talks

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia described reports that Australia had listened in on government trade discussions with lawyers as mind-boggling, saying that to contend they had anything to do with security was going too far. Often prickly relations have hit a new low since Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott took office last September, with Jakarta furious at reports that Australia wiretapped...

Earlier, the National Police Chief General Sutarman instructs his subordinates to tighten security at every Australian representative office throughout Indonesia.  (photo file)

Security stepped up at Australian consulate in Denpasar

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR - The Denpasar Police office has stepped up security at the Australian consulate general in Denpasar, Bali, amidst rising tensions between Indonesia and the neighboring nation over the wire-tapping row. "We are conducting security checks openly and covertly," Adjunct Commissioner Ida Bagus Made Sarjana said on Tuesday. The number of security personnel has been increased and they will...