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San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Nov 23, 11:39 pm ET
Newmont Mining has agreed to sell a 14 percent stake in an Indonesian gold mine for $494 million, ending a years-long dispute with the Indonesian government over how the mining company should sell shares as required under its contract to operate in the... Gold - Indonesia - Mining - Newmont Mining Corporation - Share
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 23, 6:56 am ET
Jakarta - Bad weather hampered the search for dozens of people missing Monday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough seas off the Indonesian island of Sumatra the day before, officials said. High waves and strong winds hampered rescue teams to cond...
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Honolulu Advertiser - Mon Nov 23, 5:03 pm ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 7:08 am ET
Indonesia's finance minister and central bank chief on Tuesday defended a 704-million-dollar lifeline thrown to a failed lender, which has become the centre of the country's latest graft scandal.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 12:09 pm ET
Indonesia detained 14 mostly foreign Greenpeace activists Wednesday as they protested against a big pulp and paper company in this country known for its greenhouse gas emissions, the group said.
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Marketwire - Wed Nov 25, 1:13 pm ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - Niko Resources Ltd. (TSX:NKO) is pleased to announce that the Indonesian Government has selected the Company as the successful bidder in the North Makassar Strait Block. The North Makassar Strait block covers 414,904 acres and is located offshore directly north of the Company's Southeast Ganal Block. Niko Resources will hold a 50% interest. Niko ...
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 23, 9:56 am ET
Jakarta - Indonesia's president on Monday called for corruption charges against two deputy chairmen of the country's anti-graft commission to be dropped, citing a public outcry over what many see as a conspiracy to weaken the body. Susilo Bambang Yud...
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The Huffington Post - Mon Nov 23, 8:40 am ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others were missing.
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New York Times - Tue Nov 24, 6:11 am ET
Newmont Mining has agreed to sell a 14 percent stake in an Indonesian gold mine for $494 million, ending a years-long dispute with the Indonesian government over how the mining company should sell shares as required under its contract to operate in the country, The Associated Press reported.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 1:11 am ET
Singapore - A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced an Indonesian maid who attempted to harm her employer's twin babies by putting detergent in their milk powder to three years in jail, a media report said. Titin Agustiana, 24, had earlier pleaded gu...
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KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Sun Nov 22, 10:50 pm ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for a dozen passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 245 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 others drowned.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 22, 11:43 pm ET
Jakarta - Indonesian rescue workers resumed their search Monday for dozens of people missing people after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off the island of Sumatra, officials said. Rescue teams had picked up about 250 survivors and 27 bodies ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 1:57 am ET
Indonesia's chief detective has been replaced after being implicated in an alleged plot to falsely imprison anti-graft investigators, police said Wednesday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 10:57 pm ET
Newmont Mining Corp. says its Indonesian joint venture has agreed to transfer a 14 percent stake to a private company and to a consortium of regional and local Indonesian governments, with proceeds totaling about $494 million.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 11:12 pm ET
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday sidestepped advice from his own fact-finding team to punish senior law enforcers over a huge corruption scandal that has gripped the nation.