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Indonesian police arrest alleged kangaroo smuggler

NBC26 Green Bay - Sat Dec 5, 4:36 am ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police arrested a man accused of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos by boat from New Guinea island, an official said Saturday.

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17 killed in Indonesian amusement park fire
MSNBC - Fri Dec 4, 12:08 pm ET
Police say at least 17 people have been killed in an amusement park fire on Indonesia's northern Sumatra island.
Indonesia Scuttles Dollar Bond Sales as Tax Loophole Closes
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 4:07 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s closing of a tax loophole is curbing dollar-denominated corporate bond sales following a record $3.6 billion of new securities since August.
Indonesia bans Australian film on E.Timor killings
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 12:00 am ET
Indonesia has banned an Australian-made film on the alleged murder of six Australian-based journalists by Indonesian troops during the 1975 invasion of East Timor, an official said Wednesday.
Indonesian police detain protesters in Papua
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 1, 3:16 am ET
Jayapura, Indonesia - Indonesian police detained several protesters flying outlawed independence flags on Tuesday during peaceful rallies against Jakarta's rule in the country's eastern-most province of Papua, witnesses and police officials said. At ...
Three hurt in Indonesian plane panic
CNN - Thu Dec 3, 2:34 am ET
Three people on a plane in an Indonesian airport were injured Thursday during a panic that ensued after smoke was seen coming from an engine, an official said.
Smoke from aircraft engine sparks panic on Indonesia's Bali
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 12:01 am ET
Jakarta - Smoke coming from a plane engine sparked panic at the airport of Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Thursday, leaving four people injured, an official and media reports said. The plane, operated by Batavia Airlines, was about to take off ...
Indonesian Central Bank Holds Rate At Record Low
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 2:40 am ET
(RTTNews) - The Indonesian central bank decided to maintain the interest rate at a record low for the fourth straight month on Thursday. As expected, the Bank Indonesia left its key rate at 6.5%. The central bank stopped cutting rate in August after reducing it for nine straight months.
Jakarta Stocks May Retreat On Friday
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 9:11 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market has finished higher now in four straight sessions, adding more than 110 points or 4.1 percent along the way.
Trapped Inside a Broken Judicial System After Hitting Send
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 11:38 am ET
Prita Mulyasari, a 32-year-old mother of two, has earned the support of many in Indonesia after an e-mail she wrote complaining about a hospital landed her in jail.
Indonesia Mutual Fund Growth Surges on Stock Gains, Low Rates
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 3:26 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian mutual-fund assets may grow in 2009 at twice the pace of previous years after the stock market doubled from March and the central bank cut interest rates to a record low, an industry association said.
20 killed in Indonesia karaoke club fire: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:21 pm ET
Twenty people were killed on Friday after a commercial building in Indonesia's Medan, North Sumatra province, caught fire in a blaze lasting an hour, police said.
Indonesia Keeps Key Rate Unchanged to Boost Economy (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 5:41 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fourth month, judging that the need to support growth outweighs the risk of inflation.
Indonesia's tallest man falls short
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 11:58 am ET
An Indonesian labourer who hoped to be named the world's tallest man is actually five centimetres (almost two inches) shorter than record-holder Sultan Kosen of Turkey, an official said Wednesday.
Indonesia Karaoke Club Fire Kills 20, Toll May Rise, AFP Reports
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 12:45 pm ET
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- A fire in a karaoke club in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province killed 20 people yesterday and the death toll may rise, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local police.
Indonesia May Keep Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 11:06 pm ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s central bank may keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight month, judging that the need to support growth outweighs the risk of inflation.