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Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228

FOX 11 Tucson - 1 hour 29 minutes ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

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Australia Ends Standoff With Asylum Seekers Off Indonesia
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 18, 6:33 pm ET
CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- A month-long standoff between a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers and Australian and Indonesian authorities ended late Wednesday, with the last 56 refugees agreeing to leave an Australian customs ship moored off Indonesia to have their asylum claims processed there.
Bank Indonesia’s Bill Limits May Benefit Bonds, Waluyanto Says
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 2:26 am ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign investors will probably shift to Indonesia’s bonds after the central bank said it was “seriously” studying the option of limiting foreign investment in its short-term bills, a finance ministry official said.
Jakarta halts deforestation in Sumatra's Kampar Peninsula
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 7:57 am ET
Environmentalists claimed a small victory on Thursday after Indonesia ordered one of the country's biggest pulp and paper companies to halt forest clearing in the Kampar Peninsula.
INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling
IRIN - Wed Nov 18, 9:30 am ET
JAKARTA, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.
Indonesia must free flag protesters: rights group
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 3:30 am ET
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should intervene to free three Papuan protesters sentenced to years in prison for raising a separatist flag, a rights group said Thursday.
Research and Markets: In the Provisional 2010 Budget, the Indonesian Government Has Laid Down Plans to Cut the Subsidy ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 10:22 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Indonesia Agribusiness Report Q1 2010" report to their offering.
UPDATE: Antam Drops Plan To Buy Stake In Newmont's Indonesia Unit
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 18, 6:17 am ET
(Adds background, closing stock price.) JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- Gold and nickel miner PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM.JK) has decided to drop its plan to buy a 14% stake in Newmont Mining Corp.'s (NEM) Indonesian unit, Antam President Director Alwin Syah Loebis said Wednesday.
Indonesia Agribusiness Report Q3 2009 - New Report Published
OfficialWire - Fri Nov 20, 7:56 am ET
The year just past will be remembered as a proud year for Indonesian agriculture. In 2008, the country achieved self-sufficiency in the production of rice and corn.
Jakarta Stocks May Extend Decline
INO News - Thu Nov 19, 9:11 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the six-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 105 points or 4 percent in the process.
Indonesia to Diversify From Dollar in First Euro Bond Sale
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 6:27 pm ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia is considering its first sale of bonds in euros and plans to increase local-currency debt issuance to diversify funding from the weakening dollar.
OECD Says No to Indonesia Stimulus as Morgan Stanley Says Spend
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 6:28 pm ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia shouldn’t be looking at increasing government spending, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said a day after Morgan Stanley urged a boost in outlays to bolster growth.
Indonesia: Drop charges against watchdogs
UPI - Tue Nov 17, 3:37 pm ET
JAKARTA, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Charges against two Indonesian anti-corruption officials should be dropped, a presidential inquiry has recommended.
ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 20, 3:44 am ET
Jakarta - Public disillusionment is growing with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over his perceived indecisiveness in handling an alleged graft scandal that has implicated senior officials. Questions have been asked about Yudhoyono's de...
GE invests in Indonesian energy
Connecticut Post - Wed Nov 18, 8:37 pm ET
Stamford-based GE Energy Financial Services has made its first geothermal power investment outside the United States, loaning $50 million to Indonesia's biggest geothermal power producer, a
Jakarta Shares May Pad Win Streak
INO News - Wed Nov 18, 9:10 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The winning streak has stretched to six sessions now for the Indonesian stock market, which has added more than 105 points or 4 percent in the process.