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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign...
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.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market has ended lower now in two straight sessions, shedding nearly 40 points or 1.6 percent along the way.
Residents are hoping a new immigration detention center can revive the remote Australian island’s economy.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was set to announce Monday "controversial" action on a high-level corruption scandal that has gripped the country for weeks and shaken his presidency.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stopped short of ordering the dismissal of a case against two anti-graft officers, as recommended by a panel he formed, instead suggesting the police should drop it.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government’s cash injections into PT Bank Century after a bailout last year were necessary, and rejected suggestions the money was used in his re-election campaign.
A scholarly book getting a lot of buzz is one being published 15 years after its author’s death: " Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia " — the doctoral dissertation by S. Ann Dunham , the mother of President Barack Obama . The publisher, Duke University Press, will unveil the book on Thursday, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- PT Gudang Garam , Indonesia’s second- biggest cigarette maker, may lead gains among the nation’s consumer stocks next year as household spending rises, said PT Panin Sekuritas , the best-performing local fund over five years.
The International Transport Workers' Federation claims that its affiliated unions and “inspectors” have been putting great pressure on open register vessels trading in South East Asia. In the first three days, around 40 ships the ITF describes as “flag of convenience (FOC)” vessels were boarded in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
AKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
Edina High School students got a visit last Friday from a national anchor for CNN Headline News. He wasn't there to report on anything. Rather, he spoke to students about the investigative reporting he has done on underage sex slavery and human trafficking in Indonesia.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest rubber producers, ended curbs on exports as the global economic recovery stokes demand and prices of the commodity used in tires and gloves, a producers’ group said.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tonight will say how he plans to end a dispute between police and the anti-corruption agency that has caused a public outcry and threatens to undermine his record on combating graft.
Rescuers scoured the Malacca Strait in Indonesia for a third day Tuesday as hopes faded that any more survivors of a deadly ferry sinking would be found, officials said.
Jakarta - At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 202 people survived. But search teams using a number of nava...
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