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Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV

AFP - Sun Nov 29, 11:58 am ET

Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors staged rallies in Indonesia Sunday to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.

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Newmont to sell Indonesia venture stake for $494M
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 11:08 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 country.
Obama's ambitious Asia strategy may be start of new doctrine
Honolulu Advertiser - Sun Nov 29, 7:11 am ET
In the summer of 1969, President Richard Nixon ended a journey to Asia on the island of Guam to proclaim what later would be called the Nixon or Guam Doctrine. It decreed that henceforth, Asian nations would be responsible for their own frontline defense while the U.S. would assist if requested.
Indonesia's top detective replaced
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.
Newmont's Indonesia venture stake to go for $494M
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.
Indonesia president sidesteps action on corruption case
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.
Weak Open Seen For Jakarta Shares
INO News - Tue Nov 24, 9:11 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market has ended lower now in two straight sessions, shedding nearly 40 points or 1.6 percent along the way.
Counter-terrorist expert sees reduced U.S. role in Afghanistan
The Citizen of Morris County - Sun Nov 29, 10:21 am ET
The expert, Michael A. Sheehan, told an audience at Drew University last Thursday, Oct. 8, that the U.S. effort to drive out the Taliban and eliminate al Qaeda influence in Afghanistan had been "enormously successful."
A Remote Island Seeks a Boom Without a Bust
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 11:23 am ET
Residents are hoping a new immigration detention center can revive the remote Australian island’s economy.
Plane Crash in China Kills 3 Americans
New York Times - Sat Nov 28, 6:34 pm ET
A cargo plane bound for Kyrgyzstan caught fire and crashed shortly after taking off from the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on Saturday morning.
Indonesia president set to act on corruption scandal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 am ET
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.
Yudhoyono Won’t End Indonesia Graft Case, Says Police Should
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 11:11 am ET
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.
Yudhoyono Says Indonesia’s Rescue of Bank Century Was Necessary
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 9:41 am ET
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.
Supporters rally for family accused of Philippine massacre - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 29, 6:01 am ET
Shariff Aguak, Philippines - Thousands of people Sunday rallied in support of a prominent political family in the southern Philippines accused of masterminding the massacre of 57 people. About 3,000 demonstrators gathered outside the residences of th...
Brazil’s President Lula Backs England’s Bid for 2018 World Cup
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 29, 1:13 pm ET
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed England’s bid to stage soccer’s World Cup in 2018, boosting a campaign that’s been mired in controversy for the past month.
Nov. 28, 2009: The old book by Obama's mother, the new book by Stephen King and the book on when Polanski goes home
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Fri Nov 27, 11:24 pm ET
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.