Archive for September, 2006
PowerPR alert on Indonesia
Friday, 29 September 2006Indonesia Reports 52 Bird Flu Death
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases – Brantford,Ontario,Canada
… This latest confirmed case of Bird flu brings the total human deaths in the country of Indonesia as a result of the virus to 52. …
RPT RWE’s Thames Water to sell stake in Indonesia’s Thames PAM …
Forbes – USA
JAKARTA (AFX) – PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) said its major shareholder, RWE’s UK unit Thames Water Plc, has agreed to sell its entire 95 pct stake in the joint …
Indonesia mudslide threatens environment
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
… Nur Hidayaci, a campaigner with Greenpeace Southeast Asia in Indonesia, told Aljazeera that dumping the untreated mud could severely harm the environment. …
Indonesia Sends Team To Verify Body Of Terror Suspect Umar
Bernama – Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
… On Tuesday, the ministry instructed the Indonesian embassy in Jordan to collect detailed information on Omar’s death as Indonesia no longer has an embassy in …
Governor candidate in Indonesia’s Aceh protests Koran test score
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… the Dec. 11 gubernatorial election in Indonesia’s Muslim-dominant Aceh province, which applies Islamic sharia law. Mediati Hafni …
Indonesia Shares Rise 0.7 Percent
Houston Chronicle – United States
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia shares rose Thursday as investors continued to buy Bank Negara and telecommunication blue chips. …
US: Signs deal with Indonesia to stop illegal transhipment
just-style.com – UK
US Trade Representative Susan C Schwab and Indonesia’s Trade Minister Mari Pangestu have signed a Memorandum Understanding (MOU) aimed at stopping illegal …
ICBC to buy small Indonesia bank
International Business Times – New York,NY,USA
… Times) – Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the largest lender in China Mainland, started a preparation for acquiring a small Indonesia bank, which is …
Indonesia’s mud volcano persists, and thousands are homeless as …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP. PORONG, Indonesia Factories that once produced watches and shoes lie under a sea of thick, stinking mud. Villagers stand on hastily …
Indonesia – After 18 Months in a Tent
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Indonesia — In July 2006, Medair began providing water and sanitation services to remote villages in Indonesia that were devastated by the tsunami. …
Indonesia man dies of bird flu, cluster case unlikely
Boston Globe – United States
… based on small cases. “Up until now, the spread of bird flu in Indonesia is from fowl to humans,” she said. The H5N1 virus mainly …
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Thursday, 28 September 2006FluWrap: Possible cluster in Indonesia
United Press International – USA
… 27 (UPI) — Indonesia, the country hardest hit by avian influenza, has seen a number of human infections and at least one fatality in recent days, causing …
Indonesia summons Singaporean ambassador over Lee Kuan Yew’s …
International Herald Tribune – France
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia has asked Singapore’s ambassador to explain remarks by the city-state’s founding father that ethnic Chinese were “systematically …Â
Bird Flu Claims Indonesia’s 52nd Victim
OhmyNews International – South Korea
Indonesia was hit by a new record in terms of the number of bird flu deaths after Sunday when a 23-year-old man in Bandung died of the bird flu virus. …
Indonesia, Aust security treaty inches forward
ABC Online – Australia
Indonesia says a comprehensive security treaty with Australia should be signed by the end of the year. An adviser to Indonesia’s …
Indonesia, United States Target Illegal Textile Transshipments
Washington File – Washington,DC,USA
Washington — The United States and Indonesia have agreed to cooperate in preventing illegal transshipments of textiles and apparel through Indonesia to the …
Indonesia to Evacuate Thousands from Mud Flow Zone
Voice of America – USA
By Chad Bouchard. Indonesia is to resettle thousands of people whose homes have been engulfed by mud surging from a gas exploration site. …
Kalbe Farma to invest in cordlife Indonesia
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
… 27 (ANTARA) – Publicly-listed pharmaceutical company PT Kalbe Farma (KLBF) will invest US$192,000 equivalent to Rp1.84 billion in Cordlife Indonesia company, a …
Indonesia braced for violent protests
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Indonesia will go on high alert for violent protests if it goes ahead with the execution of three of the Bali bombers. Jakarta will …
Indonesia to buy 210,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice
Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam
HA NOI â The Indonesian National Logistics Agency last Friday signed contracts to buy 210,000 tonnes of rice from three Vietnamese businesses. …
Charges that the bodies of three Catholics executed in Indonesia …
AsiaNews.it – Italy
… international law. Having lost faith in Indonesiaâs legal system, we are left only with international institutions,â he said. Some …
Indonesia’s 40 Richest
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Monday, 25 September 2006Keep an eye on Indonesia
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
They were Christian farmers from Indonesia executed by firing squad Thursday for purportedly instigating deadly Christian-Muslim violence in 2000. …Â
Papuan refugees were hand-picked
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
… Wanggai decided with lawyer Edison Waromi, was that they had parents involved in some way in the original independence struggle, after Indonesia subsumed Papua …
RP seeks better boarder patrol accord with Malaysia, Indonesia
Sun.Star – Philippines
THE Philippine Government is eyeing improved boarder patrol agreement with Indonesia and Malaysia to deter the entry of operatives of Southeast Asian regional …
Indonesia confirms 51st bird flu death
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA: A nine-year-old boy has been confirmed as Indonesia’s 51st human bird flu fatality, a health ministry official said on Sunday. …
INDONESIA: Historians under criminal investigation
Green Left Weekly – Chippendale,NSW,Australia
… under criminal investigation for writing an official history textbook in 2004 in which they no longer insisted that the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was …
Seven family members in Indonesia killed fire /
Bahrain News Agency – Bahrain
Jakarta, Sept. 24, (BNA) Seven family members and their maid were killed when their house was engulfed by fire in Sumatra city north Indonesia on Saturday. …
Apes’ VIP return to Indonesia held up by Thai coup
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The plan to send 48 orang-utans confiscated from a private zoo back to Indonesia faces a week-long delay because the plane due to …Â
Militants’ execution matter of justice: Indonesia
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Indonesia’s foreign minister said this week’s execution of three Roman Catholic militants for bloody attacks on Muslims six years ago was a matter of justice …
Christian militants buried in Indonesia
Houston Chronicle – United States
POSO, Indonesia â Thousands of mourners on Sunday buried three Christian militants who were executed for attacks on Muslims during sectarian strife six years …Â
VNA, Indonesiaâs Antara strengthen co-operation
Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam
… Deputy Minister Do Quy Doan said he appreciated the effective co-operation between the two news agencies and the broader co-operation with Indonesia in the …
Fire kills eight in Indonesia
DailyIndia.com – Niskayuna,NY,USA
… The blaze broke out before dawn and were believed to have died after inhaling thick smokes from the fire, reported an Indonesian daily Media Indonesia Sunday. …
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Monday, 25 September 2006Â
Keep an eye on Indonesia
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
They were Christian farmers from Indonesia executed by firing squad Thursday for purportedly instigating deadly Christian-Muslim violence in 2000. …Â
Papuan refugees were hand-picked
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
… Wanggai decided with lawyer Edison Waromi, was that they had parents involved in some way in the original independence struggle, after Indonesia subsumed Papua …
RP seeks better boarder patrol accord with Malaysia, Indonesia
Sun.Star – Philippines
THE Philippine Government is eyeing improved boarder patrol agreement with Indonesia and Malaysia to deter the entry of operatives of Southeast Asian regional …
Indonesia confirms 51st bird flu death
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA: A nine-year-old boy has been confirmed as Indonesia’s 51st human bird flu fatality, a health ministry official said on Sunday. …
INDONESIA: Historians under criminal investigation
Green Left Weekly – Chippendale,NSW,Australia
… under criminal investigation for writing an official history textbook in 2004 in which they no longer insisted that the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was …
Seven family members in Indonesia killed fire /
Bahrain News Agency – Bahrain
Jakarta, Sept. 24, (BNA) Seven family members and their maid were killed when their house was engulfed by fire in Sumatra city north Indonesia on Saturday. …
Apes’ VIP return to Indonesia held up by Thai coup
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The plan to send 48 orang-utans confiscated from a private zoo back to Indonesia faces a week-long delay because the plane due to …Â
Militants’ execution matter of justice: Indonesia
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Indonesia’s foreign minister said this week’s execution of three Roman Catholic militants for bloody attacks on Muslims six years ago was a matter of justice …
Christian militants buried in Indonesia
Houston Chronicle – United States
POSO, Indonesia â Thousands of mourners on Sunday buried three Christian militants who were executed for attacks on Muslims during sectarian strife six years …Â
VNA, Indonesiaâs Antara strengthen co-operation
Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam
… Deputy Minister Do Quy Doan said he appreciated the effective co-operation between the two news agencies and the broader co-operation with Indonesia in the …
Fire kills eight in Indonesia
DailyIndia.com – Niskayuna,NY,USA
… The blaze broke out before dawn and were believed to have died after inhaling thick smokes from the fire, reported an Indonesian daily Media Indonesia Sunday. …
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Friday, 22 September 2006Indonesia steps up military security as Christians face execution
Ekklesia – UK
Indonesia has reinforced its military presence in Sulawesi Island ahead of the planned execution of three Christians accused of leading anti-Muslim riots in …
Indonesia’s 25-year LNG supply to E. China province to begin from …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
East China’s Fujian Province will begin receiving 2.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year as from 2009 over the next 25 years from Indonesia. …
Indonesia dismisses proposed civilian court for officers
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Indonesian government has balked at a proposal to try military personnel in civilian court for misdemeanors, even though legislators argue it is a vital …
Premier Oil H1 profits rise, reports drilling success in Indonesia …
Life Style Extra – UK
LONDON (AFX) – Premier Oil PLC said it achieved further drilling success in Indonesia and Vietnam after it unveiled bumper earnings in the first half, buoyed …
Indonesia: execution delayed; condemned men denied sacraments
Catholic World News – USA
21 (AsiaNews) – Authorities in Indonesia have denied three Catholic men the right to attend Mass on the day before their execution, the AsiaNews service reports …
India, Indonesia to cooperate in aquaculture development
DailyIndia.com – Niskayuna,NY,USA
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved a memorandum of understanding signed between India and Indonesia last year for cooperation in marine and …
Indonesia Executes Christian Militants
Forbes – USA
… sources. In carrying out the executions, Indonesia ignored an appeal last month by Pope Benedict XVI to spare the men. Fabianus …
Thai coup delays Indonesia orangutan homecoming
ABC News – USA
… 2006 — JAKARTA (Reuters) – A bloodless military coup in Thailand this week spoiled a plan to bring 46 orangutans home to their native Indonesia this weekend …
India, Indonesia to cooperate in aquaculture development
India eNews.com – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
New Delhi – The cabinet Thursday approved a memorandum of understanding signed between India and Indonesia last year for cooperation in marine and fisheries. …
INDONESIA: Editor cleared over Prophet cartoon
Asia Pacific Media Network – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Jakarta — An Indonesian court yesterday dismissed charges against a newspaper editor who published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad last year, a lawyer said …
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Thursday, 21 September 2006Indonesia plans to build national railway network
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Indonesian government plans to build a railway network on the country’s major islands to help speed economic development, a newspaper reported Wednesday. …
Moderate earthquake hits central Indonesia
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
A moderate earthquake rocked central Indonesia on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicenter …Â
Demonstrators attack relief agency office in Aceh, Indonesia
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
About 700 protesters attacked the office of the relief agency in Indonesia’s tsunami-hit province of Aceh on Wednesday, an Indonesian officer said. …
Security Crackdown in Indonesia Ahead of Execution of Christian …
FOX News – USA
PALU, Indonesia â Indonesian officials said Wednesday they had deployed thousands of police on Sulawesi island ahead of this week’s planned executions of …Â
Indonesia issues travel advisory on Thailand
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok Wednesday called on Indonesian citizens to refrain from making non- essential trips to Thailand following a sudden, bloodless …
3 in Indonesia Want Their Execution Public
Zenit News Agency – Rome,Italy
PALU, Indonesia, SEPT. 20, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Facing execution this Thursday, three Catholics from Poso have asked that they be shot in public. …
Indonesia Shares Fall on Thai Coup
Houston Chronicle – United States
JAKARTA, Indonesia â Indonesian shares fell Wednesday on selling in telecommunications blue chips and the news of a military coup in Thailand. …
New Species of Undersea Life Found Near Indonesia
Voice of America – USA
A team of scientists just back from combing the waters off Indonesia has announced the discovery of more than 50 new species of undersea life, including a …
INDONESIA: D’ALEMA TO WIRAJUDA, STOP EXECUTION OF CHRISTIANS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – Rome, Sept 20 – Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema made “a strong appeal” to his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda to make Jakarta …
Indonesia militant cleric targets steamy TV shows
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
… God’s curse. Television programmes in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, are increasingly liberal. Private channels …
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INDONESIA: Probe in Jakarta over history books that relook 1965 …
Asia Pacific Media Network – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Jakarta — A group of historians and Education Ministry officials is under criminal investigation over new school texts offering an alternative version of …
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Wednesday, 20 September 2006Indonesia to execute three Christians
Mumbai Mirror – India
Palu: Three death row prisoners convicted of leading a Christian militia in bloody violence against Muslims in Indonesia will be executed on Thursday, police …
Indonesia probes controversial history textbooks
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian prosecutors have questioned several historians and education ministry officials over the publication of school textbooks with an …
FEATURE-Indonesia’s monorail struggles to get on track
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Indonesia’s capital is crying out for a new transport network, but stop-start plans for a monorail illustrate the country’s chequered efforts to build badly …
Kuwait sells Indonesia oil field stake
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Tuesday. The report said that 51 percent of the stake in the Seram oil field of Indonesia was sold to China Setec Seram Energy Ltd. …
50 New Marine Species Discovered in Indonesia
National Geographic – Washington,D.C.,USA
… species, including this epaulette shark that “walks” on its fins, were recently discovered by a team of scientists in northwest Indonesia’s Papua province. …
Bank Indonesia Doesn’t Want the Currency to Depreciate Too Much
Bloomberg – USA
… 20 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s central bank doesn’t want the rupiah, which yesterday had its biggest fall in two months, to “depreciate too much” as it may …
Indonesia to execute 3, lawyer says
International Herald Tribune – France
… The three Christians have appealed to the Indonesian president for clemency and Pope Benedict XVI has called on Indonesia to stay the execution. …
Indonesia summons Malaysian envoy over shooting incident
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Indonesian government Tuesday summoned Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Zain over the issue that two Indonesian fishermen were shot for …
Indonesia Shares Raise
Houston Chronicle – United States
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian shares rose Tuesday led by gains in Telkom on hopes of strong nine-month earnings from the heavyweight’s cellular services. …
Indonesia motorcycle sales plunge 23 pct
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Indonesia’s motorcycle sales in the eight months to August dropped by 23.12 percent to 2.65 million units against 3.44 million in the corresponding period last …
Indonesia and China new drug trade hubs
The Brunei Times – Bandar,Brunei,Brunei Darussalam
INDONESIA and China have become important new hubs for the illegal drugs trade, an Australian government report has found, with the growth in the use of …
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Tuesday, 19 September 20063 Christians to be executed in Indonesia
Newsweek – USA
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Three Christians convicted for their roles in deadly attacks on Muslims in 2000 in central Indonesia will be executed on Thursday, media …
Indonesia Emerges as a Hotbed For CDMA2000 Networks
Wireless Design & Development Asia – Singapore
According to the CDMA Development Group (CDG) that Indonesia has emerged as a hotbed for CDMA2000 deployments. Due to the number …
Indonesia’s PT PGN to develop coalbed methane gas
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) – State-owned gas firm PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PT PGN) plans to develop coalbed methane gas as an alternative energy source …
Indonesia Muslims protest at Pope’s statement
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… were rejected. Indonesia is the most populace Muslim country in the world as 87 percent of its 240 million population are Muslims.Â
Indonesia a drugs gateway into Australia
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Indonesia is emerging as a key transit point for the shipment of heroin, cocaine and amphetamines into Australia. The federal government’s …
Debenhams expands with second outlet in Indonesia
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Debenhams Retail Plc., UK’s second largest department store chain, recently opened its second outlet in Indonesia. The new store …
Indonesia to install fertilizer plant in Nigeria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… GMT. Abuja – Nigeria has indicated interest in the installation of a 2.3-million fertilizer plant in the country by Indonesia. The …
Indonesia, M’sia Have Different Perception On Land Border
Bernama – Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
PONTIANAK (West Kalimantan), Sept 18 (Bernama) — Indonesia and Malaysia still have different perception in deciding land border areas in Kalimantan (Borneo …
Cuban VP Meets Indonesia President
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
… victims. During his stay in Cuba, the visitor awarded the 135 Cuban physicians who worked in health services given to Indonesia. …Â
Actual foreign direct investment in Indonesia falls 45 pct
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The materialized foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia plunged 45.5 percent to 3.94 billion US dollars in the first eight months of the year from 7.22 …
New Species Found Off Indonesia
New York Times – United States
… 18 â Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Papua province in Indonesia said Monday that they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark …
