Earthquake Shakes Western Coast Of Sumatra In Indonesia []
RTT News – Williamsville,NY,USA
3/29/2008 7:36:57 PM Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 was recorded off the coast of Indonesia on Saturday. US Geological Survey warned that there is a …
 

Indonesia condemns Dutch anti-Islam film
Radio Australia – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Indonesia’s foreign ministry had urged Mr Wilders earlier this month to abandon plans to release the film, citing fears of a backlash by Muslims. …
 

Indonesia condemns Dutch politician’s anti-Islamic film
Xinhua – China
“The Government of Indonesia strongly condemns the provocative act which insults Islam and Muslims,” said spokesman Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo. …
 

Indonesia-Timor truth commission ready to report findings
AFP –
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — A commission investigating an outbreak of deadly violence during East Timor’s 1999 independence vote from Indonesia announced …
 

Moderate earthquake shakes N Sulawesi, Indonesia
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua) — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia’s North Sulawesi Province on Saturday, …
 

Indonesia condemns Dutch anti-Islam film: reports
AFP –
Indonesia’s foreign ministry had urged Wilders earlier this month to abandon plans to release the film, citing fears of a backlash by Muslims. …
Quake jolts eastern Indonesia
Inquirer.net – Philippines
JAKARTA — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday but no immediate reports of damages or injuries were reported, the Meteorology …

Indonesia urges UN action on high oil price
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
JAKARTA: Indonesia will ask the United Nations to take measures to tackle the impact of crippling oil prices that are hurting many nations, the country’s …

Indonesia rejects to impose IATA safety standard on all airliners
Xinhua – China
Indonesia has been struggling to exit from the EU air travel ban. The country now is under the monitoring of the group for the possibility of lifting of the …

Buyers jump on Indonesia as next Asian art tiger
International Herald Tribune – France
By Seth Mydans JAKARTA: Thirty years ago a young painter named Ronald Manullang followed his heart, joining the avant garde of Indonesia’s artists and …

Indonesia court acquits Suharto, finds charity guilty of graft
AFP –
Indonesia’s government had sought 1.4 billion dollars in damages from Suharto and the charity he founded, alleging that the former leader skimmed off …

Indonesia fuel subsidies to grow 40 percent due to high oil prices …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP JAKARTA, Indonesia: The Indonesian government expects fuel subsidies to increase nearly 40 percent this year due to rising global crude oil prices, …

Indonesia’s BRI says 2007 net profit up 13.6 pct
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, March 27 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s third-largest lender, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk BBRI.JK, reported on Thursday a lower-than-expected 13.6 …

AFP behind Aussie’s Indonesia detention
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
An Australian man has been detained in Indonesia over alleged drug offences, at the request of Australian police. Jose Manuel Xavier, 57, was arrested at …

Australia, Indonesia defence ministers hold talks
Radio Australia – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The defence ministers of Indonesia and Australia are having talks in Canberra on terrorism, regional security and piracy. Indonesia’s Juwono Sudarsono is …

Maybank Falls on Concern It’s Overpaying in Indonesia (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
Maybank agreed to pay $1.5 billion for a 56 percent stake in Bank Internasional, Indonesia’s sixth-largest bank, and offered $1.2 billion for the rest of …

Indonesia offers Thailand help in insurgent battle
Radio Australia – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Indonesia’s foreign minister has offered Thailand help in its battle against a deadly insurgency in its predominantly-Muslim southern provinces. …

Maybank Bids $1.5B For Majority In Bank Internasional Indonesia
Forbes – NY,USA
Malaysia’s biggest lender, Malayan Banking, bid $1.5 billion to take a majority stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia, beating out HSBC and Bank of China. …

Four Pakistanis arrested in Indonesia on way to Australia
Xinhua – China
… Ishaq Muhammad, Khudadad and Muhammad, were arrested in their hideout in Kopalima district because they had no passports or visas to stay in Indonesia, …

Indonesia hikes CPO export reference price for April to 1196 …
Forbes – NY,USA
Indonesia is the world’s largest CPO producer. Nationwide output is projected to reach 18.4 million tons this year, of which about 75 percent may be …

Maybank wins stake in Indonesia bank, will buy rest
MarketWatch – USA
News of the agreement pushed shares of Bank Indonesia up 12% on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Wednesday afternoon. Maybank’s bid values BII shares at a 22% …

KS Oils buys 50000-acre palm oil plantation in Indonesia for 2.3 …
Forbes – NY,USA
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s KS Oils Ltd said it has acquired 50000 acres of palm oil plantation in Indonesia with an investment of 2.3 bln rupees …

Telkom, Alcatel-Lucent to deploy DRS network in Indonesia
Telecom Paper (subscription) – Houten,Netherlands
Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a nation-wide data recovery service network linking ten cities across the country. …

Indonesia’s Bank Ekspor to issue 1 trillion rupiah worth of bonds …
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – State-run PT Bank Ekspor Indonesia said Wednesday it will offer bonds worth 1 trillion rupiah from May 9 to 13. …

Malaysia’s Maybank in $2.7 billion bid for Indonesia BII
Reuters – USA
KL: Quote, Profile, Research), is set to buy a controlling stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) for $1.5 billion, gaining a foothold in Southeast …

ANALYSIS-Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiah: down, but not out
Reuters – USA
After JI bombed two bars on the resort island of Bali in 2002, killing more than 200 foreigners and Indonesians, Indonesia deployed a special unit called …

UPDATE 1-Malaysia’s Maybank in $2.7b bid for Indonesia’s BII
Reuters – USA
Global banks are converging on Indonesia to take advantage of strong growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, which is seeing fast-expanding loans and …

Indonesia passes bill to block porn sites
Reuters UK – UK
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to restrict access to pornographic and violent sites on the Internet after the country’s parliament passed a new …

Indonesia: Bali bombers execution not in near future
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, March 25 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian Attorney Generals Office (AGO) said Tuesday the execution of three convicted Bali bombers must wait their …

Pilot Error Cited in Indonesia Crash
The Associated Press –
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian pilot shouted “Pull up! Pull up!” seconds before his jetliner plunged into the sea last year, killing all 102 people…

Bali bombers fate up to Indonesia: Smith
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Australia is opposed to the death penalty but would not lobby Indonesia to spare the Bali bombers, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said. …

HSBC drops out of race for Indonesia BII stake: source
Reuters – USA
L: Quote, Profile, Research) has dropped out of the race to buy Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings’ 42 percent stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia …

Japan pledges loans to Indonesia
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday pledged 220 million dollars in low-interest loans to Indonesia to help improve the investment environment and alleviate poverty, …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia Koba Tin resumes exports, ships 250 tonnes
Reuters – USA
Tin MSN3 on the London Metal Exchange hit record $20950 a tonne last week on worries about supplies from main producers China and Indonesia. …

Indonesia: Warnings on Failure to Contain Avian Flu and on …
New York Times – United States
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The avian flu situation in Indonesia is grave, and the risk of mutation into a human pandemic form will worsen if more is not done, …

Bali bombing cleric attacks western tourists
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Nick Squires in Sydney Western tourists in Indonesia are “maggots, snakes and worms” who should be beaten up, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali …

WHO Marks World Tuberculosis Day, Says TB Remains Major Threat
Voice of America – USA
It said India had the most cases, followed by China, Indonesia, South Africa, and Nigeria. World Tuberculosis Day commemorates the day Dr. Robert Koch …

Landslide cuts transport in Sumatra, Indonesia
Xinhua – China
Indonesia has been frequently hit by landslide and flood due to lack of forest covered areas that was caused by deforestation and forest destruction.

2008 Announced for Year of Indonesia in Bulgaria
international.news.bg – Sofia,Bulgaria
Tourism sector on Indonesia takes 9% of GDP and aims to recover big part of its potential, Money.bg told. Jero Wacik stated he will do his best to develop …

Rakia and RMMI present integrated minerals and metals strategy to …
AME Info – United Arab Emirates
His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah with the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. …

Indonesia left deep imprint on Obama family
Reuters – USA
Obama’s late mother came to Indonesia with her young son in the late 1960s to join her second husband knowing next to nothing about the huge, …

Indonesia to get $3b from Middle East
GulfNews – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Jakarta: Middle East investors plan to spend about $3 billion on projects in Indonesia, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported, citing President Susilo Bambang …

Indonesia to open furniture showroom in Shanghai
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
Shenzhen (ANTARA News) – Indonesia in May 2008 will have a showroom for furniture products in Shanghai, China, in order to promote Indonesian furniture …

Bird flu may mutate to human form in Indonesia: FAO
Reuters – USA
MILAN (Reuters) – The bird flu virus, widespread in Indonesia, could mutate and cause a human influenza pandemic, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture …

Indonesia’s Wijaya Karya FY net profit up 37.5 percent on stronger …
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesian state-run construction company PT Wijaya Karya said Tuesday its net profit jumped 37.5 percent in 2007 from a year …

Citigroup appoints new Thailand, Indonesia country officers
MarketWatch – USA
By Nisha Gopalan , , ) said Tuesday it has appointed Peter Eliot as country officer for Thailand, and Shariq Mukhtar as country officer for Indonesia. …

Indonesia parliament endorses commission’s decision on BI governor …
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesia’s lower house of parliament (DPR) on Tuesday endorsed a commission’s decision to reject the central bank governor …

Indonesia plays power catch-up
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Tom McCawley JAKARTA – Indonesia, one of Asia’s largest fuel exporters, now faces dire power shortages, threatening to hold back an economic recovery …

Indonesia plays down mining threat to forests
Reuters UK – UK
The decree has alarmed environmental groups concerned about Indonesia’s rapid deforestation. The country had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world …

Indonesia’s Adam Air could see operations suspended: report
AFP –
Quoting company president Adam Aditya Suherman, the Media Indonesia newspaper said the cash-strapped airline would probably not be in a position to insure …

Indonesia removes officials in wake of prosecutor’s arrest
AFP –
JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia’s attorney general has removed two of his top officials in the wake of the arrest of a top prosecutor for allegedly accepting…

Indonesia’s Federal Finance says eyes 1 trln rph bond issue
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, March 18 (Reuters) – PT Federal International Finance, Indonesia’s largest motorcycle-financing firm, said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans …

Citigroup Appoints New Thailand, Indonesia Country Officers
CNNMoney.com – USA
Eliot, who begins his role with immediate effect, was most recently country officer for Indonesia , and replaces Gary Newman , who is moving to Australia in …

XL launches BlackBerry Pearl 8120 in Indonesia
Telecom Paper (subscription) – Houten,Netherlands
Indonesian operator Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) and Research In Motion has launched the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone in Indonesia. …

Indonesia Bakrie’s gets nod for $4.3 bln rights issue
Reuters UK – UK
JAKARTA, March 17 (Reuters) – Shareholders of Indonesia’s PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk BNBR.JK have approved a plan to issue 40.1 trillion rupiah ($4.32 …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia’s Indocement 2007 net profit jumps 66 pct
Reuters – USA
JK, Indonesia’s second-biggest cement firm, on Monday reported a 66 percent rise in 2007 net profit, reflecting a building boom and improved efficiency. …

Indonesia threatens to close Adam Air in 3 weeks
International Herald Tribune – France
AP JAKARTA, Indonesia: Low-cost carrier Adam Air is facing possible closure after two of its largest shareholders announced plans to pull out of the …

Media: US denies Indonesia’s allegation on bird flu samples
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, March 17 (Xinhua) — The United States has flatly denied allegations it was producing biological weapons from bird flu samples sent by Indonesia to …

Egypt clears Indonesia of tire dumping allegations
Xinhua – China
Before the allegations and consequent inquiry, Indonesia had controlled some 40 percent of Egypt’s tire market but was accused of flooding the country with …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia sees 3-month SBI rate at around 8 pct
Reuters UK – UK
JAKARTA, March 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s average 3-month interest rate for central bank certificates, known as SBI, should remain at around 8 percent this …

Indonesia’s PGN to build 664-km gas pipeline in North Sumatra
CNNMoney.com – USA
JAKARTA, Mar. 17, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Indonesian state gas distributor company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) said Monday it …

Indonesia urges G-8 countries on carbon emissions
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
Tokyo (ANTARA News) – Indonesia has insisted the advanced countries grouped in G-8 on immediately meeting their commitment to reduce their carbon emission, …

Journalists reportedly threatened in Indonesia’s Papua region
Radio New Zealand International – Wellington,New Zealand
There are allegations that journalists in Manokwari in the Indonesian region of Papua are currently being threatened and intimidated by security forces. …