News Analyst: Indonesia reluctantly quits OPEC
Xinhua – China
Oil production in Indonesia in 2008 was revised down from 1034000 barrels to 926000 barrels per day, far below the quota of 1.3million barrels set by OPEC, …

Indonesia pulling out of OPEC because it is no longer a net oil …
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Purnomo Yusgiantoro told reporters it did not make sense for Indonesia to be a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries when the nation’s …

Indonesia fuel price hike necessary to curb poverty: minister
AFP –
The price rise was necessary to save Indonesia’s economy from the swelling cost of its multibillion dollars subsidy scheme on the back of soaring global oil …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia Mandiri optimistic on 22 pct loan growth
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA, May 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s largest lender, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk BMRI.JK, said on Thursday it was optimistic it will achieve 22 percent loan …

Indonesia pulls out of Opec
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Indonesia has withdrawn from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), citing declining oil reserves and investment. …

Putting Indonesia on the filmmaker’s map
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Former New York casting agent, Deborah Gabinetti, fell in love with Indonesia — Jakarta in fact — almost two decades ago. She sort of bumped into the …

IMF maintains GDP growth f’cast for Indonesia
guardian.co.uk – UK
By Gde Anugrah Arka and Muhammad Al Azhari JAKARTA, May 29 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is sticking with its growth forecasts for Indonesia …

Indonesia Opera Society to stage ‘La Serva Padrona’
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
The Indonesia Opera Society, led by Erza ST, will put on a performance of Giovanni Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona at Usmar Ismail Hall in Central Jakarta …

Indonesia to quit OPEC
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, May 29 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will quit the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) due to years of declining production and investment …

Two years on, Indonesia mud volcano still flowing
Reuters – USA
By Heri Retnowati PORONG, Indonesia (Reuters) – Two years after a mud volcano started erupting on Indonesia’s Java island, thousands of people who lost …

Indonesia quits OPEC due to declining oil reserves
The Associated Press –
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Declining oil reserves and investment have forced Indonesia to quit the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries even as …

Earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, May 28 (Xinhua) — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday evening, no initial report of …

Indonesia to ink its OPEC exit document
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
INDONESIA has formally given notice of its intention to withdraw from the OPEC oil producers’ cartel, as world prices skyrocket and domestic consumers feel …

Indonesia’s treasure in safe hands
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
SRI Mulyani Indrawati could be the pin-up girl for the modern Indonesia. In her mid-40s, she is Finance Minister, has already held that demanding portfolio …

Indonesia travel warning still on
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
CANBERRA is unlikely to follow Washington’s lead and immediately lift its official travel advice cautioning Australians against visiting Indonesia. …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia police tighten net on illegal miners
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Indonesia is Asia’s largest tin exporter, with main producer China becoming a net importer in 2008 to meet local demand for tin used in electrical solder …

Rio Tinto fights Indonesia on nickel land claim
Melbourne Herald Sun – Australia
RIO Tinto – the world’s third-largest mining company – has unveiled a 162 million tonne resource at its Sulawesi nickel project in Indonesia as a legal …

Indonesia will pull out of OPEC; it no longer exports oil
USA Today – USA
By Anthony Deutsch, AP Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is leaving the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries because declining production and …

Indonesia joins in criticism of Myanmar over Suu Kyi
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
MANILA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign minister chided Myanmar on Wednesday for extending the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, …

Indonesia Astra says may miss ‘08 auto sales target
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, May 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s largest automotive distributor, PT Astra International Tbk ASII.JK, may miss its sales target for this year amid …

Time for Goldman to Add Indonesia to the BRICs
Bloomberg – USA
“I was shocked a few years back to see that Indonesia was not a BRIC,” Lutfi said on May 22 at a EuroMoney conference in Bali. “It should be. …

Indonesia VP sees economic growth at 8-9 pct in ‘10
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA, May 27 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economic growth could touch 8-9 percent in 2010 from 6.4 percent forecast in the state budget this year spurred in …

Rio Tinto sues Indonesia regional govt over mine permit
Reuters – USA
Rio Tinto and the government were close to an agreement after two sticking points — taxation and compensation Rio Tinto should pay Indonesia’s forestry …

Indonesia fuel price hike positive for govt budget but crude price …
Hemscott – London,UK
Indonesia hiked the cost of domestic fuel by an average 28.7 percent last weekend, effective May 24, in response to soaring global oil prices and a …

ANU academic backs Indonesia report
ABC Online – Australia
A political expert has backed the findings of a report that says Australians have false perceptions of the support in Indonesia for radical Islamist agendas …

Indonesia signs oil and gas contracts worth $201 million with Eni …
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas regulator BP Migas said Tuesday it has signed five production-sharing contracts (PSCs) with a …

World needs to see Indonesia as normal country-report
Reuters – USA
By James Grubel CANBERRA, May 27 (Reuters) – The world needs to update its image of Indonesia and start treating it as a “normal” country, …

Indonesia urges junta to free Suu Kyi
NEWS.com.au – Australia
Despite a bedrock policy of non-interference in each other’s domestic affairs, some ASEAN members – including Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines – have …

Indonesia’s Megawati wants ‘cool boyfriend’ for poll bid: report
AFP –
Megawati, the daughter of Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno, has yet to decide on a running mate to take on an already crowded field.

8 missing after small ship sunk in Indonesia
Xinhua – China
… missing after a small fishing ship sunk in the waters off Brebes town of Central Java province in Indonesia since Monday, rescue team said on Tuesday. …

Indonesian Govt stands by fuel price hike
ABC Online – Australia
By Indonesia correspondent Geoff Thompson Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has defended a hike in the nation’s fuel price, maintaining that it …

Indonesia has changed, and so must our attitude to it
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AUSTRALIA needs to update the way it thinks about Indonesia. Almost 10 years to the day since the fall of Suharto, it is time to start thinking of Indonesia …

Indonesia braces for petrol riots
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
In the face of severe economic pain, Indonesia is considering withdrawing from the OPEC oil producers’ cartel, as it has in recent years become a net oil …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia says no follow up from Essar on Krakatau
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, May 26 (Reuters) – India’s Essar Steel Ltd has not followed up on its interest in buying a stake in Indonesia’s biggest steel firm, …

Indonesia GDP growth can reach 6.9% in 2009
Xinhua – China
JAKARTA, May 26 (Xinhua) — Indonesia’s economic growth may reach up to 6.9 percent next year on the back of improving investment climate and stable local …

Indonesia welcomes Suleiman’s election as Lebanon president
Xinhua – China
Dino said Indonesia had good relations with General Suleiman, as expressed in the sending of 850 Indonesian military personnel to join the United Nations …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia to offer $19 billion projects – president
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
By Muhamad Al Azhari and Adriana Nina Kusuma JAKARTA, May 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia will offer projects worth about $19 billion, mostly in the infrastructure …

UPDATE 1-Indonesia’s Bumi raises bid for Herald Resources
Reuters – USA
Bumi is Indonesia’s largest coal producer and part of the country’s politically well-connected Bakrie group. The family of Aburizal Bakrie, …

RPT-Indonesia leader says fuel price hike inevitable
Reuters UK – UK
Indonesia raised fuel prices by almost 30 percent on Saturday, sparking angry protests in a country where millions are already feeling the brunt of the …

UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Merrill cuts Indonesia’s Bumi to sell
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Indonesia is the world’s largest thermal coal exporter and miners in the country have been performing well due to high coal prices, strong demand from China …

Australian attorney general attend “Friends of Indonesia” party
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
The house of the host, who happened to be a lawyer and said he loved Indonesia at first sight when he first visited Bali in 1983, was also packed with …

Asian nations give in to rising fuel prices
International Herald Tribune – France
Seeking to limit mounting losses at state-owned oil retailers, the two countries announced their steps a day after Indonesia raised fuel prices. …

US lifts travel warning imposed on Indonesia following terrorist …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP JAKARTA, Indonesia: The United States lifted a travel warning placed on Indonesia following a string of deadly terrorist attacks, saying the security …

Indonesia holding out for bird flu vaccine deal
New Scientist (subscription) – UK
Indonesia is still digging in its heels over access to the most recent strains of the H5N1 flu virus. Hit by most of the recent human cases of H5N1, …

US lifts travel warning for Indonesia
ABC Online – Australia
By Jakarta correspondent Geoff Thompson The United States has lifted its warning against travel in Indonesia for the first time since the year 2000 when …

UPDATE 1-US says lifts travel warning for Indonesia
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, May 25 (Reuters) – The US State Department has lifted its travel warning for Indonesia, the US ambassador in Jakarta said on Sunday, …

US lifts travel warning for Indonesia–embassy
Inquirer.net – Philippines
JAKARTA–The United States has lifted a travel warning for Indonesia issued more than seven years ago, saying there had been “objective improvements” in the …

US says lifts travel warning for Indonesia
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The US State Department has lifted its travel warning for Indonesia, the US ambassador in Jakarta said on Sunday, reflecting improved …

US lifts travel warning on Indonesia
The Associated Press –
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United States says it has lifted a travel warning placed on Indonesia following a string of terrorist attacks. …

East Timor Expects Stability in 5 to 10 Years, Ramos-Horta Says
Bloomberg – USA
East Timor voted to end Indonesia’s occupation in a 1999 referendum. The former Portuguese colony, which borders part of Indonesia on an island about 500 …