ExxonMobil case said to highlight Indonesia rights abuses
AFP -
The suit accuses Exxon Mobil Corporation, two of its US affiliates and its Indonesian subsidiary, ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia (EMOI), of “killings and torture …

Research and Markets: PT. Pertamina (Persero) Pipeline Operation …
MarketWatch – USA
Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia, Natural Gas Pipelines in Indonesia, 2007 Table 6: PT Pertamina (Persero), Share Holding Structure Table 7: PT Pertamina …

Indonesia targets higher LNG price for Tangguh
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s second-biggest producer of liquefied natural gas after Qatar, wants to get a better price for LNG from …

Indonesia’s Yudhoyono, Megawati seen in tight race
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, is due to hold a general election on April 9 followed a few months later by a presidential election. …

Indonesia should handle piracy seriously: European investors
Xinhua – China
28 (Xinhua) — European investors said that the piracy is still rampant in Indonesia and the country should handle it seriously, according to local media on …

Indonesia to sell LNG to Tokyo Gas
Xinhua – China
28 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will sell LNG to Tokyo Gas Co. from Tangguh project with a cost of 20 US dollars per million British thermal unit (Btu), …

At lest 20 oil, gas basins found in E Indonesia
Xinhua – China
28 (Xinhua) — At least 20 new basins of oil and gas, mostly located in eastern part of Indonesia were found and the country now has 87 basins in which 67 …

Indonesia Indosat’s H1 profit jumps 25 pct
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s second-largest listed telecommunications company, PT Indosat Tbk ISAT.JK, reported on Thursday a 24.9 percent rise …

Quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Hindu – Chennai,India
JAKARTA (Xinhua): An earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday, but there were no reports of …

Indonesia Indosat’s first-half net profit jumps 25 pct
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s second largest listed telecommunications company, PT Indosat Tbk ISAT.JK, reported on Thursday a 24.9 percent rise …

Strong quake hits Indonesia’s West Java, potential for tsunami
Xinhua – China
26 (Xinhua) — A powerful shallow quake with magnitude of 6.6 rocked West Java province of Indonesia on Tuesday, with potential for tsunami, the Indonesian …

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia
AOL Canada – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 and struck in the Sunda Strait, about 250 kilometres northeast of the capital, Jakarta. …

Powerful quake rocks Java, Indonesia, no casualty
Xinhua – China
26 (Xinhua) — Strong quake measuring 6.6 Richter scale struck western part of Java Island of Indonesia on Tuesday, potential for tsunami, but no report of …

Indonesia’s Islamic finance sector moves forward
SmartBrief – Washington,DC,USA
Although Indonesia expressed disappointment in its first rupiah-denominated Islamic bond offerings, the move paved the way for future foreign-currency sukuk …

Indonesia delays execution of Bali bombers
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — Indonesia adjourned execution of three Bali bombers from before Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan to after the month in October, …

Indonesia says Gambari mission has not failed in Myanmar
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — Indonesia considered that the UN mission in Myanmar carried out by its special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has not failed yet, supporting the envoy …

Hundreds flee homes after flood in eastern Indonesia
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — Over seven hundreds people have escaped from flood and two others have gone missing in South Kalimantan province of Indonesia, …

Indonesia in line for foreign currency sukuk
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By John Aglionby in Jakarta Indonesia yesterday said it had raised less than it had hoped from its maiden, rupiah-denominated, Islamic bond, or sukuk, …

Devgen NV has successfully entered the hybrid seed market and is …
MarketWatch – USA
In addition, the 16.5 million hectares of rice cultivated in the Philippines and Indonesia, represent a substantial business opportunity for hybrid rice …

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Java quake
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Tuesday after an earthquake struck off West Java on Tuesday, but it was later lifted and there …

Indonesia plans tin curbs, China LNG talks
Reuters UK – UK
On the energy side, the minister also said that Indonesia would set up a team to renegotiate liquefied natural gas prices it is contracted to supply to …

Singapore Airlines joins forces with Indonesian tourism ministry …
Trading Markets (press release) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Joint activities will focus primarily on promoting the image and awareness of and familiarity with Indonesia, Singapore Airlines and SilkAir and will …

Juvic to defend title in Indonesia’s President Invitational
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The Philippines’ Juvic Pagusan is set to defend his title in the Indonesia President Invitational golf tournament in Jakarta starting Thursday. …

GM to make Indonesia a production base
Trading Markets (press release) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
(GM) will make Indonesia the production base for multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) in the Southeast Asian region, local media reported on August 25. …

Indonesia sells first Islamic bond in watershed offer
guardian.co.uk – UK
By Adriana Nina Kusuma and Tyagita Silka JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s first Islamic bond sale fell short of targets due to economic headwinds but …

S KOREAN HANA FINANCIAL INJECTS MORE FUND TO BANK HANA INDONESIA
Trading Markets (press release) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Hana Financial still wants to acquire more local banks to be merged with Bank Hana Indonesia to place it among the country’s 20 largest lenders, …

Coal India Ltd now in Indonesia
Business Standard – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Coal Videsh Ltd (CVL) Board, the 100 per cent subsidiary of state owned coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL), has sent a team to Indonesia to review four …

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Java quake
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Tuesday after an earthquake struck off West Java on Tuesday, but it was later lifted and …

Strong quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s Java island on Tuesday, …

Quake shakes Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
The Associated Press –
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and prompting a tsunami alert, …

Indonesia’s Indosat appoints two QTel executives
Reuters – USA
It made the comment after Qatari media reported that Indonesia had turned down Qtel’s request to replace government-appointed directors at the Indonesian …

Budget cuts still keep Indonesia’s defence stable
Xinhua – China
“I don’t give any excuse for the TNI to be back to the political stage in Indonesia,” he added. Even in the case of budget cuts, the Indonesian military …

Indonesia minister`s Beijing visit yields constructive results
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
They are expected to meet again in Indonesia at a meeting of the Indonesia-China Joint Commission in November,” he said. Earlier, Pangestu had said …

Indonesia, China to ink trade cooperation expansion accord in November
Thai News Agency MCOT – Bangkok,Thailand
Beijing, Aug 25 (ANTARA) – Indonesia and China will sign an agreement to expand their bilateral trade and economic cooperation at a meeting of their joint …

Indonesia: Cheap gas deal with China to be dropped
آكي – Italy
Jakarta, 25 August (AKI/Jakarta Post) – Indonesia will renegotiate an accord to export liquified natural gas to China at aa price far below market value, …

Indonesia’s ‘Tree Man’ goes home after wart surgery
AFP –
JAKARTA (AFP) — An Indonesian villager dubbed “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms …

Indonesia calls for revival of stalled world trade talks: official
AFP –
JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia has called on Brazil, China and India to help revive the stalled Doha Round of trade talks at a meeting in September, …

Basketball buddy remembers years with Obama
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
“Barack came in from Indonesia and he was really good in soccer, and not a lot of people know it but he was a really good tennis player, too. …

Indonesia Islamic-Bond Sale Falls Short
Wall Street Journal – USA
By REUBEN CARDER and LINDA SILAEN JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Indonesian government sold 4.7 trillion rupiah ($514.2 million) of its debut rupiah-denominated …

Notebook vendors flock to Indonesia
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
As quoted by Bisnis Indonesia on Aug 21, Intel’s country manager for Indonesia Budi Wahyu Jati said that in Indonesia the sales of notebooks had already …

Indonesia marks Independence Day
Borneo Bulletin – borneo,Brunei Darussalam
MALEK HASHIM To mark the 63rd Anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, a reception was held last night to mark the Independence Day of …

Flat ruins Crocker’s chance in Rally Indonesia
RallySport Magazine – Wangaratta,Victoria,Australia
Subaru rally driver Cody Crocker’s Rally Indonesia campaign ended in disappointment when a flat tyre on the penultimate stage saw victory slip from his …

Melani Budianta: Indonesia comes into existence in everyday life
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
For Professor Melani Budianta, from the University of Indonesia, the properties owners’ attitude in shielding themselves from the political upheaval that …

Indonesia’s debut rupiah sukuk falls short of mark
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
JAKARTA: Indonesia has sold only 4.7tn rupiah of its debut rupiah-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, an amount slightly below its target. …

Indonesia’s Timah sees weaker 2008 tin output
Reuters – USA
PANGKALPINANG, Indonesia,, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s PT Timah TINS.JK, the world’s biggest integrated tin miner, may not be able to produce 50000 …

Indonesia ex-spy chief on trial
BBC News – UK
By Lucy Williamson Muchdi Purwapranjono, a former chief of Indonesia’s intelligence agency, has gone on trial in Jakarta. He was deputy head of the agency …

Indonesia: Independence Cup Makes Return
Goal.com – Switzerland
The championship, first held in 1985 and which was last held in 2000 when hosts Indonesia clinched the tournament. Making a return after a hiatus of eight …

Rio Tinto says close to Indonesia deal
AFP –
JAKARTA (AFP) — Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Thursday it hopes to sign a contract with Indonesia later this year for the development of a …

Indonesia ex-spy official charged with activist murder
International Herald Tribune – France
Prosecutors said Muchdi Purwoprandjono, a former deputy chief of Indonesia’s National Intelligence Agency (BIN), had abused his powers and assigned an agent …

Australia seeks block on Hezbollah TV from Indonesia
Reuters UK – UK
… TV channel linked to the militant Hezbollah group and broadcast from neighbouring Indonesia, the government’s broadcast watchdog said on Thursday. …

Indonesia Will Cap Output of Tin, Four Other Metals (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
21 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia, the world’s largest tin exporter, plans to cap production of five minerals including tin to extend mine life and try to control …

Indonesia against Brunei in opener
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia’s under-21 soccer team will be favorites to beat Brunei Darussalam in the opening match of the 2008 Pertamina Independence Cup at Gelora Bung …

Indonesia’s missing essential ingredient
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Now, as citizens of this beautiful country, Indonesia, it may sound weird to say we also need these three elements in order to make things better here. …

New Ore Plants to Be Built in Indonesia
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
New ore plants to be built in Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Three new iron ore plants will be built in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province in a …

Some good news for Indonesia’s rainforests
Greenpeace UK – London,UK
The Governor of the province of Riau on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia has pledged to halt deforestation, which could help protect Riau’s vast peatlands …

Indonesia Hosts Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympics
Tempo Interaktif – Jakarta,Indonesia
TEMPO Interactive, Bandung :Indonesia will host the Second International Olympics of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Bandung and Lembang, West Java, …

BNI calls BTL pitch in Indonesia
Media – Hong Kong,Hong Kong
by Asiya Bakht 20-Aug-08, 13:54 JAKARTA – Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), one of the country’s largest banks, has invited six agencies to contest for its …

Daihatsu Indonesia searches for agency
Media – Hong Kong,Hong Kong
by Asiya Bakht 20-Aug-08, 13:57 JAKARTA – Japanese carmaker Daihatsu Motor is on the lookout for an agency to launch an MPV model in Indonesia. …

Three banks tapped for Indonesia’s Islamic bond issue
SmartBrief – Washington,DC,USA
Indonesia appointed HSBC, Barclays Capital and Standard Chartered to handle its international sukuk issue. The development highlights the resilience of the …

Indonesia delays execution of three Bali bombers
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
Lawyer Qadhar Faisal said the bombers’ legal team wrote to Indonesia’s attorney-general on Tuesday, asking that the impending executions be postponed while …

In Indonesia, Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a petition from Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron, who were convicted for the backpack …

Indonesia¡¦s textile industry grows with great vigor
2456.com – Hong Kong
by Baari La Inggi Textile and apparel industry has never been slowing down in Indonesia. The figures released by the Indonesia Ministry give clues that the …

New ‘Einsteins’ from Indonesia
Tempo Interaktif – Jakarta,Indonesia
The conference is expected to increase the quality of physics experts in Indonesia. Indonesia had to compete with India, South Korea, and Kazahkstan, …

Indonesia’s Danamon has 8 pct of Bumi, Bakrie cuts
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s fifth-largest bank, PT Bank Danamon Tbk BDMN.JK, has a 7.99 percent stake in the Southeast Asian country’s largest …

Corruption scandal set to rock Indonesia’s central bank
Channel News Asia – Singapore
JAKARTA: Another corruption scandal is set to rock Indonesia’s central bank, as well as the country’s parliament. New evidence has emerged that lawmakers …

New faces for Indonesia’s parties
BBC News – UK
By Lucy Williamson Midnight is the deadline for Indonesia’s political parties to put forward their candidates for next year’s parliamentary elections. …

Hutchison Telecom Net Falls on Lower One-Time Gains
Bloomberg – USA
By Mark Lee Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd., the emerging markets mobile-phone carrier controlled by billionaire Li …

Hutchison Telecom sees group profit jump to HKD 1.2 bln
Telecompaper – Houten,Netherlands
The group’s mobile customer base grew 68 percent year-on-year 11.1 million, with a significant percentage of the increase coming from Indonesia. …

Morodo Teams up With Circle K to Launch a MO-Call Payment Service …
MarketWatch – USA
LONDON, August 19, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Virtual International Mobile Network Operator, Morodo (Hong Kong) Limited has teamed up with Circle K, …

Int’l physics conference kicks off in Indonesia
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — The Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference on Few body Problems in Physics 2008 kicked off in Indonesia on Tuesday. Over 100 world class physics …

Another quake rocks easternmost Indonesia
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — A moderate quake with magnitude of 5.4 struck easternmost of Indonesia on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, …

India cos to buy stake in Indonesia coal mine -paper
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Local engineering firm Subhash Projects and Marketing Ltd (SUBH.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and power equipment maker Emco …

New ore plants to be built in Indonesia
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — Three new iron ore plants will be built in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province in a bid to meet rising global demand for the product, …

Can we?
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia should perhaps now be officially called the “can do” nation — that is, if we are to take the President’s words seriously. …

China takes 3 of 5 Olympic golds in badminton
ABS CBN News – Philippines
Indonesia also enjoyed success, clinching the country’s first gold at these Games, on the eve of Sunday’s independence day, through world champions Markis …

Maria Kristin Yulianti: New face in women’s badminton
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Please welcome “Queen of three games” Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia! At the age of 23 (a little older than your average Asian shuttler) Maria earned a …

McDermott Indonesia completes massive CPP project in Batam
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
PT McDermott Indonesia, a Batam-based engineering and construction company in the offshore oil and gas industry, has completed construction of a massive …

Indonesia’s path to democracy lagging in social reform: FES
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
FES Indonesia resident director Erwin Schweisshelm and FES junior expert Marius Mueller-Henning talked to The Jakarta Post’s Ridwan Max Sijabat on the …

Indonesia markets closed for holiday
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesian markets are closed Monday for the Independence Day public holiday. Trading resumes Tuesday. …

A Comprehensive Report on Indonesia’s Food and Drink Market for Q3 …
MarketWatch – USA
Our Indonesia Food Drink Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Indonesia’s food and drink industry. …

Koreans snatch shock title
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
… Korea won Olympic gold in the badminton mixed doubles yesterday by upsetting top seeds Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia in straight games. …

South Koreans win mixed doubles
BBC Sport – UK
South Korea’s Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae took gold in the badminton mixed doubles, defeating Indonesia’s Liliyana Natsir and Nova Widianto. …

‘Super Dan’ wins badminton gold
Sports Network – USA
Koreans Lee Youngdae and Lee Hyojung were 21-11, 21-17 winners over the top-seeded tandem of Nova Widianto and Liliyana of Indonesia for the gold medal. …

Indonesia rejects US concerns on airing Hezbollah TV
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia dismissed on Thursday US concerns over the broadcasting of a Lebanese television channel backed by Hezbollah via a satellite …

Indonesia aims to sell $678 mln of retail bonds
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
JAKARTA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s finance ministry aims to raise 6.225 trillion rupiah ($678 million) of 5-year retail bonds in September to help …

Indonesia rejects US concerns on airing Hezbollah TV
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Indonesia dismissed on Thursday US concerns over the broadcasting of a Lebanese television channel backed by Hezbollah via a …

Indonesia energy watchdog cool to windfall tax
guardian.co.uk – UK
By Muklis Ali and Ed Davies JAKARTA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s energy regulator is leaning away from export or windfall taxes to claw back revenue from …

Indonesia’s Lonsum H1 net profit surges threefold on higher CPO prices
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesian plantation company PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) said on Thursday its net profit for the first six months …

Indonesia’s Indo Tambangraya H1 net profit up threefold on …
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) – Indonesia’s third-biggest coal producer PT Indo Tambangraya Megah said on Thursday its net profit in the first six months to …

More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Late diagnosis and treatment means that more than 80 percent of people infected with H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia have …

Indonesia eyes medal as China, Japan, Korea add to kitty
AFP –
BEIJING (AFP) — South Korea, Japan, and China chalked-up more success in Beijing Wednesday as Indonesia positioned itself for a rare Olympic medal when …