Indonesian Newspapers – Dec 30
Reuters – USA
Indonesia’s house of representatives (DPR) supports the government’s plan to raise its forecast for the state budget deficit. …

Indonesia`s prominent cleric crticizes Israeli attacks
Antara – Jakarta,DKI Jakarta,Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) has criticized Saturday’s and Sunday’s Israeli military attacks on Palestine. …

Asia benefits from dollar weakness
Inquirer.net – Philippines
Trading activity remained subdued with markets in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia closed for holidays. The won jumped more than 2.0 percent to …

Indonesia group says to recruit fighters for Gaza
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – A militant Muslim group in Indonesia said on Monday it plans to recruit as many as 1000 volunteers to fight in the Gaza Strip in …

Indonesia delays free trade deals with Oz, NZ
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has delayed signing a trade deal with Australia and New Zealand, due to be inked this month, until March next …

Franciscan Skemp Donates Supplies to Indonesia
WKBT – La Crosse,WI,USA
Franciscan Skemp has donated medical supplies that will be shipped to a hospital in Lampung, Indonesia. Organizers say the donated medical supplies will …

Chinese vice premier concludes visits to Indonesia, Egypt, Kuwait
Xinhua – China
29 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang left here for Beijing on Monday evening, concluding his official visits to Indonesia, Egypt and Kuwait. …

Indonesia group says to recruit fighters for Gaza
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A militant Muslim group in Indonesia said on Monday it plans to recruit as many as 1000 volunteers to fight in the Gaza Strip in …

Nix, Patterson & Roach Launches Website in Class Action Against …
MarketWatch – USA
BLACKWELL, Okla., Dec 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Nix, Patterson & Roach, LLP and other attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a major class action …

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Selects Convergys to Implement BSS/OSS …
WELT ONLINE – Germany
“The success of this project is very important in the achievement of our goals and objectives as the leading telco operator in Indonesia. …

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Selects Convergys to Implement BSS/OSS …
MarketWatch – USA
the largest information and communication company in Indonesia with over 63 million subscribers, has renewed and expanded its contract for Convergys’ …

Indonesia passes new aviation safety bill
ABC Online – Australia
Indonesia’s parliament passed a new aviation law to improve air safety, meeting some of the demands of the European Commission which banned Indonesian …

EU welcomes Indonesian moved on air safety
The Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday welcomed Indonesia’s adoption of a new aviation law, a sign that the bloc may be moving to end its …

Indian navy hands over caught pirates to Yemen
International Herald Tribune – France
AP SAN’A, Yemen: A Yemeni security official says the Indian navy has handed over 12 Somali and 11 Yemeni pirates it caught at sea to Yemen authorities. …

Indonesia c.bank sees room to cut rates-dep gov
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank on Wednesday signalled room for further interest rate cuts to support economic growth, and tightened …

Indonesia’s Bumi sees 2009 sales, output up 10 pct
Reuters – USA
Bumi controls two major coal mines, PT Kaltim Prima Coal and PT Arutmin Indonesia, located in Indonesia’s resource-rich East Kalimantan province. …

Indonesia hires Barclays, UBS for debt plan -source
Forbes – NY,USA
HONG KONG, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia has hired Barclays Capital and UBS to set up a global medium term note programme, a source familiar with the deal …

Pirates hijack yacht off Somalia in Gulf of Aden
Reuters – USA
NAIROBI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Pirates have hijacked a yacht in the Gulf of Aden, the third ship to be taken within 24 hours off Somalia despite the presence …

Inpex Seeks Partners for LNG Projects to Raise Funds
Bloomberg – USA
16 (Bloomberg) — Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest energy explorer, wants to sell stakes in liquefied natural gas projects worth $30 billion in Indonesia and …

Indonesian Nov cement sales fall 2.4 pct from year ago
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s November cement consumption fell by 2.4 percent to 3.27 million tonnes from a year ago due to weaker demand in Java, …

Indonesia chosen for more US MCC funds
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia has been selected as an eligible country to receive additional funding from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which could boost the …

Mr. Obama’s First Trip
New York Times – United States
But the best candidate is the country in which Mr. Obama lived as a child: Indonesia. Choosing
Indonesian Newspapers – Dec 16
Forbes – NY,USA
Indonesia’s government expects the country’s industrial output to expand by only 3.6 percent next year, lower than its revised forecast of 4.8 percent, …

Indonesia coach promises to spice up encounter with Thailand
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia will play all out when it hosts Thailand in the first semifinal leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup soccer tournament at Bung Karno Main Stadium in Senayan, …

Tough corruption battle in Asia despite campaigns
Reuters – USA
Indonesia has significantly improved. Malaysia and the Philippines have slipped a few rungs. Thailand is more or less the same, while others such as …

AFF Cup: Indonesia – We Need To Take Our Chances Against Thailand
Goal.com – Switzerland
Chances are Indonesia will have very few opportunities to score in tomorrow’s semifinal showdown against Thailand and that has coach Benny Dolo very worried …

AFF Cup: Thailand – We Came To Indonesia To Win
Goal.com – Switzerland
Thai coach Peter Reid felt Indonesia were somewhat unfortunate in their last group match against Singapore. “They were unlucky against Singapore and got …

Rise in bilateral trade with Indonesia
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
JOHOR BARU: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Indonesia has been on the rise with transactions worth RM34.68bil recorded for the first 10 months of this …

Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra region
Channel News Asia – Singapore
JAKARTA: A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Mentawai region off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra province on Tuesday, the US Geological …

Radicalizing Indonesia
Wall Street Journal – USA
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, boasts a tradition of religious moderation and tolerance. It is a shining example of pluralistic Muslim …

Liberia Eligible For MCC Threshold Program
The News Newspaper Online – Monrovia,Liberia
So far, at the fourth quarterly meeting this year, the MCC Board selected Colombia, Indonesia and Zambia as new countries eligible for the large-scale grant …

Association of South East Asian Nations Enacts New Charter
Voice of America – USA
Speaking at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called the charter’s ratification a momentous moment, …

Indonesian Newspapers – Dec 16
Forbes – NY,USA
Indonesia’s government expects the country’s industrial output to expand by only 3.6 percent next year, lower than its revised forecast of 4.8 percent, …

Indonesia coach promises to spice up encounter with Thailand
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Indonesia will play all out when it hosts Thailand in the first semifinal leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup soccer tournament at Bung Karno Main Stadium in Senayan, …

Tough corruption battle in Asia despite campaigns
Reuters – USA
Indonesia has significantly improved. Malaysia and the Philippines have slipped a few rungs. Thailand is more or less the same, while others such as …

AFF Cup: Indonesia – We Need To Take Our Chances Against Thailand
Goal.com – Switzerland
Chances are Indonesia will have very few opportunities to score in tomorrow’s semifinal showdown against Thailand and that has coach Benny Dolo very worried …

AFF Cup: Thailand – We Came To Indonesia To Win
Goal.com – Switzerland
Thai coach Peter Reid felt Indonesia were somewhat unfortunate in their last group match against Singapore. “They were unlucky against Singapore and got …

Rise in bilateral trade with Indonesia
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
JOHOR BARU: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Indonesia has been on the rise with transactions worth RM34.68bil recorded for the first 10 months of this …

Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra region
Channel News Asia – Singapore
JAKARTA: A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Mentawai region off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra province on Tuesday, the US Geological …

Radicalizing Indonesia
Wall Street Journal – USA
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, boasts a tradition of religious moderation and tolerance. It is a shining example of pluralistic Muslim …

Liberia Eligible For MCC Threshold Program
The News Newspaper Online – Monrovia,Liberia
So far, at the fourth quarterly meeting this year, the MCC Board selected Colombia, Indonesia and Zambia as new countries eligible for the large-scale grant …

Association of South East Asian Nations Enacts New Charter
Voice of America – USA
Speaking at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called the charter’s ratification a momentous moment, …

WITNESS: Living in US is reminder of Asian crisis
Reuters – USA
He moved to Chicago from Indonesia in 1998, at the height of the Asian financial crisis. While in Indonesia, he traveled on assignment several times to East …

Trying to Stop Pollution From Killing a Lifeline
New York Times – United States
By PETER GELLING BEKASI, Indonesia — The Citarum River, which winds its way through West Java past terraced rice paddies and teeming cities, is an assault …

Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia to Cut Rubber Exports
Bloomberg – USA
13 (Bloomberg) — Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s three biggest natural rubber producers, plan to reduce rubber shipments next year to help …

Indonesia Dec inflation seen easing from Nov-c.bank
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation in December is likely to ease from November, a senior central bank official said on Friday, …

Crisis no excuse to ignore climate change: UN chief
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
When meeting with the Indonesian Civil Society for Climate Justice late Wednesday, Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said Indonesia would not allow …

Indonesia’s Excelcom borrows $214 mln to expand network
Reuters – USA
Analysts have predicted that the number of mobile phone subscribers in Indonesia would soar to 120 million by the end of 2008, from some 90 million last …

Indonesia Freeport to cut 75 jobs, won’t hit production
Reuters – USA
Freeport has 12000 employees in Indonesia, most of whom are employed at the giant Grasberg copper mine in Papua. It said its mining operations and …

Tiny Indonesia islands to honor British naturalist
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s remote Moluccas islands plans to build a museum and an observatory in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, …

A-League players to tackle Indonesia
ABC Online – Australia
Coach Pim Verbeek is in Australia to monitor home-based players ahead of next month’s opening 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta. …

Another Deadly Indonesia Tsunami Likely in 30 Years, Study Says
Bloomberg – USA
11 (Bloomberg) — Another tsunami-triggering earthquake off Indonesia is “extremely likely” in the next 30 years and may claim a higher toll than the 2004 …

Quake hits off Indonesia
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
A 5.9-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate …

Parents worldwide inspired to name kids for Obama
The Associated Press
Obama’s victory also moved Sugiarto, a 36-year-old security guard in Jakarta, Indonesia, and his wife, Sularsih, to name their new son after him. …

High Growth Reported for the Indonesia Food and Drinks Market …
MarketWatch – USA
Indonesia has emerged as one of the rapidly growing food and drinks industry in the South East Asia. Various factors, such as economic growth, …

Muslims burn Christian church in Indonesia
Spero News – USA
Police attempted to restore order in the Moluccan Islands of Indonesia, while stores and offices are closed. By Spero News A group of 500 Muslims wreaked …

Indonesia’s Bakrie no longer a billionaire – Forbes
Forbes – NY,USA
The Hartono Brothers, Budi and Michael, who own Indonesia’s clove cigarette group Djarum, ranked second and third respectively with net worth of $1.72 …

Indonesia to support GI issue during WTO meeting
Xinhua – China
And Indonesia will support the issue,” said Gusmardi Bustami, the Indonesian Trade Ministry’s Director General for International Trade Cooperation. …

Former Indonesian minister dies
BBC News – UK
One of Indonesia’s best known political figures, Ali Alatas, has died at the age of 76. He served as his country’s foreign minister during the violent …

Ex-Indonesia foreign minister Alatas dies in S’pore
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas, who once served as United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, died in Singapore on …

Indonesia Reports New Bird Flu Death
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News The World Health Organization says a two-year-old girl from East Jakarta has become Indonesia’s latest confirmed fatality from bird flu. …

Australia Offers Funds to Help Indonesia Survive Global Credit Crisis
Voice of America – USA
By Phil Mercer Australia will contribute about $650 million to a special fund to help Indonesia weather the global economic crisis. …

Indonesia cigarette firms to pay 7 pct more ‘09 tax
Reuters – USA
The $8 billion tobacco industry in Indonesia plays an important economic role, with tax on cigarettes accounting for about 10 percent of government income …

Indonesia’s Energi gets six bids for Kangean block
Reuters – USA
JAKARTA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk (ENRG.JK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has received six bids for its 50 percent …

Indonesia and Australia strengthen democratic ties
ABC Online – Australia
MARK COLVIN: For the first time Australia and Indonesia are collaborating to extradite an alleged people smuggler to face charges in Australia. …

Australia offers Indonesia 640-million-dollar loan
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
Sydney – Australia has offered Indonesia a loan of 1 billion Australian dollars (640 million US dollars) to help Jakarta through the global financial crisis …

Takaful Malaysia eyes Indonesia for expansion
Reuters – USA
KL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday it is seeking a strategic partner in Indonesia to tap opportunities in the world’s most populous …

Indonesia Q4 GDP growth seen hit by commodities
Forbes – NY,USA
JAKARTA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual economic growth in the fourth quarter is expected to slow from the third quarter, as a plunge in global …

Indonesia, Australia to boost efforts to fight people smuggling
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
Bali, Indonesia – Indonesia and Australia pledged Wednesday to intensify efforts to fight against human trafficking, and Jakarta will soon to extradite an …

Exxon Mobil’s Cepu Block Starts Producing Crude Thursday
CNNMoney.com – USA
(XOM) said that the Cepu Block in Indonesia started producing Wednesday a “limited” amount of crude oil that is expected to rise to 20000 barrels a day in …