Abdurrahman Wahid: Former Indonesia president was a key democratic voice
Christian Science Monitor
Abdurrahman Wahid led Indonesia for two years after the fall of US-backed strongman President Suharto. He passed away Wednesday at a Jakarta hospital. …
Sri Lankan refugees leave Indonesia: official
AFP
JAKARTA — Forty seven Sri Lankan refugees who spent weeks refusing to leave an Australian customs boat in Indonesia have been sent to Australia and Romania, …

Indonesia: Email mom ‘not guilty’ says the High Court
Global Voices Online (blog)
Kegembiraan dan kebahagian tidak hanya dirasakan oleh Prita saja, namun juga ikut dirasakan oleh segenap rakyat Indonesia. …

Indonesia sees lower 2010 oil exploration spending
Reuters
JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia expects spending by contractors on oil exploration in the country to fall to $2.3 billion next year, down about 15 …

Indonesia sees 2010 tourist arrivals up 8.5 pct
Reuters India
JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia aims to attract 7 million foreign tourists in 2010, up from about 6.45 million visitors this year, Tourism and Culture …

Indonesia to relax forest protection on key projects
Reuters UK
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will allow some infrastructure projects deemed in the public interest such as toll roads and geothermal energy plants to …

Two arrested in Bali over Japanese woman’s murder
AFP
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Two men have been arrested over the murder of a Japanese woman on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, police said Wednesday. …

Indonesia’s KPK Turns Six At End Of Rollercoaster 12 Months
Jakarta Globe
The Corruption Eradication Commission celebrated its sixth anniversary on Wednesday, and Indonesia’s most prominent antigraft group thinks that a pair of …

Indonesia Guarantees Price Stability On Subsidised Goods In 2010
Bernama
… to maintain price stability and people’s purchasing power, the Bisnis Indonesia daily quoted a minister as saying on Wednesday. The Finance Minister Sri …

Indonesia furniture group seeks delay in China trade pact
Furniture Today
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The head of an Indonesian furniture association has asked for a delay in the implementation of a new free trade agreement with China, …

Patient Cleared of Defaming Hospital in Indonesia
New York Times
By AP JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian housewife who was arrested after she publicized her complaints about bad treatment at a private hospital was …

Indonesia seeks ‘deal’ on asylum seekers
Sydney Morning Herald
Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said Indonesia would consider asking Australia to make a special deal, like that offered to those aboard the …

Indonesia court throws out Facebook defamation case
BBC News
The case sparked huge controversy in Indonesia and she gained wide support. She wept and people in the courtroom cheered when the panel of judges dismissed …

A New Hope: Indonesia After The Tsunami
NPR (blog)
Almost exactly five years ago, on the day after Christmas in 2004, enormous swells of water engulfed the city at the tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island. …

Indonesia names relatives of Noordin Top suspects
Reuters India
Malaysian-born Top set up a violent splinter group of regional militant network Jemaah Islamiah, which was responsible for a series of attacks in Indonesia …

Indonesia denies Japan’s accusation on 2,4-D content on cocoa
Xinhua
29 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry rejected Japan’s accusation that cocoa from Indonesia contained dangerous chemical compound at more than …

Tamils leave Indonesia detention centre
Herald Sun
… Tamil refugees who were rescued by the Australian Customs boat the Oceanic Viking have begun leaving the Tanjung Pinang detention center in Indonesia. …

Aceh’s Sharia Law Still Controversial in Indonesia
Voice of America
Photo: AP Lawmakers in Indonesia’s Aceh Province recently passed a law that imposes death by stoning on Muslim adulterers. Aceh was granted the right to …

BlackBerry boom in Indonesia
CNN International
So just why is the BlackBerry so popular in Indonesia? One reason is price. Blackberry phones cost about $500 when sold new, compared to an iPhone that …

Caught with drugs in socks
Straits Times
DENPASAR (Indonesia) – A MAN who flew in from Australia with marijuana allegedly hidden in some rolled-up socks has been arrested on the holiday island of …

Commodity Prices Pose Big Risk in 2010
Bloomberg
28 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia can look back at 2009 as a major outperformer, being one of the few countries in the world where gross domestic product expanded …

Indonesia’s Arun LNG shipments to fall in 2010
Reuters
JAKARTA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arun project in Aceh are expected to fall by 6 cargoes, …

Foreign surfers participate in Indonesia’s Aceh Beach Games II
Xinhua
28 (Xinhua) — Surfers from several foreign countries participated in an event titled ‘the Aceh Beach Games II’ in Indonesia, the national news agency …

Vista Gold enters joint venture with Pan Asia Resources over Indonesia project
The Canadian Press
DENVER — Vista Gold Corp. (TSX:VGZ) said Monday it had entered a joint venture agreement with privately held Pan Asia Resources Corp. to develop its …

Indonesia picks Petronas to ends fuel supply monopoly
Reuters India
By Muklis Ali JAKARTA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state oil firm Pertamina has lost its exclusive right to distribute subsidised oil products in 2010 …

Lessons from the tsunami
National
Five years ago off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake – the second strongest earthquake ever recorded – produced a 30m high …

Indonesia to raise levies for forest restoration
Xinhua
28 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will raise levies in a bid to add 30 trillion rupiah (about 3.24 billion US dollars) in the state budget to finance its forest …

Luup Opens Remittance Corridor to Indonesia
Al-Bawaba
Dhasatra is an Indonesia based company with a network of 120 banks and 5000 post offices around the country. When the service launches next year, …

Indonesia allocates $4.77 bln for Chiang Mai initiative
Xinhua
JAKARTA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government has allocated 4.77 billion US dollars for the polling funds initiated in Chiang Mai meeting and worth …

Indonesian immigrants seek to avoid deportation
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Indonesia, a country of more than 200 million people, has witnessed deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians in recent years. …

Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia
Times of India
JAKARTA: A moderate, 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s restive Papua province today but there were no immediate reports of damage and no …

Indonesia detains 17 asylum seekers
Sydney Morning Herald
Indonesia is a key staging point for smugglers taking Afghans, Sri Lankans and other nationals on a perilous sea journey to Australia. …

Indonesia’s religious police on hemline frontline
AFP
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — She wears a helmet and drives her scooter slowly through the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province, but Yuli is still stopped by the …

Fifth Anniversary Of Indian Ocean Tsunami Observed
Gothamist
In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where 150000 died, a woman whose children and nieces were killed, told CNN, “We are only human… We’ll never really forget. …

Close-Up: Indonesia’s Jamu ladies
BBC News
Although jamu can be bought in shops, in Indonesia it is common to see jamu ladies who walk the streets selling their wares from a basket on their backs. …

Japanese woman killed in Bali
Jakarta Post
AP , Bali | Sun, 12/27/2009 5:52 PM | National A Japanese woman found dead on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali had multiple stab wounds and her legs had …

Liberian On Fire In Indonesia
GroundReport
by Ceasefireliberia December 27, 2009 By Roland M. Mulbah Resourceful Liberian International midfielder, Stephen Mennoh, is said to be on fire in the …

Bones gathering dust in NT may be of Timorese hero
Sydney Morning Herald
As the remains lay in a Northern Territory police forensic centre, the East Timorese President, Jose Ramos-Horta, pressed Indonesia to return the body of …

Chatter: What we’re hearing
GlobalPost
Just because: Buddhist monks in orange robes chanted on a beach in Thailand, a mother mourned her children at a mass grave in Indonesia and a man scattered …

Strong quake in eastern Indonesia, no tsunami
Washington Post
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands in the east of the country on Saturday, but there was no tsunami alert …

People in Indonesia mourn tsunami victims on fifth anniversary
NECN
Coastal communities in Sri Lanka and India lost some 48000 people between them. Indonesia’s loss of about 167000 accounted for well more than half of the …

Thousands Celebrate Christmas In Indonesia After Attacks
BosNewsLife
By BosNewsLife Asia Service JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)– Thousands of Christians have celebrated Christmas in a volatile area of Indonesia’s West Java …

Culture centre to lay down roots of Korean writing in Indonesia
Monsters and Critics.com
Members of the Cia-Cia tribe, an ethnic minority of 60000 people in Indonesia, were in the South Korean capital this week for a visit at the invitation of …

Commodity Prices May Raise Indonesia’s Inflation Rate In 2010
Bernama
“The prices of two commodities namely energy and raw materials may pose a threat to Indonesia’s inflation next year,” Planning Director of the National … Indonesia likely to miss 2009’s oil output target
Xinhua
26 (Xinhua) — Indonesia may fall short of this year’s oil-production target of 960000 barrels per day due to technical problem, a media reported here …

Survivors remember Indonesian tsunami
Ireland Online
Thousands in Indonesia’s Aceh province, which was hardest hit, held prayer services at mosques and beside the mass graves where tens of thousands were …

Some 249 Convicts In Indonesia Get Reduced Sentences On Christmas
Bernama
MANADO, Dec 26 (Bernama) — A total of 249 prison inmates in Manado had their jail sentences or confinement period reduced on the occasion of Christmas, …

MoFT releases bulletin on export opportunities in Indonesia
WAM – Emirates News Agency
The bulletin released by the Department of Trade Analysis and Information at the Ministry noted that Indonesia is one of the largest economies of South East …

5 years later, Stamford-based AmeriCares still providing tsunami relief
Norwalk Advocate
“No one was prepared for what we saw in Sri Lanka and Indonesia,” Granger said Tuesday, nearly five years after the disaster. …

Some struggles, a lot of hope, for tsunami orphans
Washington Post
By BEN STOCKING AP BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — The 2004 tsunami obliterated Pipit’s village, wiped out her family and swept her through churning waters, …

Authorities accused of asylum seeker attacks
ABC Online
(AFP: Kris Aria) Indonesian authorities have been accused of assaulting a number of Sri Lankans who are aboard a boat in Indonesia’s Merak port. …

Fears Indonesia’s failure to grapple with graft may corrupt its future
Sydney Morning Herald
JAKARTA: As anti-corruption rallies swept Indonesia’s main cities this month, the two villains in the protesters’ sights were readily identifiable. …

In pictures: Christmas around the world
BBC News
In Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, Christmas Mass can still attract a large crowd. Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican was interrupted when a woman …

INDONESIA’S LION AIR TAKES DELIVERY OF FOUR MORE BOEIGN 737-900ER AIRCRAFT
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm
… United States aerospace giant Boeing has delivered four more Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes to Lion Air of Indonesia. …

Merry Christmas — now comes the hard part
Seattle Times
Mercy Corps is in Indonesia five years after a devastating tsunami struck the country. By Lance Dickie Oh, not those bruising post-holiday sales, …

Quarantined dog begins training
BBC News
She had been searching for survivors following an earthquake in Indonesia. In November, the government agreed she could get daily training after a campaign …

Tsunami early warning must start at community level
Reuters
By 2010, regional centers in Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are set to take over primary responsibility from Hawaii and Japan for …

Christmas Celebrated Peacefully in Indonesia
Jakarta Globe
“Christmas celebrations in Indonesia were safe and sound,” said National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri. Normally, nothing happening might not be …

INDONESIA BACKS THAILAND IN SOLVING SOUTHERN PROBLEMS
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm
“As Indonesia has experienced similar unrests in East Timor and Aceh and understands that the problems are Thailand’s internal affairs, it fully supports …

INDONESIA: Waiting for permanent homes
IRINnews.org
Nobody else on her street survived the tidal wave that washed inland after the 9.1- magnitude earthquake just off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh Province …

Reports: Sri Lankan asylum seeker dies in Indonesia
Monsters and Critics.com
Jakarta – One of about 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have refused to leave a cargo boat moored at a port in Indonesia’s Java island has died, …

New Arrest in Indonesia
Counterterrorism Blog (blog)
By Kenneth Conboy At 0500 on 24 December, members of Indonesia police counter-terrorist unit, Special Detachment 88, arrested Baridin, the father-in-law of …

Strong quake hits West Sumatra, Indonesia, no casualty
BusinessGhana
A shallow earthquake with the magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter’s Scale rocked West Sumatra province of Indonesia Wednesday morning, but there was no report …

Indonesia steps up security for Christians
EnerPub
Tens of thousands of officers are deployed to protect churches in Indonesia. Christians have been threatened in Central Java. by Mathias Hariyadi Indonesian …

Foreign investors demand transparency in inquiry
Jakarta Post
While Castle said foreign investors would stay here regardless of the outcome of the inquiry, he expected Indonesia to create stable policies for investors.

No more heavy metal: Prita’s coins cashed in
Jakarta Post
Making mad money: A Bank Indonesia worker counts coins donated to help Prita Mulyasari’s legal battle. JP/Nurhayati Bank Indonesia transported Rp 825 …

Indonesia sees 116 Tangguh LNG cargoes in 2010
Reuters UK
JAKARTA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s BP (BP.L)-led Tangguh project in Papua is expected to export about 116 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in …

Indonesia sees foreign investment up 15 pct in 2010
Alibaba News Channel
JAKARTA, Dec 24 – Indonesia’s foreign direct investment is set to rebound 15 percent in 2010 on a global economic recovery after dropping 28 percent this …

Building collapse in Indonesia kills two
CNN
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — A building collapsed in a busy shopping center in central Jakarta on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 11 others, …

Asian tsunami warning system: A last-mile challenge
CNN International
Five years ago, Rinaldi had no shelter to run to as giant waves crashed onto Indonesia’s west coast, but things have changed since the tsunami left some …

Indonesia budget deficit below target mid-December
Interactive Investor
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s budget deficit stood at 2.2 percent of gross domestic products as of the middle of December, the finance minister …

Indonesian court case spawns social movement
CNN
The hospital, prosecutors and — even Prita — did not expect what happened next: a major support movement driven by the power of Indonesia’s growing middle …

Indonesia power chief to build plants outside Java
Reuters India
By Muklis Ali JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state electricity firm plans to build new power plants outside Java island with a combined capacity of …

Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia
Sydney Morning Herald
A moderate earthquake has struck off Indonesia’s West Sumatra province but there are no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been issued, …

Indonesia Hopes To Be Role Model In Combating Climate Change: Minister
Bernama
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Bernama) — Indonesia hopes that the world sees its eagerness and capability in conducting all concrete plans related to climate change …

Indonesia Market factors to watch – Dec 23
Reuters India
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Following is a list of events in Indonesia as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets. …

5 Years After Deadly Indonesia Tsunami, Communities Better Prepared
Insurance Journal
Five years after a Sumatra Indonesia tsunami killed 230000 people, officials say that more communities are taking the threat seriously, implementing warning …

Newmont Enters Into Loan Transaction With PT Pukuafu Indah; Receives Rights to …
CNNMoney.com (press release)
22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (”Newmont”) today announced that its subsidiaries, Newmont Indonesia Limited (”NIL”) and …

Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia
Sydney Morning Herald
A moderate earthquake has struck off Indonesia’s West Sumatra province but there are no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been issued, …

Building collapse in Indonesia kills two
CNN
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — A building collapsed in a busy shopping center in central Jakarta on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 11 others, …

Asian tsunami warning system: A last-mile challenge
CNN International
Five years ago, Rinaldi had no shelter to run to as giant waves crashed onto Indonesia’s west coast, but things have changed since the tsunami left some …

Indonesia budget deficit below target mid-December
Interactive Investor
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s budget deficit stood at 2.2 percent of gross domestic products as of the middle of December, the finance minister …

Indonesian court case spawns social movement
CNN
The hospital, prosecutors and — even Prita — did not expect what happened next: a major support movement driven by the power of Indonesia’s growing middle …

Indonesia power chief to build plants outside Java
Reuters India
By Muklis Ali JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state electricity firm plans to build new power plants outside Java island with a combined capacity of …

Indonesia Hopes To Be Role Model In Combating Climate Change: Minister
Bernama
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Bernama) — Indonesia hopes that the world sees its eagerness and capability in conducting all concrete plans related to climate change …

Indonesia Market factors to watch – Dec 23
Reuters India
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Following is a list of events in Indonesia as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets. …

5 Years After Deadly Indonesia Tsunami, Communities Better Prepared
Insurance Journal
Five years after a Sumatra Indonesia tsunami killed 230000 people, officials say that more communities are taking the threat seriously, implementing warning …

Newmont Enters Into Loan Transaction With PT Pukuafu Indah; Receives Rights to …
CNNMoney.com (press release)
22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (”Newmont”) today announced that its subsidiaries, Newmont Indonesia Limited (”NIL”) and …

Wiretapping Rules Under Fire From Indonesia Graft Watchers
Jakarta Globe
“The court system in Indonesia is one of the most corrupt in the world. Someone could easily bribe court officials in return for not authorizing the wiretap …

Indonesia’s Aceh still healing after tsunami
AFP
Indonesia was the nation hardest hit by the tsunami, with at least 168000 people killed when the sea surged over the northern tip of Sumatra island. …

Indonesia’s vice president faces questioning over bank bail-out
Monsters and Critics.com
Boediono said the country at the time was facing a possible economic crisis due to the global downturn with Indonesia having unstable currency reserves and …

Synchronized swimming to be included in SEA Games 2011 in Indonesia
Xinhua
22 (Xinhua) — Synchronized swimming will be included in the South East Asia Games (SEA Games) 2011 in Indonesia following approval from seven participating …

Swine Flu the Biggest Challenge For Indonesia Health Ministry in 2009
Jakarta Globe
She said that Indonesia was now more prepared to deal with outbreaks of viral infections because of its experiences with H1N1 and the H5N1 avian flu virus. …

Indonesia to donate 12000 tons of rice for ASEAN food security
Philippine Star
JAKARTA (Xinhua) – Indonesia, which has abundant agricultural resources, will donate more than 12000 tons of rice for food security of the Association of …

Indonesia targets to reap $105 mln from Shanghai Expo
Xinhua
Edy Putra Irawadi, deputy to the Coordinating Economic Minister in charge of industry and trade was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying that Indonesia …

ASIA LOCAL BONDS-Indonesia 10-yr bond yield near 2-wk high
Alibaba News Channel
HONG KONG, Dec 22 – Indonesia’s 10-year government bond yield rose to its highest level in nearly two-weeks on Tuesday as a weak stock market prompted …

“Tremendous amount of work” in climate change still lays before globe …
Xinhua
Noting that prior to Copenhagen, Indonesia had five important issues they were “preoccupied” with, which he said were now “sufficiently addressed. …