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Indonesia nabs Iranian big fish Abdi over human smuggling
(46 mins ago) Indonesian authorities have arrested an Iranian-born Australian resident who they suspect headed a people-smuggling network that spanned the country, a report said. Mohammad Abdi, 36, was detained at an apartment in Jakarta yesterday along with two other Iranians, The Australian newspaper said, citing Indonesian police. ';Right now we think he's a big ...
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Death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian mine collapse
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) - The death toll from a mine tunnel collapse in eastern Indonesia has risen to 21, the US operator said Tuesday, as rescuers searched for another seven workers now also presumed dead.The accident happened on May 14 at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg, one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines in mountainous, remote Papua province, and 10 workers were rescued ...
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SBY names Moeldoko new Army chief
Paper Edition | Page: 8 President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono appointed on Monday Lt. Gen. Moeldoko as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo, who reaches the mandatory retirement age this month.Moeldoko, who was Pramono's deputy, will be inaugurated in a ceremony on Wednesday."I have told the new Army chief of staff to improve the professionalism of the ...
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Govt officially rejects Rome Statute
Paper Edition | Page: 8 It is now official that Indonesia will not ratify the Rome Statute for the accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the near future.Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro issued a statement that effectively blocks the ratification of the statute, dashing the hope of rights activists, at home and abroad, who had called for its quick ratification."There ...
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Papua cop gave ‘charity funds’ to bosses
Paper Edition | Page: 8 Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus, a Papua Police officer accused of owning fat bank accounts, has said he wired money for "charity-related programs" to several of his superiors.Labora, who allegedly controlled accounts through which passed over Rp 1 trillion (US$102 million) over a five-year period, made his statement during a closed-door meeting with National ...
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Indonesia mogul ready to discuss deal on Intrepid project -letter
MELBOURNE | Tue May 21, 2013 12:50am EDT MELBOURNE May 21 (Reuters) - An Indonesian tycoon who owns a big stake in a huge copper and gold prospect taken from Australia's Intrepid Mines last year is willing to resolve the ownership dispute, he said in a letter to an investor looking to oust the company's board. The dispute is over the Tujuh Bukit project, potentially holding 30 ...
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Land owners stall toll road bid in Depok
Land owners in Depok, West Java, want more money for their land, wanted by the government for the Cinere-Jagorawi toll road that was scheduled to have been finished last year.While the government-sanctioned Land Acquisition Committee for Depok divided 225 plots in Beji district into six different zones for compensation, land owners are holding out for the same price."We want compensation of ...
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Huawei showcases its LTE-TDD solutions in Indonesia
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, the world's No. 2 telecoms equipment maker showcased its latest solutions of LTE-TDD, China's fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology here Monday to further enhance its commitment to growing Indonesia's information and communications technology (ICT) landscape.LTE-TDD will bring great benefits to the Indonesian telecommunications landscape ...
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Preschooler Kalan fundraises for orang-utans in Indonesia
PRESCHOOLER Kalan is getting up to some monkey business. The four year old hopes to raise $1000 to help orang-utans in Indonesia. He says he decided to help after seeing a documentary about the orang-utans plight earlier this month. "I saw on TV that some people are chopping down the trees where the orang-utans live," Kalan says. "I was very cross with these people (and thought) ...
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Special Autonomy “Plus” Not Answering Problems of Papua
SuaraPapua.com PAPUAN, Jakarta - The Draft Special Autonomy Law Plus (Otsus) that is being discussed with the central government and the governor of Papua province will be deemed not to answer the questions and the problems in Papua."To my assessment Autonomy Plus will not answer the problems in Papua, Papuan people are only asking to hold a dialogue as the only peaceful ...
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British school takes lecture classes to new depths -- 60 feet down
Britain's University of Exeter says it has taken its marine biology lecture classes to a new level -- 60 feet beneath the sea off Indonesia, to be exact. The lectures were held during dives on tropical coral reef systems during the annual field trip to the Wakatobi Marine National Park in Indonesia for the school's School of Biological Sciences students, a university release said ...
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Jokowi rebuffs Ruhuts statement
Popular Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo defended himself from a verbal attack by senior Democratic Party politician Ruhut Sitompul, who said that Jokowi did not deserve to be president due to his humble background.Ruhut said on Sunday that Jokowi's background as a furniture businessman and mayor of a small town would barely make him a qualified presidential ...
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Angelina sacked from House
The House of Representatives has officially sacked Democratic Party lawmaker Angelina Sondakh from her legislative position.The House leadership on Monday swore in Angelina's replacement, Surya Kusumanegara."I hope you focus on your job as a lawmaker and abide by the code of ethics for House members," House Speaker Marzuki Alie said in his speech during the swearing-in ...
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Dems to have convention in June
The Democratic Party said on Monday that it would hold a convention to select its presidential candidates next month."We haven't set the date but it will definitely be in June," chairperson of the party's political faction at the House of Representatives, Nurhayati Assegaf, said.Nurhayati said the party's central board was working to create rules for the ...
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Iranian refugee from Melbourne arrested over allegations of people smuggling
Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have arrested an Iranian refugee who lives in Melbourne on allegations of people smuggling.Mohammad Abdi, 36, was arrested along with two other Iranian refugees by anti-smuggling police who raided an apartment in West Jakarta early yesterday morning.Indonesian police say the man, who holds Australian travel documents but is yet to become a citizen, was ...
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Daddy The Hot Tea “Lekat” live borneobeerhouse Jakarta 170513 – Jakarta Video
Daddy & The Hot Tea ';Lekat'; live @borneobeerhouse Jakarta 17/05/1313 @daddyNthehottea @diditsaad @MorrisOrah @araydaulay @ipanglazuardi uploaded by ...
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With an Aroma of Rotting Flesh Indonesian Corpse Flower Blooms in Ohio
Our Geo Quiz comes in at number 6. We’re looking for the 6th largest island in the world. Greenland tops the list of big islands, followed by New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar, and Canada’s Baffin Island. Next, at number 6, is the island we’re looking for, in western Indonesia. So, can you name this large island that’s known for active volcanoes and tropical ...
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Aust resident Abdi arrested in Jakarta
Indonesian police have arrested an Australian resident they are treating as a major people-smuggling suspect.Mohammad Abdi, 36, was arrested at an apartment in West Jakarta early on Monday, along with two other Iranians, The Australian newspaper says.Abdi has denied being involved in smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia.However, he is also known as Said Ali and is a major people smuggler, a ...
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RI expects growth at 6.4 to 6.9 percent in 2014
National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana said on Monday that Indonesia's economic growth in 2014 was set at between 6.4 and 6.9 percent."The projection of national economic growth in 2014 will be very much influenced by the dynamics of the global economy," said Armida during a plenary meeting at the House of Representatives, on Monday, as quoted by Antara news ...
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Insurance schemes must cover AIDS treatment Activist
An activist says that new Health Minister Regulation No. 21/2013 on HIV/AIDS control has brought a fresh breeze in fulfilling the rights of people with HIV/AIDS to get a guarantee of private insurance coverage.Article 47 (1) of the 2013 regulation requires every health insurance provider to cover partly or overall the medication and health treatment costs of HIV policyholders, based on the ...
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Indonesias 2014 budget plan puts GDP growth at 6.4-6.9
(MENAFN) Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2014 would be between 6.4 percent and 6.9 percent according to the government's proposed budget plan, reported Reuters.The new figure is up from the 6.2-percent estimated by the Finance Ministry earlier.Furthermore, the budget gap would average between 1.7 and 2.3 percent of GDP.As for crude production, the government expects ...
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Indonesia into Sudirman cup last 8 after win
Former champions Indonesia reached the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup on Monday with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over India in Group A.Indonesia have been joined by China, Japan and Denmark in the last eight.Japan crushed Singapore 5-0 on Monday, a result that ensured Denmark also qualified from Group D as the Singaporeans were eliminated.Indonesia will meet eight-time champions China to ...
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2 dead 20 injured after explosions in Dagestan- Wave of violent attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two people are dead and at least 20 are injured after two car bombs exploded Monday in Dagestan, in Russia's North Caucasus region, where armed militias are leading an Islamist insurgency. Both blasts were near the headquarters of the court bailiffs and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, a Russian state agency told Reuters. Police cordoned ...
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Indonesia fined for crowd trouble
The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) have been hit with a 15,000-dollar (9,900 pounds) fine for repeated crowd infringements.The PSSI were handed a penalty of 10,000 dollars (6,600 pounds) when fans lit firecrackers and threw water bottles when Indonesia hosted Saudi Arabia in an Asian Cup qualifier on March ...
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Quantum says new team could recover Intrepid’s Indonesia stake
Quantum Pacific Investment Ltd. believes with a new leadership team it can recover some of Intrepid's stake in the Tujuh Bukit copper-gold ...
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Indonesia and Singapore: model of inter-dependence?
Indonesia is a regional power in South East Asia, but lacks the development and economic wealth of smaller nations, such as the tiny state of Singapore. Hence, it makes sense for the two countries to cooperate closely with one another as Indonesia has natural resources Singapore needs and Singapore has the financial strength Indonesia needs.
Indonesia is the sleeping giant of South East Asia. With a population of 288 million, a land mass the size of Mexico and territorial waters that could fill half of China, it’s an immense country and a regional power within the geopolitical organization known as ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). Indonesia takes up almost half the area occupied by the ASEAN countries and accounts for one third of its GDP. Read more
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