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National Police Trans7 reporter not shot
National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said Monday that a reporter injured during a demonstration at the Jambi Legislative Council was not shot by the police."He probably was wounded by fragments from a teargas canisters, not by a bullet," Agus said, explaining that Anton worked as a reporter for Trans7 television.According to Agus, police officers released teargas canisters ...
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Indonesia Shares Experience on Vaccine Quality Management with OIC Members
Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - The Indonesian government has shared experiences with member states of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in strengthening their national regulatory authority (NRA) functions in vaccine manufacturing for global markets. "We are willing to share with all member states of OIC our experiences in strengthening national regulatory ...
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Singapore Smoke From Indonesia Shrouds City
Singapore was shrouded with haze from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra raising the Air Pollutant Index (API) to moderate ...
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IFC Supports OJK in Improving Corporate Governance in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Indonesia's financial services authority Otoritas Jasa Keuangan signed an agreement today to improve corporate governance standards in the country, which will help strengthen its financial system and lead to sustainable economic growth. IFC will advise and support OJK in developing a Corporate ...
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Singapore Malaysia Choke as Illegal Indonesia Forest Fires Rage
SINGAPORE -- Air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia rose to unhealthy levels on Monday thanks to illegal forest clearing in Indonesia, prompting Singapore to advise people against staying outdoors for long and to urge Indonesia to do something to stop it. In usually clear Singapore, the pollutant standards index hit the highest level in nearly seven years, with the taste of smoke hitting the ...
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Ahsan-Sethiawan win Indonesia Open mens doubles title
Jakarta, June 16 : Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier men's doubles gold, beating their South Korean counterparts in the final here ...
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TABLE-Indonesia KPB Nusantara palm oil prices June 17
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Reuters) - Following are Indonesian prices for crude palm oil (CPO) quoted at an auction by PT KPB Nusantara (formerly known as the state marketing centre) on Monday. Buyer Volume Price Terms (tonnes) (Rp/kg) Berlian E S T 3,500 7,977 Ex. fact Medan Berlian E S T 2,000 7,977 FOB Belawan Total volume offered 10,500 Total volume traded 5,500 ...
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TABLE-Indonesia Astra Agro Lestari auction June 17
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Reuters) - Following are Indonesian prices for crude palm oil quoted at an auction by PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk on Monday. Buyer Volume(t Price Terms onnes) (Rp/kg) Karya Indah Alam Sejahtera 2,000 7,740 FOB Cenoki Panca Nabati Prakarsa 2,000 7,905 FOB Bumiharjo Total volume offered 11,700 Total volume traded 4,000 Previous volume auctioned ...
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Indonesia to approve fuel price hike as citizens protest
AP Student protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks during a rally against the government's plan to raise fuel prices outside the parliament building in Jakarta, ...
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Singapore Malaysia choking on haze from Indonesia
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" on Monday as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state.Singapore's skyscrapers including the famous Marina Bay Sands casino towers were shrouded in haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood pervaded the central business district.Parts of neighbouring ...
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Police asked to account for the shooting of journalist in Jambi
A television journalist suffered a serious wound on his temple after police fired tear gas at demonstrators in a rally against fuel price hikes in Jambi, on Monday.A Trans7 journalist in Jambi, Nugroho Anton, was injured by a police tear gas canister as he was reporting on the rally in front of the Jambi Legislative Council (DPRD) office.The Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI) ...
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Indonesias Agency for Food and Drug Control Holds Workshop on Vaccine Quality Management
Bandung, Indonesia, June 16, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Indonesia's Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM) is to hold a workshop on the quality management for vaccine making of which it has good experience to share with member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The workshop is to be held on 17 June 2013 alongside the on-going 2nd meeting of vaccine- and ...
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PDI-P insists in refusing fuel price hikes
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has so far refused to support the government's plan to raise subsidized fuel prices, saying that it can maintain the existing fuel subsidy by making efficiency savings in other sectors."We think the government does not need to raise the subsidized fuel price because it can carry out budget efficiency measures in other sectors," ...
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Gerindra sitting on the fence
<http://kontan.co.id/> reported that the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) all supported the bill.The opposing factions were the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) and the Prosperous JusticeParty (PKS).The PKS was the only ...
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Down my road part 2
I thought that from my last post I would share some more pictures if Mampang and Pancoran with you to help illustrate some more of what life is like away from the apartment lifestyle or leafy suburbs of ...
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Lion Energy commits to proposed acquisitions and financing transactions
Introduction of a strategic funding partner and investor. Renewed focus on the South East Asian region and progression towards becoming a key participant in the emerging West Indonesia gas boom. Planned acquisitions that will deliver to Lion significant working interest positions and a largely operated, diverse Sumatran unconventional oil and gas portfolio with synergies of attractive ...
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Next generation radicals in Indonesia
By Jacob Zenn JAKARTA - Driven by strong exports and buoyant domestic markets, Indonesia is projected to be among the world's top 10 economies by 2025. While the future looks bright for Southeast Asia's largest economy, a growing tide of religious intolerance threatens to undermine those gains. Where officials have in the past attributed religious violence and terrorism to foreign ...
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore on Monday, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.Skyscrapers including the famous Marina Bay Sands casino towers were shrouded in haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood pervaded the central business district.The Pollutant Standards Index soared to 105 at ...
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Lee Chong Wei secures five-time championship at Indonesia Open
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei competes against Germany's Marc Zwiebler during men's singles final match at the Djarum Indonesia Open 2013 badminton tournament in Jakarta, June 16, 2013. ...
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Indonesia’s SBY concerned about Malaysia’s alleged electoral fraud says Anwar
June 17, 2013 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the alleged fraud in the Malaysian general elections and the impact of Saturday's Black 505 rally on the country, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said last night. The PKR leader told the Black 505 rally in Batu Pahat, Johor, that Yudhoyono (commonly referred to as SBY) had invited him for a briefing and ...
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Djoko Pekik Painting the nation’s tales of woe
The "Rp 1 billion [US$101,297] painter" was the nickname given to Djoko Pekik when his painting Berburu Celeng (Boar Hunting) sold for that price at an exhibition in Yogyakarta in 1999.The nation's declining morality remains the primary concern of the painter who was born in Grobogan, Purwodadi, Central Java, 75 years ago."In Pawang pun Kesurupan [The Possessed Tamers] I ...
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Oil falls toward $97 ahead of Fed meeting
BANGKOK (AP) -- Oil prices fell Monday as traders refrained from big moves ahead of a critical meeting of U.S. central bank policymakers later in the ...
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RI receives FAO’s award for reduced hunger and malnourishment
The Indonesian government received an award from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presented to recognize its consistent work in reducing hunger and malnourishment towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).On behalf of the government, Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Radjasa accepted the award in "Notable Result" category at the 38th FAO ...
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Haze looms over region as hot spots multiply in Indonesia
Smoke from forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, caused air pollution to hit unhealthy levels in several places on the Malaysian peninsula, with conditions worsening considerably yesterday. In Singapore, readings on the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) stayed in the moderate range yesterday. The three-hour PSI reading peaked at 4pm, when it reached 81 - slightly below last Friday's high of ...
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Govt told to protect migrant workers
Paper Edition | Page: 4 The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is calling on the government to ratify ILO Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers as the majority of migrant workers abroad are females in the domestic sector."We want to remind the President [Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] about his promise to protect domestic workers that he gave at ...
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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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