Provides the latest RSS feeds for Jakarta News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Indonesia News.net http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/cat/3b16857a51cb629f/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:28 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:28 -0400 30 As many as 14 private hospitals that previously expressed their intention to withdraw from the Kartu Jakarta Sehat (KJS) healthcare program are now saying that they will stay following the city administration's plan to evaluate the program. "The 14 hospitals have agreed to stay with us and we are going to thoroughly evaluate the whole program within the next month," Jakarta Health ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687134/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:47 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687134/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Malaysia-based Axiata Group is said to be considering a bid for mobile network operator PT Axis Telekom Indonesia, according to unnamed sources who claim to have knowledge of the matter. The three people, who wish to remain anonymous as the information is 'private', claim that the takeover bid could be mounted through Axiata's Indonesian ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687137/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:10 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687137/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies this week demonstrated 4G Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) technology in Indonesia, showcasing its services as part of its bid to enhance its commitment to the country's ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687138/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:09 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687138/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Authorities have bypassed a court order and re-arrested an executive at Chevron Corp's Indonesian unit in a graft case that highlights growing tension with big oil companies in a country struggling to reverse a decline in oil production. The attorney general's office said on Wednesday that it had re-arrested Bachtiar Abdul, an executive at PT Chevron Pacific ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685890/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:13 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685890/scat/3b16857a51cb629f TOKYO | Wed May 22, 2013 6:37am EDT TOKYO May 22 (Reuters) - Japanese buyers of copper ore from Indonesia's Grasberg mine have stockpiles at the closed mine and a port in the area, and have no immediate plans to buy from other suppliers, a mining industry association in Japan said on Wednesday. Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc said on Wednesday it would not restart production at ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687068/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:37:44 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214687068/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Japan’s parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse.The upper house … Full News here ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214686004/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:40 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214686004/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Catholic priest Rev. Franz Magnis Suseno SJ said he could comprehend Cabinet secretary Dipo Alam's latest remark -- that he was a narrow-minded person who had created bad publicity about the country because of his protest of the US-based Appeal Conscience Foundation (ACF)'s plan to award President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono."It is his right to give statement as well as to defend ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685050/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 05:50:15 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685050/scat/3b16857a51cb629f ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- An overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan had to say she is Indonesian while another Filipino worker could only go to work riding a company truck to be safe from irate Taiwanese. Upon the advice of her employer, she identified herself as an Indonesian whenever asked for her nationality. She has also limited going out in public especially when alone at night. "I ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684896/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:25 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684896/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed May 22, 2013 5:25am EDT (Recasts, adds Indonesia bank law proposal, analyst quotes) By Saeed Azhar and Janeman Latul SINGAPORE/JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's largest bank merger now depends largely on cooperation between Singaporean authorities and Indonesian politicians. Indonesia's central bank gave Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd its long-awaited approval on ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685657/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:37 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685657/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, Indonesia ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685598/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:09 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685598/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed May 22, 2013 4:40am EDT (Adds quotes, detail) By Fathiya Dahrul and Rieka Rahadiana JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Indonesian MPs said they want a new banking law, under discussion since late last year, to limit foreign ownership to a maximum of 50 to 51 percent and suggested it could make it to the statute books by next year. MPs have not publicly discussed a percentage figure before. The ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685052/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:43 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214685052/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold said Wednesday that 28 people have been pronounced dead after a tunnel collapsed last week at a training tunnel close to its Grasberg mine ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683914/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:37:07 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683914/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA--Hundreds of sunbathers fled a popular Indonesian beach in panic when a four-meter (13-foot) crocodile laid down next to them to soak up some rays, an official said Wednesday. Crowds were thronging the beach at Balikpapan on Borneo island at the weekend when the 500 kilogram (1,100 pound) reptile crawled ashore. ';The crocodile was spotted sunbathing near the lifeguard post on ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684017/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:43 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684017/scat/3b16857a51cb629f 1 of 2. Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson (R) chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta May 22, ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683824/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:18:53 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683824/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Private airline Sriwijaya Air clarified thejakartapost.com’s report that said an emergency door on its aircraft broke off at Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport in Tanjungpinang, Riau Island, during … Full News here ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684019/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:23 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684019/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed May 22, 2013 4:08am EDT CIMB Equity Research cut its rating on Indonesia's PT Bank Danamon to 'underperform' from 'buy', saying de-rating catalysts are expected from on-going acquisition uncertainty. "The press reports that BI (Bank Indonesia) has approved a 40 percent stake purchase of Danamon by DBS, but demands more reciprocity from Singapore's central bank if ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684953/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 04:08:12 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214684953/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA | Wed May 22, 2013 3:44am EDT JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to issue global bonds in the second half of this year, and dollar bonds in the domestic market in October, the head of the debt office said on Wednesday. Indonesia also plans to issue 20 trillion rupiah ($2 billion) of retail bonds in October, and a global sukuk in September or October, said Robert ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683628/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 03:44:33 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214683628/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia's Aprilia Yuswandari celebrates after winning her first game against China's Li Xuerui during the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Aprilia lost 21-13, 4-21, ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214681933/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:23 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214681933/scat/3b16857a51cb629f U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214682031/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 01:59:55 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214682031/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA | Wed May 22, 2013 1:55am EDT JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc is losing production of about 220,000 tonnes of concentrated ore a day after the shutdown of its Indonesian copper mine in Papua after a tunnel collapse that killed 28 people, a company executive said on Wednesday. Freeport closed the remote Papua mine on Wednesday last week, a day after a ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214682939/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:52 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214682939/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Paper Edition | Page: 6 M. Chatib Basri -- who was installed on Tuesday as the new finance minister to replace Agus Martowardojo, who is to head Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) -- had all along been the front-runner and most qualified candidate to lead the fiscal management all along.Chatib fulfills all the fundamental requirements to lead the fiscal management --he is not affiliated with any ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214680960/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:41 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214680960/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, Indonesia -; Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214679837/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214679837/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue May 21, 2013 11:48pm EDT (Adds analyst reaction, details) JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Shares in Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT dropped as much as 5 percent on Wednesday, pressed down by uncertainty over whether Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd will be able to purchase a majority stake in the Indonesian lender. Indonesia's central bank said Singapore needed to open up its banking ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214680968/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 23:48:39 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214680968/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Defending champion China trounced arch rival Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, declaring it is ready to face anyone in tomorrow's ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214679146/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:26 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214679146/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian activists say more work is needed to fight online discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people. Kamilia Manaf, a representative of the Pelangi Perempuan Institute, which advocates lesbian rights, said that an increasing number of people were insulting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community on the Internet. "There are people who ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678750/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:38 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678750/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Paper Edition | Page: 4 The National Police will question the direct superiors of Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus over their involvement in his suspicious 'businesses', a top official said. National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen. Sutarman said on Tuesday that the force's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) was in Papua to interrogate and investigate. "Propam deals with ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214677929/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:51 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214677929/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Paper Edition | Page: 4 Antigraft watchdog Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) claims to have found in its survey that political parties finance their activities by illegally collecting funds through their politicians at the House of Representatives. Throughout 2012, ICW conducted research on the financial reports of nine political parties: the Democratic Party, Golkar Party, Democratic Party of ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214677930/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:50 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214677930/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Paper Edition | Page: 4 Activists say more work is needed to fight online discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.Kamilia Manaf, a representative of the Pelangi Perempuan Institute, which advocates lesbian rights, said that an increasing number of people were insulting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community on the Internet."There are ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678010/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:49 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678010/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Following are some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0010 GMT -------------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678876/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:03 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214678876/scat/3b16857a51cb629f After being impounded for 17 hours, a US military aircraft was given clearance at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday after it entered Indonesian airspace uninvited the day before."We have allowed them to continue their journey to Singapore [the aircraft's final destination] after we received security clearance from TNI headquarters as well as diplomatic clearance [from the Foreign Ministry]," ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214676849/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:54 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214676849/scat/3b16857a51cb629f The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has been accused of violating human rights in investigating a case involving US-based oil and gas giant Chevron Indonesia.National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Natalius Pigai told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday that Komnas HAM would report its findings to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the House of Representatives and the ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214675655/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:43 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214675655/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Following the extension of the two-year moratorium on forest clearances, the Forestry Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday to prevent malpractice and corruption."This effort has been made to improve the ministry's administration following the moratorium. The ministry can no longer 'sell' concession ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214675656/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:42 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214675656/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Warm welcome. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) welcomes Developing 8 (D-8) Secretary General, Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi (left), to the Presidential Office in Jakarta, on Tuesday. The … Full News here ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214674636/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:16 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214674636/scat/3b16857a51cb629f (MENAFN) Indonesian finance minister, Muhamad Chatib Basri, announced that if local fuel prices rise, then the country's 2013 inflation level might grow to 7 percent, reported Reuters.Earlier this month, the Indonesian president stated that the government may raise fuel prices if only the parliament endorsed a financing program to protect the poor from the inflationary impact of high fuel ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214667771/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:45 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214667771/scat/3b16857a51cb629f KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Luck was not on Indonesia's side on Tuesday as hours after suffering a crushing 5-0 defeat to China, they were drawn to meet the eight-time Sudirman Cup champions again, this time in the quarter-finals.Germany, who stunned hosts Malaysia 3-2, were matched against South Korea, while Taiwan will meet Denmark, and Thailand will face Japan in the other quarter-finals on ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665727/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:52 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665727/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Thirty-eight workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine have been all evacuated.A statement released by Freeport said that eight bodies were removed from the collapsed tunnel on the last day of rescue efforts on Tuesday.They were identified as Daniel Tedy Eramuri, David Gobay, Febry Tandungan, Ferry Edison Pangaribuan, ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665877/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:56 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665877/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Authorities confirmed today that 21 miners were found dead after a mine collapse at the gold and copper deposit being exploited by the U.S. Freeport consortium in the Indonesian province of Papua. The Asian nation's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked Freeport and government agencies to thoroughly investigate the collapse that affected an underground ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665879/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:31 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214665879/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia on Tuesday approved the purchase by Singapore's DBS of a 40 percent stake in Bank Danamon, but demanded the city-state open up its financial sector before any full takeover.More than a year after DBS launched its bid to make the biggest ever bank acquisition in Indonesia, central bank governor Darmin Nasution said it could acquire part of Danamon but could not yet ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663973/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:48 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663973/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Muhammad Iqbal Saleh, a member of a tugboat crew, went missing in Batanghari River, Jambi after a barge cable snapped and knocked him into the water.Harbormaster tower chief at the Jambi port, Elman Inik, said on Tuesday that he had ordered his staff to call the police and contact Iqbal's family."We have been searching, but have to stop now due to nightfall," he said.Muhammad ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663975/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:54 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663975/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Military Police investigators display evidence, including two AK-47 replicas, taken in the Kopassus prison case, at a press conference at Denpom IV Diponegoro headquarters in Semarang, Central Java, on ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663974/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:54 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663974/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Schlumberger Ltd. announced Tuesday its contribution of five scholarships to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' (AAPG) Outstanding Student Chapter Awards. Two universities were selected as the 2013 chapter winners and four additional universities were awarded honorable mention student chapter scholarships. Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado was the top award ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663976/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:13 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214663976/scat/3b16857a51cb629f BEIJING -; Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:48:18 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/3b16857a51cb629f SINGAPORE | Tue May 21, 2013 8:42am EDT SINGAPORE May 21 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it is exploring the possibility of giving Indonesian banks greater access to the city-state's market, in a move that may help Southeast Asia's largest bank DBS Group get majority control of Bank Danamon. Its announcement follows Indonesia's central bank's ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214662097/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:16 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214662097/scat/3b16857a51cb629f (5 mins ago) Defending champions China trounced arch rivals Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup on Tuesday, declaring they are ready to face anyone in Thursday's quarter-finals. The Chinese have won the biennial tournament eight times and are chasing their fifth consecutive title, AFP reports. After Tuesday's matches, Chinese coach Li Yongbo said his team is ready to ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659746/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:54 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659746/scat/3b16857a51cb629f The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659713/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:33 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659713/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Britain’s biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway’s largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $ 60 million.Ambassador Theatre Group … Full News here ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659915/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 07:10:43 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659915/scat/3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta administration is preparing a stupendous Betawi dance musical performance spread over three days in late June to celebrate the capital's 486th anniversary, which falls on June 22. From June 28 to June 30, the colossal show Ariah is set to wow Jakartans on what is going to be the nation's biggest stage ever at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta. Based on the ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659035/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 06:09:59 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659035/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue May 21, 2013 5:49am EDT * Death toll rises to 21, hopes fade for survivors * Unions demand thorough investigation * Mine has been closed for a week By Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine could face a prolonged closure and scrutiny over its underground mining plans after one of the country's worst-ever mining disasters, ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659827/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:49:26 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214659827/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama's family still carries the scars of the May 1998 riots.Ahok himself watched the burning of Karawaci Supermall when his family had to move from Karawaci in Tangerang to Pluit in North Jakarta around May 13. There were burning tires everywhere. "We thought that we'd be better dying as a family instead of running away," said ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214657916/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:11 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214657916/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue May 21, 2013 5:22am EDT Indonesian shares fell 0.5 percent to 5,188.76 on Tuesday, led by a decline in consumer sector stocks. Drug distributor Kalbe Farma and cigarette maker Gudang Garam dropped more than 2 percent each. Jakarta's blue chip index slid 0.58 percent. "We note that the consumer companies' first-quarter 2013 results have been lacking positive surprises, with margin ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658764/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:06 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658764/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesian government raised 9.35 trillion rupiah ($958.24 million) at an auction on Tuesday, above an initial target of 8 trillion rupiah with most yields rising from the previous auction, the finance ministry's debt office said. Yields of 1-year T-bill, 15-year bond and 20-year bond were higher than the May 6 auction. The highest bid-to-cover ratio was 1.67 for ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658766/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:19:28 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658766/scat/3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA | Tue May 21, 2013 4:49am EDT JAKARTA May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia's finance ministry sold 9.35 trillion rupiah ($958.24 million) of conventional government bonds at an auction on Tuesday, above the target of 8 trillion rupiah, the debt office at the ministry said. The ministry sold all of the offered series to help finance its budget deficit this year. The ministry sees this ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658765/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 04:49:08 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214658765/scat/3b16857a51cb629f The death toll a day after a tunnel collapse at PT Freeport Indonesia's massive Grasberg area mining operations rose to four Wednesday, with the company suspending all mining activity, amid rescue attempts for miners still trapped deep underground in the remote highlands of Papua, eastern Indonesia. The company said 10 miners had been rescued since the collapse Tuesday and rescue workers ... http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214657581/scat/3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:06 -0400 http://www.indonesianews.net/index.php/sid/214657581/scat/3b16857a51cb629f