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1 hr ago | Asopa People

Indonesia-PNG joint exploration in border areas

INDONESIA HAS AGREED TO TEAM UP with neighbouring Papua New Guinea to explore potential oil and gas reserves in border areas as the former shifts its oil and gas exploration focus to the eastern part of the archipelago.

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Related Topix: Papua New Guinea, Oceania, World News, Indonesia,

5 hrs ago | The Straits Times

Indonesia re-arrests Chevron executive Bachtiar Abdul amid tension

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.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News,

6 hrs ago | AlertNet

Floods paralyse Indonesian capital, heavy rains continue

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Meteorology, Science, Weather

10 hrs ago | Reuters

UPDATE 2-Freeport can't say when Indonesia mine to reopen, confirms 28 dead

Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc said it will not restart production at the world's second-largest copper mine in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse that killed 28 workers until it is convinced of the mine's safety.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Freeport, World News, Indonesia, Bingham Canyon, UT, Salt Lake City, UT

12 hrs ago | AlertNet

Jakarta passes regulation to manage waste... and floods

Children sit on a makeshift raft play in a river full of rubbish in a Jakarta slum, on Sept.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News,

12 hrs ago | AlertNet

Children at risk as Jakarta floods ? aid workers

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Weather

Tue May 21, 2013

World Oil

Schlumberger awards scholarships to AAPG's 2013 outstanding student chapters

Schlumberger announced today its contribution of five scholarships to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Outstanding Student Chapter Awards.

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Related Topix: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, World News, Indonesia, University of Utah, Wichita State University,

State Department

Public Schedule: May 21 - Tuesday

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 SECRETARY JOHN KERRY Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Muscat, Oman.

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Related Topix: Oman, World News, Indonesia, us Travel, Travel, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, Europe, Spain

TIME.com

15 Years After the Fall of Suharto, a Mixed Picture of Indonesia's Minorities

Mari Pangestu is a symbol of a new Indonesia . The economist turned technocrat, who now serves as Indonesia's Minister of Tourism and creative economy, was born into a country rife with anti-Chinese sentiment.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

The Straits Times

Indonesia arrests Iranian-born Australian over people smuggling

Indonesian authorities have arrested an Iranian-born Australian resident who they suspect headed a people smuggling network that spanned the country, a report said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News,

The Beaumont Enterprise

Inspiring Sessions and Speakers Line-Up Announced for 5th Palm Oil Summit 2013 in Jakarta

Inspiring Sessions and Speakers Line-Up Announced for 5th Palm Oil Summit 2013 in Jakarta Inspiring Sessions and Speakers Line-Up Announced for 5th Palm Oil Summit 2013 in JakartaCMT's 5th Palm Oil Summit has today revealed their 2013 program line up, featuring distinguished panel of speakers, industry majors and insightful sessions tailored ... (more)

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News,

Asia News Network

Bandung's noodle act

The full set portion of noodles, tofu and somay at Mie Baso Nursijan. Photo by Icha Rahmanti/The Jakarta Post Bandung loves its noodles.

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Related Topix: Asia Travel, Bandung, Indonesia Travel, Indonesia, Indonesia Travel, World News,

Mon May 20, 2013

The New Zealand Herald

Gillard urged to ease 'Orwellian' spy laws

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is coming under renewed pressure to ease the wave of draconian powers handed to Australia's domestic spy agency since the September 11 attacks on the United States.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Indonesia, Terrorism

4 Hoteliers

Global pipeline for April.

Hotel construction report summarizing the pipeline for Asia Pacific, USA, Sth America and more regions around the world.

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Related Topix: Philippines, World News, India, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand

The Honolulu Advertiser

Indonesian strongman's legacy remains a matter of debate

Tree-lined Cendana street in an upscale neighborhood in central Jakarta has not changed much in recent decades, save for the demolition of a few Dutch colonial homes in favor of modernist villas.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Supernatural

Asia News Network

The vibrant tale of batik

Leave it to the sun: Fabrics are spread to dry after they are boiled. Photo by Fahmi Anhar/The Jakarta Post The hand-painted batik designs of Lasem, a small district in the coastal regency of Rembang in northern Central Java, may not be as popular as those of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon or Madura.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia,

Sun May 19, 2013

The Washington Post

Freeport Death Toll Rises to Eleven as CEO Adkerson Arrives

The death toll from an accident at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s mine in Papua province rose to 11 as Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson arrived in Indonesia.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Freeport, Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Science / Technology

ABC News

The challenges of reporting in Indonesia

ELIZABETH JACKSON: Reporting accurately is of course paramount in journalism, at least at the ABC.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Indonesia,

Reuters

Indonesia healthcare buckling under strain

Indonesia's public health industry is being pushed to the brink of collapse as the government tries to implement universal healthcare.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Medicine

Sat May 18, 2013

The Nation

Asian leaders strive to make reforms stick

Voters in the Philippines appear to have delivered a resounding victory to President Benigno Aquino in midterm elections.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Aung San Suu Kyi