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1 hr ago | NEWS.com.au

AFP cuts in Jakarta 'silly': opposition

THE coalition says it would consider reversing a decision by the federal government to cut the number of Australian Federal Police officers in Jakarta.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News

5 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

UK woman may face Indonesia death penalty

A BRITISH woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country from China, an official said.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Drugs, World News, Indonesia,

Fri May 17, 2013

The Peninsula

Indonesia court boosts indigeno...

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has ruled indigenous people have the right to manage forests where they live, a move which supporters said prevents the government from handing over community-run land to businesses.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, World News,

The Imaging Resource

Hengki Koentjoro's dreamy, black-and-white underwater...

Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro spends hours underwater armed with a digital SLR and a pair of flippers but his love of photography began on land with the spectacular American vistas captured by Ansel Adams .

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Related Topix: Photography, Arts, World News, Indonesia, Santa Barbara, CA

Hospitality Net

Putu Susenayasa has been appointed General Manager at Alila Manggis in Bali, Indonesia

In Indonesia, the boutique east coast resort of Alila Manggis has appointed Putu Susenayasa as General Manager.

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Asia News Network

JAKARTA: Renowned priest protests award for Yudhoyono

Rev. Franz Magnis Suseno, a philosopher and renowned Jesuit priest, has sent a letter to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation , objecting to its plans to bestow the World Statesman Award to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for promoting religious tolerance in Indonesia.

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

Thu May 16, 2013

Asia News Network

JAKARTA: Bill to allow Indonesian govt to fire officials for poor performance

A proposed bill regulating the state apparatus would allow the government to fire poorly performing civil servants after four years, an Indonesian deputy minister has said.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News

Channelnewsasia.com

New M'sian cabinet lineup an opportunity to improve ties with Indonesia

Malaysia's new cabinet line-up -- unveiled by Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday -- marks an opportunity to improve bilateral relations with Indonesia, said observers.

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

Asia News Network

BALI: Bali candidates neck and neck in gubernatorial polls

Bali's current governor and his estranged deputy were almost evenly tied against each other in a heated election for the top job on the island province, an outcome that signals the waning influence of Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle there ahead of national elections next April.

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

Asia News Network

JAKARTA: An unjust war on graft?

The elites of Indonesia's Prosperous Justice Party finally allowed the Corruption Eradication Commission on Wednesday to confiscate five cars believed to be connected to a money laundering case allegedly involving the party's former chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia

Wed May 15, 2013

Furniture Today

Massindo Group to sell Kingsdown bedding in Indonesia

Top 10 bedding producer Kingsdown is entering the growing Indonesian market with a licensing deal with the Massindo Group, a large Indonesian mattress and furniture producer.

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Asia News Network

JAKARTA: Drug abuse in Asia: 'Emergency situation' in Indonesia

In a Jakarta club, where the local authorities admit that the drug problem is spiralling out of control, music is throbbing.

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

The Charlotte Observer

Lion Air crash report urges better pilot training

JAKARTA, Indonesia A preliminary report into last month's Lion Air plane crash into the sea off Bali urges the budget carrier to immediately address safety concerns by providing training for pilots during critical landing times.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Air Accidents

Yahoo!

Alleged smuggler says he was AFP informant

The alleged people-smuggling boss Sayed Abbas, wanted in Australia on a raft of charges, claims he was a police informant before being abandoned by his handlers.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News

The Washington Post

Freeport Says Four Dead, 25 Trapped After Tunnel Collapsed

A unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the world's biggest publicly traded copper producer, said four people were killed and 25 remain trapped after part of a tunnel collapsed at its Grasberg complex in Indonesia.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Freeport, World News, Indonesia, Science / Technology

Tue May 14, 2013

The Peninsula

Indonesia police kill terror su...

JAKARTA: Indonesian police have shot dead a man who attacked them with a homemade bomb and is suspected of being part of a terror network targeted in deadly raids last week, an official said.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, North Korea, Asia

FarmingUK

Indo quota increase on the cards

QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has welcomed the Indonesian government's talk of a possible increase in the live cattle import quota.

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Bloomberg

Indonesia Holds Key Rate as Fuel Policy Plan Adds Inflation Risk

Indonesia kept interest rates unchanged for a 15th consecutive meeting as the threat of inflation from planned fuel-price increases outweighs the risk of slowing growth.

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Forbes.com

Move Over Polar Bears, Palm Oil Orangutans Want Their $5 Worth Of Fame

A baby orangutan clings to her mother at an enclosure in Ragunan zoo in Jakarta.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, Activism

Newsday

Workers trapped at Indonesia mine

An accident at a major US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua has left workers trapped, officials say.

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