The Wishful Thinker ( World News To You ) » Indonesian News http://www.thewishfulthinker.com Everything Beautiful In Life Is Worth Wishing For Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:25:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Indonesian News – - Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-earthquake-rocks-indonesia-ap-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-earthquake-rocks-indonesia-ap-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:13:50 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-earthquake-rocks-indonesia-ap-via-yahoo-news.php Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! News)
A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Indonesia Wants to End Newmont Contract (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Indonesia threatened to terminate the operating contract of Newmont Mining Corp. after the U.S. gold-producing company failed to meet a Monday deadline to divest a 10 percent stake in one of its subsidiaries.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-earthquake-rocks-indonesia-ap-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia c.bank says China banks have not bid for BII (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-china-banks-have-not-bid-for-bii-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-china-banks-have-not-bid-for-bii-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:13:28 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-china-banks-have-not-bid-for-bii-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php Indonesia c.bank says China banks have not bid for BII (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, March 4 – Indonesia's central bank said on Tuesday that neither Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have shown an interest in buying shares in Bank Internasional Indonesia .

Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! News)
A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-china-banks-have-not-bid-for-bii-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia c.bank says to prevent sharp rupiah moves (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-to-prevent-sharp-rupiah-moves-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-to-prevent-sharp-rupiah-moves-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:01:24 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-to-prevent-sharp-rupiah-moves-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php Indonesia c.bank says to prevent sharp rupiah moves (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Feb 29 – Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia , will continue monitoring the rupiah exchange rate closely to prevent sharp fluctuations in the currency, deputy governor Budi Mulya told Reuters on Friday.

Jardine Cycle & Carriage's Net Rises on Indonesia (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) — Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd., Singapore's biggest car-seller by market value, said full-year profit rose 52 because of a recovery in Indonesia's auto market and higher palm oil prices.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-cbank-says-to-prevent-sharp-rupiah-moves-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Jardine Cycle & Carriage's Net Rises on Indonesia (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-jardine-cycle-s-net-rises-on-indonesia-update1-bloombergcom.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-jardine-cycle-s-net-rises-on-indonesia-update1-bloombergcom.php#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:01:04 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-jardine-cycle-s-net-rises-on-indonesia-update1-bloombergcom.php Jardine Cycle & Carriage's Net Rises on Indonesia (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) — Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd., Singapore's biggest car-seller by market value, said full-year profit rose 52 because of a recovery in Indonesia's auto market and higher palm oil prices.

Indonesia warned on Islamists (BBC News)
Militant group Jemaah Islamiah is rebuilding in Indonesia through a publishing network, a think-tank says.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-jardine-cycle-s-net-rises-on-indonesia-update1-bloombergcom.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Aguilar soars into halfway Indonesia lead (CNN.com) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-aguilar-soars-into-halfway-indonesia-lead-cnncom.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-aguilar-soars-into-halfway-indonesia-lead-cnncom.php#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:10:16 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-aguilar-soars-into-halfway-indonesia-lead-cnncom.php Aguilar soars into halfway Indonesia lead (CNN.com)
Chile's Felipe Aguilar fired an eight-under-par 62 to lead by two strokes at the halfway stage of the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Friday.

Speedcar heads to Indonesia (Pitpass)
Speedcar heads to Indonesia

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-aguilar-soars-into-halfway-indonesia-lead-cnncom.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia reaffirms deadline for Newmont to sell 10% stake (Denver Post) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-reaffirms-deadline-for-newmont-to-sell-10-stake-denver-post.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-reaffirms-deadline-for-newmont-to-sell-10-stake-denver-post.php#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:09:48 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-reaffirms-deadline-for-newmont-to-sell-10-stake-denver-post.php Indonesia reaffirms deadline for Newmont to sell 10% stake (Denver Post)
Indonesia's government reiterated Thursday a threat to cancel Newmont Mining's rights to the nation's second- largest copper mine unless the Denver-based company and overseas partners sell a 10 percent stake by Feb. 22.

Indonesia Mandiri eyes more than 22 pct '08 loan growth (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Feb 15 – Indonesia's largest lender, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk , said on Friday it expects more than 22 percent loan growth in 2008, stronger than an estimated 17.5 percent expansion last year.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-reaffirms-deadline-for-newmont-to-sell-10-stake-denver-post.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia's Inco '07 nickel output hit 76,675 tonnes (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-inco-07-nickel-output-hit-76675-tonnes-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-inco-07-nickel-output-hit-76675-tonnes-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:34:52 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-inco-07-nickel-output-hit-76675-tonnes-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php Indonesia's Inco '07 nickel output hit 76,675 tonnes (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Feb 11 – PT International Nickel Indonesia said on Monday its nickel output in 2007 rose 7 percent to 169 million pounds, or 76,675 tonnes, from a year ago despite a workers' strike in November.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-inco-07-nickel-output-hit-76675-tonnes-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia tightens Timor Leste border after rebel attacks (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-tightens-timor-leste-border-after-rebel-attacks-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-tightens-timor-leste-border-after-rebel-attacks-channel-newsasia.php#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:34:46 +0000 tinkerbell http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-tightens-timor-leste-border-after-rebel-attacks-channel-newsasia.php Indonesia tightens Timor Leste border after rebel attacks (Channel NewsAsia)
JAKARTA: Indonesia tightened security at its border with Timor Leste on Monday after rebels launched coordinated attacks on its top two leaders, wounding President Jose Ramos-Horta, a military official said.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-tightens-timor-leste-border-after-rebel-attacks-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia's Suharto improves but still critical: doctor (AFP via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-suharto-improves-but-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-suharto-improves-but-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:46:22 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=688 Indonesia's Suharto improves but still critical: doctor (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The health of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto improved slightly overnight but the 86-year-old's heart has weakened and he remains in critical condition, one of his doctors said Wednesday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-suharto-improves-but-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia's ailing Suharto still critical: doctor (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-ailing-suharto-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-uk-ireland-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-ailing-suharto-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-uk-ireland-news.php#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:46:21 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=687 Indonesia's ailing Suharto still critical: doctor (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto was to undergo several medical tests on Thursday as the health of the 86-year-old remained critical, one of his doctors said.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-ailing-suharto-still-critical-doctor-afp-via-yahoo-uk-ireland-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Floods, landslides claim 102 lives in Indonesia (Vietnam Net) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-floods-landslides-claim-102-lives-in-indonesia-vietnam-net.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-floods-landslides-claim-102-lives-in-indonesia-vietnam-net.php#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:39 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=556 Floods, landslides claim 102 lives in Indonesia (Vietnam Net)
Indonesia's Health Ministry's Crisis Mitigation Center disclosed that the recent floods and landslides in Central Java and East Java have left 102 people dead and 21 others missing.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-floods-landslides-claim-102-lives-in-indonesia-vietnam-net.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia`s 2007 GDP growth seen above 6 pct – president (Antara News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-2007-gdp-growth-seen-above-6-pct-president-antara-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-2007-gdp-growth-seen-above-6-pct-president-antara-news.php#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:38 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=555 Indonesia`s 2007 GDP growth seen above 6 pct – president (Antara News)
Indonesia's economy may grow nearly 7 percent in 2008 following a forecast over 6 percent growth last year because of higher spending and investment in infrastructure, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-2007-gdp-growth-seen-above-6-pct-president-antara-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Two killed, ship missing in Indonesia (The West Australian) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-the-west-australian.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-the-west-australian.php#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:47:26 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=485 Two killed, ship missing in Indonesia (The West Australian)
Two people drowned as waves swept holiday-makers off a beach in eastern Indonesia and a small cargo ship was missing in high seas, an official and witnesses said today.

Two dead, three missing in Indonesia plane crash: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two people were killed and another two critically injured when a light navy plane crashed in Indonesia's Aceh province Sunday, an official and reports said.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-the-west-australian.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Two killed, ship missing in Indonesia: official, witnesses (Channel NewsAsia) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-official-witnesses-channel-newsasia.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-official-witnesses-channel-newsasia.php#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:47:25 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=484 Two killed, ship missing in Indonesia: official, witnesses (Channel NewsAsia)
KUPANG, Indonesia: Waves swept holiday-makers off a beach in eastern Indonesia causing two people to drown and a small cargo ship was missing in high seas, an official and witnesses said Monday.

Two killed, ship missing in Indonesia: official, witnesses (Antara News)
Waves swept holiday-makers off a beach in eastern Indonesia causing two people to drown and a small cargo ship was missing in high seas, an official and witnesses said Monday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-two-killed-ship-missing-in-indonesia-official-witnesses-channel-newsasia.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Heavy rain sparks new landslide fears in Indonesia (AlertNet) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-heavy-rain-sparks-new-landslide-fears-in-indonesia-alertnet.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-heavy-rain-sparks-new-landslide-fears-in-indonesia-alertnet.php#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:36:17 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=371 Heavy rain sparks new landslide fears in Indonesia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Torrential downpours overnight sparked fears of further landslides on Saturday in Indonesia’s Java island, where rescuers were still struggling to recover bodies of recent …

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-heavy-rain-sparks-new-landslide-fears-in-indonesia-alertnet.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia floods (Reuters via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-over-120-feared-dead-in-indonesia-floods-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-over-120-feared-dead-in-indonesia-floods-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:58:32 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=336 Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia floods (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left more than 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud.

Distraught relatives watch as bodies pulled from Indonesia landslides (Southeast Missourian)
LEDOKSARI, Indonesia — Crying relatives watched in horror Thursday as rescuers pulled muddy corpses from Indonesian villages devastated by landslides and floods. At least 87 people were dead or…

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-over-120-feared-dead-in-indonesia-floods-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Forty missing as floods sweep away Indonesia bridge (Reuters via Yahoo! News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-forty-missing-as-floods-sweep-away-indonesia-bridge-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-forty-missing-as-floods-sweep-away-indonesia-bridge-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:23:19 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=267 Forty missing as floods sweep away Indonesia bridge (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
About 40 people are missing after floods triggered by heavy rain swept away a bridge in Indonesia's East Java province, police said on Thursday.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-forty-missing-as-floods-sweep-away-indonesia-bridge-reuters-via-yahoo-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia's Semen Gresik sees 2007 net profit up (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-semen-gresik-sees-2007-net-profit-up-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-semen-gresik-sees-2007-net-profit-up-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:12:11 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=242 Indonesia's Semen Gresik sees 2007 net profit up (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Dec 27 – Indonesia's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik , sees higher net profit in 2007, a company director said on Thursday, amid strong demand for infrastructure projects.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesias-semen-gresik-sees-2007-net-profit-up-reuters-via-yahoo-malaysia-news.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Thailand: Markets Closed Monday In Japan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand (Sin Chew Jit Poh) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-thailand-markets-closed-monday-in-japan-indonesia-the-philippines-thailand-sin-chew-jit-poh.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-thailand-markets-closed-monday-in-japan-indonesia-the-philippines-thailand-sin-chew-jit-poh.php#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:41:30 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=89 Thailand: Markets Closed Monday In Japan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were closed Monday (24 Dec) for national holidays or ahead of Christmas.

Markets closed Monday in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were closed Monday for national holidays or ahead of Christmas.

Indonesia hopes for more economic improvement in 2008 (Antara News)
The government believes that Indonesia is moving towards full recovery from the economic crisis that has hit the country since 1998.

Two earthquakes hit Bengkulu, Indonesia (People's Daily)
Two moderate earthquakes respectively measuring 5.3 and 5.1 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Bengkulu Province, on Sumatra island, on Tuesday morning, but there was no immediate reports of casualties and material damage. The …

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-thailand-markets-closed-monday-in-japan-indonesia-the-philippines-thailand-sin-chew-jit-poh.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Indonesia to privatize 12 firms next year (MENAFN) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-to-privatize-12-firms-next-year-menafn.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-to-privatize-12-firms-next-year-menafn.php#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:41:29 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=88 Indonesia to privatize 12 firms next year (MENAFN)
Indonesia to privatize 12 firms next year

INDONESIA: Award-winning Australian journalist seeks better understanding of Indonesia (AsiaMedia)
Jakarta — The interest Australians take in their closest Asian neighbor, Indonesia, is part and parcel of the life and budding career of Joanna McCarthy, winner of a journalism award that recently brought her to the country for an up-close and personal look.

Markets closed Monday in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were closed Monday for national holidays or ahead of Christmas.

Two earthquakes hit Bengkulu, Indonesia (People's Daily)
Two moderate earthquakes respectively measuring 5.3 and 5.1 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Bengkulu Province, on Sumatra island, on Tuesday morning, but there was no immediate reports of casualties and material damage. The …

Indonesia hopes for more economic improvement in 2008 (Antara News)
The government believes that Indonesia is moving towards full recovery from the economic crisis that has hit the country since 1998.

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ARTICLE 19 has written to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia calling on him to do all within his power to ensure that the draft right to information law currently being discussed by the Indonesian Parliament and government respects international standards.

Indonesia seeking opportunity to sell Natuna gas to Thailand (Antara News)
Indonesia is currently exploring the possibility of selling natural gas from its Natuna Block to Thailand because channeling the gas to domestic consumers will be too costly.

Japan to accept 1,000 nurses, care workers from Indonesia: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan will accept 1,000 nurses and health care workers from Indonesia from as early as next year under a free trade pact to help ease the country's shortage of such staff, a report said Saturday.

Strong quake hits Indonesia (TVNZ)
A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia's half of New Guinea island on Saturday and was felt in the provincial capital Jayapura, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Rice export to Indonesia: Cabinet allows ministry to sign MoU (Business Recorder)
ISLAMABAD (December 24 2007): The caretaker Cabinet has given a go-ahead signal to the Commerce Ministry for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia for export of Irri-6 and Basmati rice in huge quantity, with the condition that no extra financial benefit would be given to Indonesia, official sources told Business Recorder.

]]> http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-indonesia-concerns-with-right-to-information-law-scoopconz.php/feed 0 Indonesian News – - Strong quake hits Indonesia (TVNZ) http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-quake-hits-indonesia-tvnz.php http://www.thewishfulthinker.com/indonesian-news/indonesian-news-strong-quake-hits-indonesia-tvnz.php#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:03:21 +0000 tinkerbell http://thewishfulthinker.com/?p=79 Strong quake hits Indonesia (TVNZ)
A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia's half of New Guinea island on Saturday and was felt in the provincial capital Jayapura, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Indonesia: Concerns with Right to Information Law (Scoop.co.nz)
ARTICLE 19 has written to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia calling on him to do all within his power to ensure that the draft right to information law currently being discussed by the Indonesian Parliament and government respects international standards.

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