To appreciate Jakarta, visitors need to seek out sights that invoke the city's historical heritage as a meeting place for East and West. These include the remnants of the Dutch colonial era and the old schooner harbor, still hard at work and looking much as it did in previous centuries. But don't be surprised if, along the way, modern Jakarta begins to grow on you: Its jarring mix of trendy nightspots, teeming streets and political protests bespeak a place where the present is unfolding in an exciting, if not always orderly, manner.
Energy demand boosts Indonesian coal mines Financial Times Bayan Resources on Wednesday highlighted the interest investors are taking in Indonesia, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, when it announced plans to raise up to $695m by floating 25 per...
Indonesian orangutan populations declining sharply West Australian A researcher says the number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined sharply mostly because of illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations. Serge Wich, a scientist...
Indonesia seeks to shut Navy lab researching avian flu Los Angeles Times Threats to shut down a U.S. Navy medical research lab here may undermine the hunt for mutating viruses that could set off the next flu pandemic, Western scientists warn. ...
Amnesty urges Indonesia to halt serial killer Inquirer Rights group Amnesty International called on Indonesia Saturday not to execute a man who murdered 42 women in "black magic" rituals. Self-proclaimed shaman Ahmad Suraji was sentenced to...
Indonesia raises key rate Financial Times Bank Indonesia on Thursday raised its key interest rate 25 basis points to 8.75 per cent in a move designed to control soaring inflation, which hit a 21-month high in June.Boediono, the central...
Indonesian officials visit DMRC to get first hand feel KeralaNext New DELHI, India: Indonesian officials visited the Delhi Metro to get a first hand feel and discuss the possibility of DMRC providing consultancy for the proposed Metro system in Jakarta.
4 Filipinos, 7 other Inquirer Close this - Indonesian immigration authorities in Batam, Riau Islands province, on Tuesday detained 11 foreign nationals, four of whom are Filipinos allegedly working illegally in the city....
Police seize 9 terror suspects in Indonesia CNN Nine terror suspects were arrested in western Indonesia Cache of powerful bombs packed with bullets also seized in the raid Group considering a bombing in Jakarta, local TV station...
Recently seized bombs more deadly than previous Earth Times Jakarta - The nearly two dozen active bombs that were seized during a recent raids at a suspected terrorist safe house in Indonesia were more powerful than those found or used in previous deadly...
Give to beggars and cop jail time, says Indonesian city ABC Australia Residents in one Indonesian city who give in to the tug of guilt could face three months in jail under a law which criminalises giving money to beggars and street children, the city's mayor said. ...
Indonesian police raid nets terror suspects, explosives Earth Times Jakarta - Indonesian police have captured several terrorist suspects, including a Singaporean, and seized dozens of assembled bombs and a cache of explosives, officials and local media reports said...
Indonesian government to regulate companies People's Daily Indonesian Government is planning to issue a decree regulating companies' operating hours in a bid to reduce electricity consumption, local media reported on Friday. The regulation will assess the...
Singaporean terrorist suspect is member of JI People's Daily One of the terrorist suspects arrested in Palembang of Indonesia's South Sumatra province earlier this week was a group member of the Jemaah Islamiyah and had spread his expertise of making...
Expect more Islamist terror in Indonesia NCM ... amp;#039;Expect more Islamist terror in Indonesia' By Bramantyo Prijosusilo in Ngawi, East Java, Indonesia. Indonesia is not only failing to protect minorities from the violence of militant Islamism, its...
Two Indonesians jailed and fined for organ selling Earth Times Singapore - Two Indonesian men who agreed to sell their kidneys for more than 20,000-Singapore-dollars (14,814-US-dollars) each were given light prison terms and fines after a judge blamed syndicates...
Indonesia hikes rates by 25 bp to 8.75% as expected Market Watch Indonesia's central bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 8.75% on Thursday for a third consecutive month in an attempt to curb soaring inflation. The rate...
Indonesian police reveal popular tourist cafe was terrorist target ABC Australia Police in Indonesia say a cafe popular with foreigners in West Sumatra was the target of an abandoned terrorist attack last year. Australian surfers and backpackers are among the cafe's visitors. ...
10 arrested in alleged Jakarta plot CNN Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a major attack targeting Westerners in the Indonesian...
Plane goes missing over Indonesia BBC An Indonesian military plane with 18 people on board, including three foreigners, has gone missing on a flight from Jakarta to West Java. It was flying from the capital to Bogor, carrying 12...
9 suspected terrorists arrested in Sumatra are taken to Jakarta International Herald Tribune Jakarta : Heavily armed Indonesian police officers transferred nine suspected terrorists, bound and wearing black hoods, to Jakarta on Thursday following their arrest in southern Sumatra. A raid...
bombs discovered, nine arrested IOL Jakarta - Nine men arrested in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in connection with a cache of homemade bombs were flown to Jakarta in blindfolds, shackles and under heavy security on Thursday. ...
Indonesian police find bomb cache, arrest 9 Inquirer Nine men arrested in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in connection with a cache of homemade bombs were flown to Jakarta in blindfolds, shackles and under heavy security on Thursday. The...
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