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Tourist dies in Indonesia after drinking tainted alcohol
Supplied A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with a fellow Briton through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where many tourists go to see endangered orangutans, according to a police report into the incident. The pair, accompanied by a third tourist, drank four ...
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Government Officers Depart To UK And Indonesia
Bandar Seri Begawan - Two senior officers from the office of the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) Executive council Secretariat have left for Indonesia to attend an international seminar entitled 'Historical Awareness through Strengthening the National Pillars towards a Smart and Civilised ...
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Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria’s deputy FM
The office of Syria’s deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa province. The office says Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad’s … Full News here ...
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Rescuers spot bodies say chances of finding survivors declining at collapsed Indonesian mine
In this photo taken and released by PT Freeport Indonesia Friday, May 17, 2013, the Indonesian unit of Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, rescuers gather inside a tunnel that collapsed on Tuesday morning as they continue their attempt to rescue trapped workers at Big Gossan mining area in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia. Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and ...
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Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead
CAIRO -; Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart ...
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Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert
View Photo FILE - A Saturday, May 14, 2011 photo from files showing Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini holding aloft the English FA Cup Trophy as he celebrates ...
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Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners
Hopes are fading for 23 workers trapped for four days after a tunnel collapsed at a mine in Indonesia's Papua province."We continue to carry out these efforts non-stop, 24 hours a day as quickly as can be done safely to do everything possible to save lives," said Freeport Indonesia mine general manager Nurhadi Sabirin."But as more time passes, the possibility of there being ...
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Merangin teachers go on strike to protest unpaid allowances
Students in Merangin regency, Jambi province, will have their studies delayed as their teachers went on strike on Friday to protest last year's unpaid certification allowance covering four months. The strike, which is being led by the Merangin Teachers Forum, is expected to last until the government responds to the issue. "Teachers are still going to the schools but no classes are ...
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Surakarta hosts traditional children games’ festival this weekend
Surakarta (commonly known as Solo) is hosting a festival of Javanese traditional games for children this weekend, which is expected to attract 200 participants. The festival is being organized by the … Full News here ...
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Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine
In this photo taken and released by PT Freeport Indonesia Friday, May 17, 2013, the Indonesian unit of Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, rescuers gather inside a tunnel that collapsed on Tuesday morning as they continue their attempt to rescue trapped workers at Big Gossan mining area in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia. Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and ...
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British woman died after drinking poisoned gin on holiday in Indonesia
The woman, named in reports as Cheznye Emmons, is said to have fallen ill after drinking from a bottle labelled "gin" bought from a local shop. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Indonesia and we are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." Reports said the 23-year-old beauty therapist from Great ...
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16 hospitals withdraw from Jakarta healthcare program
Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama confirmed that 16 hospitals had withdrawn from the Jakarta administration's healthcare program, Jakarta Health Card (KJS), due to their objections to the government's reimbursement policy. "We are sorry that these hospitals experienced financial losses during their participation in this program," Basuki said on ...
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Govt calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) to honor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for upholding religious freedom would not change the fact that the President deserved the award. "The ACF is a credible organization. Thus, the statements from certain people claiming ...
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Monsanto eyes RI’s corn rise on new seeds
Paper Edition | Page: 14 US-based biotech giant Monsanto Indonesia plans to help boost Indonesia's corn production by more than half in two years time by introducing its genetically modified corn seeds.Monsanto Indonesia corporate affairs head Herry Kristanto said on Thursday that the company expected Indonesia's corn yield to increase from its current 4.95 tons per hectare to 7.5 ...
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ASRI sells Cikarang plot to sister company
Paper Edition | Page: 14 Major developer PT Alam Sutera Realty (ASRI) says it has sold a 91.59-hectare plot in West Cikarang, West Java, to sister firm PT Bekasi Fajar Industrial Estate (BEST).Alam Sutera announced on Friday that its privately owned subsidiary PT Nusa Raya Mitratama (NRM) signed a purchase agreement worth Rp 915.9 billion (US$93.81 million) on Wednesday with a buyer also ...
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Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
A 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings. It is being led by Maurice Williamson and Sir Ken Stevens, who's chairman of Export New Zealand. Representatives of the food and beverage, education, geothermal and banking sectors are going, along with a large group from the aviation industry. Sir Ken says there's huge potential for ...
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Governor and human rights body meet on Pluit at long last
Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (center) planked by Chairwoman of the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Siti Noor Laila (right) and monitoring and investigation commissioner Siane Indriani brief the media on their meeting. Jokowi made a visit to the human rights body's office on Friday to explain the eviction of residents in connection with the ongoing Pluit dam ...
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Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine
This handout photograph received from Freeport Indonesia shows rescue personnel at the collapse section of a tunnel as they continue rescue operations for trapped mine workers in the tunnel of Big Gossan area at the Grasberg complex on May 17, 2013. Five workers were killed as search teams battled to reach 23 others still trapped in the US-owned mine Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's ...
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Jakarta inches toward launch of monorail project
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his relief over the latest development of the much-anticipated monorail project, saying that the project only needed to complete one more administrative step. He gave the project's developer, PT Jakarta Monorail (JM), a week to complete the last document. "We are now only one step away," he said ...
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British woman may face death in Indonesia for drugs
JAKARTA (AFP) - 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 on Saturday.The woman, identified only by her initials AR, was arrested at a hotel in the city of Surabaya, East Java province, last month with 1.47 kilograms (three pounds, four ounces) of the drug, the ...
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AFP cuts in Jakarta silly opposition
The coalition says the federal government's decision to cut two people-smuggling related federal police positions in Jakarta is ...
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Disgraced taxman wants to be justice collaborator
Paper Edition | Page: 4 A tax official recently named suspect for accepting bribes from a steel company said on Friday that he wanted to be a justice collaborator and expose graft at the tax office.Eko Darmayanto, the taxman, said after being questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that he knew of top officials at the tax directorate general embroiled in graft."I will ...
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Southern China rains kill 55 leave 14 missing
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs website says at least nine provinces have had storms and some flooding and landslides since Tuesday. It says Guangdong province has been hit the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more ...
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Complete News – Accused people smuggler faces extradition hearing in Jakarta – Jakarta Video
http://www.youtube.com/CompleteNews Complete News Plz Subscrib for Latest News A man believed to be Indonesia’s most active people-smuggler is facing an ...
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CORRECTED-Indonesia offers 21 oil and gas blocks in tender
Fri May 17, 2013 10:34pm EDT (Corrects number of unconventional gas blocks offered, removes references to coalbed methane blocks.) JAKARTA May 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia opened a rights tender for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks on Friday, two of which are for unconventional gas concessions on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as Southeast Asia's largest economy moves to shore up its energy ...
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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