Provides the latest RSS feeds for Indonesia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Jakarta News.net http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/cat/f9295dc05093c851/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:28:30 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:28:30 -0400 30 Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution on Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322637/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:29:00 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322637/scat/f9295dc05093c851 FOREST FIRE. A fire spreads on peatland on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Photo by Azwar/EPA JAKARTA, Indonesia (2nd UPDATE) - Indonesia on Thursday, June 20, accused Singapore of acting "like a child" ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322638/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:06:33 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322638/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Kartini Next Generation Special Award as Inspiring Woman in ICT by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Indonesia. Photo By Ollie Full News here ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322639/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:58:22 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322639/scat/f9295dc05093c851 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Soldiers from Indonesia's elite special forces have gone before a military court charged with storming a prison and killing four detainees on the main Java island. The 12 soldiers of Kopassus were put on four separate trials Thursday in Yogyakarta province, facing premeditated murder charges that could result in the death penalty. They are accused of bursting into ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322557/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:57:06 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215322557/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Jakerta, June 20 (BNA) -- Indonesia and Monaco are all set to make debut in this year's Al Bareh International Regatta 2013, due to take place from June 25 to 29 at the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association premises near in Al Jazayer Beach. Both representatives have signed up for the 20th edition of the championship thanks to the outstanding reputation gained by Bahrain in hosting major ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321470/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:07:27 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321470/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Singapore , air traffic controllers gave more time for aircraft between taking off and landing at Changi Airport, a major aviation hub, because of poor ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321479/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:02:46 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321479/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Opposition leader Tony Abbott defends his plan to turn asylum seeker boats back to Indonesia if he wins the election. He says Julia Gillard's visit to Indonesia in July is a cover-up for her failure to control immigration, adding that 'the boat disaster has just got worse and worse on her ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321487/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:53:24 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215321487/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Gillard government must apologise to Indonesia for "weakening" Australia's borders and for suspending live cattle exports, the opposition insists.Prime Minister Julia Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks in July, a move Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says shows Ms Gillard is "humiliated and embarrassed" on the issue of ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320520/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:14:20 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320520/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Got a spare $200? That's all you need to pick up an orphaned, caged orangutan at this market in Aceh, Sumatra. For three years the market has openly traded endangered species such as sun bears and pangolins, in conditions so bad that some animals die of ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320438/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:47:01 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320438/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demands the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to conduct a further probe on coordinating minister for the economy Hatta Rajasa for his alleged involvement in the beef graft.Hatta's name was mentioned by one of the witnesses in the case, Juard Effendi, during a trial at the Corruption Court. Juard is a director at PT Indoguna Utama, the importing ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319558/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:07:48 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319558/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:07am EDT (Refiles to fix link to Factbox in sandwich box; no other changes to text) * Shareholders reject plan to play down legal pursuit * Over 20 pct of Intrepid held by new investors * Intrepid trying to find out who is behind new investors * Intrepid shares fall 8.7 pct after vote supports board MELBOURNE, June 20 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Intrepid Mines backed their ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320528/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:07:02 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320528/scat/f9295dc05093c851 According to an ASX filing, Martua Sitorus and companies associated with the current COO of Wilmar International now hold a 5.826% stake in ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319559/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:57 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319559/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:53am EDT June 20 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Indonesia-based plastic packaging manufacturer, PT Berlina Tbk's (Berlina) National Long-Term rating at 'A-(idn)'. The Outlook is Stable. The affirmation reflects Berlina's comfortable credit metrics, its position as the second-largest plastic ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320529/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:53:15 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215320529/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Indonesia accused Singapore of ';behaving like a child'' by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the island. ';Singapore should not be behaving like a child and making all this noise,'' Agung Laksono, the minister who is coordinating Indonesia's response to the haze crisis, told reporters in Jakarta. ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319475/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:42:47 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319475/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Julie Bishop has indicated.In a recent interview with Guardian Australia, Bishop said that, given Australia would hold the council's rotating presidency when the UN's annual "leaders week" starts on 16 September, there was a strong expectation that whoever was elected prime minister on 14 September should attend."I have spoken to other foreign ministers about it and they ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319358/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:38:23 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319358/scat/f9295dc05093c851 SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore on Thursday demanded "definitive" action by Indonesia on forest fires raging in Sumatra as the two neighbours prepared for emergency talks to ease the severe smog enveloping the city-state.Singapore's air pollutant index was again hovering around the "hazardous" level of 301 at midday, close to the all-time high of 321 set the night before. Any ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215317641/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:55:34 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215317641/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:30am EDT Indonesian shares fell 2.94 percent to 4,665.24 by midday, tracking a fall in regional stocks, after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would start to reduce its stimulus measures later this year. Asian shares tumbled to nine-month lows on Thursday as slowing Chinese manufacturing activity exacerbated sentiment already unnerved after ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319478/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:01 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215319478/scat/f9295dc05093c851 SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks on Thursday after thick smog from forest fires on Sumatra island reached unprecedented levels in the city-state.Singapore said it was sending the chief executive of the National Environment Agency (NEA), Andrew Tan, to attend an emergency meeting to be hosted by Indonesia's foreign ministry in Jakarta on the ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313608/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:48:17 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313608/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Asked about his greatest concern for the nation today, Jaya Suprana replied: "We only lack an appreciation of what we own. This attitude makes me feel anxious." He observed that the nation at all levels appreciated something from the outside far more than being proud of local values."It seems as if all things of external origin, especially the West, are superior to our own, but ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313609/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:47:38 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313609/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Amid criticism from its neighbours, Malaysia and Singapore, over the cross-border haze and deteriorating air quality affecting the two countries, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa talked tough on the issue, saying that Asean members should collaborate to address the situation rather than lay blame. "The approach must be one of collaboration and partnership, not one of apportioning blame ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313614/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:36:36 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215313614/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Julia Gillard's planned visit to Indonesia is a desperate attempt to cover up the prime minister's failure to stop asylum-seeker boats, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.Ms Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks early in July.The visit is being seen as part of a last-ditch effort to stem the flow of would-be refugees ahead of the September ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215312629/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:41:21 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215312629/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The federal opposition doubts that Prime Minister Julia Gillard's upcoming visit to Indonesia will result in any new action to stop asylum seeker boats.Ms Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks early in July.The visit is being seen as part of a last-ditch effort to stem the flow of would-be refugees ahead of the September 14 election.But ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311871/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:33:52 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311871/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Indonesian government has invited foreign ministers from Melanesian nations grouped under the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to Jakarta to receive briefings on development in Papua and West Papua provinces, a move that could be seen as a campaign to obtain international support for the country's sovereignty over its easternmost region. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311873/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:22:41 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311873/scat/f9295dc05093c851 As the intended increase in fuel prices nears its deadline, people in Indonesia's tourist industry expressed deep concern as the hike would certainly affect their businesses. Bagus Soediana, chairman of the Bali Tourism Transportation Association (Pawiba), said transportation rates had remained the same since 2005, despite rocketing prices for vehicle parts and fuel. "We have not ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311718/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:22:38 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311718/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Singapore 's smog level reached an all-time high yesterday evening, prompting the government to unveil plans to use satellite imagery to identify companies involved in forest burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Singapore's pollution index jumped to 321 at 10 p.m. yesterday, ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311940/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:15:04 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311940/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Labor's Craig Emerson, the Liberal Scott Morrison, Greens Christine Milne and Adam Band, Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce and Democratic Labor party man John Madigan discuss the prime minister's visit to Indonesia, asylum seeker policy and gay marriage ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311789/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:08:12 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311789/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Video At : Blok M – Kota Busway Corridor Trans Jakarta Busway Jakarta City, Indonesia Taken On : Sunday 10 February 2013 By : Suwarto Kartasoewarto Wartonet ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311942/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:01 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311942/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Paper Edition | Page: 4 Election experts have warned that the ongoing transition from paper to electronic identification (e-ID) cards could wreak havoc with poll registration for the 2014 election."The government considered using national e-ID cards as the only database for eligible voters but, so far, not all Indonesian citizens have been registered with e-ID cards," said Kurniawan ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310907/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:30:14 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310907/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Paper Edition | Page: 4 The Dayakan Indonesia (Empower Indonesia) movement was launched on Wednesday to enable agents of change across the country to gather and assist micro entrepreneurs and lower-middle income families to improve their livelihoods.Empower Indonesia comprises 17 institutions and individuals, including health movement Pencerah Nusantara, the Asgar Muda Foundation, Selamatkan Ibu ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310906/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:30:13 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310906/scat/f9295dc05093c851 JAKARTA, June 20 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news that could affect the local market. ---------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT AT 0020 GMT -------------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311875/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:21:47 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215311875/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Garuda Indonesia, the airline of Indonesia, was named "The World’s Best Economy Class" at the SkyTrax 2013 World Airline Awards at the Paris Air show yesterday. In addition to being voted "The World's Best Economy Class", Garuda was also named "The World’s Best Economy Class Seats" by SkyTrax – a result of Garuda Indonesia’s continuous ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310619/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:29 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310619/scat/f9295dc05093c851 AirAsia, the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline awarded by Skytrax for the fifth year running, today announced direct flights to two additional destinations within Indonesia, Medan and Surabaya. This announcement comes shortly after its previous direct flight launch to Makassar, another city within the archipelago. With the new routes, AirAsia now flies direct from Singapore to 17 other ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310660/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:28 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310660/scat/f9295dc05093c851 10.31am Good morning and welcome to our live coverage from Canberra. Apologies for our late start this morning: I was unavoidably delayed. Last night was the Parliamentary Press Gallery’s mid-winter ball. We’ve got some lovely photos of that event thanks to Mike Bowers, who scrubbed up a treat. One attendee - national senator Barnaby Joyce - evidently thought a walk round the ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310808/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:31 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310808/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Pargaulan Butar-Butar, the head of the transportation office and of the school bus unit in North Jakarta, has been appointed the new head of Transjakarta, replacing M. Akbar who is to lead the land … Full News here ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310980/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:19 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310980/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire Tuesday in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310912/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:04 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215310912/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Pramono Anung Wibowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has claimed that most lawmakers were caught off guard with the inclusion of a Rp 155 billion (US$ 15.6 million) earmark in the revised state budget to pay for the mitigation effort in the Lapindo mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java."Honestly, I only found out about ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215308624/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:21 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215308624/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Trade Minister Craig Emerson had defended the timing of talks between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Indonesian president Susilo Bambang ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215308625/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:18:38 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215308625/scat/f9295dc05093c851 A demonstrator holds up a Brazilian flag in front of a group of protestors gathered in the main plaza of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307251/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:07:30 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307251/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced she will travel to Indonesia next month for talks on how to stem the flow of asylum seekers travelling to Australia by boat. The visit follows a challenge by the Coalition in Question Time to go to Indonesia to discuss the issue, although the PM's office says the trip has been planned for some time. However, her plan to travel overseas ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307257/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:38 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307257/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Julia Gillard will travel to Indonesia next month to discuss ways of combating people-smuggling and terrorism.The prime minister will meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 5 July to discuss a number of political, security and commercial issues.The talks, which are part of the annual ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307162/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:19 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307162/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:00pm EDT By Sonali Paul and Fergus Jensen MELBOURNE/JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Intrepid Mines Ltd is learning that business in Indonesia is personal as it wages a difficult fight to win back rights to a $5 billion copper and gold prospect in East Java. Intrepid was booted off the site last year by its Indonesian partner who transferred the Tujuh Bukit mining ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307196/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:02 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215307196/scat/f9295dc05093c851 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215303368/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:24 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215303368/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 's governing coalition pushed through this week. Because of its heavy subsidies, Indonesia the end of 2012 had the lowest fuel prices of any net oil-consuming nation in the world, the World Bank said. While the United States was ranked second-lowest, U.S. gasoline is nearly twice as expensive. The budget approved Monday calls for prices to increase 44 percent per ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215303375/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:02 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215303375/scat/f9295dc05093c851 SINGAPORE (AFP) - Smog levels in Singapore hit a record high on Wednesday as raging forest fires from neighbouring Indonesia triggered a major health alarm and sent residents of the densely populated city-state scrambling for face masks.Singapore's air pollutant index soared past the government-designated "hazardous" level of 300 before midnight as officials in both countries ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301990/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:19 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301990/scat/f9295dc05093c851 State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina's corporate communication vice president Ali Mundakir in Jakarta on Wednesday described significant increases in premium and diesel fuel consumption ahead of price rises expected later this week.On Tuesday, consumption of premium reached 90,000 kiloliters, up by 12.5 percent from the normal 80,000 kiloliters.Meanwhile, the diesel fuel consumption ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301992/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:41:24 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301992/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Singapore's main measurement of air quality has hovered in the "unhealthy" classification as smoke from roaring blazes on ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215302878/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:06 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215302878/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The trial of 12 Kopassus (Special Forces Command) soldiers accused of the extrajudicial execution of four detainees is likely to be little more than a sham warned Amnesty International as the military hearing opens on Thursday."These courts should never be used to try those accused of human rights violations. They are biased, and they create an intimidating environment for witnesses to ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301994/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:58 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301994/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Indonesia is to use weather changing technology to try to produce rain to put out raging fires on Sumatra island that have cloaked neighbouring Singapore in thick haze. The city-state, home to 5.3 million inhabitants, has been pressing Jakarta to take action over the fires which have pushed air pollutant levels on the island to a 16-year high. The government planned to use a technology ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301403/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:48 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215301403/scat/f9295dc05093c851 JAKARTA, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:46pm EDT JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - Ibris Group, a Singapore-based miner, announced plans to build a $1.8 billion nickel pig iron plant in Sulawesi, the latest in a series of smelter projects after Indonesia began tightening controls on ore exports. Indonesia, the world's top nickel ore exporter, has been pushing for greater returns from its ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215302132/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:46:37 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215302132/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Travel Yogi, specialist in international yoga retreats and yoga adventures, announces late winter/early spring yoga programs in Bali, Maui and El Salvador. "We are gearing up for a banner 2013 season," says Jennifer Hoodevik, founder and director. "We are riding the wave of an industry experiencing tremendous growth and we are responding." According to July 2012 ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215299317/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:51:19 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215299317/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Amid criticism from neighboring countries Malaysia and Singapore, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa spoke firmly about the cross-border haze on Wednesday, saying that ASEAN members should have collaborated to address the situation rather than apportioning blame. "The sentiment must be one of collaboration, partnership, not blaming here and there. Let's focus on putting the fire ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215298112/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:46 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215298112/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Publicly listed food manufacturer PT Mayora Indah Tbk announced that it managed to increase its net profits by up to 53.97 percent last year. "We have benefited from the stable price of raw materials and fair bank interest rates," PT Mayora Indah Tbk president director Andre Suhendra told reporters after a shareholders meeting (RUPS) at Imperial Aryaduta hotel in Karawaci, ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215297983/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:45 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215297983/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says that the murder of police detainees by a group of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers was a human rights violation and is urging for the military tribunal to explore the case to find more possible actors.Komnas HAM, the sole institution authorized to make such judgment, announced on Wednesday that the incident in Sleman ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215298111/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:44 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215298111/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Low-cost carrier AirAsia will fly from Singapore directly to the Indonesian cities of Medan and Surabaya, it announced on Wednesday.There will be two flights daily to and from Medan, and one daily to and from Surabaya.The expansion is a result of the demand growing for both leisure and business travelers, the Straits Times quoted an AirAsia spokesman as saying.The company also said that it is ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215297985/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:20 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215297985/scat/f9295dc05093c851 A group of non-government organizations (NGOs) has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to protect key witnesses in the corruption and money-laundering cases implicating former Democrat Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin."We are asking the KPK to coordinate with the Law and Human Rights Ministry, the National Police, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Witness and ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215296548/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:14 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215296548/scat/f9295dc05093c851 "Indonesia LNG Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. 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It provides insights and forecasts of LNG capacities, contracts, supply and Demand forecasts to ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215294733/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:54 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215294733/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Hundreds of pilots of leading carrier Garuda Indonesia staged a strike on Thursday that cause flight delays and cancellations in several airports in the country.The strike started since midnight Thursday after the president of Garuda Pilot Association Stephanus Gerardus told his colleagues to stop flight."This morning (Thursday) at 03:15 a.m. Jakarta time we instructed (the pilots) not to ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215294598/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:04 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215294598/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thick haze blanketing Bengkalis regency and Dumai City in Riau over the last few days has increased the number of respiratory infections.In Bengkalis, the number of people suffering from respiratory infections reached 531 as of June 17, jumping from only 387 a month earlier."The sharp increase in the number of respiratory infection cases has been caused by the thick haze blanketing the ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293180/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:26 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293180/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The poor living outside the major metropolis might have to wait a little longer to receive the government's direct cash assistance (BLSM).Coordinating Minister For People's Welfare Agung Laksono said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the disbursement of the BLSM in rural areas would have to wait due to access problems."The disbursement will begin in 12 major cities, then the rest will ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293181/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:25 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293181/scat/f9295dc05093c851 An Indonesian firefighter extinguishes a fire near a forest area of Pekanbaru in Riau province located in Sumatra island on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Indonesia plans to use weather changing technology to try to unleash torrents of rain and extinguish raging fires on Sumatra island that have cloaked neighbouring Singapore in thick haze, an official said on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293186/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:59 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293186/scat/f9295dc05093c851 A PREGNANT woman has been killed and her three-year-old son is missing after they were attacked by a crocodile in eastern Indonesia, a local official ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293193/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:15 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293193/scat/f9295dc05093c851 SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore's smog crisis from Indonesian forest fires worsened Wednesday as air pollution levels reached a 16-year high, triggering a run on medical masks and angry complaints from foreign tourists and locals.The city-state's Pollutant Standards Index soared to 172 at mid-afternoon, well past the officially designated "unhealthy" threshold of 100, according to ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215291927/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:26 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215291927/scat/f9295dc05093c851 BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets ended mostly weaker to flat on Wednesday as investors trimmed positions in the emerging region ahead of the results of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Share markets rose in early trade as the recently oversold region extended a rebound this week. But trading volume of all six Southeast Asian bourses dropped below a monthly ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293192/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:32:18 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215293192/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Prime Minister Julia Gillard will travel to Indonesia next month to discuss ways of combating people smuggling and terrorism.Ms Gillard will meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on July 5 to discuss a number of political, security and commercial issues.The talks, which are part of the annual Indonesia-Australia Leaders' Meeting, will canvas issues around education, trade, climate change ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290975/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:14 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290975/scat/f9295dc05093c851 JAKARTA, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:10am EDT JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia's retail sales in April rose 9.7 percent from a year earlier, bolstered by information and communication equipment, a Bank Indonesia survey showed on Wednesday. The growth rate accelerated from a revised 9.3 percent the previous month. But sales fell on a monthly basis due to a contraction in food, ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215291731/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:00 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215291731/scat/f9295dc05093c851 TONY Abbott has reiterated his commitment to stopping the boats and says he will "make a difference from day one" despite attacks from Julia Gillard that his rhetoric has softened. As the Prime Minister confirmed she will travel to Indonesia next month for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Mr Abbott said it was too little, too late. "She really has left it a long, long ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215312636/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:06:00 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215312636/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Members of ProFauna wave banners and posters calling for an end to the illegal turtle trade while submitting of a petition to Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika in Denpasar, Bali, on Wednesday. As many as 15,000 people have signed the petition which urges the government to take tough measures against the illegal trade in turtles and their eggs that is common in ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290030/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:05 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290030/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Indonesia's National Mosque Council is set to adjust the volume of more than 250,000 mosques, following complaints that they have become too ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290034/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:14 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215290034/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Thousands of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) members launch a long march to the State Palace in Jakarta to protest against the recent subsidized-fuel price hike.Kontan.co.id reported that the mass gathered at the Tugu Proklamasi at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and began their march at 10:30 a.m.PDI-P senior politician Ribka Tjiptaning said that the march was the last ditch of resistance ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289101/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:31:24 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289101/scat/f9295dc05093c851 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will conduct a meeting on the subsidized-fuel price hike policy on Thursday, a close aide says.SBY spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha, however, did not provide any clarity on the meeting's agenda."I cannot disclose any details at this stage," Julian said as quoted by kontan.co.id.The subsidized-fuel price has been raised after the government and ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289181/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:31:23 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289181/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned three University of Indonesia (UI) lecturers for questioning on the alleged graft in the information and technology installment project at the university's library.The three lecturers are Harun Asjiq Gunawan from the dental school, Emirhadi Suganda and Luki Wijayanti from the technical school."They are being questioned as ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289180/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:31:23 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289180/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The Indonesian government remains confident that it can achieve its target of 6.3 percent growth this year despite the scheduled implementation of the unpopular fuel price hike.The oil price increase is designed to plug the budget deficit this year which could reach 2.4 percent from initial assumption of 1.6 percent.On Wednesday, the Indonesian Parliament approved the government's revised ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289105/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:08 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215289105/scat/f9295dc05093c851 The selection committee of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) members for the period of 2013-2018 submitted 21 candidate names to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Tuesday.Selection committee head Harkristuti Harkrisnowo said her team had completed the selection process. "The President will choose 14 out of the 21 candidate names submitted," she said in a statement as ... http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215288308/scat/f9295dc05093c851 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:29 -0400 http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215288308/scat/f9295dc05093c851