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Indonesia into Sudirman cup last 8 after win
Former champions Indonesia reached the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup on Monday with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over India in Group A.Indonesia have been joined by China, Japan and Denmark in the last eight.Japan crushed Singapore 5-0 on Monday, a result that ensured Denmark also qualified from Group D as the Singaporeans were eliminated.Indonesia will meet eight-time champions China to ...
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2 dead 20 injured after explosions in Dagestan- Wave of violent attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two people are dead and at least 20 are injured after two car bombs exploded Monday in Dagestan, in Russia's North Caucasus region, where armed militias are leading an Islamist insurgency. Both blasts were near the headquarters of the court bailiffs and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, a Russian state agency told Reuters. Police cordoned ...
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Indonesia fined for crowd trouble
The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) have been hit with a 15,000-dollar (9,900 pounds) fine for repeated crowd infringements.The PSSI were handed a penalty of 10,000 dollars (6,600 pounds) when fans lit firecrackers and threw water bottles when Indonesia hosted Saudi Arabia in an Asian Cup qualifier on March ...
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Quantum says new team could recover Intrepid’s Indonesia stake
Quantum Pacific Investment Ltd. believes with a new leadership team it can recover some of Intrepid's stake in the Tujuh Bukit copper-gold ...
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Electric minibus launched in Yogyakarta
Marking National Awakening Day on Monday, the Research and Technology Ministry and the Yogyakarta city administration launched an electric minibus made by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) at the city's Taman Pintar [Pintar Park].The 12-seated electric minibus will be used to transport visitors free of charge to Taman Pintar and its surrounding areas, including Malioboro, ...
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Pertamina CEO Most Likely to Head Indonesia Investment Body
JAKARTA - PT Pertamina's Chief Executive Karen Agustiawan is the front-runner to head Indonesia's Coordinating Board for Investment after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Monday made the current chief the country's new finance minister, two people familiar with the matter said. "It's Karen who [likely] will be appointed as the new investment board chief," one of ...
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UPDATE 3-Indonesia names new finance minister wins praise
Mon May 20, 2013 6:44am EDT * Former investment chief named finance minister * Economists praise choice * Slowing growth, bloated subsidy bill big challenges * Basri is protege of former finance minister (Updates with reaction, context) By Rieka Rahadiana and Andjarsari Paramaditha JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia named its respected investment chief as finance minister on Monday as ...
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SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia jumps after new finmin Thailand at new high
BANGKOK, May 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets gained on Monday as optimism about global growth lifted sentiment in overseas markets while Indonesia's main index rose to a new all-time closing high, after the appointment of a new finance minister. Jakarta's Composite Index ended up 1.4 percent at 5,214.97, pushing up its year-to-date gain to 21 percent, Southeast Asia's ...
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Cop with fat bank account returns to Papua
Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus, a Papua cop with a suspicious amount of money in his bank accounts, was taken to the Papua Police's detention center on Monday.National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said that Labora was flown back to Papua two days after he filed a report to the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) in Jakarta.The Papua Police have named Labora a suspect in ...
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Telkom Indonesia Pushes Jakarta Index to Record Jakarta Mover
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM) , the nation's biggest phone operator, rose to a five-year high in Jakarta stock trading as Credit Suisse Group AG said it expects the company to post "double-digit" profit growth in 2013. ...
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14 Dead 14 Missing in Indonesia Mine Collapse
Rescue workers in a remote region of West Papua, in eastern Indonesia, have recovered five more bodies from a collapsed tunnel in a gold and copper mine, bringing the death toll to 14, with 14 others still missing and feared ...
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Chatib Basri to be sworn-in on Tuesday
Newly-appointed Finance Minister Chatib Basri will take the oath of office, on Tuesday.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman to take the Finance Minister position on Monday after he passed a fit-and-proper test at the Presidential Palace."After considering various aspects, I place my confidence in Chatib Basri," Yudhoyono told a ...
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Indonesia 2013 govt budget assumes 45 pct hike in subsidised petrol price
Mon May 20, 2013 4:53am EDT (Corrects budget year in headline and paragraph 3 to 2013) JAKARTA May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's government is assuming there will be a 45 percent rise in the price of subsidised petrol, a move widely seen as essential to relieve mounting pressure on the state finances. The government has been agonising for months over how and when to hike prices of heavily ...
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Pilots go on strike in Indonesia some flights delayed cancelled
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 ...
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Suicide bomber kills 8 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan -; Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north. A lawmaker says the council chief and at least seven others were ...
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Indonesia will name investment chief as new finance minister - media
JAKARTA | Mon May 20, 2013 3:03am EDT JAKARTA May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's investment board chief Chatib Basri will be named the country's new finance minister, the Jakarta Globe daily quoted the industry minister as saying on Monday. There was no immediate comment from the presidential palace or Basri. Basri, 47, will be inaugurated on Tuesday to become the third finance ...
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Freeport copper mine deaths climb to 13 in Indonesia
(8 mins ago) Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a massive US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13, police said. Fifteen other workers were still missing and feared dead. The Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine collapsed last Tuesday when 38 workers were undergoing safety ...
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Indonesian shuttlers gear up to face India in first match
Paper Edition | Page: 20 Prior to facing India in the group A qualification round of the 2013 Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team championship, Indonesian shuttlers attended their rivals' first match to get a glimpse of their upcoming opponents.In Sunday's match at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, India had to bow down to defending champion China 5-0.According to ...
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National scene ‘Jokowi doesn’t deserve to be president’
Paper Edition | Page: 4 JAKARTA: Senior Democratic Party politician Ruhut Sitompul said that the background of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a furniture businessman and mayor of a small town would barely make him a qualified presidential candidate.Ruhut, who is known for his controversial statements, said that Jokowi did not deserve to be a candidate for the 2014 ...
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Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma 21 injured
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents scurrying for shelter. At least 21 people were injured across the state.The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.At least four ...
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RI among least racially tolerant countries
Paper Edition | Page: 4 Indonesia, a country that has been recognized for nurturing hostility against religious minorities, has now also been acknowledged for its low tolerance of people of different races.A report released by the World Values Survey, a global study of social attitudes carried out by Swedish economists, shows that Indonesia is skeptical about diversity and is racially ...
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Yudhoyono rakes over the muck of Lapindo mudflow
Paper Edition | Page: 4 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a scathing criticism of the poor handling of the Sidoarjo mudflow by the gas exploration firm PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, partly owned by the family of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie.Andi Arief, special assistant to the President for disaster mitigation and social assistance disclosed that Yudhoyono had criticized Lapindo ...
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KPK overwhelmed as corruption cases pile up
Paper Edition | Page: 4 With the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appearing to be preoccupied with the beef importation scandal involving the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politicians, many have overlooked the fact that with 32 reports on graft being received every day, the anti-graft body is now struggling to handle other cases.Among cases that have been sidelined is a bribery case ...
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.The comments follow a weekend report that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." ...
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More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13, police said Monday. Fifteen other workers were still missing and feared ...
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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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