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Thick smoke disrupts flights sea travel in Batam
Thick clouds of smoke caused by the increasing number of fires in several areas in Sumatra have disrupted air and sea activities in Batam.Transportation authorities in Batam have warned crews that visibility is limited due to smoke clouds.Head of the Batam branch of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Phillip Mustamu, told The Jakarta Post that 138 hot spots were currently ...
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House approves fuel-price increase
The House of Representatives approved the government's proposed fuel-price hike as it endorsed the draft bill of the 2013 revised state budget in a plenary session in Jakarta on Monday.Under the revised state budget, the price of fuel will increase by 33 percent to Rp 6,500 (66 US cents) per liter.During the session, 338 legislators voted in favor of the bill, while 181 lawmakers rejected ...
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Situation calm in Tembagapura after rampage
The situation in Tembagapura mile 74, a Freeport Indonesia mining area, is reported to be quiet again after incidents of property damage perpetrated by a mob at 7:30 p.m. local time on Sunday."The situation is already under control. There were no victims during the incident," Karel Luntungan of PT Freeport Indonesia's corporate communication told The Jakarta Post on Monday.During ...
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AJI condemns police violence against journalists during fuel protests
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia has condemned violence allegedly committed by police against journalists during demonstrations over fuel price hikes.The AJI said on Monday that two journalists in Jambi and Ternate in North Maluku suffered brutal treatment when they were covering the fuel protests.Roby Kelerey, a photojournalist from Mata Publik daily newspaper in Ternate, ...
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National Police Trans7 reporter not shot
National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said Monday that a reporter injured during a demonstration at the Jambi Legislative Council was not shot by the police."He probably was wounded by fragments from a teargas canisters, not by a bullet," Agus said, explaining that Anton worked as a reporter for Trans7 television.According to Agus, police officers released teargas canisters ...
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Indonesia Shares Experience on Vaccine Quality Management with OIC Members
Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - The Indonesian government has shared experiences with member states of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in strengthening their national regulatory authority (NRA) functions in vaccine manufacturing for global markets. "We are willing to share with all member states of OIC our experiences in strengthening national regulatory ...
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Singapore Smoke From Indonesia Shrouds City
Singapore was shrouded with haze from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra raising the Air Pollutant Index (API) to moderate ...
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IFC Supports OJK in Improving Corporate Governance in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Indonesia's financial services authority Otoritas Jasa Keuangan signed an agreement today to improve corporate governance standards in the country, which will help strengthen its financial system and lead to sustainable economic growth. IFC will advise and support OJK in developing a Corporate ...
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Singapore Malaysia Choke as Illegal Indonesia Forest Fires Rage
SINGAPORE -- Air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia rose to unhealthy levels on Monday thanks to illegal forest clearing in Indonesia, prompting Singapore to advise people against staying outdoors for long and to urge Indonesia to do something to stop it. In usually clear Singapore, the pollutant standards index hit the highest level in nearly seven years, with the taste of smoke hitting the ...
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Ahsan-Sethiawan win Indonesia Open mens doubles title
Jakarta, June 16 : Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier men's doubles gold, beating their South Korean counterparts in the final here ...
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TABLE-Indonesia KPB Nusantara palm oil prices June 17
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Reuters) - Following are Indonesian prices for crude palm oil (CPO) quoted at an auction by PT KPB Nusantara (formerly known as the state marketing centre) on Monday. Buyer Volume Price Terms (tonnes) (Rp/kg) Berlian E S T 3,500 7,977 Ex. fact Medan Berlian E S T 2,000 7,977 FOB Belawan Total volume offered 10,500 Total volume traded 5,500 ...
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TABLE-Indonesia Astra Agro Lestari auction June 17
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Reuters) - Following are Indonesian prices for crude palm oil quoted at an auction by PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk on Monday. Buyer Volume(t Price Terms onnes) (Rp/kg) Karya Indah Alam Sejahtera 2,000 7,740 FOB Cenoki Panca Nabati Prakarsa 2,000 7,905 FOB Bumiharjo Total volume offered 11,700 Total volume traded 4,000 Previous volume auctioned ...
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Indonesia to approve fuel price hike as citizens protest
AP Student protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks during a rally against the government's plan to raise fuel prices outside the parliament building in Jakarta, ...
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Singapore Malaysia choking on haze from Indonesia
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" on Monday as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state.Singapore's skyscrapers including the famous Marina Bay Sands casino towers were shrouded in haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood pervaded the central business district.Parts of neighbouring ...
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Police asked to account for the shooting of journalist in Jambi
A television journalist suffered a serious wound on his temple after police fired tear gas at demonstrators in a rally against fuel price hikes in Jambi, on Monday.A Trans7 journalist in Jambi, Nugroho Anton, was injured by a police tear gas canister as he was reporting on the rally in front of the Jambi Legislative Council (DPRD) office.The Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI) ...
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Indonesias Agency for Food and Drug Control Holds Workshop on Vaccine Quality Management
Bandung, Indonesia, June 16, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Indonesia's Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM) is to hold a workshop on the quality management for vaccine making of which it has good experience to share with member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The workshop is to be held on 17 June 2013 alongside the on-going 2nd meeting of vaccine- and ...
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PDI-P insists in refusing fuel price hikes
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has so far refused to support the government's plan to raise subsidized fuel prices, saying that it can maintain the existing fuel subsidy by making efficiency savings in other sectors."We think the government does not need to raise the subsidized fuel price because it can carry out budget efficiency measures in other sectors," ...
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Gerindra sitting on the fence
<http://kontan.co.id/> reported that the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) all supported the bill.The opposing factions were the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) and the Prosperous JusticeParty (PKS).The PKS was the only ...
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Down my road part 2
I thought that from my last post I would share some more pictures if Mampang and Pancoran with you to help illustrate some more of what life is like away from the apartment lifestyle or leafy suburbs of ...
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Lion Energy commits to proposed acquisitions and financing transactions
Introduction of a strategic funding partner and investor. Renewed focus on the South East Asian region and progression towards becoming a key participant in the emerging West Indonesia gas boom. Planned acquisitions that will deliver to Lion significant working interest positions and a largely operated, diverse Sumatran unconventional oil and gas portfolio with synergies of attractive ...
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Next generation radicals in Indonesia
By Jacob Zenn JAKARTA - Driven by strong exports and buoyant domestic markets, Indonesia is projected to be among the world's top 10 economies by 2025. While the future looks bright for Southeast Asia's largest economy, a growing tide of religious intolerance threatens to undermine those gains. Where officials have in the past attributed religious violence and terrorism to foreign ...
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore on Monday, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.Skyscrapers including the famous Marina Bay Sands casino towers were shrouded in haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood pervaded the central business district.The Pollutant Standards Index soared to 105 at ...
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Lee Chong Wei secures five-time championship at Indonesia Open
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei competes against Germany's Marc Zwiebler during men's singles final match at the Djarum Indonesia Open 2013 badminton tournament in Jakarta, June 16, 2013. ...
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Indonesia’s SBY concerned about Malaysia’s alleged electoral fraud says Anwar
June 17, 2013 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the alleged fraud in the Malaysian general elections and the impact of Saturday's Black 505 rally on the country, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said last night. The PKR leader told the Black 505 rally in Batu Pahat, Johor, that Yudhoyono (commonly referred to as SBY) had invited him for a briefing and ...
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Djoko Pekik Painting the nation’s tales of woe
The "Rp 1 billion [US$101,297] painter" was the nickname given to Djoko Pekik when his painting Berburu Celeng (Boar Hunting) sold for that price at an exhibition in Yogyakarta in 1999.The nation's declining morality remains the primary concern of the painter who was born in Grobogan, Purwodadi, Central Java, 75 years ago."In Pawang pun Kesurupan [The Possessed Tamers] I ...
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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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