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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Jakarta News.Net http://www.jakartanews.net/ en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:36 -0400 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:36 -0400 30 A new study has suggested that newfound stone tools on the Indonesian island of Flores indicate that the evolutionary history of the "hobbits" in the region stretches back a million years, which is 200,000 years longer than previously thought. http://www.jakartanews.net/story/613452 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:40:08 -0400 ANI http://www.jakartanews.net/story/613452 The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 5:24 PM | National Women activists claimed Thursday that the 30 percent affirmative action quota for the legislature was not effective since there were no... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33251000&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:03:25 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33251000&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (Reuters) - Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there. Old men train th... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250972&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:38:35 -0400 The Star http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250972&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, March 18 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The world's largest food and beverage company Nestle has cut direct contracts to buy palm oil from Indonesia's largest producer Sinar Mas following a report by ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250467&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:03:07 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250467&cat=3b16857a51cb629f An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.The quake took place at 3:36 p.m. Jakarta time (0836... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250990&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:56:04 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33250990&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has won praise for cracking down on Islamist militants behind a string of deadly attacks and at the core of the fight have been the heavily armed black-clad officers of i... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248973&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:38:47 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248973&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Bagus BT Saragih , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 3:53 PM | National The presidential judicial corruption taskforce questioned former National Police detective chief Comr. Gen. Susno Du... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248979&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:35:37 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248979&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post | Thu, 03/18/2010 3:31 PM | National President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he regretted the number of rallies staged against the visit of US President Barack Obama, an Association ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33249136&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:35:36 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33249136&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Policemen from Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit Detachment 88 ''protect'' civilians during an anti-terror drill at Indonesia's stock exchange building in Jakarta March 13, 2010 ahead of President... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248962&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:01:51 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248962&cat=3b16857a51cb629f said Thursday that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Indonesia's PT Asuransi Wahana Tata. Aviva will acquire a 60% share in PT Asuransi Winterthur Life Indonesia, which has gross assets of ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248957&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:59:21 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33248957&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Hans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 2:52 PM | National The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) says that it will not support any idea to threaten the Corr... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33246967&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:10:29 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33246967&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 2:49 PM | National A politician from the United Development Party (PPP) was tried at the Corruption Court in Jakarta on Thursday on charges of receiving b... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33246968&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:10:27 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33246968&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Washington, March 18 : A new study has suggested that newfound stone tools on the Indonesian island of Flores indicate that the evolutionary history of the 'hobbits' in the region stretches back a mil... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33247136&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:02 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33247136&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Indonesia from March 23-25 to sign a comprehensive partnership covering political, economic and defence relations. He is also expected to pus... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33247135&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:44:50 -0400 The Star http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33247135&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Hans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 1:21 PM | National The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) deems that current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s c... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33245154&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:44:20 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33245154&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Hans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 12:42 PM | National The House of Representatives speaker, Marzuki Alie from the Democratic Party, refused Thursday to acknowledge ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33245157&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:44:15 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33245157&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03/18/2010 11:57 AM | The Archipelago YOGYAKARTA: The Legal Aid Foundation Yogyakarta has set up a post Wednesday to receive complaints on the national final examination from students. "The pos... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243084&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:49 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243084&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Batang | Thu, 03/18/2010 10:21 AM | The Archipelago BATANG, Central Java: Two separate traffic accidents in Batang regency, Central Java, late Tuesday killed 15 people. In the firs... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243085&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:47 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243085&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Slamet Susanto , The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 10:21 AM | The Archipelago An energy efficient car named after puppet figure Semar was launched by Gadjah Mada University’s (UGM) Sc... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243082&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:45 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243082&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Yemris Fointuna , The Jakarta Post , Kupang | Thu, 03/18/2010 10:21 AM | The Archipelago Sixty-eight illegal immigrants alleged to be from Afghanistan were found stranded at Raijua Island, Sabu Raiju... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243086&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:44 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243086&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Syofiardi Bachyul Jb , The Jakarta Post , Padang | Thu, 03/18/2010 10:21 AM | The Archipelago A mudslide originating from two rivers on Mount Talang hit Sungai Janiah village in Solok regency late Tu... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243088&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:42 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243088&cat=3b16857a51cb629f I Wayan Juniarta , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar | Thu, 03/18/2010 10:20 AM | The Archipelago A Facebook status posted by a non-Balinese that likened Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, to faces has cause... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243087&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:41 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33243087&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:49 AM | National The Indonesian Cancer Foundation (YKI) warned Wednesday of the need to increase awareness of the danger of the third most frequently diagnosed ca... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240828&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:22 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240828&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Bagus BT Saragih , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:48 AM | National Former members of House of Representatives’ inquiry team on Bank Century bailout have lambasted the antigraft body... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240830&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:21 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240830&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:48 AM | National The government’s plan to establish “international standard” programs at state-run schools is a waste of money, since regular prog... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240829&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:19 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240829&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Erwida Maulia , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:48 AM | National Commemorating its first anniversary this month, the Defense University (Unhan) is set to develop a disaster-management ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240831&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:18 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240831&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:36 AM | National JAKARTA: Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said Wednesday the government proposed only two candidates to replace the ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240832&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:16 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240832&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:35 AM | National JAKARTA: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will not reschedule its national congress in Makassar for the second time despite US President Barack Ob... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240834&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:15 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240834&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:35 AM | National JAKARTA: Activists are calling on all household workers to stop working and march in the streets during the nationwide strike called fo... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240833&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:14 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240833&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:28 AM | National The Constitutional Court must be firm on members of hard-line Islamic groups who intimidated petitioners of the blasphemy law judicial ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240835&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:12 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240835&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:28 AM | National The National Police is looking into claims made by former police detective chief Susno Duadji that top officers were involved in graft surroundin... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240836&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:11 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240836&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Adianto P. Simamora , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/18/2010 9:28 AM | National A new report by environmental activists warns that after decades of deforestation from widespread illegal logging... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240837&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:09 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33240837&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post | Thu, 03/18/2010 8:15 AM | National Kediri regency administration in East Java has issued warning of landslide for people residing on the slope of Wilis mountain, asking them to lea... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238868&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:46:18 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238868&cat=3b16857a51cb629f March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should sell Indonesia’s 10-year government bonds to guard against a possible pickup in inflation, according to PT Mandiri Sekuritas, a unit of the nation’... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238445&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:16:50 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238445&cat=3b16857a51cb629f March 18 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt wants Barack Obama to “sell hard” in Indonesia as he extols U.S. expertise in industries such as clean energy. H... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238775&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:16:47 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238775&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Hong Kong - The ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonised the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought, according to a new study ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238853&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:09:11 -0400 IOL http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238853&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Excerpts: Saudi re China/Iran.China nixes snbctions re Iran.Al Qaeda in Aceh,Indonesia.Demand Lebanon's President Suleiman resign 17 March 2010 +++SOURCE: SAUDI GAZETTE 17 Mar.'10:"China 'knows its ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238785&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:43:14 -0400 IMRA http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33238785&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia can and should expand far beyond its current level. There are critical interests around which the two countries can build a strong, mutually beneficial partnership, such as http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33236671&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:58 -0400 Heritage Foundation http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33236671&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Washington — President Obama’s weeklong trip to Guam, Indonesia and Australia is being seen as an important opportunity to advance America’s security and economic interests in the Asia-Pacific r... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33234021&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:51:46 -0400 America.org http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33234021&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Washington — In the years since the Soeharto era ended in 1998, Indonesia has built and maintained a media environment that allows greater freedom and diversity, and with the decline of press freedo... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33233685&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:51:42 -0400 America.org http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33233685&cat=3b16857a51cb629f TUBAN, Indonesia: In Indonesia, soil is not just a raw material for bricks and ceramics, it's also a snack that one family has been making for generations. http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33233911&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:17 -0400 Arab News http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33233911&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/17/2010 9:31 PM | National National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang said Wednesday that his team had detected the whereabouts of wanted terrorists Um... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218721&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:06:17 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218721&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/17/2010 9:29 PM | National A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitudes jolted Aceh at 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday, following a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218899&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:06:11 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218899&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JavaScript Tag // Tag for network 658: United Stations // Website: Mineweb.com // Page: Mineweb - ROS - Whats new // Placement: Mineweb - ROS - Whats new ROS Button 160X35 (1253698) // created at: Nov... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33217779&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:15 -0400 Mine Web http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33217779&cat=3b16857a51cb629f MANILA, March 17 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING ROMULO QUOTES) Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Wednesday he will go to Myanmar later this month to inquire about the new electio... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218711&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:05:00 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33218711&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Syofiardi Bachyul Jb , The Jakarta Post , Padang | Wed, 03/17/2010 7:34 PM | National A volcanologist at Mount Talang in Solok regency, West Sumatra, has warned local residents of more volcanic eject... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215971&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:10 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215971&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/17/2010 7:31 PM | National East Java Police announced their readiness to support Bali Police with security arrangements for the upcoming visit of US President Bar... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215976&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:07 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215976&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Arghea Desafti Hapsari , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/17/2010 7:20 PM | National Indonesian Institute of Sciences researcher Siti Zuhro has recommended the 1965 Blasphemy Law be revised but n... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215975&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:06 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215975&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Published Date: March 17, 2010 WASHINGTON: The United States said it could not predict when it would resume full military ties with Indonesia, as it laid out the details of President Barack Obama's t... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215966&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:35:25 -0400 Kuwait Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=33215966&cat=3b16857a51cb629f