As Myanmar Reforms Indonesia Offers Some Lessons

NPR - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Police and students stand off at Trisakti University in West Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 8, 1998, before scuffles erupted. Student protests against President Suharto that ignited throughout Indonesia ultimately ended the 30-year rule of the military ...

China survive Indonesia scare in Sudirman Cup

West Australian - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup.Two days after whipping their arch rivals 5-0 in a group match, China, who have not lost a tie since falling 2-3 to South Korea in the 2003 final, were stunned by a determined and gallant Indonesian outfit.But Chinese supremo Li ...

Prosecutors puzzled by acquittal of Brazilian drug suspect

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Prosecutors have been puzzled by a recent verdict at the Tangerang Distrcit Court that saw a Brazilian citizen acquitted of all charges relating to the possession of 990 grams of heroin worth up to Rp 5 billion (US$512,000)."We have appealed to the Supreme Court and demanded the death penalty for the Brazilian, Reginaldo Bom Fim," Andi Konggoasa, head of the general crime department at ...

Tiger Airways Launches Hong Kong - Jakarta Services

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

-- First low cost carrier offering competitive airfares -- More options to connect to other Indonesian destinations like Bali -- "Return for Free" introductory offer HONG KONG, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger ...

Papua Police probe money laundering in Labora case

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Papua Police detective chief Sr. Comr. Setyo Budianto said the police had questioned two members of staff from financial services providers in Sorong, West Papua on Thursday in relation to a bank account containing to Rp 1.5 trillion belonging to Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus.The police were pursuing indications of money laundering from Labora, who had been detained on illegal logging and fuel ...

China’s Guangxi Normal University opens Indonesia Center

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Guangxi Normal University (GXNU) in Guilin, China, in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy, has opened an Indonesian Cultural Center, the fourth such center established in the Asian superpower nation.The three other centers have been established at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), Hebei Normal University (HNU) and Guangzhou University.The center was inaugurated by acting ...

PAN top official comments on murder suspect member

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

National Mandate Party (PAN) deputy chairman Drajad Wibowo said he regretted the actions of party members in Muna Regency that resulted in the death of Amiluddin Kunsi.He said the incident was unnecessary and not in line with the party's code of conduct.Drajad's statement was in response to the fighting between two PAN Muna Regency branch secretaries, Amiluddin Kunsi and Ilhas ...

Indonesias diesel demand expected to remain weak until end 2013 -trade

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Thu May 23, 2013 6:56am EDT * Monthly diesel imports down by as much as 20 pct from last year * Demand from mining sector expected to be low until end of the year * Shift seen towards cheaper alternatives like natural gas and coal By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Indonesia's diesel demand is expected to remain weak at least until the end of the year as a slowing economy, ...

UPDATE 2-Indonesia union urges completion of probes into Freeport tunnel collapse

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Thu May 23, 2013 6:43am EDT * Investigations must be wrapped up before workers return -union * Rescuers retrieve all 28 missing bodies by Wednesday * Union official says he does not know how long probe will take * Freeport says still has stocks for "number of days" By Yayat Supriatna and Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 23 (Reuters) - All investigations into a tunnel collapse that killed 28 ...

DM should be treated differently Kak Seto

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

National Commission for Child Protection consultative council chairman, Seto Mulyadi, said the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should not treat DM, a senior high school student thought to be graft suspect Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq's wife, the same way as other people allegedly implicated in the case.The 18-year-old student has been summoned by the KPK twice as a witness for Luthfi. ...

Indonesia to co-host enterprise fair

China Daily - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

/enpproperty--> Indonesia is a co-host for this year's China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair, as authorities from both countries signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. Neddy Rafinaldy Halim, Indonesia's deputy minister of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises, said co-hosting the world's largest ...

Indonesia arrests suspected embassy plot mastermind

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

JAKARTA, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Indonesian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a failed plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy and another man suspected of being the bombmaker, an official said Thursday. Sigit Indrajit was detained late Wednesday in Jakarta as he got off a boat that had arrived from Sumatra island, national police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar told AFP, adding that he was ...

Papua police to investigate Freeport incident

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Papua police established an investigation into the cause of the collapsed tunnel at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine, on May 14, an official said.Papua police chief Insp.Gen.Tito Karnavian said it was crucial to know whether negligence played a part in the accident that killed 28 workers and injured 10 others.He said the investigation team would ...

Dems OK if PKS want to leave coalition

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Democratic Party deputy chief Nurhayati Assegaf said the party would be fine if the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) intended to leave the coalition in response to mounting dissatisfaction. "Please do leave if you [the PKS] don't feel convenient being in the coalition," Nurhayati said. "I'm confident that the President will successfully lead the coalition without ...

Indonesian police arrest 2 suspected militants

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

National police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Sigit Indrajit was believed to have planned the foiled attack and was captured Wednesday night in northern Jakarta. The second militant, identified only as Rohadi, was taken early Thursday from his home in Tangerang in neighboring Banten province. Police also seized explosive substances such as sulphur powder, black powder and iron pipe ...

Identity of Luthfi’s teenage wife must be kept confidential

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Acting Padang-chapter Press Legal Aid Institute (LBH Pers) director, Rony Saputra, said on Wednesday that revealing the full identity of DM, 18, a senior high school student thought to be graft suspect Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq's wife, was a violation of the journalism code of ethics."This will affect her psychologically and can hamper her future," he said as quoted by kompas.com.Citing ...

Former star offers morale booster to players in match against China

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Indonesian players have been encouraged to look back to a victorious moment in 1989 for inspiration in their quarterfinal matches against China in the Sudirman Cup.The players suffered a 5-0 rout at the hands of the eight-time champion in the group matches and they will face the same opponent on Thursday at the Putera Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.It could be time for redemption or another ...

BPOM destroys Rp 2.7 b worth illegal drugs and food

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Serang-chapter Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) today destroyed a large stock of illegal drugs, cosmetics and food worth Rp 2.7 billion (US$276.299) taken from a post-market surveillance in 2013.The illegal products destroyed included 218,896 pieces of illegally-distributed cosmetics consisting 607 different items worth Rp 1.97 billion and 21,461 pieces of unregistered drugs worth Rp 20.9 ...

Indonesia financial regulator expects new banking law completed in 2014

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

JAKARTA | Thu May 23, 2013 2:06am EDT JAKARTA May 23 (Reuters) - Indonesia's chief financial regulator, who will have oversight of the bank sector from next year, said a new banking law was certain to come into force in 2014. Legislators are already drafting the law which senior MPs told Reuters on Wednesday they expected to include a maximum 51 percent limit on the amount a ...

Indonesian Hijabers buy into an Islamic economy

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it's time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five times a day.The 37-year-old, who in her 20s would save up for the latest Guess clothes and Revlon make-up, now strictly buys products that show she is a proud Indonesian Muslim -- and she hopes to ...

British tourist Cheznye Emmons 23 killed in Indonesia after drinking spiked gin

whatsonsanya - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Cheznye Emmons, from Great Wakering, Essex, was travelling through Indonesia with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21, when she started feeling ill after drinking from a bottle marked as gin from a local ...

‘No signs of danger prior to incident’

The Jakarta Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

After the remains of all the workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the training facility at the Freeport Indonesia mine were removed from the site, the visiting CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said on Wednesday that the accident had been impossible to predict.Freeport-McMoRan president and CEO Richard C. Adkerson said in Jakarta on Wednesday that his company did not consider the ...