Category: Indonesia
Indonesia: A Reconstruction Chapter Ends Eight Years after the Tsunami
A visitor to Banda Aceh, the capital of the northernmost province of Indonesia, would marvel at its freshly-painted buildings, well paved roads, and busy shops. A lot has [...]
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Indonesia fourth-quarter investment rises 18.7pct on metal, mining
Indonesia’s foreign and domestic investment rose last quarter as the metals, machinery, electronics, mining, transport, and communication industries boosted spending. [...]
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Indonesia to restrict foreign pilots for local airlines
Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has tightened the requirements for the use of foreign pilots by Indonesian airlines, a ministry release said on Monday. “The [...]
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Indonesia tighten regulations on use of foreign pilot
The Indonesian government has tightened the requirements for the use of foreign pilots by the country’s airlines in a bid to boost safety in aviation, media reported [...]
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BHP Billiton halts work after fatality at Indonesia coal project
An investigation into the incident, which took place Monday, is underway, the Anglo-Australian mining company said in a statement on its website. The project covers a large [...]
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1 dead, 7 injured in Indonesia earthquake
One person was killed and seven were injured Tuesday when an earthquake hit the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, according to a government agency. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake [...]
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Indonesia plans scorecards to boost corporate governance
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority plans to publish scorecards rating companies on the quality of their corporate governance as it begins supervising capital [...]
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Indonesia negotiating purchase of warships from Britain
Indonesia has sent a team to London to negotiate the purchase of warships from Britain, Defense minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said over the weekend, several days after meeting [...]
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Indonesia lifts moratorium on hiring civil servants
The Indonesian government announced on Monday that the moratorium on hiring new civil servants was lifted at the end of December, 16 months after it was instituted, but that [...]
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Garuda Indonesia eyes Umrah route from Batam
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to open direct flights from Batam to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to facilitate Muslims wishing to perform umroh (a religious pilgrimage). [...]
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PT Pos Indonesia sees 30pct growth in 2013
State-owned postal firm PT Pos Indonesia is aiming to increase its revenues by 30 percent to Rp 4.3 trillion (US$442.9 million) this year as it plans to expand both its main [...]
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UK, Indonesia to strengthen defense ties
The UK and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to strengthen defense cooperation in various fields from training and education to weapons procurement and civil-military cooperation [...]
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Indonesia, Argentina to increase bilateral cooperation
Visiting Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday agreed on Thursday that bilateral relations between Argentina [...]
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Floods swamp Indonesia capital, 19,000 homeless
Floods which have made more than 19,000 people homeless and killed three brought parts of the Indonesian capital to a standstill Thursday, with even the president forced to [...]
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10,000 displaced by Jakarta floods, two dead
Severe flooding following torrential rain has driven almost 10,000 people from their homes in the Indonesian capital, an official said Wednesday, with two people killed so [...]
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