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Indonesia's top detective replaced - AFP

indonesia news — Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:18 pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Indonesia's top detective replaced
AFP
JAKARTA — Indonesia's chief detective has been replaced after being implicated in an alleged plot to falsely imprison anti-graft investigators, ...
Indonesia demotes chief of detectives amid corruption scandalMonsters and Critics.com
Indonesia moves top cop aside in graft scandalReuters India
Across Indonesia, Thousands Protest Corruption CasesJakarta Globe
Tempo Interaktif -Sydney Morning Herald -United Press International, Asia
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CORRECT(11/24):CPC Eyes 24.5% In ConocoPhillips' Offshore I

indonesia news — Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">CORRECT(11/24):CPC Eyes 24.5% In ConocoPhillips' Offshore Indonesia Block
Wall Street Journal
("=2nd UPDATE: CPC Eyes 24.5% In ConocoPhillips' Offshore Indonesia Block" published at 1825 GMT Tuesday misstated that Chevron might sell its 80% stake in ...

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Newmont's Indonesia venture stake to go for $494M - The Ass

indonesia news — Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Newmont's Indonesia venture stake to go for $494M
The Associated Press
... to the consortium, with Newmont receiving about $391 million. The company's contract to operate in Indonesia includes a requirement for it to divest shares.
UPDATE 1-Newmont, Sumitomo to sell Indonesia JV shrsReuters
Newmont Indonesia sells PT Newmont stakeSydney Morning Herald
Newmont Mining, Sumitomo To Sell Additional 14% Stake In PTNNT For $494 Mln ...RTT News
SteelGuru -PR Newswire (press release) -Jakarta Globe
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29 dead as Indonesia ferry sinks - BBC News

indonesia news — Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">29 dead as Indonesia ferry sinks
BBC News
Hundreds of people have been rescued from the sea after a heavily-loaded ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia. At least 29 are known to have died. ...
WORLD: At least 29 people die in Indonesia ferry accidentChicago Tribune
Ferry sinks off Indonesia's Riau islands, 29 deadRIA Novosti
Indonesian ferry captain rejects overcrowding claimsAFP
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WORLD: At least 29 people die in Indonesia ferry accident -

indonesia news — Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">WORLD: At least 29 people die in Indonesia ferry accident
Chicago Tribune
... Express 10 sank in stormy weather 90 minutes into an interisland trip from Batam to Dumai in Riau, a province off Sumatra island in western Indonesia. ...
Ferry sinks off Indonesia's Riau islands, 29 deadRIA Novosti
Indonesian Rescuers Comb Sea for Ferry Survivors; 29 People DieBloomberg
Survivors say ferry overloadedABC Online
ChattahBox -DigitalJournal.com -Examiner.com
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Indonesia president set to act on corruption scandal - AFP

indonesia news — Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Indonesia president set to act on corruption scandal
AFP
Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency head Hadi Purnomo said an examination of the controversial 710-million-dollar bailout of the failed Bank Century had found ...
Q & A Indonesia's Need for Legal ReformKOMPAS.com
State of Fear in Indonesia's PalaceAsia Sentinel
SBY: 'I Want to End the Fighting' Over Indonesia Antigraft CaseJakarta Globe
Jakarta Post -Jakarta Post -Jakarta Post
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Want to make Friends

Tipoek — Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:50 am

Author: Tipoek

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:50 am

Hello All,

I am Indonesian girl. I would like to make friends.
I work in a private company in their R&D dept, I am a chemical engineer, I am working behind desk and in the lab most of all the time.
It would be nice if I can get friends through here. English is not my native but I think my English is quite OK...
So please feelfree to drop me a message....

Hope I can have new friend and friendship...

cheers,

Passenger ferry tips over off Sumatra, Indonesia - BBC News

indonesia news — Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:18 pm

Author: indonesia news

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Passenger ferry tips over off Sumatra, Indonesia
BBC News
A ferry carrying more than 200 people has tipped over off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials say. A spokesman for the Indonesian maritime ...
Indonesian Ferry With Over 200 People on Board SinksNew York Times
Indonesian ferry sinks with 260 aboardCNN International
Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228The Associated Press
Bloomberg -AFP -Xinhua
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AirAsia to tap Southeast Asian capital market - AFP

indonesia news — Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:18 pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">AirAsia to tap Southeast Asian capital market
AFP
It also wants to list its Indonesian affiliate in Indonesia. Group chief executive Tony Fernandes said the moves would give it more of a Southeast Asian ...
airasia plans Thai, Indonesia listings - paperReuters
MediaWATCH: 'Phuket Hub' Airline Chases IndiaPhuketwan
AirAsia Plans New Routes to Nine Indian Cities, Star ReportsBloomberg
Bangkok Post -Malaysia Star -Bernama
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Rent Villa in Bandung (Villa Sailendra)

villa_sailendra — Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:23 pm

Author: villa_sailendra

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:23 pm

Considered by most tourists to be one of the most luxurious and beautiful villas in Bandung. Villa Sailendra, located in North of Bandung, has all the luxurious facilities that one could probably dream of. These facilities include:

-6 decorated and fully furnished rooms
-3 living rooms
-Beautiful Gazebo and beautifully decorated gardens
-4 to 6 car spacious garage
-Cold and Hot Water dispenser
-Hot water shower
-Meeting room (25-30 people)
-Swimming pool
-37-inch Flatscreen TV (200-channel Satellite TV)
-Almost fully air-conditioned
-Jacuzzi
-Barbecue set
-Kitchen (with kitchen set included)
-Beautiful Bandung city scenery (located at the top of the mountain)
-Located near all the popular tourist attractions (Paris van java, Ciwalk, Lembang, Tangkuban perahu)

Our villa is available for rent on a daily or weekly basis. You may contact us at 087-878-199-840 (Benny) for more details or simply google "Villa Sailendra".

Carter Sinclair Ltd Korea - Financial Scam

Scammed — Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:03 am

Author: Scammed

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:03 am

BEWARE of this ‘company’ of ‘Financial Advisors/Stockbrokers based in Korea.

Carter Sinclair Ltd, - 41/F Gangnam Finance Center,- 737, Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-ku,- Seoul, 135-984- Korea, - Tel No. +82 2 2008 3262,- Fax No. +82 2 2008 3263

Check out the site for the Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS Korea) and look under “FSS Investor Alert”. (FSA Japan and FSA UK will give you similar information).

They indulge in “Boiler Room” scams and I have already been a gullible victim!

Bank Indonesia's Bill Limits May Benefit Bonds, Waluyanto S

indonesia news — Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:18 pm

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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:18 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Bank Indonesia's Bill Limits May Benefit Bonds, Waluyanto Says
Bloomberg
20 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign investors will probably shift to Indonesia's bonds after the central bank said it was “seriously” studying the option of limiting ...
Indonesia Could Offer 1st Euro Bonds Next Year - BloombergWall Street Journal
Indonesia to brief markets on new tax law -fin ministryReuters
Indonesia moves to close tax loophole on bond interest payments, roiling marketsFinancial Times
Alibaba News Channel -Bloomberg
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Detained women and children 'Indonesia's responsibility' -

indonesia news — Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:56 am

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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:56 am

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ABC Online
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor says Australia is not responsible for how women and children from the Oceanic Viking are detained in Indonesia. ...
Debate continues over Australian handling of Oceanic VikingRadio Australia
Detention Centre in good condition : IndonesiaDaily Mirror
Asylum seekers leave Australia shipAljazeera.net
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Indonesia to Diversify From Dollar in First Euro Bond Sale

indonesia news — Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:56 am

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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:56 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Indonesia to Diversify From Dollar in First Euro Bond Sale
Bloomberg
20 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia is considering its first sale of bonds in euros and plans to increase local-currency debt issuance to diversify funding from the ...
Indonesia to brief markets on new tax law -fin ministryReuters
Indonesia moves to close tax loophole on bond interest payments, roiling marketsFinancial Times
INTERVIEW-Indonesia tax dept to monitor bond purchases by spvsAlibaba News Channel
Mondaq News Alerts (registration) -Bloomberg -Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
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Tamil women, children behind bars in Indonesia - ABC Online

indonesia news — Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:16 pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:16 pm

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Tamil women, children behind bars in Indonesia
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But the ABC's Indonesia correspondent, Geoff Thompson, says the nearby facility - which has also been referred to as a quarantine area - is no better than ...
Oceanic Viking leaves Indonesia after four week stalemateRadio Australia
Asylum seekers leave Australia shipAljazeera.net
Standoff with Sri Lankan asylum seekers endsThe Associated Press
NASDAQ -United Press International -IRINnews.org
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