A search and rescue team saved two illegal miners that were trapped in an abandoned gold mine owned by state-controlled mining company Aneka Tambang for 11 days. “The two miners were evacuated [from the site] last…
5:52 pm May 22, 2013Read More
The Moon and Star Party (PBB) has taken graft convict Susno Duaji off of its list of candidates for the 2014 legislative elections and has replaced him with his daughter, Diliana Ermaningtias, a party executive revealed…
5:00 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Authorities have bypassed a court order and rearrested an executive at Chevron’s Indonesian unit in a graft case that highlights growing tension with big oil companies in a country struggling to reverse a decline in oil…
4:59 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Fourteen Jakarta hospitals have scrapped their plan to back out of the Jakarta Health Card (KJS) program, a city health official said on Wednesday. “The 14 institutions are again accepting and servicing patients under the KJS…
4:05 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Golf’s ruling bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring putters will be banned from the start of 2016. The anchored putting stroke has been in the spotlight since being used by a clutch of players to…
3:19 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Jakarta Police arrested three alleged drug traffickers and seized 2,900 ecstasy pills and 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine, a police chief said on Wednesday. Gambir Police head Adj. Sr. Comr. Tatan Darsan told Indonesian news portal…
2:50 pm May 22, 2013Read More
A day after rescuers pulled the last body from the rubble of a recent mine collapse that killed 28 workers, Freeport has turned its attention to a review of safety measures at its underground operations, Freeport-McMoRan…
2:31 pm May 22, 2013Read More
The Corruption Eradication Corruption (KPK) on Wednesday questioned the head of East Jakarta Tax Office as a witness in a graft case involving two of his subordinates. “I came here as a witness for both of…
1:56 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Florence, Italy. As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues. “Big cities are where the greatest opportunities are, but also…
1:15 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Following mounting criticism from conservative Muslim groups, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo urged contestants of the upcoming Miss World pageant not to pose in bikinis. “The event should be in line with Indonesian culture,” Joko told Indonesian…
1:13 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Indonesia’s new finance minister said the government wants to increase fuel prices next month and proposed additional compensation in this year’s budget to help protect the poor from the impact of the rise. The fuel price…
12:53 pm May 22, 2013Read More
London. Copper rose to its highest level in two weeks on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened and a production outage at world’s second-largest copper mine in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse looked set to continue indefinitely.…
6:04 pm May 22, 2013Read More
A high-level team of businessmen and economists from Indonesia are in South Korea to study how the country has managed to make the grade from a middle-income economy to an advanced nation. Korea has emerged as…
6:03 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Rome. Italian exports will record almost double-digit growth through 2014, helping the euro region’s third-biggest economy recover next year, National Statistics Institute Istat said. Sales abroad of Italian goods and services will increase 9.7 percent in…
5:37 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Press reports that Bank Indonesia has given Singapore’s DBS the go ahead to secure an initial 40 percent stake in Bank Danamon could hold back interest in Indonesia from other overseas banks, Fitch Ratings said on…
5:24 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Sydney. The end of Australia’s resources boom is taking its toll on investment in the sector, with A$150 billion in planned projects delayed or cancelled since April 2012, government data shows. China’s economic slowdown has squashed…
5:16 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Kuala Lumpur. Long-haul carrier AirAsia X, founded by entreprener Tony Fernandes, has set an indicative price of 1.45 ringgit ($0.48) per share for an initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia worth more than $300 million, according…
3:31 pm May 22, 2013Read More
The rupiah is likely to continue its decline this year due to a current account deficit, after the government delayed measures to curb spending on subsidized fuel. In a revised budget proposal submitted to the House…
3:00 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Hong Kong/Singapore/Mumbai. Axiata Group Bhd., Malaysia’s largest mobile-phone operator, is evaluating a bid for Axis Telekom Indonesia, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Any offer for Axis would be made by Axiata’s Indonesian unit,…
2:08 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Shares in Bank Danamon Indonesia dropped as much as 5 percent on Wednesday, pressed down by uncertainty over whether Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings will be able to purchase a majority stake in the Indonesian lender. Indonesia’s…
1:56 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn may partner with the business group of Sugiyanto Kusuma to invest in a manufacturing plant, Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat has said. Speaking after a hearing with a house commission late on Tuesday,…
1:30 pm May 22, 2013Read More
An Indonesian tycoon who owns a big stake in a huge copper and gold prospect taken from Australia’s Intrepid Mines last year is willing to resolve the ownership dispute, he said in a letter to an…
10:00 pm May 21, 2013Read More
Kinshasa. Fighting erupted between the Congolese army and rebels in the troubled east of the country for a third straight day on Wednesday, further rattling an uneasy peace as UN chief Ban Ki-moon began a visit…
6:53 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Cairo. Kidnappers on Wednesday released three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers seized in the Sinai, the army said, leading to the reopening of a Gaza border crossing that police closed to protest the abductions. “The seven…
5:06 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Stockholm. Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden’s worst disorder in years. On Tuesday night, a police…
4:47 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Savar. Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman’s hand. “I…
2:26 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Kathmandu. An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest, expedition organizers said o n Wednesday. Arunima Sinha,…
2:08 pm May 22, 2013Read More
The family of Shane Todd, who was found hanged in his Singapore apartment, withdrew from a coroner’s inquest in the city state looking into how the US research engineer died. “The Todd family feels we must…
1:37 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Paris. France’s far-right paid tribute to a writer and activist who shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday after denouncing gay marriage and immigration. Police confirmed the…
1:18 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Florence, Italy. As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues. “Big cities are where the greatest opportunities are, but also…
1:15 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Beijing. Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei released a foul-mouthed heavy rock song titled “Dumbass” on Wednesday, with a video parodying his months in police detention. The video accompanying the song, posted online, shows Ai under interrogation,…
1:02 pm May 22, 2013Read More
When thousands of participants from around the world gather in Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and women. The meeting, scheduled for May 26-30 under a banner…
12:50 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Ottawa. A spate of deadly violence risks plunging Iraq into a sectarian civil war, Canada’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday, adding that a Canadian was among the latest victims. “The security situation in Iraq has been…
11:50 am May 22, 2013Read More
Shanghai. Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as “unskilled” after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.…
2:38 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Kathmandu. An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest, expedition organizers said o n Wednesday. Arunima Sinha,…
2:08 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Hong Kong. The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city’s new role as a global arts hub amid an explosion of personal wealth…
2:03 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Cannes. In just a few years, China has become the world’s most enticing movie market, but the pitfalls there for foreign filmmakers are many, experts say. Censorship, bureaucracy and piracy head the roster of concerns, according…
1:01 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Justin Bieber’s pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property on Tuesday after the Canadian pop sensation failed to claim the animal, officials said. Mally, a capuchin monkey, is temporarily…
9:49 am May 22, 2013Read More
It is not unusual for Muslims living in Western countries to face prejudice, misunderstanding and isolation. Western media portrayal of Muslims, particularly in the immediate post-9/11 period, has sometimes vilified and marginalized Islam, in turn, leaving…
9:17 am May 22, 2013Read More
For perhaps populist reasons, “Star Trek” was never as big as, say, “Star Wars” in Indonesia. Most likely, it had to do with the latter’s global cinematic dominance; even in the local home video pinnacle in…
9:40 pm May 21, 2013Read More
The Da Lopez brothers are on to something. While most, if not all, Indonesian comedies on television and in movies are overacted or marred with obvious product placement, the two brothers, both currently studying at the…
9:32 pm May 21, 2013Read More
Children are our future. Yet so many of them grow up without loving homes and proper education, condemning them to a lifetime of crime and poverty. “There are more than 100 million kids without parents or…
9:30 pm May 21, 2013Read More
One of the oddest moments for Todd Phillips, director of the “Hangover” movies, was meeting a Zach Galifianakis lookalike on the Vegas Strip who refused to have his picture taken if not paid. Galifianakis’ hilarious bearded…
2:28 pm May 21, 2013Read More
The story of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo’s life will hit the big screen in June, but he said he’s not exactly looking forward to his theatrical debut. “It’s embarrassing to have a film about me,” he…
10:40 am May 21, 2013Read More
The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) decided against sending its under-19 national team to Timika, Papua, for intensive training following the recent tunnel collapse at Freeport-McRoran’s Grasberg mine last week. The training was scheduled to be held…
6:36 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Golf’s ruling bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring putters will be banned from the start of 2016. The anchored putting stroke has been in the spotlight since being used by a clutch of players to…
3:19 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Luck was not on Indonesia’s side on Tuesday as hours after suffering a crushing 5-0 defeat to China, they were drawn to meet the eight-time Sudirman Cup champions again, this time in the quarter-finals. Germany, who…
2:50 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Thai qualifiers Buriram United held off Uzbek giants Bunyodkor to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday as FC Seoul beat nine-man Beijing Guoan 3-1. Buriram weathered waves of attack in Tashkent for a 0-0…
2:24 pm May 22, 2013Read More
The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) is begging fans to behave during international matches after it was slapped with thousands in fines for crowds’ rowdy conduct, PSSI chief Djohar Arifin Husin told reporters on Tuesday. The statement…
12:18 pm May 22, 2013Read More
Indonesia’s Sudirman Cup badminton side was given a wake-up call on Tuesday, with a 5-0 loss to China in the battle to head Group A indicating the team has a long way to climb if…
8:49 pm May 21, 2013Read More
Indonesian volleyballers are preparing for an earlier-than-usual return to the Proliga competition next year to avoid clashing with national elections, in which campaigning is set to intensify in March, organizers announced on Tuesday. The tournament, to…
7:37 pm May 21, 2013Read More
Indonesian football is in “such a mess” that nothing will be done to address the issue of unruly crowds at international games despite the country being fined $15,000, an official admitted on Tuesday. The Asian Football…
1:56 pm May 21, 2013Read More
Kuala Lumpur. Underdog Taiwan thrashed European champion Germany 5-0 to top Group C of the Sudirman Cup on Monday and sails into the quarter-finals. Former champion Indonesia also reached the quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-1 victory…
9:48 am May 21, 2013Read More
Former champions Indonesia reached the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup on Monday with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over India in Group A. Playing at Putra Stadium of Kuala Lumpur, men’s doubles Angga Pratama and Rian Agung…
7:15 pm May 20, 2013Read More
Mumbai. The Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) have been fined $15,000 for repeated crowd infringements at international matches, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Monday. The PSSI were fined $10,000 after fans ignited firecrackers and threw water…
5:47 pm May 20, 2013Read More
A search and rescue team saved two illegal miners that were trapped in an…
The Moon and Star Party (PBB) has taken graft convict Susno Duaji off of…
Authorities have bypassed a court order and rearrested an executive at Chevron’s Indonesian unit…
London. Copper rose to its highest level in two weeks on Wednesday, as the…
A high-level team of businessmen and economists from Indonesia are in South Korea to…
Rome. Italian exports will record almost double-digit growth through 2014, helping the euro region’s…
Kinshasa. Fighting erupted between the Congolese army and rebels in the troubled east of…
Cairo. Kidnappers on Wednesday released three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers seized in the…
Stockholm. Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue…
Islamabad. For the first time, Pakistan’s civilian government has successfully completed its five-year term.…
The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) decided against sending its under-19 national team to Timika,…
Golf’s ruling bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring putters will be banned from…
Luck was not on Indonesia’s side on Tuesday as hours after suffering a crushing…
Hong Kong. The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts…
Bank tellers used to cringe at the sight of Nia Sadjarwo and Hanny Kusumawati.…
Many people think that kids and teens are not able to make a difference…
Sometimes the hardest part about volunteering is getting too involved. At first, giving your…
Confident strides. A big friendly smile. Gleaming eyes. Indisputable eloquence. That was our first…
The street children of Jakarta often revert to begging on median strips to earn…
Elections are an important part of democracy. Ayo Vote aims to get Indonesian youths…
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