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November 15, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – After a meeting in London this week, the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has asked President…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2007

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of the country's 746 local languages will disappear forever unless the central and local governments…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2007

Jakarta – Corruption watchdogs and concerned citizens on Wednesday complained of weak policy, poor management and financial irregularities in the…

Reuters - November 15, 2007

East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao began talks with former soldiers whose dismissal sparked protests that led to bloodshed in the tiny…

November 14, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Mustaqim Adammrah, Jakarta – Jakarta is being urged to follow the lead of cities like London, Stockholm and Singapore in introducing an electronic…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Jakarta – The Cakung sluice gate in East Jakarta provides Ari Syarifuddin with a steady income on a daily basis due to the amount of trash it…

Tempo Interactive - November 14, 2007

Pramono, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has requested that the government abolish the national test.

Ade Irawan…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House commission overseeing foreign affairs criticized a list of ambassador candidates on Tuesday, accusing the…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Jakarta – Cawang Pulo in Kampung Melayu district was under water again Tuesday morning, just a few days after floodwaters reached the two-meter…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Jakarta – Court hearings on Tuesday around the murder of human rights activist Munir have uncovered irregularities surrounding the deployment of…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Indonesia's farming body has called on the government to help small-scale and family-run farms implement…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Jakarta – Experts warn Indonesians of the massive spread of disease due to uncertain climate patterns caused by global warming.

The head of…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Considering the current investment climate, industrial strikes are not the best way for workers to settle disputes…

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2007

Nusa Dua, Bali – Having steered its new Investment Law through parliament, the government's next step will be to lay out the red carpet for local…

Australian Associated Press - November 14, 2007

Indonesia's parliament has agreed to ratify a key security treaty with Australia, a year after both nations signed the historic pact.

The so…

NGO Joint Forum in Papua Press Release - November 14, 2007

During the past nine months, Indonesia has been visited by three UN human rights experts, Hina Jilani, the special representative of the UN…

November 13, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2007

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – There have been more protests over the government's decision to continue holding national examinations for elementary,…

Cenderawasih Pos - November 13, 2007

Jakarta – Today is the ninth anniversary of the Semanggi I case when 17 people died, including six students. Unfortunately, the investigation into…

Associated Press - November 13, 2007

Christopher S. Rugaber, Washington – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Bush administration for its view on a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp…

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2007

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two judges and seven prosecutors were questioned Monday over the controversial acquittal of logging boss Adelin Lis on…

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2007

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's latest policy that allows motorists to use the busway lanes to ease traffic…

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2007

Jakarta – The UN's special agent responsible for investigations into human rights abuses, Manfred Nowak, is set to commence his two week…

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 13, 2007

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has reported steady and sharp increases in new foreign investment approvals amid persistently negative…

BBC Media Monitoring - November 13, 2007

Jose Sarito Amaral, Dili – Thousands of Timor Leste citizens commemorated yesterday (12/11) the tragedy of 12 November 1991, when Indonesian…

Tempo Interactive - November 13, 2007

Jose Sarito Amaral, Dili – Thousands of Timor Leste citizens commemorated yesterday (12/11) the tragedy of November 12, 1991 when Indonesian…

November 12, 2007

Detik.com - November 12, 2007

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – During protest actions, demonstrators usually replace the names of government officials they are protesting against…

Jakarta Post - November 12, 2007

Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – Businesses are cautiously welcoming the government's plan to provide incentives for industries willing to convert from oil…

Kompas - November 12, 2007

Suwardiman – "The facts indicated that up until now many political parties have not really taken up the aspirations of the people. The parties…

Tempo Interactive - November 12, 2007

Kurniasih Budi, Jakarta – Ulemas from the Nahdlatul Ulama in the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Ulemas National Awakening Party (PKNU), have…

Jakarta Post - November 12, 2007

Trisha Sertori/J.B. Djwan, Contributors, Bima and Flores – Daily there are dozens of stories of Indonesia's female migrant workers (TKW) in the…

November 11, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2007

Alfian and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – Forestry minister M.S. Kaban has said he had nothing to do with the Medan District Court's recent…

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2007

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has sentenced senior member of the Lia Eden sect Abdul Rachman to three years in prison for…

November 10, 2007

Kompas - November 10, 2007

The National Human Rights Commission is planning to re-open the case of the disappearance of Aristoteles Masoka, the chauffeur of…

Sydney Morning Herald - November 10, 2007

The report from a coronial inquest into the Balibo Five deaths is handed down next week. Mal Walden recounts the gut-wrenching day he heard the…

November 9, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Jakarta – Rights groups demanded Thursday the government provide full access to a UN special rapporteur on torture and cruelty slated to begin a…

Tempo Interactive - November 9, 2007

Rohman Taufiq, Sidoarjo – The uncontrolled emissions (spurt) of water mixed with flammable gas occurred again near the Lapindo mudflow…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Jakarta – It was another exhausting day for Sukarti as she waited in line at the Cipto Mangunkusno General Hospital in Central Jakarta.

Her…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Jakarta – Former State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi, a suspect in the controversial 2004 sale of two very large crude carriers…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Irked by the customs service's long-tainted image as a hotbed of corruption and poor service, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani…

Tempo Interactive - November 9, 2007

Jakarta – Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR), Agung Laksono, asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to warn Forestry Minister M. S.…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Constitutional law experts have recommended improvements to the legislature's system of checks and balances between the…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Alfian, Jakarta – The government has announced it will allocate Rp 10.4 trillion (US$1.14 billion) to finance the 2009 general election, half the…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Jakarta – Political parties in Indonesia have failed in their role as the key providers of political education for their members as well as the…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Bogor – Four members of the banned al-Qiyadah al-Islamiyah sect turned themselves in to police Thursday.

Adj. Comr. Sarjiman,…

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2007

Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – Hit by rising oil prices, many factory-gate prices will have to rise by up to 10 percent early next year unless the…

November 8, 2007

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2007

Jakarta – Some 300 people blockaded the Pondok Pinang-Serpong turnpike Wednesday to demand compensation from toll road operator PT Jasa Marga. The…

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2007

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said Wednesday it was optimistic it would win the Buyat Bay civil lawsuit…

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2007

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Police are still looking for logging boss Adelin Lis, whose whereabouts have been unknown since he was acquitted of…

Radio Australia - November 8, 2007

Ahmed Mushaddeq leads the new Al Qiyadah Al Islamiyah sect. The sect has been described as deviant and blasphemous by the country's powerful…

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2007

Jakarta – Consumers in the country are getting jittery from a possible domino effect from the lately pick-up in inflation to growth and beyond,…