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Free Trade & Neoliberalism

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October 13, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2018

Ni Komang Erviani and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta and Nusa Dua – Police arrested and later released six activists protesting the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund-

October 11, 2018

Radar Bali - October 11, 2018

Denpasar – Police arrested and later released five activists from the Community Resistance Movement (Komunitas Gerak Lawan) to prevent them from holding a protest action against the ann

Agence France Presse - October 11, 2018

Nusa Dua, Bali – An alternative conference on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meeting this week in Indonesia has been cancelled due to pressure

Tempo - October 11, 2018

Seulki Lee, Jakarta – While the 2018 annual meeting of IMF-World Bank Groups entered its third day in Nusa Dua Bali, the parallel global civil society conference has been hassled by loc

Tirto.id - October 11, 2018

Rio Apinino – Police have closed down the Peoples' Global Conference Against the IMF-World Bank which should have opened earlier today at the Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI) Auditorium i

October 10, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 10, 2018

Nusa Dua, Bali – A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) has called for a moratorium or a halt in new projects funded with foreign loans and a thorough audit into past and ongoing

October 8, 2018

Kata Data - October 8, 2018

Desy Setyowati – Civil society organisations will hold a People's Summit on Alternative Development on October 8-10 in Sanur, Bali.

October 5, 2018

Tribune Bali - October 5, 2018

Busrah Hisyam Ardans, Denpasar – The People's Global Conference Alliance (Aliansi Konferensi Rakyat Global) held a peaceful action in front of the Bali regional police office on Septemb

Kabar Bali - October 5, 2018

Scores of students from the People's Movement Against the IMF-World Bank have held a protest action in front of the Bali regional police headquarters to protest policies that restrict p

September 1, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - September 1, 2018

James Massola, Jakarta – Ninety-nine per cent of Australian exports to Indonesia will now be able to enter tax free, or will receive preferential treatment, under the free trade deal st

August 31, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - August 31, 2018

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Bogor – The Australia-Indonesia free trade deal will be a "massive win-win" for both nations, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, as it will bring th

August 29, 2018

The Guardian - August 29, 2018

Lisa Martin – Australian universities are expected to get the green light to start setting up campuses in Indonesia under a new free trade deal.

June 12, 2018

Nikkei Asian Review - June 12, 2018

Shotaro Tani, Tokyo – Indonesia is studying the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached by 11 nations after the U.S.

February 2, 2018

Jakarta Post - February 2, 2018

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Thursday that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo intended to privatize several airports.

October 11, 2017

Melbourne Age - October 11, 2017

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to more Indonesian workers – such as nurses and cooks – as well as removing tariffs on textiles as

August 29, 2017

Sydney Morning Herald - August 29, 2017

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Malcolm Turnbull's desire for a "high quality" free trade agreement with Indonesia will confront Jakarta's protectionist impulses, with chief negotiato

June 5, 2017

Nikkei Asia Review - June 5, 2017

Shotaro Tani, Tokyo – Indonesia has lost its motivation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, due to the U.S.

August 29, 2016

Jakarta Post - August 29, 2016

Jakarta – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will only benefit US-based information and communication technology (ICT) firms, rather than other companies, an activist has said.

July 9, 2012

Jakarta Post - July 9, 2012

Jakarta – Activists have called on the Indonesian government to drop its plan to lend US$1 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and channel the fund instead for domestic pur

January 25, 2010

Bisnis.com - January 25, 2010

Sepudin Zuhri, Jakarta – The Indonesian People's Opposition Front (FOR Indonesia) is calling on the government to immediately stop trade liberalisation and pull out of all existing free

Media Alkhairaat - January 25, 2010

Palu – The Central Sulawesi Indonesian People's Opposition Front (FOR Indonesia) was officially declared at 10am at the Gor Palu Park.

October 25, 2009

Jakarta Post - October 25, 2009

Iman D. Nugroho, Jakarta – A short afternoon trip that Dandhy Dwi Laksono took recently turned out to be the key to opening a kind of Pandora's box.

February 28, 2007

Green Left Weekly - February 28, 2007

The left-wing Acehnese Peoples Party (PRA) will be holding its founding congress in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh at the end of February.

September 16, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2006

Andi Haswidi, Batam – Only the rich nations that are not affected by IMF policies benefit from the institution's reforms, a speaker at Batam's International Peoples Forum said Friday.

September 15, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2006

Andi Haswidi, Batam, Riau Islands – Activists said Thursday they had received threats from people claiming to represent local NGOs warning them to call off a planned international antig

September 12, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 12, 2006

Fadli, Batam – After threatening to break up any gathering of foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Batam, the Riau Islands provincial police on Monday agreed to abide by a Na

September 11, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 11, 2006

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – Confusion among the police means it remains unclear whether a group of local and international non-governmental organizations will be allowed to hold a foru

September 8, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2006

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – International NGOs have slammed the Riau Police's decision to ban them from holding a gathering next week on Batam Island to protest the annual World Bank-IMF me

September 7, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 7, 2006

Jakarta/Batam – Warned they were unwelcome in Singapore, the site of an upcoming World Bank/International Monetary Fund annual conference, hundreds of NGO activists from 40 countries ch

September 6, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 6, 2006

Fadli, Bintan – Foreign and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) insisted Tuesday they would go ahead with plans to hold a protest meeting in Batam called the International People

September 1, 2006

Jakarta Post - September 1, 2006

Fadli, Batam – Unhappy with the thought that hundreds of activists from 40 countries might flock Batam Island to attend an international forum has made Riau Islands Police think twice a

December 19, 2005

Associated Press - December 19, 2005

Hong Kong – Four Indonesians who took part in an anti-WTO sit-in that occupied a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong over the weekend have been charged with unlawful assembly, an activist s

December 18, 2005

Detik.com - December 18, 2005

Machendra Setyo AtmajaIntania Nur Kusuma, Jakarta – Symbols of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have been burnt by demonstrators from the Indonesian People's Anti-Imperialist Union (P

Detik.com - December 18, 2005

Ahmad Dani, Jakarta – Coinciding with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Level Conference (KTM) in Hong Kong, 2,000 farmers gathered at Victoria Park on Saturday December 17

Detik.com - December 18, 2005

Muhammad Nur Hayid, Jakarta – Around 100 people from the Indonesian People's Anti-Imperialist Union (Perisai) demonstrated in front of the State Palace on Sunday December 18.

Detik.com - December 18, 2005

Ahmad Dani, Jakarta – Actions opposing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will also been held in Indonesia.

Detik.com - December 18, 2005

Machhendra Setyo Atmaja, Jakarta – Calls for Indonesia to walkout of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are growing stronger as it is believed that the Indonesian government gains no be

December 12, 2005

Detik.com - December 12, 2005

Arin Widiyanti, Jakarta – Concerned about their livelihoods that are being ground down by the advanced countries, though policies being driven by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), far

December 6, 2005

Detik.com - December 6, 2005

Intania Nur Kusuma, Jakarta – The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will hold its 6th ministerial level meeting in Hong Kong on 13-18 December.

April 28, 2005

April 20, 2005

Detik.com - April 20, 2005

Dian Intannia, Jakarta – Around 30 student activists, rural workers and urban-poor activists from the United People's Alliance (Aliansi Rakyat Bersatu, ARB) are demanding that the gover

June 4, 2004

Jakarta Post - June 4, 2004

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Less than three months after the House of Representatives approved the water bill amid public outcry, the government has talked about a plan to privat

February 13, 2004

Asia Times - February 13, 2004

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – A group of 35 Indonesian economists launched a campaign against privatization of state-owned companies on Tuesday in Jakarta.

February 6, 2004

Jakarta Post - February 6, 2004

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Three non-governmental organizations filed a lawsuit against President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday at the Central Jakarta District Court for issuing Presi

February 4, 2004

Green Left Weekly - February 4, 2004

[Indonesian trade unionist Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the Indonesian National Front for Labour struggle, addressed 6000 people at the World Social Forum on January 17.

January 20, 2004

Jakarta Post - January 20, 2004

Evi Mariani, Mumbai, India – Indonesian labor activist Dita Sari became one of the stars of the World Social Forum on Monday when she addressed a packed conference on globalization, and

December 23, 2003

Jakarta Post - December 23, 2003

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The bill on water resources, which has been widely criticized for regarding water as a commodity, does not guarantee the rights of ethnic minority gro

August 27, 2003

Jakarta Post - August 27, 2003

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), farmer and labor unions from across Indonesia gathered in Jakarta on Tuesday for a two-day meeting to prepare for the Septe

February 5, 2003

January 20, 2003

Jakarta Post - January 20, 2003

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Police fired warning shots and beat hundreds of anti-CGI protesters with batons, while representatives of Indonesia's traditional foreign donor countries and i