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Indonesia – FACTBOX-Newmont operations and divestment case – Reuters

FACTBOX-Newmont operations and divestment case – Reuters
JAKARTA, April 1 (Reuters) – An international arbitration court has ordered foreign shareholders in the Indonesian unit of Newmont Mining Corp. ( NEM.N ) to sell a 17 percent stake in the unit within 180 days, Kontan newspaper reported on Wednesday

Contract to create Asian submarine cable net system – Electronic Engineering Times
NEC Corp. has signed a multimillion-dollar full turn-key contract with PT. Fangbian Iskan Corporindo (FIC) and Telemedia Pacific Inc. (TPI) to supply the new intra-Asian Submarine Cable Asia Network (SCAN) system. The signing ceremony took place at

Indonesian president warns against protectionism – Boston Globe
LONDON Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday called on G-20 leaders not to ignore developing nations in their efforts to alleviate the global financial crisis. Speaking at the London School of Economics on Tuesday before this

President Yudhoyono to speak Bahasa at G-20 summit – Antara Interactive
London (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he wanted to deliver his speech in Bahasa Indonesia at G-20 summit because other heads of state/government use their own languages. Speaking to reporters at JW Marriott Hotel here on

AirAsia eyeing more Indonesian cities – star.com.my
SINGAPORE: AirAsia has received an overwhelming 80,000 bookings for its flights from Singapore to four Indonesian cities within a week of its inaugural flights. AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said they were looking to add

She fled to avoid beatings – Straits Times
In one of the worst incidents of abuse, Miss Susilawati had her face scrubbed with the rough side of a sponge and steel wool rubbed across her mouth until her lips bled. Her former employers faced 41 counts of abuse among them. — ST PHOTO: NG SOR

2 rare elephants shot dead in Indonesian jungles – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
JAKARTA, Indonesia Two Sumatran elephants were found dead with gunshots to the head in a protected forest in western Indonesia, a conservationist said Tuesday. Park rangers have been riding the animals for weeks in the Kerinci National Park and

Indonesian analysts: China-U.S. summit expected to be helpful for – Xinhua News Agency
JAKARTA, March 31 (Xinhua) — The upcoming meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 summit in London is expected to produce a positive impact on the world economy, Indonesian