Copyright 2008 indahnesia.com: Discover Indonesia Online - Latest news en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 04:23:24 +0200 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:23:24 +0200 10 May 2008 04:10:52 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805100/indonesian_police_on_alert_for_oil_price_protests.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Protests JAKARTA - ndonesia's police have been told to be be on alert for any signs of unrest over fuel prices ahead of an expected price hike. The government is believed to be considering a fuel price rise of between 20 and 30 ... 09 May 2008 02:38:29 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805090/prosecutors_choose_central_java_to_execute_bali_bombers.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Terrorism JAKARTA - Indonesian prosecutors said on Friday that Central Java has been selected for the venue to execute three convicted militants in death row for their key roles in the 2002 Bali bombings. "We are now asking approval from the Ministry ... 08 May 2008 06:00:19 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805080/missing_malaysian_girls_believed_to_be_in_indonesia.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND General JAKARTA - Many Malaysian girls reported missing by their families have ended up in Indonesia, PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa said. Husam through his non-governmental organisation Kijang Care and in collaboration with other NGOs, has traced two Malaysian girls who were taken ... 07 May 2008 03:35:38 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805070/emaar_builds_expansion_to_indonesia_with_office_in_jakarta.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Tourism JAKARTA - Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based property developer with a significant presence in 36 markets globally, has accelerated its development plans for Indonesia with the opening of its country office in Jakarta. The office will steer the development of Emaar's first project ... 06 May 2008 02:53:29 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805060/landslide_kills_12_near_freeport_mine_in_eastern_indonesia.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IRI Accidents JAKARTA - Twelve people died in a landslide near a massive copper mine operated by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold in Indonesia's Papua province, but the firm's mining operations were unaffected, officials said on Tuesday. A torrent of mud fell into a river, ... 05 May 2008 03:11:42 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805050/indonesia_police_arrest_alleged_2005_bali_bomb_plotter.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Terrorism JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities have arrested an alleged member of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in connection with the 2005 Bali bombings that killed 20 people and injured over a hundred, a police spokesman told AFP Monday. Faiz Fauzan ... 04 May 2008 10:25:08 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805040/three_dead_in_clash_between_villages_on_seram_island.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=MAL Violence JAKARTA - Three people were killed on Saturday in a fierce clash between two villages on the island of Seram in the Malulu archipelago in eastern Indonesia. At least 60 homes, several schools and places of worship were burned down in the ... 03 May 2008 15:05:38 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805030/indonesia_has_more_than_10_thousand_aids_patients.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Medical JAKARTA - The total number of known AIDS patients in Indonesia was 11,868 by March 2008, according to Indonesian Health Ministry data. However, the real number of AIDS patients in the country could be much higher than that recorded by the health ... 02 May 2008 03:38:28 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805020/greenpeace_campaign_forces_unilever_u-turn_on_palm_oil.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Environment JAKARTA - Greenpeace today welcomed Unilever’s call for a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia, that is wiping out orang-utans and devastating the climate. In a speech delivered in London today, CEO Patrick Cescau supported Greenpeace’s demand for a complete halt to ... 01 May 2008 05:29:52 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200805010/fuel_prices_most_likely_to_be_hiked_by_almost_30%.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND General JAKARTA - The government in Indonesia is planning to hike prices of subsidized fuels by an average of some 28.7 percent. The price hike should become effective on June 1 and is aimed to prevent deficit in the state budget to grow ... 30 April 2008 10:33:53 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804300/bird_flu;_situation_in_indonesia,_update_27.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=JAW Bird Flu JAKARTA - A toddler from Central Java has died from bird flu, putting the total death toll in Indonesia alone to 108, according to information released by the Health Department on Wednesday. The 3-year-old first showed symptoms of flu and breathing difficulties ... 29 April 2008 15:25:57 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804290/ahmadiyah_mosque_burned_as_protests_grow.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=JAW Violence SUKABUMI - A group calling itself the Jamaah Al Mubalighin Communication Forum burned down a mosque belonging to the "deviant" Ahmadiyah sect in Parakan Salak village in Sukabumi regency, West Java, early Monday. Sukabumi Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Gunthor Ghafar told ... 28 April 2008 14:31:06 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804281/lion_air_to_fly_additional_international_route_soon.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND General JAKARTA - Indonesia's Lion Air has declared its intention to begin flying between Bali and Singapore in June or July 2008, utilizing Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. As reported in Bisnis Indonesia, the public relations manager of Lion Air, Hasyim Alhabsi, said service would ... 28 April 2008 11:32:04 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804280/airasia_to_build_pay-as-you-go_hotels_in_indonesia.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Tourism JAKARTA - Bisnis Indonesia reports that AirAsia is interested in building a network of low-cost hotels in several locations across Indonesia, including Bali. Sendjaja Widjaja, the Deputy-Chairman, Indonesia, for AirAia, told the press that hotels to be built in Indonesia will pursue ... 27 April 2008 03:11:52 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804270/two_moderate_earthquakes_hit_western_indonesia.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Earthquake JAKARTA - Two earthquakes measuring 5.5 and 5.6 respectively on the Richter scale rocked Sumatra and Java Islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualty, Indonesian meteorology and disaster management agencies said. The 5.5 magnitude ... 26 April 2008 14:15:52 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804260/indonesia_to_triple_rice_seed_budget_to_lift_output.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND General JAKARTA - Indonesia is planning to spend 6 trillion Rupiah (416 million euro) to provide farmers with rice seeds this year. These seeds include high-yielding hybrid varieties to boost output, told vice-President Jusuf Kalla earlier today. Authorities in Indonesia have been trying ... 25 April 2008 16:15:00 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804250/indonesia_to_officially_ban_ahmadiyah_sect_soon.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND General JAKARTA - The Indonesian government will officially ban the Ahmadiyah sect next week, following the edict by the country's Ulema Council and a decision made by the Attorney General Office to outlaw the sect, Indonesian Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said on Friday. ... 24 April 2008 03:16:58 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804240/indonesia_denies_seeking_payment_for_virus_samples.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Bird Flu JAKARTA - An Indonesian health official, responding to recent comments by the US health secretary, today denied that Indonesia wants financial compensation if it resumes sharing its H5N1 avian influenza virus samples. Widjaja Lukito, an adviser to Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari, ... 23 April 2008 14:32:02 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804230/police_dismantles_ecstasy-factory_near_makassar.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=SUL Drugs MAKASSAR - The anti-drug brigade of the regional police in Makassar, Southern Sulawesi, has closed down an ecstasy-factory early in the morning. Outside confiscating a number of tablets also self-made weapons were confiscated and the owner of the building in which the ... 22 April 2008 13:02:59 +0200 http://news.indahnesia.com/item/200804221/krakatau_and_ibu_volcanoes_on_high_alert.php http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=IND Volcanic activity JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the alert status for the offspring of the Krakatoa volcano in the Strait of Sunda, and Mount Ibu in eastern province of North Maluku, after both showed increased activity. Anak Krakatau, or the "Child of Krakatoa," ...