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[Indonesia Report] British couple feared to be imprisoned 20-years in Indonesia
Julian Ponder and Rachel Dougall, both are British nationality, are facing a 20-year imprisonment. Indonesian police arrested Ponder and Dougall on May 19. They were arrested in their villa in Tabanan, Bali, after another British woman, Lindsay June Sandiford, who was arrested earlier told police that she had handed over the…
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[Indonesian Report] Indonesians celebrate 67th anniversary of Independence Day
Since early this month, Indonesian red and white flags have been waving in every corner of the country. Each houses, schools, offices has raised the flags since then until this awaiting moment of August 17, The Independence Day of Indonesia. This is an annual ritual that Indonesians do to celebrate their independence…
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Society
IMF calls on Indonesia to speed up infrastructure projects
JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has called on the Indonesian government to be more serious about its commitment to developing infrastructure, local media reported on Monday. IMF Asia and Pacific department chief Sanjaya Panth said that one of the main factors hindering Indonesia from…
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South East Asia
Activists protest at KFC outlet in Semarang
Top news in <The Jakarta Post> : Activists protest at KFC outlet in Semarang Two activists wearing Sumatran tiger costumes along with several members of Greenpeace visited a KFC fast food restaurant on Jl. Pandanaran, Semarang, Central Java on Saturday, calling on KFC to stop using food-wrapping paper produced by…
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on Jun 5 Top news in <Jakarta Post>: In love with LV in China news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Indonesia on May 29 Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Police, promoter to discuss Gaga concert ticket refunds this week news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Indonesia on May 22 Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Police to ‘allow’ Gaga’s gig – with conditions news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Indonesia on May 15 Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Oil falls to 5-month low near $94 on Europe fears news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Kim Yong-nam’s Visit To Indonesia
Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea’s parliament, is currently on his first reported trip overseas since late leader Kim Jong Il’s death. The weeklong journey comes on the heels of new U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for launching a long-range rocket in April in defiance of…
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on May 8 Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Gayus and Dhana once handled the same corporate taxpayer: AGO news@theasian.asia
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