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Indonesian parliament could pave way Monday for fuel price hikes
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament could pass measures on Monday paving the way for a 33 percent rise in the country's fuel prices to reduce a government subsidy bill that has cast a shadow over Southeast Asia's biggest economy. If passed, the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Emerging Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Petroleum Industry
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Indonesia MPs back budget package that would allow fuel price hikes
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian parliamentarians gave their backing to budget revisions that pave the way for long delayed cuts in fuel price subsidies, blamed for sapping the budget and undermining confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry, Credit Ratings, National Government
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RPT-INSIGHT-Presidency beckons for Jakarta's rags-to-riches governor
Reuters(Repeats story sent on Sunday, no change to text) * Jakarta governor Joko Widodo a wildly popular leader * The standard bearer among a new crop of Indonesian politicians * Widodo made his name transforming the Javanese city of Solo * Fixing Jakarta'...Tags: Mini, Human Rights, Elections, Floods, Parties and Movements
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Big firms should report environmental impact -UN panel
Reuters* Panel advises mandatory reporting for large companies * Environment protection core part of plan to end poverty By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) - Big companies should report their impact on the environment in...Tags: Global Warming, David Cameron, Environmental Issues, London Stock Exchange, Business
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FEATURE-In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
Reuters* Soccer becomes proxy battle of two political parties * Bakrie's side regains control after recent deal * Soccer market is the third biggest in world by attendance * 52 mln viewers watch each week, 12 mln attend games each year By Janeman Latul...Tags: Government, Elections, Parties and Movements, Sports, Media Industry
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Indonesia re-arrests Chevron exec amid tension with Big Oil
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Authorities have bypassed a court order and re-arrested an executive at Chevron Corp's Indonesian unit in a graft case that highlights growing tension with big oil companies in a country struggling to...Tags: Human Rights, Police Arrests, Energy Resources, Chevron Corportion, Justice System
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Indonesia's Freeport mine risks prolonged closure over disaster
Reuters* Death toll rises to 21, hopes fade for survivors * Unions demand thorough investigation * Mine has been closed for a week By Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine could face a prolonged...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Indonesia, Mining, Jakarta (Indonesia), Metal and Mineral
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The Week in Pictures | April 15 – April 21, 2013
FrameworkThe eyes of the world were on Boston this week with the two bomb blasts during the marathon on Monday and subsequent manhunt for two brothers believed to be the perpetrators.... -
Pictures in the News | April 15, 2013
FrameworkMonday's Pictures in the News begins in North Korea, where people visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile... -
Inquiry finds Indonesia military unit was behind prison killings
Eleven members of an elite Indonesian military unit were behind the slayings of four detainees at the Cebongan prison last month, military investigators told reporters this week. Brig. Gen. Unggul K. Yudhoyono said the prison killings were a revenge...
Tags: Human Rights, Prisons, Fidel Castro, Indonesia, Justice and Rights
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Bali marks 10th anniversary of devastating bombing
World NowTen years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack... -
Massive quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's...
Tags: Weather Science, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Indonesia, Science
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