South Koreas Samtan Co to buy into Indonesias E-Pertagas
A South Korean supplier of city gas identified as Samtan Co. plans to buy a 34 percent in equity share of E-Pertagas, a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producer in Indonesia, a company official said. E-Pertagas is a joint...
Read full news (read 14 times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this News‘Privacy’ Flushed Away
Recently, actress Febby Febiola caught a university student videotaping her in a public toilet. According to Febby, while using the toilet , she saw a cellphone being held above the cubicle wall. She screamed and immediately banged the next cubicle....
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Nike World Cup jerseys – garment factory workers in Jakarta see red
The jerseys worn by Dutch fans at the World Cup final were orange but Spain’s red may better describe the feelings of replica soccer kit workers trying to raise wages in Indonesian factories. The workers in a garment factory...
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In 2007, the government initiated a very good program of converting the use of kerosene into LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). And along with Pt. Pertamina, LPG kits were distributed free of cost to the masses. This step towards progress was...
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono investigating police corruption
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono rebuked his country’s police force at a ceremony to commemorate its 64th anniversary yesterday, saying he has received millions of public complaints about the force that has been tainted with allegations of...
Read full news (read 30 times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this NewsThe Indonesian Minister Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim will come to Jakarta tomorrow
The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, will be in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 8. Dr Yaacob and fellow ASEAN environment ministers will be meeting Mexico’s Foreign Secretary, Patricia Espinosa – the incoming President...
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Now 17 dead due to the latest earthquakes in Indonesia
The death toll from last week’s strong earthquakes that struck Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua has risen to 17. This was a statement from the National Disaster Management Agency today. The series of quakes on Wednesday, the strongest of...
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Is that the right way to stop sexual harassment in TransJakartas buses?
In a bid to clamp down on incidents of sexual harassment on its buses, the TransJakarta management on Thursday launched separate lines for male and female passengers, but critics call the system ineffective. TransJakarta control manager Gunardjo said...
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Smoking toddler from Indonesia now in special care – Video
A two-year-old toddler in South Sumatra, Indonesia, has become addicted to cigarettes, smoking around forty a day. The parents of Aldi Rizal say their boy started smoking cigarettes at 18 months old when his father, Muhammad, introduced him...
Read full news (read 416 times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this NewsSusnos pretrial motion against arrest over graft charges rejected from court
The South Jakarta District Court turned down a pretrial motion by graft suspect, high-ranking policeman Susno Duadji who challenged his arrest on the grounds that police had enough preliminary evidence to detain the suspect. “The South Jakarta District...
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Yahoo buys Indonesian Internet Service Koprol
Yahoo! has announced that it has acquired Koprol, an Indonesian Internet service that lets people use mobile telephones to instantly connect with nearby people and places. “Users are increasingly relying on mobile devices to communicate and access the...
Read full news (read 26 times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this NewsRemains of Hasri Ainun Habibie arrived in Jakarta
The body of former first lady Hasri Ainun Habibie, the wife of former president B.J. Habibie arrived in Jakarta on early Tuesday morning where she will be buried on the same day. News portal kompas.com reported that the body...
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Kelly Clarkson wins the cigarette fight in Jakarta
Singer Kelly Clarkson won her fight against Jakarta’s cigarette company Djarum that was sponsoring her gig in Indonesia. The sponsorship of the company for the event has now been canceled. Kelly Clarkson was under pressure to cancel her 29th April concert...
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Rioting for Mbah Priok?
Bloody riots over the Muslim tomb in Jakarta killed 3 people yesterday before police was sent to stop the violence. Over 100 people got injured, many of them quite seriously. They clashed with security forces and protested against plans to...
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Barack Obama statue removed from Jakarta park
Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Jakarta due to a public backlash.It was moved today to a elementary school nearby where the U.S. president went to as he was a child. The statue, inspired...
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