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BANGKOK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's stock market climbed to its highest in 15 months on Monday, pushed up by financials such as DBS and United Overseas Bank, while selling in big-cap banks and energy shares dragged Thailand...
Death toll in Indonesian ferry accident rises to 27 India Business Blog (blog) by DPA on November 23, 2009 Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the...
About 20 protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office on November 18 to protest against Australia’s “carbon colonialism”, telling Kevin Rudd “Don't dump on Indonesia”. The protest coincided with one held in Jakarta...
When General Suharto, the West’s man, seized power in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, he offered “a gleam of light in Asia”, rejoiced Time magazine. That he had killed up to a million “communists” was of no account in the...
Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar asked on Sunday all state enterprises to support the development of the country`s sports. "We hope all (state enterprises) to support sports activities. Full...
AFP – Greenpeace activists rally against deforestation in Jakarta. Hundreds of Greenpeace activists rallied … JAKARTA (AFP) – Hundreds of Greenpeace activists rallied Saturday in support of a commitment by Indonesian President...
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - ASEAN ministers responsible for combating transnational crime have called for the expeditious ratification of the ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism which was signed in 2007. According to the ASEAN...
King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) received the inaugural flight of Lion Air of Indonesia and Al-Watania of Kuwait, according to reports over the weekend. Lion Air had 496 passengers on board arriving from Jakarta. The...
BY TEH SHI NING IT is when disaster strikes, whether in the form of terrorist blasts in Jakarta or earthquakes in Sichuan, that crisis response company International SOS can swing into full gear and prove its worth. It was only...
Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the crucial years Barack Obama spent growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1967 to 1971, ages 6 to 10 in his life. It would have been brutally difficult for any child, including...
