Tuesday, May 21 2013, 19:45 PM
Former vice president Jusuf Kalla was re-elected as chairman of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) for a third time at the second CAPDI International Conference in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday.
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are sounding out the possibility of joint investments on energy and mineral resources in the border of the two countries.
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) will start serving ramen noodles to its passengers starting June 1, 2013.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) welcomes Developing-8 (D-8) Secretary General, Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi (left), to the Presidential Office in Jakarta, on Tuesday. The D-8 secretary general is consult with his Indonesian counterparts to improve cooperation between D-8 members.
Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million.
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no serious charges against the members of the country's Buddhist majority.
Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama’s family still carries the scars of the May1998 riots.
Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.
Jakarta Transportation Agency head Udar Pristono launched two new feeder routes connecting Bekasi to Tanah Abang and the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta.
Transgendered group the Alliance of Anticorruption Transgenders (AWAK) visits The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Kuningan, Jakarta, on Tuesday. They called on the antigraft body to solve many neglected graft cases such as that of trains from Japan in 2006 and 2007.
Chatib Basri (right) is installed as the new finance minister at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday.
An emergency door of Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ 0039 broke off as passengers were boarding at Raja Haji Fisabilillah airport in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, on Tuesday.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed Chatib Basri as the new Finance Minister at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The price of oil rose toward $97 per barrel Tuesday, but gains were checked as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed on Monday that there were no Indonesian citizens among the victims of a train accident in Connecticut, the US, on Friday.
The product is known as mi lethek, meaning dull or ugly noodles. Yasir Feri Ismatrada, who carries on the noodle business of his late grandfather Haji Umar Bysir Nahdi in Bendo village in Trimurti Srandakan, about 30 kilometers southwest of Yogyakarta, feels comfortable with the name.
Actress and presenter Rianti Cartwright has opened a bakery by her spa center in South Jakarta.
With increasing numbers of couples in Indonesia turning to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), also known as test-tube babies, doctors and clinics across the country have been doing their best to respond to the demand.
The Indonesian team passed the first obstacle by winning 4-1 against India in the group A qualification round of the 2013 Sudirman Cup on Monday at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
Local mining firms are aiming to develop smelters that they can use to process raw mineral ores following a 2012 energy and mineral resources Ministerial Regulation on mineral processing.
The KADIN-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index rose sharply to 155.6 in April, up 3.7 points from the previous month. The index now stands a massive 16 points higher compared to a year ago in April 2012 when it registered 139.6.
The ninth paragraph of the article “GE aims to concentrate on Batam” in our Saturday edition mistakenly states that Schlumberger Ltd. and Siemens Energy Sector are part of the US-multinational corporation while in fact they are not. We apologize for the error.
Southeast Asia’s largest textile company, PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), is aiming to increase its net profits by 41 percent with more orders from China.
In a bid to speed up the growth of its subsidiaries, state energy firm PT Pertamina said it would push its secondary companies to float shares on the local stock exchange.
Cigarette producer PT Wismilak Inti Makmur (WIIM) is expecting to book Rp 1.6 trillion (US$163.2 million) in net sales this year, with festive holidays in the second half of the year likely to see an increase in consumption, the company said recently.
Police say they have arrested a man for allegedly using counterfeit rupiah banknotes to by a cell phone from a kiosk on Jl. Bekasi Barat Raya on Monday.
Land owners in Depok, West Java, want more money for their land, wanted by the government for the Cinere-Jagorawi toll road that was scheduled to have been finished last year.
Three Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) students have invented a device that can detect blood vessels in infants and children of up to 2-years-old and reduce the risk of inaccurate needle insertion, which can damage veins.
A Trigana Air Boeing 737-300 freighter skidded off the runway upon landing at Wamena Airport in Papua on Monday afternoon.
President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono appointed on Monday Lt. Gen. Moeldoko as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo, who reaches the mandatory retirement age this month.
It is now official that Indonesia will not ratify the Rome Statute for the accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the near future.
Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus, a Papua Police officer accused of owning fat bank accounts, has said he wired money for “charity-related programs” to several of his superiors.
Popular Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo defended himself from a verbal attack by senior Democratic Party politician Ruhut Sitompul, who said that Jokowi did not deserve to be president due to his humble background.
The House of Representatives has officially sacked Democratic Party lawmaker Angelina Sondakh from her legislative position.
The Democratic Party said on Monday that it would hold a convention to select its presidential candidates next month.
State-owned oil firm Pertamina attracted visitors to its booth by holding a photo session with a race car and announcing a tree-planting program on Twitter.
Chevron challenged the knowledge of visitors to the IPA on petroleum, energy and its projects in Indonesia through a chutes-and-ladder electronic game.
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
Complaints and criticism are only to be expected when it comes to oil and gas producers and the huge revenues they gain from the nation’s natural resources.
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire neighborhoods.
Anchorage police say a young man who didn’t want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
The 37th Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention and Exhbition brought together the major names of the industry in Indonesia, and also from overseas.
The three-day Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Conference and Exhibition has ended with the government pledging to make vital bureaucratic reform to improve the investment climate of the oil and gas industry.
A funeral home offers natural burials where the ride to the person’s final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
US-based biotech giant Monsanto Indonesia plans to help boost Indonesia’s corn production by more than half in two years by introducing its genetically modified corn seeds.
Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said Tuesday. Seven others were believed buried under the rubble.
The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) deplored the detention of a low-ranking police officer, Adj. First Insp. (Aiptu) Labora Sitorus, by the National Police (Polri) for his fat bank accounts.
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
The government is now facing a big problem with the increasing fuel subsidy. In 2013, the fuel subsidy was almost Rp 194 trillion (US$19.9 billion) or about 11.5 percent of the state budget.
Your comments on what has happened 15 years into the reformasi era, which began after the resignation of Soeharto following nationwide protests:
Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program.
Referring to your articles on the Ubud cremation dated May 14 and 15, I am perplexed by your reference to the deceased as “the son of the late king of Ubud”.
We are never bored with commemorating the National Awakening, the rise of Indonesian people’s struggle to break out of the shackles of colonialism.
Local newspaper Media Indonesia (April 30) quoted newly elected Papua Governor Lukas Enembe as saying that in August, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) would visit the province “to give a present to society in Papua, in the form of a new law on special autonomy called Otsus Plus”.
Indonesia’s booming middle- class is a hot topic these days; they spend more, earn more and will supersize the economy in the next decade. Yet most that fall into the broad middle-class category (MACS: middle-class affluent consumers) are literally just a fraction better off than those that are sitting above the poverty line.
The Indonesian Military (TNI) is conducting a large-scale war game codenamed “Wibawa Yudha II” from May 6-29. The military drill involves tens of thousands of troops, hundreds of military vehicles, dozens of warships and planes.
The pretty shores of Lecidere in Dili is where young people hang out with their laptops and gadgets, enjoying free WiFi under a roof shaped like a wave.
For the preceding three decades it was almost unthinkable. For the proceeding decade-and-a-half after, it has become almost a forgotten afterthought if not for documentaries and commentaries in the media.
The Prosperous Justice Party’s (PKS) top brass denied on Monday an allegation that the party planned to siphon off funds from the Agriculture Ministry, the Communications and Information Technology Ministry and the Social Affairs Ministry, all led by politicians from the party.
President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono has named economist Chatib Basri, the nation’s new finance minister.
Indecisiveness over what it needs to do with swelling fuel subsidies has forced the government to revise the state budget deficit upward, with consumers expected to have lower purchasing power.
Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has emphasized that the city administration will not back away from its plan to normalize Pluit Dam in North Jakarta despite problems surrounding it.
Casualties continue to mount at PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI)’s Big Gossan training facility in Timika, Papua, as eight more bodies were evacuated between Sunday evening and Monday evening.
As lawmakers continue to deliberate revisions to the 2001 Oil and Gas Law, several petroleum executives claim that a lack of legal certainties has left them in the dark.
Following in the steps of its European neighbors, dozens of Portuguese firms are visiting Indonesia to seek business partnerships and explore untapped local business opportunities.
The fourth plenary and second general assembly of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) is focusing its deliberations on peaceful reconciliation and the anticipation of climate change in the Asia Pacific region.
State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says it will implement electronic ticketing and distance-based fares at 63 stations in Greater Jakarta on June 1.
Two months after the first row of houses in Muara Baru, North Jakarta, as demolished by the city administration, dozens of squatters remain defiant and are occupying one of the last buildings standing to prevent its destruction.
Novita sat quietly in the front row of hundreds of children gathered under the elevated toll road in Jelambar, Grogol, West Jakarta, on Monday.
The parents of 5-year-old F have demanded for the police to discharge a Mobile Brigade policeman currently standing trial for having allegedly sexually abused their child.
Residents of Sidondo II village in Biromaru district and Pesaku village in West Dolo district in Central Sulawesi fought again on Sunday.
Hotels and restaurants in Bali are being urged to join the centralized wastewater treatment system operated by government-run Denpasar Sewerage Development Project (DSDP). Nonetheless, the requirement for customers to pay for the service is a great challenge.
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) on Monday forced down an aircraft believed to be a US military transport aircraft for entering Indonesian airspace without proper clearances.
The Jatibarang dam, expected to be a solution for recurrent flooding in the Central Java capital of Semarang, will be ready to operate by the end of this year, the province’s top official says.
As South Sumatra officially launched the campaign period for the gubernatorial election, observers say that candidates are ignoring first-time voters.
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:
A monstrous tornado of rare power roared through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51, flattening neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph (320 kilometers) and destroying at least one school. Officials said children were among the dead.
An Indonesian trade mission will travel for one week to three countries starting from Wednesday to boost market diversification, and to push and solve trade barriers between Indonesia and its partners.
Police say that have arrested a man for allegedly using counterfeit rupiah banknotes to by a cellular phone from a kiosk in Jl. Bekasi Barat Raya on Monday.
Land owners in Depok, West Java, want more money for their land, wanted by the government for the Cinere-Jagorawi toll road that was scheduled to have been finished last year.
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea.
The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties but haven't applied yet mainly to give the latest U.S. peace effort a chance to succeed, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday.
This combination of Associated Press photos shows left, a neighborhood in Moore, Okla., in ruins on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, after a tornado flattened many houses and buildings in central Oklahoma, and right, flattened houses in Moore on Monday, May 20, 2013. Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.