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Afghan Police Chief Assassinated
Officials say Police Chief Abdul Ghani was near his home late Friday when gunmen shot him. No one has been detained in the case. The Associated Press quotes a local official as saying Ghani had led a crackdown on insurgents in his district of Khaki Safad that resulted in the killing and capture of several Taliban leaders. The spokesman said that made him a target for Taliban ...
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Monsanto eyes RI’s corn rise on new seeds
Paper Edition | Page: 14 US-based biotech giant Monsanto Indonesia plans to help boost Indonesia's corn production by more than half in two years time by introducing its genetically modified corn seeds.Monsanto Indonesia corporate affairs head Herry Kristanto said on Thursday that the company expected Indonesia's corn yield to increase from its current 4.95 tons per hectare to 7.5 ...
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ASRI sells Cikarang plot to sister company
Paper Edition | Page: 14 Major developer PT Alam Sutera Realty (ASRI) says it has sold a 91.59-hectare plot in West Cikarang, West Java, to sister firm PT Bekasi Fajar Industrial Estate (BEST).Alam Sutera announced on Friday that its privately owned subsidiary PT Nusa Raya Mitratama (NRM) signed a purchase agreement worth Rp 915.9 billion (US$93.81 million) on Wednesday with a buyer also ...
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Honda to spend Rp 3.3t on new motorcycle factory
PT Astra International president director Prijono Sugiarto (second left), chief operating officer for regional operations Asia and Oceania Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Hiroshi Kobayashi (second right), production, engineering and procurement director of PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) David Budiono (left) and AHM president director Toshiyuki Inuma visit the Indotaisei industrial estate in Kota Bukit Indah in ...
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GE aims to concentrate on Batam
Paper Edition | Page: 13 New York-listed conglomerate General Electric (GE) Co., is seeking a better foothold in Batam, Riau Islands, with an investment of US$10 million for the construction of a high-bay manufacturing facility producing subsea wellhead equipment."Batam captures most of our attention here; we don't want to bite off more than we can chew," GE Oil & Gas Asia ...
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Harum expects lower sales on weak overseas demand
Paper Edition | Page: 13 Publicly listed coal miner PT Harum Energy expects a lower sales volume this year as slow global economic recovery will continue to stymie demand in the international coal market, the company's senior executive says.Harum president director Ray Antonio Gunara said on Friday that the sales volume may slightly drop to between 13 million and 14 million tons this year ...
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Adira BII Finance upbeat despite gloomy market
Paper Edition | Page: 13 Automotive financing companies PT Adira Dinamika Multi Finance (ADMF) and PT BII Finance Center are optimistic businesses will continue to grow in 2013, despite the planned fuel price increase and the estimated drop in motorbike and car sales.The publicly listed Adira, part of Bank Danamon, hopes the company's total financing will rise by about 2 percent to Rp 33 ...
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Poland to invest in tourism in Surakarta
Paper Edition | Page: 5 A representative from Poland expressed the country's interest in investing in heritage and tourism in Surakarta, Central Java, as part of its cooperation with regions across Indonesia.First counselor Romuald Morawski from the Polish Embassy to Indonesia overseeing investment and trade promotion said that Polish investment in Surakarta would focus on maintenance and ...
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Rebels kill Indian army officer in Kashmir
The Indian army says one of its officers was fatally shot by suspected rebels who crossed over to the Indian portion of Kashmir from the Pakistani side. Ankur Vashist, an army spokesman, says one soldier also was injured in an exchange of gunfire early Saturday in Machil sector close to the cease-fire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Vashist says nearly half a dozen rebels ...
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Media brings more benefits to owner than public says NGO
An NGO unveiled that media liberalization, which started in 1998, has served the owners' interests rather than those of the public. "Media owners tend to use their media to serve their political interests. That's worrisome," Kristiawan from the Tifa foundation said on Friday. He said another interesting fact about media liberalization was the massive growth of ...
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Lim Guan Eng wants Malaysian Home Minister to retract remarks
Son of Lim Kit Siang and also Penang's Chief Minister and DAP's Secretary General, Mr Lim Guan Eng delivers his fiery speech at DAP's grand ceramah held at a field near Sutera Mall in Skudai, Gelang Patah, on April 20, 2013. Mr Lim wants Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to retract his recent controversial remarks and issue a public apology. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ...
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Chinese incursion Ignorant media doesnt know about Colombo proposals
As someone who served in Ladakh from 1964-66, and given the background of the recent Chinese incursion, I want to highlight the role of some of the people who served Indian security - silently. The incident also reflects ignorance on part of Army staff and media about Indo-China ...
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VIDEO Short documentary on current events in Bangladesh
A short, yet heart wrenching documentary on the situation in Bangladesh. The documentary highlights the reality on the ground as well as the oppression and tyranny of the Bangladeshi ...
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Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, stands next to Myanmar President Thein Sein during a group photo session at the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Thein Seins historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. Thats been based on a principle of taking action for action by ...
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Jamaat-ud-Dawah leader found murdered in Pakistan
A Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leader has been found murdered near eastern Pakistani city of Sheikhupura, the group said on Saturday.The body of Khalid Bashir, who was associated with JuD's information wing, was found in Sheikhupura, 40 km from Lahore, on Friday. He was in his forties.JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid claimed unidentified men kidnapped Bashir while he was on his way to the groups office ...
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Imran Khans Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf set to form coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to form a coalition government in the militancy-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with the support of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Qaumi Watan Party. After a spell of infighting within Khan's party, the coalition partners have agreed on Pervez Khattak as the candidate for the post of Chief Minister. The candidature of Khattak, the secretary ...
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Pakistan judge appeals for online submissions
Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven days. ...
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North Korea launches three short-range missiles
NORTH Korea has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said. "North Korea launched two guided missiles in the morning and another one in the afternoon,'' a defence ministry spokesman told AFP. "The missiles landed in the East Sea (Sea of Japan),'' he said. South Korea was ...
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Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
A 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings. It is being led by Maurice Williamson and Sir Ken Stevens, who's chairman of Export New Zealand. Representatives of the food and beverage, education, geothermal and banking sectors are going, along with a large group from the aviation industry. Sir Ken says there's huge potential for ...
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Garuda to open new route from Bandung to Denpasar
Garuda to open new route from Bandung to Denpasar National flight carrier Garuda Indonesia has introduced its new domestic route from Bandung to Denpasar, which will start on Saturday. The new flight will be available on a daily basis and served by Boeing 737-800 with 156 passengers' capacity. "The flight will depart from Bandung at 12.25 p.m. and arrive in Denpasar at 15.05 ...
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New mayor told to focus on environment
Paper Edition | Page: 9 Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo swore in Fatahillah as the new mayor of West Jakarta and instructed him to fully support the three main programs of expediting the city's revitalization work, repairing damaged public infrastructure and focusing on solving the problem of trash-filled rivers.Fatahillah, former Central Jakarta deputy mayor, was ...
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Jokowi again talks of a new Jakarta
Paper Edition | Page: 9 Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he does not want to let horrendous traffic and a host of other urban woes blot out the good things about living in the capital.While Jokowi might have accepted such talk about Jakarta when he was mayor of the sleepy city of Surakarta, Central Java, the onslaught of bad publicity about Jakarta has apparently ticked him off ...
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Retailers hesitant about pay for plastic campaign
Paper Edition | Page: 9 Retailers have expressed their reluctance over requiring customers to pay for plastic bags, which are usually provided for free, to support the Pay for Plastic campaign of the upcoming Jakarta Great Sale (JGS) festival.Spokesperson for PT Metropolitan Retail Mart, the company behind Metro Department Store, Mary Victoria Tarore, said on Friday that Metro would take care ...
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Governor and human rights body meet on Pluit at long last
Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (center) planked by Chairwoman of the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Siti Noor Laila (right) and monitoring and investigation commissioner Siane Indriani brief the media on their meeting. Jokowi made a visit to the human rights body's office on Friday to explain the eviction of residents in connection with the ongoing Pluit dam ...
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RI US reaffirm commitment to build stronger partnership
Paper Edition | Page: 12 Indonesia and the United States reconfirmed their commitment to further boost relations and expand their scope through the optimization of a joint commission, as the US underscored Indonesia's critical role in the balance of interests in the region.During a bilateral meeting in Washington, DC on Thursday with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, the US Secretary of ...
Cambodia Focus
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Cambodia reliant on China for a range of infastructure projects
Cambodia is in need of foreign investment for a number of major infrastructure projects and China is becoming the country’s biggest investor on several key ventures. This is part of a broader expansion in China’s influence in Asia as the country continues to develop into the world’s second superpower.
Cambodia suffered through the economic downturn that came about following the financial crash toward the end of 2008. In 2009, the economy contracted 1%, which wrought significant hardship for many hundreds of thousands of people, most notably those employed in the garment sector as the export of clothing fell by around 20% in value. Read more
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