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- U.S., Indonesian Navies Begin Naval Engagement Activity
SURABAYA, Indonesia (NNS) -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies kicked off an annual bilateral Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with an opening ceremony at Indonesia Eastern Fleet Command in Surabaya July 21. Rear Adm. Nora W. Tyson, commander, Logistics
- Petrofac, IKPT lose planned Algeria LNG deal
ALGIERS, July 23 (Reuters) - Algeria has decided not to award a planned contract to build an LNG plant to a consortium of British oil services firm Petrofac (PFC.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and Indonesian engineering company IKPT, and will instead
- Indonesia to revisit Suharto-era military killings
Listen: More Indonesia Stories: Indonesia is to revisit another violent chapter of the Suharto regime with an investigation into a campaign of extra-judicial killings by the Indonesian military between 1983 and 1985. Presenter: Katie Hamann Speaker:
- Chinese FM meets Asian ministers on regional co-op
SINGAPORE, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Tuesday met separately with officials from Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Singapore and Thailand on bilateral cooperation and regional concerns, among others, on the sidelines of
- New Range Of Indonesian Food Products Launched In UK
An innovative new range of food products has been given its UK launch, featuring a range of food based on Indonesian cuisine. Netherlands-based Go-Tan has been making Indonesian foods products for five decades and the company started making homemade
- Attacks after Bali executions unlikely
Karen Michelmore, Jakarta The executions of three death-row Bali bombers could trigger some mob violence, but a revenge terrorist attack seems unlikely, a terrorism expert said today. Islamic militants Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra could
- Asian central bankers eye rate hikes
'There's an urgent need for countries to contain emerging inflationary pressures,' Made Sukada, director of monetary policy research at Indonesia's central bank, said at a seminar in Singapore on inflation. Central banks need to prepare for further
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The world's largest archipelago, Indonesia achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1949. Current issues include: implementing IMF-mandated reforms of the banking sector, effecting a transition to a popularly elected government after four decades of authoritarianism, addressing charges of cronyism and corruption, holding the military accountable for human rights violations, and resolving growing separatist pressures in Aceh and Irian Jaya. On 30 August 1999 a provincial referendum for independence was overwhelmingly approved by the people of Timor Timur. Concurrence followed by Indonesia's national legislature, and the name East Timor was provisionally adopted. The independent status of East Timor - now under UN administration - has yet to be formally established.
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