Provides the latest RSS feeds for Jakarta News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Jakarta News.Net http://www.jakartanews.net/ en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:08:46 -0400 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:08:46 -0400 30 KUALA LUMPUR--Islamic terrorists in Indonesia are on the run from authorities following recent successful raids, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said Sunday, adding that more arrests could follow. "W... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15993330&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:20:18 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15993330&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia's foreign minister says recent arrests of Islamic militants suspected of plotting to attack Western targets have weakened but not crippled terrorist movements in the country. Ten suspects, ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15992631&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:24:46 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15992631&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Meeting Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda handed over the two-year chairmanship of the Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) to his Malaysian counterpart Rais Yatim here on Sunday. The ce... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15991793&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:50:15 -0400 IRNA http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15991793&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Threats to shut down a U.S. Navy medical research lab here may undermine the hunt for mutating viruses that could set off the next flu pandemic, Western scientists warn. Indo... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981528&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:33:50 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981528&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Bank Indonesia on Thursday raised its key interest rate 25 basis points to 8.75 per cent in a move designed to control soaring inflation, which hit a 21-month high in June.Boediono, the central bank'... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981527&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:36 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981527&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Bayan Resources on Wednesday highlighted the interest investors are taking in Indonesia, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, when it announced plans to raise up to $695m by floating 25 per cent... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981526&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:25 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15981526&cat=3b16857a51cb629f A researcher says the number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined sharply mostly because of illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations. Serge Wich, a scientist at... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15979575&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:13:59 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15979575&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA -- Rights group Amnesty International called on Indonesia Saturday not to execute a man who murdered 42 women in "black magic" rituals. Self-proclaimed shaman Ahmad Suraji was sentenced to dea... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15977266&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:03:28 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15977266&cat=3b16857a51cb629f NEW DELHI, India: Indonesian officials visited the Delhi Metro to get a first hand feel and discuss the possibility of DMRC providing consultancy for the proposed Metro system in Jakarta. http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15971055&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:52:45 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15971055&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Indonesian shares closed higher on Friday, with gains on the Dow overnight encouraging market players to hunt for bargains following the sharp falls the previous day. Lea... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15968078&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:11 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15968078&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Close this JAKARTA -- Indonesian immigration authorities in Batam, Riau Islands province, on Tuesday detained 11 foreign nationals, four of whom are Filipinos allegedly working illegally in the city. ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966688&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:17:21 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966688&cat=3b16857a51cb629f An Indonesian police officer with one of the nine terrorism suspects arrested on Thursday in Sumatra. An antiterrorism official said the men were planning an attack on Westerners in Jakarta. http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966689&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:15:00 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966689&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta - The nearly two dozen active bombs that were seized during a recent raids at a suspected terrorist safe house in Indonesia were more powerful than those found or used in previous deadly attac... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966690&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:09:48 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15966690&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Residents in one Indonesian city who give in to the tug of guilt could face three months in jail under a law which criminalises giving money to beggars and street children, the city's mayor said. The... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15965076&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:11:38 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15965076&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian police say they are interrogating 10 suspects and examining some 20 home-made bombs after cracking a major cell of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) regional terror group. They were also sifting th... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963355&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:08:57 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963355&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian Government is planning to issue a decree regulating companies' operating hours in a bid to reduce electricity consumption, local media reported on Friday. The regulation will assess the imp... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963354&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:07:40 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963354&cat=3b16857a51cb629f One of the terrorist suspects arrested in Palembang of Indonesia's South Sumatra province earlier this week was a group member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and had spread his expertise of making bombs... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963356&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:07:36 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15963356&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA: Militants linked to Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect placed three bombs inside a tiny cafe in western Indonesia, but aborted their attack at the last minute after realising many of... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15958323&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:33 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15958323&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Singapore - Two Indonesian men who agreed to sell their kidneys for more than 20,000-Singapore-dollars (14,814-US-dollars) each were given light prison terms and fines after a judge blamed syndicates ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15958346&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:48:47 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15958346&cat=3b16857a51cb629f NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Indonesia's central bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 8.75% on Thursday for a third consecutive month in an attempt to curb soaring inflation. The rate hike... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15953120&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:27:04 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15953120&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Police in Indonesia say a cafe popular with foreigners in West Sumatra was the target of an abandoned terrorist attack last year. Australian surfers and backpackers are among the cafe's visitors. Be... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15951129&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:09:22 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15951129&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian police have arrested 12 suspected militants over attack plot Police say group planned to attack area frequented by tourists Authorities also seized a cache of explosives and bomb making mat... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15945457&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:11 -0400 CNN http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15945457&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian police said they had cracked a terrorist cell linked to some of the region's most wanted fugitives after the arrest of 10 suspects with a cache of powerful homemade bombs. Police said the ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15945439&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:50:05 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15945439&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA : Heavily armed Indonesian police officers transferred nine suspected terrorists, bound and wearing black hoods, to Jakarta on Thursday following their arrest in southern Sumatra. A raid Wedn... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15942921&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:16:47 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15942921&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta - Nine men arrested in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in connection with a cache of homemade bombs were flown to Jakarta in blindfolds, shackles and under heavy security on Thursday. Th... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15940301&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:42:52 -0400 IOL http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15940301&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Nine men arrested in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in connection with a cache of homemade bombs have been flown to Jakarta in blindfolds, shackles and under heavy security. The unidentified susp... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15937554&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:39:20 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15937554&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to make a speech on food security issue at the G8+8 summit that will take place in Japan, next week, a spokesman said. "The president is... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15931667&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:56 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15931667&cat=3b16857a51cb629f (AP Photo)Indonesian soldiers search for victims of a plane crash in Salak mountain in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Rescuers spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian military pla... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15917509&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:10:18 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15917509&cat=3b16857a51cb629f An earthquake with magnitude of 5.4rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday with no report of damage or casualties, meteorology agency said. The quake jolted at 10:54 Jakarta time (0354GMT) with... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15911567&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:59:38 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15911567&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Singapore - An Indonesian maid was sentenced to nine years in prison for smothering a 70-year-old kidney patient to death after the woman tore up a picture of the young woman' brother, news reports sa... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15893863&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:23:20 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15893863&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia's police force has marked its 62nd birthday, but few were celebrating across the vast archipelago where torture in police cells is accepted as routine, human rights activists said. Presiden... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15894589&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:14:18 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15894589&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia has grounded five airlines and given them three months to improve safety standards or face a ban, a transport ministry spokesman said.A safety audit found airlines Helizona, SMAC, Asco Nusa ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15891893&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:41:14 -0400 SBS http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15891893&cat=3b16857a51cb629f By Tom McCawley JAKARTA - A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Conservative, hardline ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15890634&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:24:55 -0400 Asia Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15890634&cat=3b16857a51cb629f After two months of delay, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has formed a "powerful" climate change council to speed up efforts to combat global warming, a government official sa... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15887180&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:45:15 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15887180&cat=3b16857a51cb629f DEFENDING Asian champions Indonesia have decided to skip this year's meet in Hong Kong, starting Friday, as their bowlers have opted to compete in a local tournament which is offering lucrative prize ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15880607&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:40:37 -0400 New Straits Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15880607&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta - An Indonesian district court on Monday sentenced a museum curator to 18 months in prison for his role in stealing ancient Buddhist statues and selling them to a local businessman while using... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15864006&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:07:40 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15864006&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Monday, June 30, 2008 JAKARTA: Heavy fog delayed efforts on Sunday to retrieve the bodies of 18 people killed in a plane crash in mountains not far from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, an officia... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15858997&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:48:36 -0400 The News http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15858997&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said. Air fo... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15841915&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:54:35 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15841915&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 18 people killed in a plane which crashed into a mountain in Indonesia on Thursday. The military aircraft came down on Mount Salak 40km (60 miles) south ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15840958&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:27:20 -0400 BBC http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15840958&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers recovered all 18 bodies Saturday from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain earlier this week, an air force official... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15840007&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:52:27 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15840007&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Military officials say 15 bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of an Indonesian air force plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain earlier this week.The fate of three others on board is sti... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15837219&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:59:46 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15837219&cat=3b16857a51cb629f SINGAPORE -- Two Indonesian men have pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal organ trading in the first case of its kind in Singapore, the health ministry and media reports said. The men admitted... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15836011&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:40:13 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15836011&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta - Rescue workers were fighting bad weather and steep terrain as they were trying to evacuate 18 bodies, including three foreigners, following an Indonesian plane crash in the West Java jungle,... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15835900&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:27:31 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15835900&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Polish delegations consisting senior economic and defense officials will visit Indonesia in November to pursue bilateral cooperation in a bid to boost trade volume, local newspaper the Jakarta Post re... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15834150&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:44:36 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15834150&cat=3b16857a51cb629f According to their lawyer, Bambang Sri Wahono, the convicts had contacted their wives before the execution, informing them that they "had just signed their death warrants." The execution is the fir... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827577&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:48:19 -0400 afrol News http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827577&cat=3b16857a51cb629f (AJI/IFEX) - The following is a 24 June 2008 AJI press release: AJI responds to a statement by the South Sulawesi police chief During the 2nd South Sulawesi Regional Press Jamboree, held in Maka... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827576&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:45:39 -0400 IFEX http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827576&cat=3b16857a51cb629f + ] CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) - Two Nigerians convicted of drug smuggling have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia, officials said on Friday. Samuel Iwachekawu Okoye and Hansen Anthony N... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827581&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:44:11 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827581&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Bali, Indonesia - Representatives from 170 countries concluded a five-day informal meeting on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Friday, vowing to fight the illegal trans-boundary movement of haz... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827573&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:33:52 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15827573&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Jakarta - The wreckage of an Indonesian military transport plane with three foreigners on board has been spotted in thick jungle in West Java with residents reportedly having found bodies of some of t... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818589&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:53:35 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818589&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Singapore - Two Indonesian men were convicted of organ trading Friday by a Singapore court. The pair were due to be sentenced next week, a Ministry of Health statement said. Each pleaded guilty to a c... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818588&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:53:22 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818588&cat=3b16857a51cb629f A new Australian film on the alleged killing of five foreign journalists by Indonesian troops in East Timor should include Indonesia's point of view, a foreign ministry spokesman said. The film Balib... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818584&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34:31 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15818584&cat=3b16857a51cb629f JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A military spokesman says an Indonesian air force plane has gone missing with 5 crew and 13 passengers on board, including several foreigners. Air force spokesman Chaeruddin... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15816570&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:50:13 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15816570&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia has executed two foreign heroin traffickers - the first drug offenders put to death in four years. "At 0000 the execution was carried out on the two Nigerians,'' Central Java police ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15807492&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:31:13 -0400 Brsibane Times http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15807492&cat=3b16857a51cb629f An Indonesian military airplane with 18 people on board crashed Thursday in Mount Salak, West Java. But the fate of the people remained unknown, Antara news agency reported on Friday. The wreck of the... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15805700&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:06:58 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15805700&cat=3b16857a51cb629f CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - It's 11 years in prison for a New York millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on her two enslaved Indonesian housekeepers at her Long Island mansion. Varsha Sabhnani (sah... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15803774&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:03:20 -0400 WISH TV8 http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15803774&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Indonesia says it will speed up the execution process for drug traffickers, in a major blow for three Australians on death row for heroin smuggling. As authorities prepared for the executions tonight... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15797997&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:52:30 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15797997&cat=3b16857a51cb629f The Indonesia Athletics Association (PASI) has granted an Olympic berth to shooter Yosheefine Shilla Prasasti, bringing the country's contingent to 24, local press said Thursday. Yosheefine, a member ... http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15792681&cat=3b16857a51cb629f Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:01:13 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.jakartanews.net/?rid=15792681&cat=3b16857a51cb629f