http://www.mail.com/locations/3484-indonesia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3484-indonesia.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089408-indonesia-extends-forest-clearing-ban-2-years.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the nation's burgeoning production of greenhouse gases. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed the decree on Monda... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:01:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089408-indonesia-extends-forest-clearing-ban-2-years.html 2013-05-16T09:01:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086558-teams-dig-miners-trapped-indonesia-cave-in.html TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia were halted Wednesday as rescuers using jacks, saws and wheelbarrows dug through a caved-in mine tunnel looking for about 25 trapped workers, the mine operator said. Four bodies have been found and 10 miners rescued since the cave-in occurred Tuesday morning... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086558-teams-dig-miners-trapped-indonesia-cave-in.html 2013-05-15T15:07:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women and children have arrived on Australian shores — more than in the last five years combined. The unexpected spike is drawing fresh scrutiny of... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:42:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html 2013-05-09T12:42:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070372-gm-china-approves-cadillac-factory.html BEIJING (AP) — General Motors Co. said Wednesday its main Chinese joint venture has received government approval to build a Cadillac factory as part of GM's efforts to expand its share of China's luxury auto market. Plans call for the 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) factory in Shanghai to begin production in 2015 with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles,... Wed, 08 May 2013 06:29:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070372-gm-china-approves-cadillac-factory.html 2013-05-08T06:29:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2065032-aerosmith-drops-indonesia-security-fears.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Aerosmith canceled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert promoter Ismaya Live cited safety concerns as the reason for the cancellation, but it wasn't clear if there was a direct connection to the alleged embassy plot. The American rockers were scheduled... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:14:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2065032-aerosmith-drops-indonesia-security-fears.html 2013-05-06T11:14:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059986-indonesia-2-arrested-myanmar-embassy-plot.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hours after Indonesia announced it had foiled an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, hundreds of hard-line Muslims gathered outside the mission Friday calling for jihad in that country to fight against persecution of their Islamic brothers. Two suspected militants were arrested the night before, and five homemade... Fri, 03 May 2013 09:33:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059986-indonesia-2-arrested-myanmar-embassy-plot.html 2013-05-03T09:33:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025562-supreme-court-limits-suits-foreign-abuses.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability and monetary damages for their suffering. The decision was a major victory for corporations that have been sued in the United States over their alleged role in foreign atrocities. The cour... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:12:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025562-supreme-court-limits-suits-foreign-abuses.html 2013-04-17T19:12:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2019750-lion-air-jet-that-crashed-sea-cut-up.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — A new Lion Air jet that slammed into the sea as it tried to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali over the weekend remains stuck in shallow water and must be cut into pieces for removal, vividly underlining the challenges facing the budget airline as it races to expand in Asia. Authorities initially planned to tow the Boeing ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:20:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2019750-lion-air-jet-that-crashed-sea-cut-up.html 2013-04-15T16:20:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018400-investigators-probe-jets-crash-sea-bali.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators were working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss the runway and crash into the sea off the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in the expanding budget airline's seventh accident in 11 years. All 108 people on board survived Saturday's crash, which has renewed questions about how safe it is to fl... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:44:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018400-investigators-probe-jets-crash-sea-bali.html 2013-04-15T04:44:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017362-investigators-probe-lion-air-crash-bali.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities among the 108 on board. The National Transportation Safety Committee is examining the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:05:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017362-investigators-probe-lion-air-crash-bali.html 2013-04-14T08:05:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006962-adb-warns-risks-to-developing-asias-rebound.html HONG KONG (AP) — Economic growth in developing Asia is picking up, underpinned by China's rebound and strength in countries such as Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank said in a report Tuesday, while warning that political disputes pose an increased threat to growth. The Manila-based lender's 2013 Asian Development Outlook said some big dangers to regio... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:06:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006962-adb-warns-risks-to-developing-asias-rebound.html 2013-04-09T02:06:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1999762-buddhist-muslims-myanmar-clash-indonesia.html BELAWAN, Indonesia (AP) — Sectarian and ethnic tensions running high in Myanmar boiled over far outside the country's borders Friday, when Buddhist fishermen and Muslim asylum seekers from the country brawled with knives and rocks at an Indonesian immigration detention center, leaving eight dead and another 15 injured. The melee broke out in North Sumatra... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1999762-buddhist-muslims-myanmar-clash-indonesia.html 2013-04-05T11:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1983898-sumatran-rhino-footprints-believed-borneo.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Several footprints believed to be from critically endangered Sumatran rhino have been found on Indonesia's Borneo island, raising hopes for the existence of an animal long thought to be extinct in that area, a conservation group said Thursday. The fresh tracks were discovered in February while a WWF team was monitoring orangutans... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1983898-sumatran-rhino-footprints-believed-borneo.html 2013-03-28T06:49:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972282-lion-takes-airasia-with-record-jet-orders.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesia's top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taking the battle for Asia's budget-minded travelers to the backyard of the airline that helped pioneer low cost flights in the region. Lion Air, hardly known beyond Indonesia until givin... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:13:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972282-lion-takes-airasia-with-record-jet-orders.html 2013-03-22T09:13:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1966740-indonesia-beef-prices-soar-amid-sufficiency-drive.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Haji Hidayat makes his living selling one of Indonesia's most popular dishes: a tasty meatball soup known as bakso. Earlier this week, after 22 years he decided to take a break and leave the capital for his village, no longer able to afford to keep ladling the brothy goodness customers had come to expect from him. The price of be... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:49:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1966740-indonesia-beef-prices-soar-amid-sufficiency-drive.html 2013-03-20T14:49:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1962070-airbus-biggest-order-indonesia.html PARIS (AP) — Airbus signed its biggest deal ever on Monday, an order from Indonesian's Lion Air worth €18.4 billion ($24 billion) that President Francois Hollande said should inspire the struggling French economy and all of Europe. The CEOs of both companies signed the contract for 234 planes in a ceremony at the French presidential palace, a sign of its ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1962070-airbus-biggest-order-indonesia.html 2013-03-18T14:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1937546-indonesian-volcano-spews-ash-sky-hurt.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia scientists say they are closely monitoring a smoking volcano on Java island, urging villagers and tourists to stay off the mountain's slope. Government volcanologist Hendra Gunawan said Thursday that Mount Tangkuban Perahu in West Java province shot up smoke and ash nearly 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the air since Mond... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:24:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1937546-indonesian-volcano-spews-ash-sky-hurt.html 2013-03-07T09:24:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907512-gunmen-attack-indonesian-military-chopper-papua.html JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Unidentified gunmen shot at an Indonesian military helicopter in the restive province of Papua on Friday as the crew was trying to evacuate the bodies of eight soldiers killed in attacks the day before. Three crew members were wounded in Friday's attack on the Super Puma helicopter, which was forced to abort its mission and rush... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:23:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907512-gunmen-attack-indonesian-military-chopper-papua.html 2013-02-22T04:23:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1902942-harvest-ends-725m-sale-venezuelan-interests.html HOUSTON (AP) — Energy company Harvest Natural Resources says it is dropping a planned $725 million sale of its Venezuelan interests to Indonesia's national oil company after that country's government declined to approve the deal. Harvest says it is disappointed the deal fell through, and its shares fell almost 35 percent in premarket trading. Harvest had ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1902942-harvest-ends-725m-sale-venezuelan-interests.html 2013-02-20T12:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898684-social-media-indonesian-women-voice.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A judge being interviewed for a Supreme Court job jokes that women might enjoy rape. A local official takes a 17-year-old second wife, then quickly divorces her by text message. Both cases reflect attitudes toward women's rights and safety that have persisted for years in this Southeast Asian archipelago nation of 240 million peo... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:35:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898684-social-media-indonesian-women-voice.html 2013-02-18T07:35:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890666-brown-and-white-whistling-owl-idd-species.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Researchers looking for a nocturnal bird in Indonesia accidentally identified a new species of owl — one that has a distinct whistling song and is believed to exist nowhere else in the world. The Rinjani Scops owl was first identified in 2003 and has since been spotted only on Lombok island, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from th... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:23:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890666-brown-and-white-whistling-owl-idd-species.html 2013-02-14T04:23:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881224-fewer-year-fireworks-polluted-beijing.html BEIJING (AP) — The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air pollution rose to near catastrophic levels over recent weeks. The holiday was also being celebrated in Vietnamese and Korean communities, and in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, streams of residen... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881224-fewer-year-fireworks-polluted-beijing.html 2013-02-10T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857996-monkeys-attack-7-people-east-indonesian-village.html MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) — A mob of wild monkeys has gone on a rampage in a village in eastern Indonesia, entering houses and attacking residents. Seven people were injured, including one who is in critical condition. Ambo Ella, a spokesman for Sidendeng Rappang District in South Sulawesi province, says the surprise attack by about 10 monkeys happened in ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857996-monkeys-attack-7-people-east-indonesian-village.html 2013-01-31T00:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853100-british-man-6-years-bali-drug-trial.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced a Briton to six years in prison Tuesday for his role in a cocaine-smuggling case that led to a death sentence last week for a British grandmother. Julian Anthony Ponder, 43, was convicted of receiving cocaine from 56-year-old Lindsay June Sandiford, who was found guilty of smuggling $2.5 million worth o... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853100-british-man-6-years-bali-drug-trial.html 2013-01-29T10:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1848002-indonesia-readies-1-trillion-trade-talks.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy. That's how much the World Trade Organization believes is riding on talks later this year in Bali, when trade ministers hope to cut through some of the red tape that slows global commerce. Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told The Associate... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1848002-indonesia-readies-1-trillion-trade-talks.html 2013-01-26T19:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842220-indonesian-governor-inspires-deliver.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheering crowds greeted the new leader of this Asian megacity as he toured its flooded business district atop a handcart typically used to haul garbage. Men, women and children waded through dirty water to shake his hand, shout greetings and hear his vague promises that their lives will get better. "Come the dry season, we need t... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842220-indonesian-governor-inspires-deliver.html 2013-01-24T05:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836782-indonesia-sentences-uk-woman-to-death-drugs.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence. Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and declined to speak to reporters on her ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836782-indonesia-sentences-uk-woman-to-death-drugs.html 2013-01-22T12:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836742-strong-quake-kills-girl-ruins-homes-indonesia.html BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured. Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency put the preliminary magnitude at 6.0 and said the inland quake caused no tsunami. It was centered south... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836742-strong-quake-kills-girl-ruins-homes-indonesia.html 2013-01-22T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1834324-weak-infrastructure-holds-indonesian-economy.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Months behind schedule, the construction crew racing to finish a highway encircling Indonesia's traffic-choked capital is being blocked by a determined group of locals and the ramshackle cemetery that is home to their ancestors. Talks on a new location have yet to reach an agreement accepted by all the relatives of the some 500 p... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1834324-weak-infrastructure-holds-indonesian-economy.html 2013-01-22T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827092-indonesian-authorities-battle-floods-capital.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities were working Friday to repair a dike that collapsed amid floods that swamped the Indonesian capital as the waters gradually receded from the main streets of the teeming city. But more monsoon rains were expected over Jakarta later Friday into Saturday, raising the prospect of fresh flooding, said Fadli, an official at... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827092-indonesian-authorities-battle-floods-capital.html 2013-01-18T08:23:00Z