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Over 23,600 Indonesian workers deported this year
Friday, December 26th, 2008
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Over 23,600 Indonesian workers deported this year
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia deported 23,644 Indonesian migrant workers, mostly maids, in 2008. Most of these workers entered the Kingdom on Umrah visas and overstayed, said senior Indonesian officials.“The total number of Indonesian workers deported this year will be a little more than the figure of 23,644 given by the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah,” said Indonesian Embassy spokesman Arif Suyoko.
“In fact, the total number of deported workers from Saudi Arabia as a whole can be higher if we include Riyadh immigration also,” said Suyoko, who was commenting on a report compiled and released by Indonesian Consul General Abdullah Mansyur.
Most Asian markets recover on hopes for US bailout
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
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Most Asian markets recover on hopes for US bailout | The Jakarta Post
Most Asian markets bounced back Wednesday on hopes that a US$700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system will soon win legislative approval, although doubts persisted about the long-term outlook for the global economy.Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, the benchmark for Asia’s biggest bourse, gained 108.40 points, or 0.96 percent, to close at 11,368.26. On Tuesday, it plunged 4.1 percent to its lowest in more than three years on disappointment that the U.S. House of Representatives had rejected the bank rescue package.
Australian stocks rallied, with the benchmark S&P/ASX-200 index jumping 4.2 percent after sinking 4.3 percent Tuesday. Markets in Taiwan and India also gained.
Indonesia: Young folks back sharia-based bylaws says Survey
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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Young back sharia-based bylaws: Survey | The Jakarta Post
More than 56 percent of youths in the Greater Jakarta area support sharia-based bylaws, but almost 80 percent believe in the Pancasila state ideology that protects Indonesia’s diversity, a new survey shows.The survey, designed to capture youths’ views of nationalism and pluralism, was conducted between May 6 and May 30 by the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace in Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok and Tangerang.
The 800 respondents were aged between 17 and 22 years and will be first-time voters in the 2009 legislative and presidential elections.
Mudflow a ‘gross rights violation’
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
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Mudflow a ‘gross rights violation’ | The Jakarta Post
The unabated mudflow in the East Java regency of Sidoarjo is a gross human rights violation committed by the state, a commission has concluded.The National Commission on Human Rights said the state continued to neglect the rights of 12,000 families made landless and homeless, their children unable to continue their education, since the disaster began on May 29, 2006.
“We have concluded, after a long investigation, that serious human rights violations have occurred against thousands of people for the last two years in the Lapindo mudflow,” Kabul Supriadi, who headed the commission’s investigation team for the mudflow, said Wednesday during a media conference held to mark the two-year anniversary of the disaster.
Ramos-Horta suggests rebels had links to Indonesia
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Ramos-Horta suggests rebels had links to Indonesia - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta has returned to work, and has aired speculation about the armed rebels who shot him in February.He has revealed new evidence suggesting the rebel group, whose leader Reinado was shot during the assassination attempt, may have had support from elements in Indonesia.
I love the name of the KPK (Corruption Eradication Commission)
Friday, April 11th, 2008
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From the “if only life were that simple department.”
The Jakarta Post - KPK arrests lawmaker for alleged bribery
KPK arrests lawmaker for alleged bribery. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested a lawmaker Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe, shedding light on rampant corruption within the legislative power.
E-learning on tolerant Islam launched
Monday, April 7th, 2008
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The Jakarta Post - E-learning on tolerant Islam launched
An e-learning program is being introduced to Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in a bid to promote an inclusive and tolerant brand of Islam in Indonesia, says a nongovernmental organization.
Wayang Wong Bharata survives on love, devotion
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
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Wayang Wong Bharata survives on love, devotion | The Jakarta Post
The vast archipelagic nation of Indonesia is blessed with a wealth of indigenous cultures that stretch across from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to Papua. So diverse and various is Indonesian culture that the national slogan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika — “Unity in Diversity” — is an apt reflection of this plurality.One art form that is part of this richness is the wayang (traditional puppetry), influenced by Hinduism, and the history of which can be traced as far back as the 9th Century in Indonesia.
Makkah Imam Calls for Islamic Common Market
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
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Would Indonesia be a part of that market? This has some global implications?
Makkah Imam Calls for Islamic Common Market
RIYADH, 15 March 2008 — Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and a member of the teaching staff at Umm Al-Qura University, has called for the establishment of an Islamic common market.Delivering his Juma sermon at the Grand Mosque yesterday, the imam said the proposed market should follow the teachings of the Shariah, keeping away from interest-based financial dealings.
Many international financial organizations have started adopting Islamic financing systems after the latter proved successful in terms of achieving substantial profits, Al-Shuraim said, adding that the Qur’an and Sunnah have explained the basic principles for financial transactions.
Ezzuddin Khoja, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Financial Banks, said Islamic banks in Arab and Muslim countries alone now handle more than $250 billion.
Newmont Mining Corp may lose operating license
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
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The Jakarta Post - Newmont may lose operating license
JAKARTA (JP): The local unit of U.S. mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. has been accused by the government of breaching its contract, a charge flatly denied by the company.
The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has issued a warning to PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara to immediately sell a 10 percent stake in the mine to local administrations or face the termination of its license of operation.
“The Indonesian government has put Newmont Nusa Tenggara on default status for its failure to meet its obligation to sell a 10 percent stake to the government or to parties assigned by the government,” said the board in a recent statement.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has set a deadline of Feb. 22 for Newmont to sell the stake or risk having its contract terminated.
Under the terms of its 1986 contract, Newmont is required to sell a 51 percent stake to local institutions in stages through 2010, with the firm having already sold a 20 percent stake to PT Pukuafu Indah, which is owned by local businessman Jusuf Merukh.
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