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    * EDITORIAL : Mas lack of leadership hurts the KMT  Nov 23, 2009
    Premier Wu Den-yih (dq) admitted taking a trip to Indonesia with a paroled former gangster while he was still KMT secretary-general. He then offered piecemeal explanations. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Indonesia president set to act on corruption scandal  Nov 23, 2009
    This has got to stop," he was quoted as saying by the Post. Yudhoyono has faced mounting public criticism for taking weeks to act on the scandal, fuelling charges that he is unable, or unwilling, to take on Indonesia's "court mafia" of crooked police, prosecutors, judges and middlemen. The president has angrily denied accusations his reluctance to act in the KPK case is due to fears of exposure of an alleged scandal involving the transfer of bank bailout funds to his election campaign... (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Violence breaks out in East Timor  Nov 22, 2009
    Former guerrilla leader who led East Timor to independence Spent six years in Indonesian prison Made first post-independence president Stepped down in early 2007 to run for more hands-on role of PM ... Indonesia ferry sinks in squall. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)

    Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned  Nov 22, 2009
    Indonesia ferry sinks in squall. Cameron and PM sorry over photos. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)

    Quacking idea  Nov 22, 2009
    BBC News - Hustings held for Tory candidate in 'duck island' seat. Page last updated at 16:18 GMT, Saturday, 21 November 2009. (BBC News -- UK)

    Tamils end asylum ship stand-off  Nov 19, 2009
    A group of 56 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has left an Australian customs ship moored off the coast of Indonesia after more than one month on board ... The Viking rescued them from a sinking boat in Indonesian waters as part of a deal between Jakarta and Canberra ... Their asylum claims will be processed in a detention centre in Indonesia. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    News slips through China's net  Nov 17, 2009
    as is seen in Indonesia and Russia, after a few experiments, the same people stay on top and rule the country. How many new political figures exist in Indonesia and Russia after 10-20 years of democracy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Bounty tour gives insight into workings of kitchens  Nov 14, 2009
    Strongtree features coffees from around the world, from Indonesia to Ethiopia. According to Neumann, it takes the fruit of two coffee plants produced in a year to make one pound of roasted coffee. (Hudson Register Star, NY)

    God's memo for Kevin and Joe  Nov 14, 2009
    My bill be won, On boat as it is Indonesia. Give us this - stay our daily dread. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Myanmar up close  Nov 13, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam ... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, includes Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. (Asia Times Online)

    * Lai urges justice ministry to investigate Wu Den-yih  Nov 13, 2009
    Wu has conceded that he went on a trip to Bali, Indonesia, with a group that included Nantou County Commissioner Lee Chao-ching () and Chiang Chin-liang (}), a former gangster. Chiang, now chairman of the Tsaoyetun Night Market Association in Caotun Township (), Nantou County, was convicted of murder in two separate cases: the slaying of a Changhua gangster and a Nantou County council member in 1983 and 1985 respectively. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Sri Lankan solution will not deter smugglers  Nov 12, 2009
    I wonder how much it just cost me to have Indonesia say that they would extend the OV's security clearance indefinitely. Rudd really is just another jumped-up public servant who has risen to his own level of incompetence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Time to change course for Christmas Island, PM  Nov 12, 2009
    This week, he added for good measure that the Indonesian Government is infinitely patient as well. And, not for the first time in the stand-off over the asylum seekers, who are refusing to disembark at an Indonesian port, Jakarta quickly disabused Mr Rudd of his apparent belief that he can speak on its behalf ... We have abundant patience,'' said Indonesia Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Indonesia's Hamburger King Fights McDonalds  Nov 12, 2009
    JAKARTA, Indonesia Would you buy a burger from a one-eyed pirate named Toni Jack. That's the hope of one Indonesian entrepreneur, whose roguish answer to Ronald McDonald also claims his burgers are better than that one ... Bambang, the self-described hamburger king of Indonesia, claims he was not notified of the sale of his $135 million in assets, which a company spokeswoman described as personal. (Newsmax)

    Negri MB: Anwar's attacks to divert attention  Nov 11, 2009
    He said it was sad that countries such as Indonesia was registering annual growth of 7% while the Opposition here continued to derail the Government's efforts for economic recovery. Foreign investors have been coming here in droves as they saw Malaysia as a very stable nation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Indonesia Economic Growth Quickens in Third Quarter as Asia Leads Recovery  Nov 10, 2009
    Indonesia GDP Growth Quickens as Asia Leads Recovery (Update1) - Bloomberg ... Indonesia GDP Growth Quickens as Asia Leads Recovery (Update1) ... Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesias economic growth accelerated for the first time in more than a year as lower interest rates and a strife-free presidential election stoked consumer spending. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    Diplomatic dynasty sent into the breach  Nov 10, 2009
    In June last year, Richard Woolcott, 82, a former head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and ambassador to the United Nations and Indonesia, was pulled out of retirement to promote the Prime Minister's proposal for an Asia-Pacific Community. In June this year his son Peter, 56, a career diplomat, was appointed the first full-time ambassador on people smuggling. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    * Premier ready to sue DPPs Lee  Nov 10, 2009
    Lee said that Wu, Chiang Chin-liang (}) X a convicted felon on parole X and Nantou County Commissioner Lee Chao-ching () of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) were on a trip together to Bali, Indonesia, last December to settle the distribution of profits from the local gravel trade as well as select a new Nantou County Council speaker and vice speaker. Su said Lee should prove his claims or apologize to the premier, adding that Wu would file a lawsuit today if Lee failed to produce... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    * World News Quick Take  Nov 9, 2009
    INDONESIA Protesters support watchdog. Hundreds gathered in the capital Jakarta yesterday to protest perceived moves to cripple the countrys once-powerful corruption watchdog. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    * Ma and premier stump for KMT in Nantou County  Nov 8, 2009
    The DPP candidate for commissioner race, Lee Wen-chung (), has accused Wu of making arrangements for distributing local gravel contracts and the election of a new Nantou County Council speaker and vice speaker during a trip the premier took last December with Chiang and Lee Chao-ching to Bali, Indonesia. Lee Chao-ching said yesterday that the Bali trip had been a fact-finding mission to help Nantou develop its tourism industry. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)

    On Nathan Deal, birthers, and Georgias hunt for water  Nov 8, 2009
    Barack Hussein Obama was born in rural Kenya to extreme Muslim parents who sent him to madrassas through Africa and Indonesia ... If, as an adult, Obama travelled on an Indonesian passport, he would have surrendered his citizinship and would have made himself ineligible for the presidency ... If, as an adult, Obama travelled on an Indonesian passport, he would have surrendered his citizinship and would have made himself ineligible for the presidency. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Facebook people power  Nov 7, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam ... JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the streets in the past week to protest the arrests of two anti-corruption commissioners and demand that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono take a stand against graft in a nation with a long history of bribery and political shenanigans ... The demonstrations are a stark reminder of those that occurred more than 10 years ago, when... (Asia Times Online)

    * EDITORIAL : Throwing and turning stones  Nov 7, 2009
    With the US beef controversy still damaging the government, the DPPs attack on a new front involves an incident before Wu became premier: a trip he made to Bali, Indonesia, last December with Nantou County officials that included one-time mobster Chiang Chin-liang (}), whose lengthy criminal record, including convictions for murder, and long prison sentence remain formidable entries on his CV.. Wu was the Chinese Nationalist Partys (KMT) secretary-general at the time, not premier, but... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Come in spinner  Nov 7, 2009
    Australians more likely would be paying people in countries such as India and Indonesia to cut greenhouse emissions for them. Indeed, Treasury modelling reveals the 2020 target would be achieved only through purchases of many international carbon credits. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Reidsville manufacturer adds 15 jobs, more possible  Nov 7, 2009
    He said he was not at liberty to name two of the companies Liquip is working with, though he said one was an overseas oil company in Indonesia, and the other was a company within the U.S.. This article is for Paid Subscribers ONLY.. (Triad Business Journal, NC)

    * DPP questions premiers links to felon  Nov 6, 2009
    Local media reported Wu and his wife were caught on camera vacationing in Bali, Indonesia, with Nantou County Magistrate Lee Chao-ching () and Chiang Ching-liang (}), reportedly a crime boss in the county. DPP Legislator Chen Ting-fei (Fm) said the 43 year-old Chiang was convicted of murder for slaying a Changhua gangster and a Nantou County council member in 1983 and 1985 respectively. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Malaysia Won't Return "Allah" Bibles  Nov 5, 2009
    An official from the Home Ministry's publications unit said the government rejected pleas by church officials to allow the Bibles, imported from Indonesia, into the country ... A Home Ministry official said the government told the importer last month to return the Indonesian-language Bibles, which are still with customs ... Church officials say the word "Allah" has been used for centuries to refer generally to God in both Indonesian and Malaysian languages, which are similar. (CBS News)

    LETTER: 'Bite the bullet or die from the wounds'  Nov 5, 2009
    Calling drug dealers, Undocumented Pharmacists"? And,no, I'm not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it's been afew hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion. I'mwilling to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speakEnglish, doesn't have a criminal record and who is self-supporting withoutfamily on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in ourmilitary... Those are the citizens we need.I'm tired of latte liberals and journalists, who... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Rudd ready to sit out boat crisis  Nov 5, 2009
    THE Federal Government has refused to take the 78 asylum seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking to Christmas Island, saying the deal between Jakarta and Australia to disembark the Sri Lankans in Indonesia needed to be honoured ... He sent a veiled message to Indonesia by saying that the 27 survivors whose boat sank off the Cocos Islands on Sunday were going to Christmas Island because they were saved in Australia's search and rescue zone ... By contrast, those aboard the Oceanic Viking were rescued... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Olympian steps up to grapple for Higgins  Nov 5, 2009
    He said that some relatives who had come to Australia with him soon packed up and left for Canada, because they did not believe Australia would be able to defend itself against Indonesia. I think Australia is becoming too Asianised,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Huge Australian Oil Spill Raises Questions  Nov 5, 2009
    For 10 weeks, a crippled deep-water oil rig has been leaking millions of gallons into the ocean between Australia's northwest coast and the islands of Indonesia. It is bringing to light the possible environmental impact when offshore drilling goes wrong, as CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports. (CBS News)

    Newsweek: If economy is stagnant, why are stocks up?  Nov 4, 2009
    Brazil, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam did not suffer an economic recession. We are the only country, together with Europe, that adopted deregulated the financial market. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Obamas half brother: Our father was abusive  Nov 4, 2009
    The journey will take you to Hawaii, Indonesia, Kenya and Illinois, among other places. more photos. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Indonesia anti-graft conspiracy exposed  Nov 4, 2009
    JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian police have released two anti-graft investigators after wiretap recordings allegedly exposing a high-level conspiracy against the country's corruption watchdog were played in court. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairmen Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Riyanto were released late Tuesday, six days after being arrested on suspicion of extortion and abuse of power, police said. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Big is beautiful in land that thrives on foreign affairs  Nov 3, 2009
    THE Indonesian Government is deeply unhappy with the notion of an. 11:55am. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Cantwell 'not sure' why Geithner has job  Nov 3, 2009
    There's some sort of family connection between Geithner's father and Obama's mother that goes back to funding of her work in Indonesia. Plus, Obama is clueless when it comes to financial matters. (TheHill.com)

    Cardboard Kev  Nov 2, 2009
    Ultimately he must either continue to implement the ''Indonesia solution'' or accept that Australia will need to process growing numbers of arrivals on Christmas Island and the Australian mainland ... By leaving the problem to Indonesian authorities, the Government hopes to harden its ''tough on border protection'' credentials and solve political and logistical problems created by overcrowding at Christmas Island ... The Indonesia solution, if fully implemented, is arguably a less humane... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Top Article: Eastern Promises  Nov 2, 2009
    Countries like Indonesia, Thailand and even Cambodia could learn from the speed and transparency with which votes are tallied and the extensive powers accorded the Election Commission. Many Indonesians have great respect for India's democracy despite its shortcomings ... While the Indonesian government has implemented devolution of powers, hoping that a fairer distribution of national wealth will reduce separatist sentiments and regional violence, there is lack of local level institutions to... (India Times, India)

    Obama will push immigration reform  Nov 1, 2009
    At this point it might be worth noting that in seeing a temporary absence from his family as a fair price to pay for greater goals, Barack was not simply following the model of his father (who had "fleeting" relationships with his wives and children), but also the model of his mother, who spent long periods of time away from her children while working as an anthropologist in Indonesia. Michelle had to point out to him, according to Sher, that a lot of parenting is about "sheer physical presence,... (Salon)

    World hits home  Nov 1, 2009
    Are the bulk of voters keen on Tamils who decide that they want to come to Australia, bypassing Indonesia and Malaysia to get here, and then threaten hunger strikes or refuse to disembark from the Australian vessel that saved them at sea ... While the media is declaring Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's asylum seeker policy, which involves Indonesia as a staging and processing post, as being in tatters, it might be that a lot of Australians regard refusal to co-operate with one's rescuers as a far... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Captain Rudd's preferred course - a little to the right  Oct 31, 2009
    And he is discussing with Malaysia and Indonesia ways of stemming the flow through these transit countries ... TANJUNG PINANG: The Australian Government has another week to convince 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to come off the Customs vessel Oceanic Viking and on to Indonesian soil after the ship was given an extension to remain in Indonesian territory. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Rising tide of asylum-seekers: Will Australia let them in?  Oct 31, 2009
    An Australian Customs official stands with Sri Lankan refugees on the customs vessel Oceanic Viking, eight miles off the coast of Indonesia's port of Kijang on Thursday ... Australian Prime Minister Rudd faces twin crises as he weighs how to handle Sri Lankan Tamil refugees picked up at sea by Australian and Indonesian ships and taken to Indonesian ports ... Now Howard's Labor successor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who must call an election within the next 12 months has his own Tampa: the... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Women Say More About an Economy Than Money Does  Oct 30, 2009
    In other words, Indonesia is evolving economically, India perhaps less so ... Equity indexes are up more than 40 percent this year in China, Hong Kong, , Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    Votes counted in East Timor poll  Oct 28, 2009
    This was the first presidential poll for East Timor since it won independence from Indonesia in 2002 ... Mr Ramos-Horta, who won the Nobel peace prize for championing East Timor's independence from Indonesia, has been seen as the leading contender to replace Mr Gusmao, an ally ... Last year's crisis re-opened deep splits in East Timorese society, many dating back to the long war against Indonesia's rule. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)

    Wielding the whip on asylum seekers  Oct 27, 2009
    As a result both asylum seekers, and the people smugglers who carry them, will become part of what is being called the Indonesian solution ... In reality, Rudd's Indonesian solution may turn out to be tougher and crueller than Howard's Pacific solution ... We will have less influence about what goes on in Indonesian detention centres. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    UN puts Rudd policies in spotlight  Oct 27, 2009
    The international organisation Human Rights Watch, based in New York, has begun making inquiries about the Government's so-called Indonesia solution amid concerns about the methods used to intercept boats and process asylum seekers offshore ... Several Australian human rights lawyers and groups, including the local branch of Amnesty International, are concerned about moves to have asylum seekers processed in Indonesia, which is not a signatory to the UN convention on refugees ... Human rights... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Market Forecaster  Oct 27, 2009
    Increases were reported for Iraq (200,000 MT), Mexico (74,600 MT), Japan (71,300 MT), Indonesia (58,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Yemen (50,000 MT), the Philippines (39,400 MT), South Korea (38,200 MT), Israel (36,200 MT), and Costa Rica (26,900 MT, including 11,000 MT switched from Guatemala). This year s export forecast is way behind last year s sales profile, 464 mb vs. 676 mb. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)

    Smith calm amid storm  Oct 26, 2009
    It seems to me that the Opposition speaks with forked tongue on this issue on the one hand they demand that the Governemnt does not allow even one of these people to set foot on Australian soil and on the other they castigate the Government for causing the death of asylum seekers on the high seas and for not ensuring they are treated humanely in Indonesia. Come on guys you can't have it both ways if you want these people to be treated humanely then allow them to come to Australia where they will... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Rudd on top by keeping off the field  Oct 24, 2009
    He gave one talkback radio interview, but otherwise avoided the media and then left for Indonesia, in part to discuss the issue with Indonesia's Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ... Rudd returned, after successfully beginning negotiations for offshoring the problem to Indonesia, and then did the bare minimum of discussing the issue in public. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    ASEAN leaders to set up task force for connectivity masterplan  Oct 24, 2009
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    Rudd's regional vision granted a soapbox  Oct 24, 2009
    The 10 leaders of Association of South-East Asian Nations Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma and Cambodia are already in Hua Hin for the 15th ASEAN summit. They will be joined by leaders from China, Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand and Australia for the East Asia Summit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    The shape of things to come in Indonesia  Oct 23, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam ... JAKARTA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's announcement late on Wednesday of his government's new cabinet was a function of a complicated political calculation ... The next five years will undoubtedly witness new kinds of parliamentary delays and blockages resulting from the seen and unseen intricate dynamics of Indonesian politics. (Asia Times Online)

    Camille Paglia  Oct 23, 2009
    In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, we have seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead ... Obama projected himself as a floating spectator of other people's beliefs (as in his memory of hearing the call to prayer in Indonesia). (Salon)

    Labor's policies are not encouraging boat people  Oct 23, 2009
    We also firmly believe that regional engagement and co-operation with Indonesia and other South-East Asian neighbours is a vital component of a successful policy to combat people smuggling and have therefore increased our regional cooperation arrangements ... We have also seen the extradition from Indonesia of an alleged people smuggling organiser, Hadi Ahmadi, and the recent arrest in Indonesia of the alleged organiser of the venture carrying more than 200 Sri Lankans ... In Australia, the AFP... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Issue of a cover-up  Oct 23, 2009
    A 2007 gig in Kuala Lumpur was called off for the same reason and was instead held in Indonesia, the worlds largest Muslim nation, which has less rigid standards for performers. It would be very easy for us to blame PAS for frightening off Beyonce but the Government must also take a sizeable responsibility for it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Another 'asylum seeker' boat intercepted  Oct 23, 2009
    The comments come as the federal government pursues a strategy that would see asylum seekers headed for Australia processed on Indonesian soil. The government, however, has rejected reports that a $50 million deal has been struck with Indonesia to pay for the processing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Indonesia cabinet draws criticism  Oct 22, 2009
    Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new cabinet line-up has drawn criticism from analysts ... A cabinet of compromise - that is what editorials in Indonesia are calling President Yudhoyono's new cabinet ... Many had hoped that the president would choose professionals who are experts in their field - especially since the Indonesian leader received such the overwhelming majority of the public vote in July's election. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Brazil May Keep Rate at 8.75% to Solidify Recovery Before Ending Stimulus  Oct 21, 2009
    He expects China, India, Indonesia and South Korea to raise interest rates in the first quarter of next year. Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Colombia would push up borrowing costs in the second quarter. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Baltimore's (Political) Race Men  Oct 21, 2009
    Indonesia We invite bloggers to participate reconciling the world ... Indonesian peace-loving. (Slate)

    Yudhoyono thanks his friends  Oct 21, 2009
    JAKARTA: Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, yesterday pledged "prosperity, democracy and justice" for the world's largest Muslim nation as he was sworn in for a second five-year term ... "Indonesia will continue with its free and active politics and will always struggle for justice and world peace," Dr Yudhoyono said ... He said Indonesia remained committed to reforming the global economy through the G20, and to multilateral relations through the United Nations, particularly in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Climate talks "in the balance"; hints of progress  Oct 20, 2009
    The U.N. talks launched in Bali, Indonesia, in 2007 are stuck on how big carbon cuts recession-hit rich countries should make by 2020 and how much they should pay developing countries to fight global warming. Away from the meeting, Brazil, Australia and India took steps that could help inch towards a deal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Susilo inaugurated as Indonesian president  Oct 20, 2009
    Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is sworn in as Indonesian President for second term during the inaugural ceremony at parliament on October 20, 2009 ... JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in on Tuesday for his second term of 2009-2014 in a respect inauguration ceremony attended by several friendly head of states and foreign country special envoys ... Taufik said that Indonesia is proud of having the presidential election successful, saying that the... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Vexed issue dominates Jakarta agenda  Oct 20, 2009
    WHAT was originally planned as a ceremonial visit by Kevin Rudd to Indonesia today will now be dominated by discussions with Asian leaders about the spike in the number of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat. The Prime Minister flew to Jakarta late yesterday to join other regional leaders for the inauguration of the recently re-elected Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ... The Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, will meet his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Being tough on refugees is pretty weak  Oct 19, 2009
    Last week, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave the Pacific Solution a quick polish, rebranded it the Indonesian Solution, and immediately everybody started yelling at Philip Ruddock ... Sri Lankan asylum seekers on a boat in Indonesia were yesterday ... The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is helping Indonesian and. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    13 October 2009 Transcript of Elder Dallin H. Oaks speech given at BYU-Idaho on 13 October 2009. (9)  Oct 18, 2009
    xiv] The Yogyakarta Principles, Principle 21 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2006). xv] "No Mob Veto," New York Times, 5 Dec. 2008. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    Razor wire returns  Oct 18, 2009
    Thankfully the unintended side-effect from sending this latest boat back to Indonesia has been that for once the boat people had the chance to make their voices heard and allowed us to see what we're actually doing here. The irony about the "crisis" in the early 2000's was that apparently the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan was so bad that we needed to invade these countries, but not bad enough to accept refugees. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Quake shakes Indonesian capital  Oct 17, 2009
    1-magnitude earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Java, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Jakarta, officials have said ... An official at the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Suharjono, told the AFP news agency that Friday's tremor was the result of movement in the same tectonic plate, but that it was impossible to say whether the two events were related ... Indonesia sits on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", one of the most active areas for... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Indonesia's fin min says will be in next cabinet  Oct 17, 2009
    BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who is expected to keep her post in the next government, on Saturday said the president had asked her to be in his next cabinet, but declined to give details. Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during an interview in Jakarta February 25, 2009 ... "It's not a surprise, but it's reassuring for investors that sensible macroeconomic policies will continue," said James Bryson, whose firm HB Capital... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Come hell or high water  Oct 17, 2009
    News had broken that the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, had persuaded the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to intercept a boatload of more than 200 Sri Lankans on their way to Australia ... It is to that constituency - one that crosses all party lines - that Pauline Hanson, John Howard and, yesterday, Alexander Downer address themselves when demanding we "tow the boats back to Indonesia" ... An Afghan rescued in April told me: "The navy would not tell us where we were heading. They... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    On Indonesia's Islamic road  Oct 17, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam ... First, Islamists in Indonesia leave their mark, through, say, a bombing of a foreign hotel, or by successfully pressing a province to introduce public canings ... Then the international media report the incident, before a handful of Indonesia observers bristle that the media have distorted Islam's threat. (Asia Times Online)

    Howard's ghost  Oct 17, 2009
    Yesterday, during a radio interview, he was asked for his reaction to the pitiful appeal of a nine-year-old Sri Lankan refugee whose boat was intercepted by the Indonesian authorities en route to Australia ... MERAK, Indonesia: They are promised a bright future awaits, that the. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    After the fire  Oct 17, 2009
    One more thing - I have a message to the school children of Padang, Indonesia, whose homes were destroyed by the earthquake ... Haria, Padang, Indonesia. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Sri Lanka budgetchallenge for IMF  Oct 17, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Southeast Asia. (Asia Times Online)

    Asylum seekers  Oct 15, 2009
    Liberty tested on river Nile. Liberty tested on river Nile. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Planet hip-hop  Oct 14, 2009
    Page last updated at 10:24 GMT, Monday, 12 October 2009 11:24 UK. Hip-hop comes of age. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Karzai questions vote fraud panel  Oct 14, 2009
    Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 17:00 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Support for US at record high, says survey  Oct 14, 2009
    That bombing may have had a bearing on the bleak view recorded of relations with Indonesia, with 54 per cent saying they did not trust that country. China got a much cooler reception on the Lowy thermometer scale, dropping 8 points since 2006. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    * East Timor braces for no-confidence vote  Oct 13, 2009
    FIERY DEBATE: The opposition accused the government of undermining independence when it released an Indonesian man who is wanted for a string of human-rights violations AFP , DILI Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009, Page 5. Lawmakers in East Timor shouted jibes at each other yesterday in a fiery censure debate over a government decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity ... It was purely a political decision for our good relationship with Indonesia, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Rush Limbaugh: I love to yank medias chain  Oct 13, 2009
    A fiery political protest in Honduras and shocking earthquake damage in Indonesia are among this weeks memorable images. more photos. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)

    RE Spio Garbrah; Where Feigned Loyalty Means What?  Oct 12, 2009
    He provided investment, export and tourism promotion counsel to the government of Indonesia, Nederland, Hong Kong and Austria He provided financial relations advice to the Government of Hong Kong, Credit Agricole of France and UBAF-Arab American Bank Provided energy sector intelligence to OPEC. If Biakoye wants, he can check from Google or wikipedia and others. Unfortunately Biakoye, Ahwoi and Anyidoho are trying fervently to flush all this achievements by the son of my... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    World Reacts to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize  Oct 10, 2009
    relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words" Kind of says it all, right? by jameslouiky October 9, 2009 9:53 AM EDT Compare Obama's accomplishments to Reagan?s Obama freed 0 countries from tyranny, ended no war, brought no one together. Reagan Countries liberated from Communist tyranny during or shortly after RONALD REAGAN's presidency: Afghanistan Albania Angola Bulgaria Cambodia Czechoslovakia East Germany... (CBS News)

    Ghost of Thaksin's past visits Abhisit  Oct 7, 2009
    Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam ... Those public perceptions, if accurate, raise questions about the political gains Abhisit would likely accrue from aggressively fighting graft, as, for example, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has enjoyed in his anti-corruption campaign. (Asia Times Online)

    A Muslim solution for Afghanistan  Oct 7, 2009
    Given Afghanistan's problematic relations with its neighbors, peacekeepers should come from nonneighboring Muslim states, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, and Turkey. Many of those nations have valuable experience to offer. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Orly Taitz: Lawyer, Dentist, Birther  Oct 7, 2009
    It is here that Taitz dreams of deposing the U.S. president, proving that he is a citizen not of this country but of Kenya, maybe, or possibly Indonesia, perhaps even -- who knows ... She also conjectures that he may be a citizen of Indonesia, where Obama lived for a time after his mother remarried ... It is here that Taitz dreams of deposing the U.S. president, proving that he is a citizen not of this country but of Kenya, maybe, or possibly Indonesia, perhaps even -- who knows. (CBS News -- Politics)

    See Sallie run  Oct 6, 2009
    Indonesia quake horror. David Letterman extortion plot. (New York Post -- Business)

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