Indonesia
Indonesia's Lion Air near to deal for 10 Boeing 787s
SINGAPORE/PARIS, May 25 - Indonesia's Lion Air is close to signing a deal for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets, with a total list price of $1.9 billion, as the budget carrier aims to tap the long-haul market.
Hidayat in a huff before London
- Athens Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat has criticised badminton's ruling body in the run-up to this year's London Games after Indonesia crashed out of the Thomas Cup.
UPDATE 2-Indonesia to propose incentives to build metal smelters
JAKARTA, May 24 - Indonesia plans financial incentives to help firms build smelters to comply with new mining regulations, a government official said on Thursday.
Child addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suit
KARAWANG GIRANG, Indonesia - Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes.
UPDATE 2-Indonesia set to ban major bank stakes; DBS deal at risk
* Rules could jeopardize DBS's $7.3 bln bid for Danamon (Adds DBS comment, share prices)
Child addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suit
KARAWANG GIRANG, Indonesia - Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes.
Indonesia forest moratorium won't meet climate pledge - Norway
JAKARTA - Indonesia's progress in reforming its forestry sector will not be sufficient to meet its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2020, Norway's environment minister said on Tuesday.
Indonesia peatland back on protected list in test case
JAKARTA - Indonesia's government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the centre of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country's commitment to halt deforestation.
Indonesia peatland back on protected list in test case
JAKARTA, May 21 - Indonesia's government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the centre of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country's commitment to halt deforestation.
Insight: Indonesia tycoon Bakrie gears up for presidential bid
TANGERANG, Indonesia - There are many ways to describe Indonesia's Aburizal Bakrie: multi-millionaire businessman, global mining tycoon, heavyweight contender for the presidency in 2014. One description that does not spring to mind is man of the common people.
Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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