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News: Indonesia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Indonesia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Indonesia: news

'Pompeii of the East' discovered

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 0:59

An expedition to the site of the largest volcanic eruption in modern times has uncovered a lost kingdom on a remote Indonesian island.
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Papua mine stopped by protests

Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 7:25
related countries: United States United States
related places: Freeport

A protest by bow and arrow-wielding locals stops work at the US-operated Freeport mine in Indonesia's Papua.
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Deadly floods hit east Indonesia

Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 5:14

At least 24 people die in landslides and floods caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia.
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Indonesia, E Timor discuss report

Friday, February 17th 2006, 12:12
related countries: East Timor East Timor

The leaders of Indonesia and East Timor meet for the first time since a damning report on Indonesia's colonial rule.
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Indonesia seizes 3,000 detonators

Friday, February 17th 2006, 7:57

Police in Indonesia arrest two people and seize some 3,000 detonators on the island of Borneo.
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Mine giant settles pollution case

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 4:12
related countries: United States United States

US mining giant Newmont agrees to pay Indonesia $30m to settle a civil case over alleged pollution.
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Australian men sentenced to death

Tuesday, February 14th 2006, 22:00
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Bali

An Indonesian court sentences two Australian men to death for leading a drug-smuggling gang in Bali.
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Australians jailed for Bali drugs

Monday, February 13th 2006, 8:02
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Bali

A Bali court sentences two Australians to life in jail for drug smuggling, despite calls for clemency for one of them.
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Jakarta, Timor to discuss 'abuse'

Monday, February 13th 2006, 6:52
related countries: East Timor East Timor

Indonesia and East Timor's presidents are to meet this week to discuss a controversial atrocities report.
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Indonesia laments Danish pullout

Sunday, February 12th 2006, 13:28
related countries: Denmark Denmark

Indonesia's foreign minister says Denmark was "too hasty" in withdrawing its diplomats because of threats.
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Bird flu kills Indonesian woman

Friday, February 10th 2006, 7:21

An Indonesian woman dies after local tests suggest she has the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
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New species found in Papua 'Eden'

Tuesday, February 7th 2006, 5:51

A team of scientists says it has found a "lost world" in an Indonesian jungle, home to dozens of new species.
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Indonesia cartoon protests spread

Monday, February 6th 2006, 11:06

Indonesian police fire warning shots to break up a protest over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
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Key suspect handed to Singapore

Monday, February 6th 2006, 9:57
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Alleged militant leader Mas Selamat Kastari is deported from Indonesia to Singapore, police say.
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New bird flu deaths in Indonesia

Saturday, February 4th 2006, 15:08

Two more Indonesian have died of bird flu, bringing the nation's death toll to 16, a senior official says.
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Jakarta joins cartoon protests

Friday, February 3rd 2006, 11:02

Protests over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad reach Indonesia.
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Indonesia hunts for ferry missing

Thursday, February 2nd 2006, 13:13

The search continues for nearly 40 people feared missing after a stricken Indonesian ferry sank.
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Aceh rejects tsunami criticism

Thursday, February 2nd 2006, 11:39

The head of reconstruction in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh disputes a report which says victims were let down.
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Scores saved from Indonesia ferry

Wednesday, February 1st 2006, 7:16

Rescuers pull more than 100 people from heavy seas in Indonesia after a ferry sinks, but more are still missing.
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Bali bomber 'heads new group'

Monday, January 30th 2006, 9:56

An Islamic militant wanted for a string of attacks across Indonesia says he heads a previously unknown group.
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Huge quake off Indonesian coast

Friday, January 27th 2006, 19:00

A massive underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hits the east coast of Indonesia.
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Army chief denies Timor killings

Sunday, January 22nd 2006, 15:50
related countries: East Timor East Timor

Indonesia's army chief rejects a report which accuses it of causing up to 180,000 civilian deaths in East Timor.
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Child bird flu deaths confirmed

Saturday, January 21st 2006, 12:18

Two children in Indonesia are confirmed to have died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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