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Indonesia Arrests 11 Suspects of US Embassy Attack

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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">MOSCOW
(RIA Novosti)--- Indonesian police detained 11 people, suspected of planning
terrorist attacks on the <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country>
embassy and other targets, in four provinces in Java, the Jakarta Post reported
on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The
suspected terrorists were members of a new group called Haraqah Sunni for
Indonesian Society, or Hasmi, the Jakarta Post quoted National Police spokesman
Suhardi Alius as saying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> “The targets of the group were allegedly
American embassy offices in <st1:city w:st="on">Surabaya</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on">Jakarta</st1:city>; Plaza 89, in front of Australian embassy and [US
mining giant] <st1:city w:st="on">Freeport</st1:city> headquarters in <st1:city w:st="on">Jakarta</st1:city>, and the Srondol Mobile Brigade headquarters in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Semarang</st1:city></st1:place>,” Suhardi said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Officers
of the anti-terror squad confiscated several live bombs, high explosive
materials, bomb parts and bomb-making manuals in the raids, Suhardi said adding
that the police are investigating whether the group has ties with other
terrorist organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Indonesia</span></st1:country><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">, the world's most populous Muslim-majority
nation, has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings of two <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> nightclubs, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign
tourists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indonesia Arrests 11 Suspects of US Embassy Attack

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti)--- Indonesian police detained 11 people, suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the US embassy and other ta...

Indonesia’s Police Seize Airsoft Guns

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Police display airsoft guns seized during the arrest of two men accused of
selling the illegal guns on Facebook at a press conference in Jakarta on 22
October 2012.Photo courtesy jakartaglobe---NNN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indonesia’s Police Seize Airsoft Guns

NNN--- Police display airsoft guns seized during the arrest of two men accused of selling the illegal guns on Facebook at a press c...

Indonesian Researcher Identifies New Frog Species

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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NNN--- Leptobrachium ingeri (right) has a spotty ventral color, while Leptobrachium </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">kanowitense (left) ventral colour is more predominantly white. Indonesia Researchers identified two new species of a frog named Leptobrachium ingeri and Leptobrachium kanowitensein following research conducted in the Pacific Islands on 27 July 2012 (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia) from 2008 to 2012. Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Amir Hamidy said that the two new frog species were genetically different from other frogs in the world. "Usually, if two frogs have more than a 3 percent difference in genetic length, they can be categorised as different species. However, in the case of L.ingeri and L.kanowitense, there is a difference of more than 9 percent," "Morphologically, the new frog species have unique hands and feet. The position of membrane on their feet, the colour of their ears and ventral parts are all different," he added. Photo courtesy antara---NNN</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Indonesian Researcher Identifies New Frog Species

NNN--- Leptobrachium ingeri (right) has a spotty ventral color, while Leptobrachium kanowitense (left) ventral colour is more predomina...

Indonesian Maid Becomes Millionaire

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A local Saudi's daily on Tuesday reported that the Indonesian maid came to Saudi Arabia to work for a property tycoon in the city of Taif. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Subsequently, the employer married the maid. However, he died not long after the marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to a Saudi Arabian social observer, Abdullah Umar, the employer inherited many plots of land and apartment buildings across many parts of Taif, particularly on the outskirts of the city, which resulted in ownership disputes among the heirs. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However, the Indonesian maid decided to stay in Saudi Arabia until she obtained her husband's legacy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After more than eight years of negotiations among all claimants to the properties, trial judge Sheikh Abdurrahman Al-Dakhil ruled that the maid was entitled to her husband's inheritance. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The maid then inherited 20 million Saudi riyals from her husband, whose legacy was valued at 300 million Saudi riyals (US$80 million), after the apartment buildings and plots of land were sold through an open bidding process. --NNN-BERNAMA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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Indonesian Maid Becomes Millionaire

JAKARTA, Indonesia (NNN-Bernama) -- An Indonesian maid, whose name cannot be revealed for security reasons, has inherited 20 million Sa...

Indonesian Authorities Search for Missing Russian Plane

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Indonesia has deployed search and rescue teams to a mountainous area near Jakarta, in search of a Russian jetliner that disappeared from radar Wednesday with at least 44 people on board.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Jakarta Post newspaper quotes authorities as saying ground teams, including military units, were headed from the capital to remote Mount Salak, after search helicopters encountered bad weather and were forced to return to base.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Authorities say the Sukhoi Superjet 100 vanished while on a demonstration flight shortly after 2 p.m. local time. All passengers were described as invited guests. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Indonesia's transport ministry said the 100-seat, mid-range jetliner was on the second of two demonstration flights when it disappeared in the remote Bogor region.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Officials said the pilots had requested permission to descend from 3,000 to 1,800 meters shortly before radio contact was lost. Mount Salak is 2,200 meters high.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Indonesian Authorities Search for Missing Russian Plane

Indonesia has deployed search and rescue teams to a mountainous area near Jakarta, in search of a Russian jetliner that disappeared from ...

Another Quake Jolts Indonesia’s Aceh

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BANDARLAMPUNG, Indonesia (NNN-Antara) -- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake again jolted Aceh province on Saturday night following the magnitude 8.5 earthquake on Wednesday afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Office (BMKG) through Kotabumi Geophysical station in Lampung noted that the aftershock happened at 7:18 p.m. local time at 639 kilometers southwest of Simeulue district. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Head of Kotabumi Geophysical station, Chrismanto said the quake was at 2.55 degrees northern latitude and 90.34 eastern longitude, at a depth of 65 kilometers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aftershocks continued to be felt in Aceh following an 8.5 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. -- NNN-ANTARA<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Another Quake Jolts Indonesia’s Aceh

BANDARLAMPUNG, Indonesia (NNN-Antara) -- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake again jolted Aceh province on Saturday night following the magnitude 8....

Indonesia: Earthquake Jolts Ambon

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">AMBON- Indonesia (NNN-ANTARA) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Ambon, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Maluku</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place>, on Saturday at 6.50 am local time.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The quake`s epicenter was located at 2.91 degrees southern latitude and 129.67 degrees eastern longitude, around 185 Km northeast of Ambon, and at a depth of 25 Km, Head of the Ambon Geophysics Station Benny Sipolo said here on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The temblor did not trigger a tsunami, Sipolo said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Indonesia</span></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> is prone to seismic upheavals due to its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pacific</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">Basin</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Maluku province lies at the meeting point of the country`s two main bp;ano chains.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Sipolo said none of quakes that had affected Maluku had the potential of causing a tsunami. Most of the quakes affecting the province so far were local and shallow, measuring three to four on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Quake-prone areas in Maluku include its southeastern parts, Ambon, Seram and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Buru</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Islands</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Meanwhile, <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> was rocked by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale on October 13, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the quake was centered 143 km southwest of Dua Dua, <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>, at a depth of 10 km.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">But the temblor did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">At least 46 people have been taken to <st1:placename w:st="on">Sanglah</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> following the quake. --NNN-ANTARA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Indonesia: Earthquake Jolts Ambon

AMBON- Indonesia (NNN-ANTARA) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Ambon, Maluku Province , on Saturday at 6.50 am l...

Indonesia to Host World Delta Summit

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The summit would be the first world`s event combining science, policy and practice elements, Indroyono said here on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">He said the results of the World Delta Summit would be presented in the Climate Change Summit to be held in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South   Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The delta summit, which will be organized by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and Delta Alliance's Indonesia Wing, is a follow up of the Deltas in Time of Climate Change Conference, which was held in <st1:city w:st="on">Rotterdam</st1:city>, the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>, September 28-October 1, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"In the conference, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> was given a trust to host the World Delta Summit 2011," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The Delta Summit`s participants are expected to share a common but differentiated responsibility on securing the deltas functionality for our survivability, call for an immediate action plan with long term shared vision, produce acceptable and robust worldwide policies, and address the challenges and create new opportunities as well while reducing the disaster risks and properly alleviating the poverty under the changing climate<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Deltas and coastal lowlands are the most prolific of regions, because of their rich environmental resources and strong economic potential.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">They are hubs of innovation, biodiversity, industrial and agricultural productivity, and home to the fastest growing cities in the world. Great ancient and current civilizations begin in deltas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Many people live in delta regions, which provide many resources and functions for human life. Deltas provide not only basic needs like water, fertile land, food, pleasant climates and weather, but they also provide energy (oil and gas), forestry, fish and many other facilities for human existence such as rivers for transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Deltas are the centre of economic and cultural activity, and home to more than half of the world`s population. Yet, climate change poses severe challenges for deltas. As land subsides, sea levels rise, and populations grow, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Increased incidence of floods and droughts, salt water intrusion and heat waves threaten the economic vitality and attractiveness of deltas worldwide. Adaptation to climate change has become an imperative. This calls for cooperation of deltas worldwide. -- NNN-ANTARA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Indonesia to Host World Delta Summit

JAKARTA (NNN-ANTARA) -- The first World Delta Summit will be organized in Indonesia on Nov 21-24, 2011, according to Secretary of the Co...

Indonesia hosts OECD Asia talks on corporate governance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">JAKARTA (NNN-Bernama): <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> is hosting a two-day Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Asian roundtable, aiming at formulating a practical reform agenda and identify policy objectives to improve corporate governance in the region. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The two-day discussion, beginning on Monday, garners policy makers from OECD <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">members and relevant international institutions, as well as China, China's Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Pakistan and Bangladesh. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The goal of the Asian roundtable is to support decision makers in their efforts to improve corporate governance in the region; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s Xinhua news agency quoted the OECD on Monday. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"This is achieved through informal peer review of corporate- governance policy frameworks and practices in the region, benefiting from international experience," the OECD said in the statement. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“Participants will share major developments and challenges, evaluate implementation and enforcement as well as discuss and analyze policy options to support viable and effective corporate governance reforms." <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo, OECD deputy- secretary general </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Richard Boucher and OECD corporate-governance committee chairman Marcello </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Bianchi will open the discussion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Sessions are divided into six, including recent corporate- governance developments in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region>, corporate-governance reform in Asia (reaching a consensus), corporate-governance challenges in <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> and implementation of OECD principles of corporate governance. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The OECD is an international organization helping governments tackle economic, social and governance challenges in a globalized economy. -NNN-BERNAMA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><br />
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Indonesia hosts OECD Asia talks on corporate governance

JAKARTA (NNN-Bernama): Indonesia is hosting a two-day Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Asian roundtable, aimin...

Late Eid Postponement Creates Confusion in Indonesia

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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Archipelago-Islands-Indonesia-Gavan-Daws/dp/0520215761?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Archipelago : Islands of Indonesia" height="300" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0520215761&tag=glob036-20" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0520215761" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Shopkeepers and residents in Indonesia scrambled to rearrange their schedules in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation Tuesday after the government announced a last-minute change in the Eid al-Fitr festival.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Indonesians had prepared for days to celebrate the festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Tuesday along with most of the Muslim world. But officials announced late Monday that the moon was not in the right position and the holiday would occur Wednesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The switch forced many housewives to throw out carefully prepared feasts and observant Muslims to fast for another day. Businesses had to arrange to shut down Wednesday instead of Tuesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adding to the confusion, Indonesia's Muhammadiyah sect, the nation's second largest, decided to observe the holiday Tuesday anyway, noting that some astronomers still maintain that is the correct day.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jakarta businessman Muhammad Zulkifli was one of those who observed the holiday on Tuesday. "I am very grateful to be celebrating Eid today. Other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Saudi Arabia also celebrate it today. In my opinion having Eid celebrations today is better."(VOA News)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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Late Eid Postponement Creates Confusion in Indonesia

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BANK INDONESIA (BI) READY WITH NEW MECHANISM FOR MONEY MARKET STABILIZATION

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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Indonesia-Country-Travel/dp/1741048303?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lonely Planet Indonesia (Country Travel Guide)" height="320" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1741048303&tag=glob036-20" width="204" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741048303" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />JAKARTA (NNN-ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) has prepared a combination of dollar sales and purchase of state securities (SBN) in the secondary market to maintain financial market stability, a BI official said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The central bank`s director of monetary research and policy, Perry Warjiyo, said here on Friday so far the mechanism was selling US dollars and buying SBI (Bank Indonesia Certificates) at a different time when the rupiah exchange rate and the price of government securities (SBN) were under pressure.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"With the new policy BI could act simultaneously namely selling US dollars while at the same time buying SBNs. This is a new mechanism and will be taken in case of pressure such as capital outflow," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said if a huge capital outflow occurs the new mechanism would be applied so that the exchange rate of the rupiah and the price of SBNs could be maintained.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We have never done it before because so far the intensity of pressure has never been very big and could still be overcome using the old procedure," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said BI would apply the new mechanism based upon indicators such as how much investors withdraw their funds in shares, bonds and SBI and the drop in the price of SBN and shares and the development of liquidity in the money market and interest rates.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"We would monitor the indicators every day and weekly," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In view of the current world economic situation Perry said BI would continue maintaining the stability of the rupiah exchange rate which tends to continue to appreciate.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"The rupiah is already stable. We will keep maintaining it as capital inflows have started to happen again through bonds although its volatility would tend to be high," he said. -- NNN-ANTARA</span></div><br />
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BANK INDONESIA (BI) READY WITH NEW MECHANISM FOR MONEY MARKET STABILIZATION

JAKARTA (NNN-ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) has prepared a combination of dollar sales and purchase of state securities (SBN) in the sec...