Indonesia (Elang, Sumbawa). A recent guerrilla attack on a Newmont Mining Corp exploration team forced the company to evacuate 130 people and suspend operations in the area. This attack follows numerous violent protests against the resource extraction industry in the country -- which generates 12...

Apr 20, 2006 Freeport Indonesia pays US$1.2bn in taxJAYAPURA, Papua - PT Freeport Indonesia (FI), which has been in the spotlight for alleged environmental-unfriendly gold, silver and copper mining activities in Tembagapura, Mimika district, paid US$1.

Apr 19 17:58President advises handicraft traders to create int'l trade marks Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said national handicraft product traders should begin to think of creating their own international trademarks that are often the key to success in the overseas...

Indonesia embraced by CalpersBy Arijit Ghosh and Naila Firdausi Bloomberg NewsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006JAKARTA The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund, has added Indonesia to the list of countries in which its fund managers may invest, helping Indonesian...

Riyadh, Jakarta to Set Up Refinery Project in IndonesiaM. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News RIYADH, 19 April 2006 - Dr. Alwi Shihab, a special envoy of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are working on a proposal to set up a joint refinery project in...

Apr 19 00:37Bakrie Sumatera builds biodiesel plant Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk (BSP), in association with PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekin), will soon build a bio-diesel plant with a capacity of 60,000 to 100,000 tons a year at a cost of US$25 million.