Interest rates: Bank Indonesia (BI) stressed that inflationary
Interest rates: Bank Indonesia (BI) stressed that inflationary
pressure would remain a concern for the central bank due to a
weaker than expected rupiah, dashing hopes for a cut in interest
rates.
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Talks on FUD bogged down: Negotiations to reinstate the Regional
Representatives Faction (FUD) at the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) have made little progress mainly due to the fact
that only 73 out of the 130 regional representatives fully
support it at this time.
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Beddu facing jail: Former chief of the State Logistics Agency
(Bulog) Beddu Amang is facing a possible sentence of four years
in jail for allegedly causing some Rp 95.4 billion (US$9.54
million) in state losses in a corrupt land swap deal.
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No new airport for Medan: Authorities in Medan, North Sumatra,
have canceled plans to relocate the Polonia airport to Kuala
Namu, some 30 kilometers south of the city due to a land dispute
between the Air Force and a legislator.
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Hanson suggests cutting RI aid: Far-right firebrand Pauline
Hanson wants Australia to cut aid to neighboring Indonesia to
force the Muslim nation to do something about the flow of illegal
immigrants.
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Sri Lanka set for poll: War-torn Sri Lanka was bracing for its
second bloody election in a year on Thursday after the country's
embattled president sacked parliament to spare her Marxist-backed
minority coalition defeat in a no-confidence vote.
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Longo wins 13th world title: French veteran Jeanne Longo-Ciprelli
rolled back the years to defy a rival 21 years her junior and win
the women's time trial at the world road race championships here
Wednesday for her 13th world crown.
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Asian stocks end Higher: Asian stock markets were mostly higher
Thursday, with Wall Street's rebound boosting sentiment that had
been weak ever since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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Regional currencies mixed: Asian currencies were mixed late
Thursday, with the Singapore dollar extending its slide to 11-
week lows as the central bank apparently acquiesced to a weaker
currency.
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