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Indonesia seizes 75 tons of explosive materialJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Officials say they have confiscated 75 tons of an explosive material being shipped from Malaysia to Indonesia and are investigating possible links to terrorism. Customs official Nasar Salim says the ammonium nitrate... In this article: Indonesia, Jakarta, All rights reserved, USA Today, Malaysia, and Associated Press |
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 1 day ago
Share asylum burden, Indonesians plead
...were being taken to Christmas Island, along with two crew. The boat was the fifth this week to make its way into Australian territory, but Indonesia is grappling with a larger influx of asylum seekers that is overwhelming its detention...
In this article: Australia, Malaria, Socialist Party, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Kevin Rudd
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Indonesia's Astra Agro lifts 2009 CPO output
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Indonesia to brief markets on new tax law -fin ministry
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit warns of new cells
...and the 2003 J.W. Marriott hotel bombings in Jakarta, which killed scores of Indonesians and Westerners, Nasution said. A string of bombings in Indonesia since 2000 has been blamed on Jemaah Islamiah, a regional militant network,...
In this article: Al Qaeda, Jakarta, Bali, Southeast Asia, Suicide, Jemaah Islamiah, and Philippines
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | 3 days ago
Clerics cringe as Indonesians flock to doomsday film '2012'
Hollywood's latest doomsday offering "2012" has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it Thursday as a "provocation against Islam". Screenings have been sold out across the capital Jakarta following the film's...
In this article: A Christmas Carol, Islam, God, Kaaba, Hollywood, and Jakarta
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Indonesia backs down on Merak boat people
...Indonesian plan was for those who did not already have refugee status to be repatriated; 109 of the Tamils carry refugee cards. Indonesia wants Australia to take many of those who are found to be refugees. The spokesman for the Sri...
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UPDATE 1-Indonesia: Antam won't buy shares in Newmont unit
Adds details, quotes) Indonesia's state-owned miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk <ANTM.JK> will not join a consortium buying divested shares in a local unit of Newmont Mining Corp. <NEM.N> given the stake on offer is too small, a senior government...
In this article: Newmont, Copper, and Newmont Mining Corp.
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 3 days ago
Indonesia pours cold water on Rudd plan
...Community proposal. "So far the Indonesian government is not quite convinced of the benefits to the country," Mr Natalegawa told Indonesia's Tempo news magazine, in one of his first interviews since becoming minister. "What...
In this article: Kevin Rudd, Marty Natalegawa, Asean, Climate change, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Asia, Japan, and Thailand
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Indonesia to deport Sri Lankans in Merak
...seekers at Merak who have spent more than a month at the Javanese port refusing to leave their vessel. A senior Government source says Indonesia is losing patience with the asylum-seekers and they must leave, Fairfax newspapers...
In this article: Department of Foreign Affairs, United Nations, Australia, Immigration Department, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Kevin Rudd
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Indonesia to force Sri Lankans home
Indonesia draws up plan to force Sri Lankans home JAKARTA: Indonesia is planning to deport Sri Lankan asylum seekers at Merak, including ''Alex'', the English-speaking spokesman for the group that has spent more than a month at the...
In this article: United Nations, Sri Lanka, Australia, Immigration Department, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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The Republic of Indonesia (pronounced: /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ or IPA: /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə|/) (Republik Indonesia), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands, and with an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the largest Muslim population in the world.
Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The transcontinental country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually adopted Indian cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.
- Name:
- Indonesia
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Indonesia
- Local Name:
- Republik Indonesia
- Capital:
- Jakarta
- Language:
- Indonesian
- Motto:
- Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
- Largest City:
- Jakarta
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- December 27, 1949
- Formations:
- Acknowledged
- Area:
- 735,355
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $908.242 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $511.765 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $2,246
- Time Zone:
- various
- Currency:
- Rupiah
- Demonym:
- Indonesian
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- IDR
- Country Calling Code:
- 62
- ccTLD:
- .id
- Anthem:
- Indonesia Raya
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