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Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation of 17,508 islands in the South East Asian archipelago, making it the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of over 200 million, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy after India and the U.S. Its capital is Jakarta and it shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. More about Indonesia from Wikipedia »

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Bad liquor kills 8 on Indonesia's Java island

…Indonesia — Indonesian police say eight people have died after drinking liquor laced with methanol on the country's main island of Java.Police Maj. Syaiful Anwar said Tuesday the victims bought the drink from the same stall Friday.No one has been arrested….

Health emergency: Helping Haiti's fragile minds

…mourning. People cannot recover if their social needs are not met.”Jones, a veteran of natural disasters and wars from Bosnia to Indonesia, is teaching front-line doctors how to identify “disabling fear” and, quite literally, hold people's hands and listen.Hugo…

Urgent health emergency:

…mourning. People cannot recover if their social needs are not met.”Jones, a veteran of natural disasters and wars from Bosnia to Indonesia, is teaching front-line doctors how to identify “disabling fear” and, quite literally, hold people's hands and listen.Hugo…

Indonesia's controversial Obama statue to be moved

…contributions to the country.”Obama is a very good man, he's a good dreamer,” Nugroho said. “But he has no contribution for Indonesia.”Ron Mullers, a Jakarta resident who came up with the idea of the statue and raised money for it, said the new location is…

Indonesian president bans buffaloes at protests

…likening him to a “big and stupid” water buffalo, Indonesia's president ordered the beasts banned at rallies, a decision some Indonesians said was proof their leader can't handle criticism. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 photo,…

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Details of Coal India public issue likely after Feb 19 meeting

…be taken up in due course. The board has allowed the plan to forge strategic alliances with coal producers in Australia, the US and Indonesia through equity participation in specific mining projects or forming joint ventures with global players for coal prospecting…

Fewer than 50 Wild Tigers Left in China, Says Wildlife Conservation Society

…population at record lows, governments are resorting to extreme measures to help protect this endangered species, including Indonesia's radical plan to rent them out to millionaires. ” Via Reuters More on Tigers Tiger Tops WWF's List of Ten Critically Endangered…

Oldest American to summit Mt. Everest going back for another adventure

…in Africa. A year later came Mount Elbrus in Russia. After that it was Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Mount Kosciuszko in Australia and Indonesia's Carstensz Pyramid. In 2007, he made it to the southeast ridge of Mount Everest, about 300 vertical feet from the…

Regional countries to have good ties with China: U.S. official

…visit Cambodia from Monday to Tuesday. He visited Laos and Vietnam and due to leave for Thailand Tuesday night before heading to Indonesia where he will do some works in preparation for the U.S. President Barack Obama's visit next month. Source: Xinhua…

Katharina Peters et al | Spiegel | 9 February

…Last refreshed at 0800GMT TuesdayThe World in a Window | February 9, 2010 He's got time for Indonesia and Australia, but not for EU-US summit. Why? He's busy, Europe is doing OK—and the EU doesn't function as a global actor Give us 15 minutes of your time,…

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