High security alert in Jakarta after blasts
Extra guards for banks, embassies and hotels in wake of Sulawesi bombings
SECURITY was heightened in the Indonesian capital yesterday following deadly bombings
Indonesia
Religious leaders call for calm in Sulawesi
Weekend blasts meant to ignite war between Muslims, Christians, they say.
Religious leaders in Indonesia moved quickly yesterday to defuse a ticking time
JI bomber behind blasts in Sulawesi
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INDONESIA suffered its deadliest terrorist strike since Bali when two bombs exploded in a crowded market in Central Sulawesi
US closes diplomatic offices in Indonesia
Indefinite shutdowns follow reports of possible strikes by terrorists.
THE United States shut down all its diplomatic missions across Indonesia yesterday amid heightened
Indonesian govt is pro-business : Jusuf
Indonesian VP says it is ready to go the extra mile to help firms investing there.
INDONESIAN Vice-President Jusuf Kalla took on the
Indonesia seeks S’pore investments
Visiting Vice-President is keen on tapping new areas in tourism manufacturing.
INDONESIAN Vice-President Jusuf Kalla arrived in Singapore yesterday for a trip seen
Hu, Koizumi meet to defuse row
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CHINA and Japan yesterday took the first major step in trying to defuse a stormy row that has plunged
Koizumi apologises for WW2 aggression
Japan's Premier tries to lower tensions with China in public show of remorse.
IN WHAT is seen as Japan's most public apology in
Asia and Africa to work closely as partners
Leaders mark 50th anniversary of Bandung Conference with plan for strategic partnership.
LEADERS from Asia and Africa will endorse a plan to forge
Bandung conference faces a new dilemma
Conflicting views on China's rising influence likely to dominate summit.
HISTORY has come full circle after 50 years.
Developing countries, caught in the grip
Unity is Golkar’s strength as polls near
The party is set to beat its strife-torn rivals to more than half of the seats
GOLKAR looks set to sweep Indonesia's first
Spotlight on bilateral ties at Bandung meet
GLOBAL AGENDA
April 18-24
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
WHAT IT IS
SOME 60 heads of state will converge on Bandung in West Java, Indonesia, on Thursday and Friday