Indonesia pledges to conserve rainforest

27 January 2012, 4:31 am

Indonesia's forestry ministry says it will conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island.... Read More »

Ex-Bank Indonesia Deputy Says She’s Suspect in Bribery Case

27 January 2012, 4:17 am

Former Bank Indonesia Senior Deputy Governor Miranda S. Goeltom said the country’s anti-corruption agency has named her as a suspect in the bribery case involving her election to the post in 2004.... Read More »

Indonesia to produce bird-flu vaccine by 2013

26 January 2012, 7:39 pm

Indonesia is aiming to manufacture its first, locally produced vaccine to combat the H5N1 avian influenza virus by 2013, with state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Biofarma working to prepare its faci ........ Read More »

Freeport-McMoRan Digs Up Trouble In Indonesia

26 January 2012, 5:38 pm

Mining giant Freeport-McMoRan ran into heaps of trouble in Indonesia's most tenuous territory, and it won't get better soon. Investors beware.... Read More »

Indonesia: Military Officers Arbitrarily Arrest And Torture

26 January 2012, 5:22 pm

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that on 2 November 2011, seven commanding officers of the Kurulu military sub-district command (danramil Kurulu), arrested and ill-treated three local activists and nine Umpagalo villagers in Kurulu, ...... Read More »

Indonesia May Expand Less Than 6% on Europe, Brodjonegoro Says

26 January 2012, 3:30 pm

Indonesia’s economic growth may slow to less than 6 percent in 2012 if Europe suffers a severe recession, said Bambang Brodjonegoro, the head of fiscal policy at the nation’s finance ministry.... Read More »

Buyout Funds Focus on Indonesia

25 January 2012, 10:09 pm

New investors are pushing into Indonesia’s fledgling private-equity market, where firms led by TPG Capital’s local partner raised a record $1.16 billion last year... Read More »

TPG’s Partner Paves Way for Newcomers to Indonesia’s Private-Equity Market

25 January 2012, 12:38 pm

New investors are pushing into Indonesia’s fledgling private-equity market, where firms led by TPG Capital’s local partner raised a record $1.16 billion last year even as deal-making fell by more than half.... Read More »

Indonesia ETFs Build Momentum on Economy, Technicals

24 January 2012, 11:26 am

Indonesia exchange traded funds reflect a diverse and robust economy, and technical indicators reveal that the funds have positive momentum behind them.The iShares MSCI Indonesia (NYSEArca: EIDO - News ) is up ...... Read More »

Indonesia economy on track but faces hurdles

22 January 2012, 2:33 pm

Indonesia's designs on joining the top table of global economies have been boosted by its upgrade to investment status, but corruption and a poor infrastructure are hurdles to full membership.... Read More »