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Indonesian house speaker resigns because of scandal over Freeport mine extortion claim
2015-12-16 19:07:08| Real Estate - Topix.net
The embattled speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives resigned Wednesday over his involvement in one of the biggest political scandals in years, in which he allegedly sought kickbacks from a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in exchange for helping it extend its operating contract. Setya Novanto from the opposition Golkar Party has been at the centre of the scandal, which began with a meeting in June with Maroef Sjamsoeddin, chief executive of PT Freeport Indonesia, at which he and a businessman allegedly used the names of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla to seek stakes in the mining company.
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NASA image reveals toxic pall carbon monoxide from Indonesian fires
2015-12-16 13:06:28| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A satellite detected "remarkably high" carbon monoxide levels in Sumatra and Kalimantan during Indonesia's recent wildfire disaster. Concentrations in Central Kalimantan province were nearly 13 times the normal average. The invisible gas is poisonous to humans in large doses, though the precise health effects of the pollution from Indonesia's fires remain largely unknown. One of the most troubling unanswered questions hanging over Indonesias wildfire disaster is how it affects human health....
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VIDEO: Indonesian workers' strike continues
2015-11-27 07:12:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Thousands of Indonesian workers are taking part in a four-day strike calling for the repeal of a new regulation they say limits pay raises.
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Passenger ferry capsizes near the Indonesian port of Tanjung Perak
2015-11-18 01:00:00| Ship Technology
An Indonesia-flagged passenger ship KM Wihan Sejahtera sank as it departed the Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya in Indonesia, in the early hours on 16 November.
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Indonesian NGO takes aim at government for failure to handle haze
2015-11-09 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A human rights watchdog in Indonesia intervened in this years haze crisis on Monday to criticize the government for failing to do enough to protect the human rights of citizens affected by toxic pollution. Kontras does not see any coordination among state institutions or even serious steps to provide protection of the fundamental rights of citizens who live around the [affected] forest area and land, Puri Kencana, a senior official at the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence...
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