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INDONESIA: Nike investigates military intimidation at factory
2013-01-17 14:07:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Sportswear giant Nike is investigating claims that one of its supplier factories in Indonesia is allegedly paying military personnel to intimidate employees into working for less than the minimum wage.
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Jakarta floods as monsoon soaks Indonesia
2013-01-17 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Heavy monsoonal rains have triggered severe flooding across the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Authorities said four people were killed and 20,000 had to evacuate. Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in Jakarta and its satellite cities had been forced to leave their homes because of the torrential downpours this week....
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Forestry official: Indonesia should extend moratorium on new forest concessions
2013-01-15 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Despite opposition from the powerful palm oil industry, Indonesia should extend its two-year moratorium on new logging and agricultural concessions in carbon-dense peatlands and forests, said a top forestry official. Indonesia's moratorium, which is set to expire this May, was signed in 2011 under a $1 billion climate change mitigation agreement with Norway. The moratorium has made 14.5 million hectares of peatlands and forests off-limits to new concessions. It aims to encourage agricultural expansion...
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US and Indonesia in trade dispute
2013-01-11 02:02:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US files a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Indonesia's restrictions on imports of horticultural and animal products.
VIDEO: Companies cannot ignore Indonesia
2013-01-10 02:38:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A survey of where companies will invest in Asia highlights the importance of the Indonesian economy.
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