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INDONESIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2014
Yamaha hits Indonesia target for motorcycles
Yamaha Motor Co., the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, said it probably met a reduced 2013 sales target in Indonesia and expects to at least maintain the level of deliveries in its largest market this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 5, 2014
Museum refuses to bat an eyelash with controversial new acquisitions
The Victoria and Albert Museum has tossed a grenade into the debate on the ethics of cheap fashion with two controversial acquisitions. The museum wants to add a pair of Katy Perry false eyelashes to its collection, along with some jeans sold by cut-rate clothing retailer, Primark, and made in the Rana...
COMMENTARY / World / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 14, 2013
Indonesia's challenges — from poverty to Papua
On a recent trip to Jakarta, I experienced firsthand what an infrastructure bottleneck feels like. My driver told me the city is only third in global traffic-jam rankings, trailing Mexico City and New Delhi, but what was a 40-minute ride when I lived there in the mid-1980s took a dispiriting 2½ hours....
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2013
Abe rubs elbows with ASEAN chiefs
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with the top leaders from Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines and Singapore, expressing concerns about China's setting of a new air defense zone over the East China Sea.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 10, 2013
Earth's climate change tipping point to start in 2020, new model predicts
Locations around the globe will soon reach climatic tipping points, with some in tropical regions — home to most of the world's biodiversity — feeling the first impacts of unprecedented eras of elevated temperatures as soon as seven years from now, according to a study released Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2013
Indonesian woes, ASEAN problems
Some fear Indonesia is heading for crisis as second-quarter growth dropped below 6 percent. But the recent appointments of top policymakers offer hope.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2013
Indonesia's cautious confidence
How does Indonesia leverage its newly acquired strength to confront the challenges facing it and its regional partners, while avoiding foreign policy recklessness
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2013
Sumitomo Life eyes stake in Bank Negara's insurance unit
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. is among companies preparing to bid for a stake in the life insurance unit of PT Bank Negara Indonesia, according to two sources.

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