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DBS-Danamon deal hinges on Singapore's invite to Indonesian banks

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's largest bank merger now depends largely on cooperation between Singaporean authorities and Indonesian politicians.Full story

Freeport can't say when Indonesia mine to reopen, confirms 28 dead

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc said it will not restart production at the world's second-largest copper mine in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse that killed 28 workers until it is convinced of the mine's safety. Full story

Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21

Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said Tuesday. Seven others were believed buried under the rubble. Full story

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A man smokes a cigarette near a Danamon Bank ATM in Jakarta
A man smokes a cigarette near a Danamon Bank ATM in Jakarta

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Freeport workers gather around the coffins of their colleagues who died from a tunnel collapse, in Timika of the Papua province
Freeport workers gather around the coffins of their colleagues who died from a tunnel collapse, in Timika of the Papua province

Freeport workers gather around the coffins of their colleagues who died from a tunnel collapse at the world's second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit, before the bodies are sent to their home villages, in Timika of the Papua province, May 22, 2013. Free

Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta
Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta

Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta May 22, 2013. The death toll from a tunnel collapse at the world's second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan C