Skip navigation

Indonesian mine ownership disputes

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Intrepid Mines <IAU.AX> is battling to win back an 80 percent stake in the Tujuh Bukit copper and gold project in Indonesia's East Java, where its partners sold its interest to powerful businessmen. Full story

Intrepid Mines board survives coup over lost Indonesia mine

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Shareholders of Intrepid Mines <IAU.AX> backed their board and its attempt to reclaim rights to a $5 billion copper and gold project in Indonesia, defeating a plan by a private equity investor to oust the board on Thursday. Full story

Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high

Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Full story

Emerging Markets & Violence

   Discussing the mass protests in Brazil and Indonesia and the silent vigils held in Turkey after protesters clashed with police, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, and Niall Ferguson, Harvard economist.

Asian currencies slide on high anxiety ahead of Fed meeting

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee approached a record low while other Asian currencies also fell, reflecting the high stakes for regional policymakers should the Federal Reserve end a period of easy money that had boosted markets from Jakarta to Mumbai. Full story

News Summary: Indonesia steps toward fuel hike

SUBSIDIES CUT: Indonesia's Parliament voted to approve a budget package on Monday that lays the groundwork for the slashing of government fuel subsidies. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to act swiftly to implement the plan. Full story

Sponsored Links

Articles

Indonesia MPs seal fuel price hike after backing help for poor

Indonesian parliament could pave way Monday for fuel price hikes

Indonesia MPs back budget package that would allow fuel price hikes

Mitsubishi Motors eyes new Indonesian plant

Singapore punishes 20 banks in benchmark rate review

Indonesia's Citilink to buy new planes, may list by 2015

Analysis: India is Asia's weakest link in QE-driven rout

Scottish oil worker abducted in Indonesia released

Export slowdown threatens emerging Asia's credit-fuelled boom

Asian currencies hit new lows on Fed fears, Indonesia raises rate

Video

  Move Over US, BRICS ... TIMPs are New Stars: Pro

Bob Turner, Turner Investment Partners, explains why he is bullish on Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines.

  Plane skids off runway into the sea

A Lion Air plane was attempting to land when it overshot the runway in Bali, and fell into the sea from a height of about 160 feet. One passenger said everyone on board was screaming, and thought they would drown. NBC’s Annabel Roberts reports.

  Six killed in landslide in Indonesia

Landslides triggered by heavy rain have left more than six people dead and 12 missing on Indonesia's Java island. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Zoo celebrates pair of Komodo Dragon litters

Seven Komodo Dragon babies born in two litters are the newest additions to a zoo in Surabaya, Indonesia. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

  At least 21 killed in landslides in Indonesia

Rescuers found four more bodies of victims killed in one of two deadly landslides in Indonesia. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

advertisement | ad info

Related Photos

A smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years in Singapore.
A smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years in Singapore.

A worker wears a mask to protest from a haze blanketed the Singapore Central Business District, or CBD skyline in the background on Thursday, June 20, 2013. A smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years in S

A street vendor sells newspapers amidst haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province
A street vendor sells newspapers amidst haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province

A street vendor sells newspapers amidst haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province June 20, 2013. Singapore called on Thursday for "definitive action" from Indonesia as air quality stuck at very unhealthy levels for a second day because of forest fires in its neighbour, disrupting businesses in th

Motorists travel through haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province
Motorists travel through haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province

Motorists travel through haze in Pekanbaru, Indonesia's Riau province June 20, 2013. Singapore called on Thursday for "definitive action" from Indonesia as air quality stuck at very unhealthy levels for a second day because of forest fires in its neighbour, disrupting businesses in the prosperous ci

A woman and a child, wearing face masks, ride a motorbike through haze in Pekanbaru, the capital city of Riau
A woman and a child, wearing face masks, ride a motorbike through haze in Pekanbaru, the capital city of Riau

A woman and a child, wearing face masks, ride a motorbike through haze in Pekanbaru, the capital city of Riau province June 20, 2013. Singapore called on Thursday for "definitive action" from Indonesia as air quality stuck at very unhealthy levels for a second day because of forest fires in its neig