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Indonesia to Clear 50% of IMF Debt: Jakarta, Indonesia
By Wombat | 
No Comments » Indonesia will repay 50 percent of its debt to the IMF in 2006, Bank Indonesia (BI) or central bank Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said here on Monday.
Warning Over Ozone Depletion: Indonesia
By Wombat | 1 Comment » For over a decade, Harry Suryadi, an environmental journalist, has been writing about environmental problems, yet he is still at a loss about how to get Indonesians interested in the issue of ozone depletion.
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Tengger of Bromo: East Java, Indonesia
By Wombat | 2 Comments » As Adji Kurniawan writes, legend has it that the Tengger ethnic group in the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru area of East Java is descended from the ancient Majapahit royal family.
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Padang Students Brush Up on Koran: Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
By Wombat | No Comments » Forget about the standard academic proficiency indicators of math, science or reading comprehension in Padang, West Sumatra. Instead, it will be Koranic literacy which determines whether elementary schoolchildren can continue their education in the West Sumatra capital.
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ID Cards and Religion: Indonesia
By Wombat | No Comments » The idea of having to carry ID cards does not appeal to me. However, in Indonesia it is compulsory. During the Soeharto regime, if you were stopped by the police and couldn’t provide your ID Card, then you were in big trouble. One thing I disagree with the ID cards is having a person’s religion on it. But, there are no plans to drop this from the card.
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Batam Island: Sumatra, Indonesia
By Wombat | 1 Comment » Batam is one of the 3,000 islands, which make up the Riau Archipelago and is closest to Singapore, which is only 20 kms away or twenty minutes by air-conditioned ferry.
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Relief International Responds: Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
By Wombat | No Comments » Relief International (RI), a leading international, humanitarian aid agency, has responded to the deadly 6.3 magnitude Indonesian earthquake which struck the ancient city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java at 5:54 a.m. Saturday morning.
Adi Sutjipto Airport Possibly to Reopen: Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
By Wombat | No Comments » PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I, which is running the Adi Sutjipto airport in Yogyakarta is considering reopening the airport, but restricted to the airlifting of humanitarian assistance to places in Central Java province in the wake of the earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale which struck on Saturday morning.
Kraton Yogya Okay: Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
By Wombat | 2 Comments » Yogyakarta Palace, which serves as a bridge between modernity and tradition in the ancient city, was not spared when the earth unleashed its fury Saturday morning as Suherdjoko reports from Yogyakarta.
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