INFID: RI has good reasons to rescind German warship purchase

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Non-governmental organization INFID (Forum on Indonesian Development) said Indonesia had good reasons to stop paying a US$560-million debt to Germany on the purchase of 39 used warships, and demand the return of past repayments.

RI must brace for sharp decline in 2009 exports: minister

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Indonesia needs to brace itself for a sharp decline in its export trade in light of a projection that the world economy will undergo a 2.5-percent contraction in 2009, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said.

RI hands COP-UNFCCC chair to Poland

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Indonesia transferred the chair of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-UNFCCC) to Poland in Warsaw recently, according to a report from the Polish capital.

Govt sets 2010 oil production target at 1.1 million bpd

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 The Indonesian government has set the target of the country`s crude oil and condesate output for 2010 at 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd).

RI`s eastern regions yield half of nat`l fishery export earnings

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Fishery exports from Indonesia`s eastern regions in the January- (early) December period in 2008 generated earnings totaling Rp15 trillion or half of the national fishery export target of Rp30 trillion, a senior fisheries official said.

RI committed to developing sustainable palm oil industries

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Indonesia is committed to developing oil palm plantations and industries in environment-friendly and sustainable ways to facilitate the export of its key commodity particularly to the European Union (EU), a minister said.

India says `no doubt` Mumbai attackers came from Pakistan

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 India's foreign minister said Wednesday there was "no doubt" that the militants who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan and were coordinated from Pakistan.

Conjoined twin baby dies after separation

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 One of the conjoined twins born to an 18-year-old British woman has died after an operation to separate them, doctors said on Wednesday.

Malaysia expects to ce cleared of links with Mumbai attacks

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Malaysia said Wednesday it expects to be cleared of any links with the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, after reports that some of the gunmen had posed as Malaysian citizens.

US military chief in Pakistan amid tension with India : embassy

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 The chief of the United States military arrive dhere for talks to address simmering tensions between Pakistan and India over the Mumbai terror attacks, a diplomat said on Wednesday.