Asia readies food security defenses against El Nino threat
By Michael Taylor and Erik dela Cruz JAKARTA/MANILA (Reuters) - Asia's governments are scrambling to head off the potential impact of a weather phenomenon that in the past has driven...
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Indonesian copper smelters at risk as mining policy misfires
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian policies to force miners to process raw materials at home are misfiring, as disputes over the new rules disrupt plans to invest nearly $4 billion in...
Tumbling Indonesian tin exports could short-circuit electronics industry
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Tin buyers are becoming increasingly nervous about securing enough of the metal in coming months to supply industries such as electronics, after new Indonesian trading rules cut...
At least 33 missing after tunnel collapse at Freeport Indonesia mine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A training tunnel collapsed on Tuesday at the world's second largest copper mine in eastern Indonesia, trapping at least 33 workers underground, the mine's owner, Freeport-McMoRan Copper...
News Corp publisher’s books linked to paper from endangered rainforests: RAN
JAKARTA (Reuters) - HarperCollins, a division of News Corp, has been accused by a conservation group of using materials sourced from Indonesia's endangered rainforests. Independent forensic fiber tests commissioned by...
Indonesia’s “Frankentrees” turn cocoa dream into nightmare
PINRANG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nurhaedah, a vivacious Indonesian cocoa trader, shakes her head in disappointment as she sifts through a pile of blackened, shriveled beans. Yet another crop from "Frankentrees": weak,...
Indonesia’s “Frankentrees” turn cocoa dream into nightmare
PINRANG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nurhaedah, a vivacious Indonesian cocoa trader, shakes her head in disappointment as she sifts through a pile of blackened, shriveled beans. Yet another crop from "Frankentrees": weak,...
Unrest tarnishes drive to tap Indonesia’s gold riches
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When Hong Kong-listed G-Resources Ltd opened its $1 billion Indonesian gold mine in July, six months behind schedule, it had high hopes it would be hitting its...
Unrest tarnishes drive to tap Indonesia’s gold riches
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When Hong Kong-listed G-Resources Ltd opened its $1 billion Indonesian gold mine in July, six months behind schedule, it had high hopes it would be hitting its...
Jakartans walk the walk to regain their pavement
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Car and motorbike sales in Indonesia's chaotic capital far outpace the building of new roads, meaning traffic in Jakarta soon grinds to a halt - leaving motorists...