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  1. Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sankRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | WRAL.com - AP World News

    Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia

  2. Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sankRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Rocky Mount Telegram

    A sinking ferry survivor is seen floating on the sea before being rescued off Karimun island, Indonesia on Sunday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia

  3. 27 died, 12 missing in Indonesian capsized boatRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

    Indonesian official authorized to oversee the victim handling of the capsized Dumai Express 10 boat said on Monday that 12 people were still missing and the rescue team only found a total of 27 dead bodies with no single foreigneronboard the ill-fated boat.

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia

  4. Survivor says ferry overloadedRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | News.com.au

    A FERRY that sank in Indonesian waters on the weekend killing 29 people was overloaded and its life boats were leaking, a survivor has claimed.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia, Boat Disaster, Tanjung Balai, Indonesia

  5. Indonesia's PLN secures Japan loans for power plant projectRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    Indonesia's state-run power firm, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara has obtained 2 billion U.S. dollars in loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance the Indramayu thermal power plant, a senior PLN official said Monday.

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    Related Topix: Energy

  6. Indonesian ferry with over 200 people on board sinksRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Star Online

    A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said.

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    Related Topix: World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia, Singapore, Indonesia

  7. People smugglers boast of 'fancy jails'Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | News.com.au

    Journalist Step Vaessen interviews two men in the report, Asylum seekers Riot in Australia, who say they are part of a smuggling syndicate involving people from Afghanistan and Indonesia.

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    Related Topix: Jakarta, Indonesia, World News, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  8. Is 2012 a case of devastation inequality?Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | National Post

    Hollywood's latest doomsday offering 2012 has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it last week as a "provocation against Islam." Screenings have been sold out across the capital Jakarta following the film's success in North America. 4 comments

    Related Topix: Religion, Islam, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  9. Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 die, hundreds savedRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Arkansas Online

    Survivors from a sunken ferry are seen on a rescue ship upon arrival at Tanjung Balai Karimun port in Indonesia on Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Boat Disaster, Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, Indonesia

  10. Report exposes people smuggling methodsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Age

    Arabic news network Al Jazeera has broadcast a report claiming to expose the methods used by people smugglers operating between Indonesia and Australia.

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    Related Topix: Jakarta, Indonesia, World News, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  11. Death toll in Indonesian ferry accident rises to 27Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Tajikistan News.Net

    Tajikistan News.Net Monday 23rd November, 2009 The death toll in the ferry accident in Indonesia rose to 27 Monday as rescue workers resumed their search for dozens of people missing after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off the island of Sumatra, officials said.

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    Related Topix: World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia, Singapore, Indonesia

  12. Foxwoods loan deals with Malaysian, Vegas investors raise concern, worsen debtRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | News Times

    The cash-poor Mashantucket Pequot tribe is sending a big chunk of its gaming revenue to two unlikely places: Las Vegas and Malaysia.

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    Related Topix: Gaming, Hotels, MGM Mirage, Media

  13. Q&A: Indonesia corruption scandalRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | BBC

    Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been under mounting public pressure to act strongly in a corruption scandal involving the anti-corruption agency, the police and the attorney general's office.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  14. Gunmen open fire on foreigners' homeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Courier Mail

    ... if it was connected to a recent spate of shootings targeting Westerners in the province, a deeply Islamic part of Indonesia that is recovering from a bitter separatist war. "We don't know the motive and who did it and if it's connected to previous ...

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    Related Topix: Banda Aceh, Indonesia, World News, Aceh, Indonesia

  15. Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivorsRead the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    A sinking ferry survivor is seen floating on the sea before being rescued off Karimun island, Indonesia on Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Boat Disaster, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia

  16. Indonesia set to act on corruptionRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | News.com.au

    INDONESIA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to announce "controversial" action on a high-level corruption scandal that has gripped the country for weeks and shaken his presidency.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  17. VIDEO: Overcrowded ferry sinks in IndonesiaRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Reuters

    Nov 22 - An overloaded ferry sinks in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands. The Dumai Express 10, which had the capacity to carry 273 people, was sailing from Batam near Singapore to Dumai island in Riau when it ran into massive waves.

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, World News, Riau, Indonesia, Dumai, Indonesia, Batam, Indonesia, Indonesia

  18. Indonesian ferry sinks in stormRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... dead and 250 rescued as officials tried to piece together what caused the latest in a litany of ferry disasters in Indonesia. Karimun-based Navy Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin said the boata s manifest listed only 242 passengers and crew including 15 ...

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    Related Topix: Sailing News

  19. Garuda speaking to aircraft simulator-makers about JVRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Flight Global

    Garuda Indonesia is speaking to aircraft simulator manufacturers about forming a joint-venture for Boeing 737-800/900 simulator training, because Garuda wants to avoid buying aircraft simulators in its own right.

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    Related Topix: Jakarta, Indonesia, World News, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  20. Indonesia's Lion Air to order 10-15 widebodiesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Flight Global

    Indonesia's largest privately-owned carrier Lion Air plans to place an order for widebodies and wants first deliveries in 2011.

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    Related Topix: Indonesia, Denpasar, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, World News, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia