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But we don’t have much choice. If people with leprosy have any sort of job, it’s likely to involve manual labor. It’s pretty hard to make sure you aren’t hurting yourself when you’re working in the fields. This story first appeared in “Invisible...
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Indonesia Lawyers for an Indonesian militant who made bombs used in the 2002 Bali nightclub blasts said Monday the charges against him are obscure and should be dropped. They also said Indonesia's tough anti-terrorism law can't be applied retroactively...
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Indonesian militant Umar Patek, center, is escorted by an armed police officer and a prosecutor as he enters the courtroom to attend his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. View Photo »
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Opposition But making male circumcision mandatory in this predominately Christian area in the far west of the country once colonized by the Dutch would prove controversial. Most native Papuans associate male circumcision with Islam, the majority...
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(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Indonesian militant Umar Patek , center, waves upon arrival to attend his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers for an Indonesian militant...
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Feb 20 (Reuters) - PT Astra International , Indonesia's biggest auto distributor, expects domestic demand for cars and motorcycles to rise 5 percent this year, slower than last year because of the possibility of fuel price hikes, the company's CEO said...
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Indonesian militant Umar Patek , center, is escorted by police officers upon arrival to attend his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. View Photo »
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Commodities-related shares led gainers in the region along with U.S. crude prices. Singapore's Noble Group rose 1 percent while Malaysia's Sime Darby was up 0.4 percent and Indonesia's Bumi Resources gained 1 percent. In Manila, Metropolitan Bank &...
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Feb 20 (Reuters) - Newmont Mining Corp , the world's second-largest gold producer, has agreed to renegotiate its mining contract with Indonesia's government, the mining minister said on Monday. "Newmont, along with Freeport, has agreed to renegotiate...
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Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation of 17,508 islands in the South East Asian archipelago, making it the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of over 200 million, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. Indonesia is the... Full Article
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A scuffle breaks out in a crowd of Indonesian protesters during a demonstration against the hardline Muslim group Front Pembela Indonesia (FPI) or the Islamic Defender Front in Jakarta on February 14, 2012. Some 200 Indonesians converged on a Jakarta square on February 14 to denounce...
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A protester (C) is detained by Indonesian police after a protest against the hardline Muslim group Front Pembela Indonesia (FPI) or the Islamic Defender Front in Jakarta on February 14, 2012. Some 200 Indonesians converged on a Jakarta square to denounce the Islamic vigilante group...
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Local newspapers with headlines saying "American Pop Queen Whitney Houston dies" are displayed at a newsstand in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Houston died in Beverly Hills Saturday at the age of 48.
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, Umar Patek, center, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks,hugs his lawyer after his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia. The top Indonesian terror suspect captured in the Pakistani town where Osama bin Laden was later killed...
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An Indonesian elderly man smokes a cigarette in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
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Indonesian scavenger Firdaus watches a TV show on his mobile phone while taking a rest in Jakarta on February 1, 2012. The consumer price index in Indonesia rose 3.65 percent year-on-year in January, slower than the 3.79 percent growth in December, meanwhile inflation continued to ease...
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An Indonesian vendor waits for customers at a market in Jakarta on February 1, 2012. The consumer price index in Indonesia rose 3.65 percent year-on-year in January, slower than the 3.79 percent growth in December, meanwhile inflation continued to ease in January, according to Central...
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, right, presents Lencana Tunas Kencana (Golden Sprout Badge) to Swedish King Carl XVI Gustav, center, for his role as honorary chairman of World Scout Foundation during a ceremony at...
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Former deputy of the Indonesian Central Bank, or Bank Indonesia Miranda, Swaray Goeltom talks to reporters at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) offices in Jakarta on January 30, 2012. The KPK on January 26, named Miranda Swaray Goeltom a suspect in the 2004 vote-buying scandal...
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A street vendor prepares chicken sate, a traditional Indonesian barbecue, on a sidewalk along a busy Jakarta street on February 9, 2012. Indonesia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 5.75 percent on Thursday, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy tries to keep growth on...
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A worker pushes boxes from a railway track at a train station in Jakarta, Indonesia,Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
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Workers clean the outside of a train at a station in Jakarta, Indonesia,Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
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Paul Winarto of Indonesian Musium of Record (L) presents a certificate for the longest musical fireworks record to the owner of FireMaxx Burname Indonesia Doni Mulyadi (C) as President Director of Ancol park Winarto (R) looks on in Jakarta on January 28, 2012 as part of the lantern...
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Spectators witness Indonesian record breaking attempt on the longest musical fireworks in Ancol park in Jakarta on January 28, 2012 as part of the lantern festival on the fifteenth day after the lunar Chinese New Year. The 25-minute musical fireworks display by FireMaxx Burname...
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High rise commercial buildings under construction and residential houses are seen in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta at dawn on February 8, 2012. Indonesia said its economy grew at the fastest rate for 15 years in 2011, spurred by strong household consumption and private investment...
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 27: Indonesian workers wait for a commuter train at Manggarai train station on January 27, 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta is plagued by transport problems due to the lack of alternative public transport options - with private vehicles having priority...
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A man prepares his sidewalk stall for business in Jakarta on February 16, 2012. Economists and analysts supported the central bank’s rate cut, saying Indonesia should favor economic growth this year rather than focus on inflation, a news reported.
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A sidewalk shoes vendor receives payment from a custumer in Jakarta on February 16, 2012. Economists and analysts supported the central bank’s rate cut, saying Indonesia should favor economic growth this year rather than focus on inflation, a news reported.
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Indonesian women chat under laundry hang to dry from balcony of an apartment building at the slums in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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An Indonesian girl pauses as she plays at an apartment building at the slums in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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Chief of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad speaks during a news conference in Jakarta January 26, 2012. Indonesia's anti-corruption agency on Thursday named a former central bank deputy governor as a suspect in a case of alleged underhand payments to...
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People ride on the roof of a commuter train in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop. "For anyone who is still up there, it'll be...
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Mohammed Nazaruddin (far L), the former treasurer of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's party, sits with his lawyers (C) as they listen to graft suspect Angelina Sondakh (R), a suspended lawmaker from the ruling Democratic party, as she testifies as a witness during...
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