• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - June 18

Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:29pm EDT
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on June 18.

Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial: +62-21-384-6364. Fax: +62-21-344-8404 or Help Desk: +803-061-2124 (toll free).

- - - -

JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIA URGES RICH NATIONS TO STICK TO BALI ROADMAP

Indonesia called on wealthy nations to take the lead in cutting emissions in an effort to reduce global warming as agreed in a climate change conference in Bali last year, Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said.

- - - -

KOMPAS

- SIX PEOPLE MISSING IN BITUNG SEA AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES

Six people are missing after a motorboat capsized in the sea near Bitung, Northern Sulawesi, while five people have been rescued, the chief of the local search and rescue team said.

- - - -


More from Reuters

Photo

Jobless claims up, labor market still healing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers filing new applications for jobless insurance unexpectedly rose last week, according to government data on Thursday that still suggested the labor market was improving.

» More Top News
A girl sits on her father's shoulders in front of a globe with an interactive display during an Earth Hour ceremony at the townhall square in central Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Charisius

U.N. talks at "critical juncture"

Climate talks were given a second chance after the U.S. backed a $100 billion global fund to support poor countries. What else will it take to hammer out a deal?  Full Article 

Climate Conference
An office worker is reflected in the pavement as he walks with an umbrella in Singapore's financial district October 8, 2008.REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Analysis:

Death of a salesman

Old-style sales reps may be fading thanks to a shift in the pharmaceutical market that has created a new gatekeeper in drug sales.  Full Article 

Healthcare