Indonesia
UPDATE 1-Bakrie seeks until end-July to resolve loan breach-sources
* Bakrie eyeing options, including restructuring loan-sources
UPDATE 2-Indonesia bank ownership plans to hit DBS buy
JAKARTA, May 31 - Indonesia's central bank said it plans to cap single ownership in the country's banks at 40 percent for new investment, a rule that would scupper a $7.3 billion bid by Singapore's DBS Group Holdings for Bank Danamon, Asia's fourth-largest banking deal.
UPDATE 2-Indonesia river blockade eases, coal barges flow
JAKARTA, May 31 - Indonesians demanding more subsidised fuel have eased a blockade of the rivers used to ship coal out of the main producing region, an official said on Thursday, defusing another protest that highlighted income inequality in the booming economy.
Analysis: Indonesia's "Hatta-nomics" makes foreign investors nervous
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE - Growing signs of nationalist policies in Indonesia ahead of major elections due in two years are spooking foreign investors already nervous about emerging markets.
UPDATE 2-Indonesia to offer dollar term deposits to aid rupiah
* Markets sceptical move will stabilise rupiah (Updates with cbank, analyst comments)
UPDATE 1-Indonesia bank ownership rule would be counter-productive:DBS
* Gupta says ownership cap could fragment banking industry
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert on security fears
- Lady Gaga's cancelled a planned Indonesia concert on Sunday because of security concerns over objections by Islamic groups to her "vulgar" style.
UPDATE 2-Indonesia cbank: no capital controls planned but eyeing options on FX
* Rupiah slides 3 percent at one point in early trade * Emerging markets see capital flight as euro crisis rages * Tight US dollar supply adding to investor concerns * Indonesia's longer-term investment appeal seen intact (Adds quotes, detail) By Aditya Suharmoko and Adriana Nina Kusuma JAKARTA, May 28 - Indonesia's central bank said on Monday it has no intention of implementing new capital controls but is studying other options to manage rupiah and dollar liqui
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert on security fears
- Lady Gaga's canceled a planned Indonesia concert on Sunday because of security concerns over objections by Islamic groups to her "vulgar" style.
Indonesia's Lion Air near to deal for 10 Boeing 787s
SINGAPORE/PARIS, May 25 - Indonesia's Lion Air is close to signing a deal for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets, with a total list price of $1.9 billion, as the budget carrier aims to tap the long-haul market.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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