Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsDeadly attacks targeting hotels in recent years: Police, hospital officials: 6 dead, 36 wounded by bombs at Ritz, Marriott in JakartaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A pair of powerful bombs exploded at two luxury hotels in an upscale Jakarta business district Friday, killing 6 and wounding at least 36, officials said. Officials say pair of bombs at Ritz, Marriott in Indonesian capital kills 6, wounds 29JAKARTA, Indonesia — A pair of powerful bombs exploded at two luxury hotels in an upscale Jakarta business district Friday, killing 6 and wounding at least 29, officials said. Police, hospital officials: 6 dead, 18 injured by bombs at Ritz, Marriot in Indonesian capitalJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police and hospital officials say six people have been killed and at least 18 injured in a pair of powerful blasts in downtown Jakarta. Police say bombs at Ritz-Carlton, Marriott hotels in Indonesian capital kill 4 foreignersJAKARTA, Indonesia — Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz and killing at least four foreigners, police said. Indonesia to deploy special police force after wave of shootings at Freeport mine in PapuaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is deploying police special forces to U.S.-based Freeport’s gold mine — the world’s largest — after a wave of shootings at the remote facility, a police official said Thursday. Indonesia to send special police forces to stop shootings at Freeport mine in Papua provineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is deploying police special forces to end a wave of deadly shootings at the world’s largest gold mine run by U.S.-based Freeport in the remote Indonesian province of Papua, a police official said Thursday. More gunfire at Freeport’s Indonesian mine; employees told not to travelJAKARTA, Indonesia — U.S. mining company Freeport has ordered its 20,000 employees in Indonesia to avoid the only road to the world’s largest gold mine, following several days of deadly ambushes by mysterious gunmen. Experts say killings at Indonesian gold mine likely stem from rivalry between police, militaryJAKARTA, Indonesia — Deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine likely stem from rivalries between Indonesian police and military forces who compete for millions in illegal profits for protecting the industry, analysts said. More gunfire at Freeport’s Indonesian mining operations; 2 policemen shotJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at police near the gold mining operations of U.S. company Freeport in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday, wounding two officers, official said. Experts: Killings at Indonesian gold mine likely stem from rivalry between police, militaryJAKARTA, Indonesia — Deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine likely stem from rival Indonesian police and military forces who are competing for millions in illegal profits for protecting the industry, analysts said. Death toll rises to 3 after ambushes near major US-owned mine in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A policeman’s body was found at the bottom of a ravine near the Indonesian operations of U.S. mining conglomerate Freeport on Monday, raising the death toll from a series of weekend ambushes in restive Papua province to three. Policeman’s body found after ambushes near Freeport’s Indonesian mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities found the body of a policeman near the operations of U.S. mining conglomerate Freeport Monday, raising the death toll from a series of weekend ambushes to three, officials and state media said. Indonesian paramilitaries scour jungle after ambushes kill 2 at Freeport mine
Papuan rebels blamed for fatal ambushes at Freeport mine in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Weekend ambushes blamed on separatist rebels killed two employees at the Indonesian mining complex of U.S. conglomerate Freeport, officials said Sunday, marking some of the worst violence in the restive Papua region in years. Papuan rebels blamed for fatal shootings at US miner Freeport’s Indonesian operationsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen killed a security guard working for U.S. mining conglomerate Freeport on Sunday, then ambushed police responding to the attack blamed on separatist rebels in one of Indonesia’s most underdeveloped and remote regions. US miner Freeport says guard killed in shooting near operations in Papua, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A security guard working for U.S. mining giant Freeport was killed and five other people were injured when their vehicles came under attack Sunday in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, a company official said. Freeport says a security guard killed, 5 other people wounded in shooting near Indonesian mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — A U.S. mining company says a security guard has been killed and five people injured in a shooting near its Indonesian mining operations. Officials: Shooting breaks out at Freeport mine in Papua for second dayJAKARTA, Indonesia — Shooting broke out Sunday between Indonesian security forces and suspected rebels in Papua, near to where an Australian employee of the U.S. mining giant Freeport was killed a day earlier, police and company officials said. Forensics specialists to probe shooting of Australian mining employee in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A 40-member team of police and forensics specialists arrived Sunday to investigate the deadly shooting of an Australian employee of U.S. mining giant Freeport in restive Papua province, officials said. Australian employee of mining giant Freeport fatally shot near mine in Indonesia’s PapuaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An Australian working for U.S. mining giant Freeport in Indonesia’s restive Papua province was shot and killed Saturday, possibly by a sniper, police and company officials said. American employee fatally shot near Freeport mine in Indonesia, officials sayJAKARTA, Indonesia — Unknown assailants shot and killed a 29-year-old American working at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s mine in Indonesia’s restive Papua province on Saturday. Indonesia’s re-elected president will need bold new team to tackle country’s corruption woesJAKARTA, Indonesia — The next challenge for Indonesia’s president, after winning re-election in a likely landslide, will be assembling a government that is bold enough to take on persistent corruption, poverty and human rights violations seen to be holding back the young democracy. Observers say Indonesian election free of tampering as early results show president winningJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s election was largely free and fair, independent observers said Thursday, as preliminary results showed the president had easily won enough votes to govern for another five years. Indonesian president sweeps election, under preliminary results; opponents refuse to concedeJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president swept elections to win a second term, preliminary results showed Thursday, but his opponents refused to concede defeat and called the vote undemocratic. As Indonesian polls close, president looks headed for re-election _ perhaps in single roundJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president appeared all but certain to win another five-year term in office, with early ballot counts indicating a sweeping election victory Wednesday that will give him a powerful mandate to press ahead with democratic reforms. Indonesian polls close, president headed for re-election in single roundJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was poised to win his second term in office on the back of recent economic and political stability, according to early returns Wednesday in the country’s presidential election. Indonesians vote calmly in 2nd direct presidential poll; Yudhoyono re-election expectedJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians voted in their emerging democracy’s second direct presidential election, with the incumbent expected to win a single-round victory on the back of recent economic and political stability. Indonesians vote in 2nd direct presidential poll; Yudhoyono re-election expectedJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians voted Wednesday in their emerging democracy’s second direct presidential election, with the incumbent expected to win a single-round victory thanks to recent economic and political stability. Indonesian president on track to win 2nd term in national voteJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president, whose popular economic policies and corruption-free image boosted him to the top of pre-election polls, is counting on a single-round victory when the emerging democracy picks its next leader Wednesday. |