Freeport-McMoRan urged to review Indonesian mining ops
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A big US public pension fund announced plans for a shareholder drive to press mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. to improve environmental practices at a vast mine in Indonesia.
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DENVER  - Newmont Mining Co. officials said Wednesday they are considering a lawsuit against Indonesian police over the jailing of five company executives during a pollution investigation.
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Mining group BHP Billiton   is set for a make-over if it manages to gobble up Rio Tinto , jettisoning a range of mines to focus on core operations.
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Asia-Pacific leaders attending the annual summit in Santiago this week are being asked to consider establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An emotional Megawati Sukarnoputri on Tuesday urged Indonesia to accept the results of
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The Indonesian environment minister on Friday accused U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corp. of gross negligence over alleged pollution at a gold mine in Indonesia, saying the company "cut corners" to boost profits.
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SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Shares of copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.  jumped 5 percent in U.S. trading on rumors of a takeover bid by BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc , but analysts gave an offer low odds.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s Defence Minister Robert Hill is in Jakarta where there is an uproar over Australian Premier John Howard&#39;s plan to create a maritime surveillance zone to screen ships.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - The owners of Chile's Spence   copper project, Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton,   said on Sunday they had asked for government mediation to   resolve a strike by union workers.
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Indonesia&#39;s President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, has urged the country to accept the result of landmark leadership elections. But she has stopped short of conceding defeat to her former security chief, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Indonesia remains committed to the goals of free trade but it will also exercise its right to protect its industries and workers as far as allowed under the World Trade Organization (WTO), chief economics minister Aburizal Bakrie says.
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TONY JONES: A short time ago, I spoke to Indonesia&#39;s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Marty Natalagawa, in Jakarta about today&#39;s events.
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The leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s biggest country, Indonesia, on Friday urged economic ministers from the region to put aside their differences and work toward economic integration akin to the European Union&#39;s.
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US mining giant Newmont Mining has welcomed the release of five of its executives, including an Australian, who were detained in Indonesia last month amid claims one of the company&#39;s gold mines polluted a bay in central Indonesia.
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Indonesia&#39;s new president is considering outlawing the Al-Qaeda linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, but first wants proof the network exists in his country, according to an interview on Time magazine&#39;s Website on Tuesday.
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has formed a national team led by the energy minister  to tackle an unfolding environmental disaster caused by mud  pouring from an exploratory oil well.
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SINGAPORE A much-publicized visit to a Starbucks outlet in Jakarta is playing a role in Indonesia&#39;s presidential election, reminding voters and investors alike that Southeast Asia&#39;s biggest economy desperately needs change.