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Indonesia signs $500 mln contract to buy six Russian jet fighters

13:07 10/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 10 (RIA Novosti)

Indonesia has signed a $470 million contract with Russia to buy six Sukhoi Su-30MK2 jet fighters for the Indonesian Air Force, The Jakarta Post daily has reported.

Hundreds missing as migrant boat sinks off Indonesia
03:13 18/12/2011
Some 300 people went missing after an overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants, most of them from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia’s Java Island on Saturday, the ABC broadcaster said, quoting a senior emergency official.
Russia ready to dialogue with U.S. on missile defense-Foreign Minister
13:51 19/11/2011
Russia does not give up missile shield talks with the United States, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday during the East Asia Summit.3
Russia, US exchange notes to ease visa requirements
11:31 19/11/2011
Russian and US delegations to the East Asia Summit, which is taking place in Indonesia, exchanged notes on Saturday to ease visa regimes between the two countries.
South Korean, Indonesian, Australian citizens support Occupy Wall Street movement
14:05 15/10/2011
Residents of Seoul and Jakarta came out into main streets on Saturday to support protests against ‘financial terrorism’, held in New-York and other large U.S. cities, CNN TV channel reported.
Russia hires Indonesian master to coach national badminton team
16:10 29/09/2011
Indonesian master coach Atik Jauhari has become Russia's top trainer and consultant for the national badminton team, the country's National Badminton Federation said on Thursday.
Rescuers find lost Indonesian plane
12:52 29/09/2011
A small plane carrying three crew members and 15 passengers crashed in western Indonesia on Thursday, local media reported.
Eight killed, dozens injured in Indonesia ship fire
10:26 28/09/2011
At least eight people were killed and over 50 injured on Wednesday when a fire broke out on a passenger ship in Surabaya, Indonesia, Antara news agency reported.

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