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Minister : Some quarters want marriage law amended

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said some quarters had been questioning the marriage law recently because ...

RI hopes to see more human rights` development in Myanmar

Indonesia during its chairmanship of ASEAN in 2011 hopes to contribute to the development of human rights in Myanmar, ...

Philippine boy survives three days at sea

A 15-year-old Philippine schoolboy who was sent alone to sea by his grandmother to fish survived three days adrift ...

Jakarta should use ASEAN chair term to promote rights

During its term as ASEAN chair in 2011, Indonesia should be giving high priority to human rights issues, a ...

Malaysian man dumps wife for being a demon

A Malaysian man abandoned his wife after a temple medium convinced him that she was a demon who wanted to kill him. ...

Kidney gene may have link to OCD

Gene mutations which cause a rare kidney disease may also be involved in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), ...

Golkar politician slams minister Hatta Rajasa for unrealistic statements

A Golkar Party politician has criticized chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa for creating a "false sense of pride" by ...

Kids watch television for 30 - 35 hours per week, 14 hours suggested

Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for East Java region noted that Indonesian kids commonly watch television for ...

Papua believed to be human traffickers` market : minister

Women`s Empowerment and Children`s Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari said here Tuesday there were indications that ...

Malnourished toddler in Banten dies

A malnourished toddler in Cimarga subdistrict, Lebak district, Banten province, died on Tuesday at her parents` modest ...

Banten fishermen sell furniture to feed families

A number of traditional fishermen in Lebak district, Banten province, have sold their valuable furniture items, such ...

Children speaking up about crime, abuse: US Study

Children are increasingly stepping forward and telling school officials, doctors and the police when they have been ...

Australian cinema roof collapses, injuring 36

Thirty-six people escaped serious injury when the ceiling of an Australian cinema partially collapsed Monday after ...

Ministry to prioritize health services for poor in 2011

The Health Ministry will prioritize health services for the poor and people living in remote areas in its main work ...

Spain bans smoking in public areas

Smoking in enclosed public areas in Spain is now illegal after an anti-smoking law became effective on Sunday.Issued ...