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Indonesia Considers Chemical Castration To Deter Pedophiles

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss effective measures to protect ...

Indonesia`s Islamic Organizations Strongly Condemn Abduction of Nigerian Schoolgirls

A number of leaders of Indonesian Islamic organizations gathered in the headquarters of the Indonesian Ulema (Islamic ...

Indonesian social minister calls for maximum sentence for child predators

Child predators must be charged with maximum sentence, Social Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri stated here on Monday ...

Indonesia suffers deficit of statesmen

Vice President Boediono has said that Indonesia is undergoing a deficit of statesmen from different sectors, which ...

Child protection crucial for Indonesia`s future

The revelation of a sexual assault of a five-year-old boy at the Jakarta International School (JIS) was like "opening ...

Penalty for perpetrators of child violence must be increased: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said penalty for perpetrators of child violence and abuse must be made stringent by ...

President calls for movement on preventing crime against children

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a joint movement from the government, stakeholders, and people at ...

President suggests family should help prevent child abuse

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono suggested that Indonesian families, particularly the parents, can help prevent ...

President chairs limited cabinet meeting on child protection

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Thursday chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss efforts to intensify ...

Sukabumi pedophilia case "top of an iceberg"

After the reports of sexual abuse of a 6-year-old pupil, AK, last month at the Jakarta International School (JIS) ...

No region in Indonesia has child-friendly status: MInister

Minister of Womens Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said there is no single region in ...

Nobel-winning U.S. economist Gary Becker dies at 83

Gary Becker, whose work applying the principles of economics to a wide range of human behavior won the Nobel Prize in ...

Jakarta police to deploy 19,000 personnel on May Day

The Jakarta Police will deploy some 19,557 personnel to guard the May Day rallies in the capital city where about ...

Thousands of workers plan to mark May Day

Thousands of workers from various regions planned to hold demonstrations for eight hours a day on May 1 and 2 in ...

Tempeh contributes significantly to RI-US trade: Envoy

US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake has praised Indonesias tempeh products saying he has lots of opportunity to ...