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Many in Hong Kong look for the exit amid China tensions

When activists began setting fire to trash bins and hurling bricks at police during a February riot in Hong Kong, ...

Environmental activist`s murderers sentenced to 20 years in jail

The district court of Surabaya, East Java, has sentenced village Head Hariyono and Mat Dasir to 20 years in jail each, ...

WHO guidance on infant milk formulas gets lukewarm backing

National health officials stopped short on Friday of fully endorsing World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to end ...

Politicians, activists laud new govt regulation on child protection

Politicians and child protection activists have lauded the issuance of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2016, which is ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

Character education begins at home

Character education, or the teaching of virtues, should start at home where children can learn through positive ...

Vice president attends launch of book on anti-corruption

Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended a function to launch a book on anti-corruption here on Thursday. The book is ...

Moratorium imposed on Jakarta Bay reclamation

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli announced on April 18 the governments decision to impose ...

State to offer apology if there is evidence: Minister

A senior minister said here on Wednesday that the state would offer an apology if former Indonesia Communist Party ...

Indonesian government wants to settle human rights cases

The Indonesian government wishes to settle cases of gross human rights violations, including the one related to the ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation project might marginalize urban poor

The Jakarta Bay reclamation project has become controversial after a bribery case concerning the mega project came to ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

World Bank provides grant to help prevent forest fires

The World Bank has provided a grant amounting to some US$12 million this year to help prevent forest fires, Chairman ...

Thailand`s infamous Tiger Temple fights to keep big cats

Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple, dogged for years by talk that it supplies the black market and mistreats ...