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Two million Indonesian children not living with biological parents

Around two million Indonesian children do not live with their biological parents but they live in nursing homes or ...

Canada coroner says "Glee" star Monteith died of overdose

Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox`s musical-comedy television series "Glee," died of an overdose of ...

Narcotics agency wants to have 1,000 rehabilitation centers

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Commissioner General Anang Iskandar wants Indonesia to have around 1,000 ...

Lindsay Lohan dodges rehab questions in letterman TV appearance

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan on Tuesday dodged questions about her upcoming court-ordered stint in rehab in her ...

NU leader disappointed by Supreme Court ruling on drug convict

An Islamic leader has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court`s decision to revoke the death penalty for the ...

Retra Pak heir charged following wife`s death

The heir to the Tetra Pak carton fortune, Hans Kristian Rausing, was charged on Monday (July 16) with delaying the ...

Foreigners caught with narcotics

Two foreigners, Paul Akula from Congo and Osseny Tschitou from Togo, have been arrested for alleged involvement in a ...

Govt should ban cigarette advertisements : researcher

The government should discourage tobacco consumption by the people by banning cigarette advertisements, especially ...

Multiple death accident reminds Indonesians about DUI danger

A beautiful Sunday morning turned into a nightmare for Teguh Hadi Purnomo and his six relatives, who hailed from ...

Bee Gee Robin Gibb has liver cancer

Robin Gibb, singer and musician with legendary band the Bee Gees, is being treated for liver cancer after being ...

Amy Winehouse duet with Tony Bennett going to charity

A duet between jazz great Tony Bennett and the late singer Amy Winehouse is being released as a single to benefit a ...

Indonesia`s poor spend 70 pct of income on cigarettes

Poor people in Indonesia are trapped by addiction to tobacco and up to 70 percent of their earnings goes into buying ...

Strict regulations required to reduce number of smokers

Strict regulations and their consistent enforcement are required in Indonesia to reduce the number of smokers and ...

83 % of drug addicts not given legal advice on rehab

More than 80 % of drug addicts in South Korea were not advised by the judiciary to get treatment for their addictions, ...

5 pct of youth vulnerable to internet addiction: study

About 5 percent of South Korean youths are vulnerable to Internet addiction, a government study showed Wednesday. ...