#august 17

Collection of august 17 news, found 582 news.

Indonesian ambassador inaugurates flag hoisting squad in The Netherlands

The Indonesian ambassador to The Netherlands inaugurated the flag hoisting squad (Paskibra), which consists of ...

Indonesia needs to struggle for social justice: KPK Chief

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Abraham Samad argued that after 69 years of independence Indonesia ...

Indonesia Sees ISIS As Threat To Its National Identity

Indonesia is not an Islamic state although more than 80 percent of its 250 million people are Muslims, and therefore ...

Govt saves 190 citizens facing death sentence overseas

The government has claimed that it had saved at least 190 Indonesian citizens facing death sentence overseas through ...

Minister has yet to agree to gas price hike

Chief economic minister, Chairul Tanjung, has not yet agreed to increase the price of the 12-kg gas cylinder although ...

Mountaineers and natural lovers cancel plan to climb Mt Slamet

Hundreds of mountaineers and natural lovers have to cancel plan to climb Mt. Slamet in the border area between ...

Bank Indonesia to print new bill

Bank Indonesia (BI) will print tens of millions of new "NKRI" (Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia) bills, ...

Papuan leader says Netherlands created OPM to oppose Indonesia

A Papuan community leader, Nicolaas Jouwe, said the Netherlands officers created the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in ...

It`s hard to achieve growth target of 6.3 pct

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the country will find it hard to achieve its target of growing the economy by ...

Indonesia-Australia relations getting better

Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Australia are now getting better, said Indonesian Ambassador to Australia ...

Political parties, veterans observe Indonesia`s independence day

Several political parties and a group of veterans held a commemoration ceremony for Indonesia`s 68th Independence Day, ...

President Yudhoyono leads observance of silence

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a midnight observance of silence at Kalibata Heroes` Cemetery in commemoration ...

SKK Migas chief`s arrest won`t solve systemic problem: Former VP

Indonesian former vice president Jusuf Kalla has said the arrest of Upstream Oil and Gas Special Working Unit (SKK ...

National economy may grow faster than expected: BI governor

Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo has stated that the national economy may grow at a faster-than-expected ...

President Yudhoyono emphasizes four key points

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasized four key points in his state-of-the-nation address here on Friday. ...