#august 17

Collection of august 17 news, found 582 news.

Russian Mars water sniffer goes online

A Russian neutron detector on board NASA`s Mars rover Curiosity, designed to search for any water that might be bound ...

Remissions for more than half of inmates of Nusakambangan penitentiary

More than half or 1,276 of 2,336 inmates of the Nusakambangan penitentiary have their prison terms cut including 32 ...

Indonesian red and white flag attracts fewer buyers

The Indonesian Red and White flag has attracted fewer buyers on the occasion of the nation`s Independence Day on ...

Yudhoyono: Indonesia to grow 6.5 percent

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono unveiled the country`s 2013 state budget today predicting the country`s economy ...

Nation unity should be maintained

House of Representatives (DPR) chairman Marzuki Alie said on Thursday that the unitary principles of nationalism and ...

Jail term of 27 convicts cut back ahead of i-day, Idul Fitr

The government has ordered a reduction in the sentences of corruption convict Gayus Tambunan and murder convict ...

Yudhoyono collects inputs from leaders of state institutions

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gathered leaders of state institutions at the State Palace here on Wednesday to ...

President asks people to reflect on journey to independence

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked Muslims in the country to reflect on the country`s journey to ...

Indonesia mulling over single time zone

In October 1928, a group of young men from several islands together made a pledge they would be united under one ...

Intimate Lingerie Asia 2012 Commence in August

-Introducing the Foremost Premier Lingerie Show at Asia's Vegas     Intimate Lingerie Asia (ILA) ...

Australian Accelerator Program - ANZ InnovyzSTART Generates Global Interest

-     - 45 mentors on board to work with the winners of the inaugural ...

Arab Spring makes 2011 busy year for Indonesia

Geographically Indonesia is quite far from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen - Arab countries that experienced popular ...

RI-Morocco partnership association holds first meeting in Rabat

The Indonesia-Morocco Partnership Association held its first-ever general meeting on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco, to ...

Bbomb blast injures at least 15 in Ankara

A powerful bomb explosion wounded at least 15 people in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara Tuesday, a government ...

News Focus: anticipating impacts of US, Europe debt crises on Indonesia

The global economy is still shaky having just begun to recover from the 2008 global recession, and yet the world is ...