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Over 3.2 m voters to participate in Aceh gubernatorial election

Aceh province`s Independent Election Commission (KIP) said as many as 3,202,390 voters will take part in the ...

Aceh people remember devastating 2004 tsunami

The people of Aceh on Monday remembered the day exactly seven years ago that their province was devastated by ...

Aceh tsunami victim returns home after seven years missing

Wati, 15, a resident of Sangkis alley, Ujong Baroh village, Johan Pahlawan sub-district, Aceh Barat district, who went ...

After missing for seven years, tsunami victim finds way home

A 15-year-old girl who was considered lost in the tsunami that engulfed Aceh in December 2004 proves to be still alive ...

HIV/AIDS feared to remain major threat in 2012

During the past several years since the first case of AIDS/HIV was reported in Indonesia in 1987, people have been ...

Telecommunication sector contributes 12 pct to national economy

The telecommunication sector contributed 12 percent of Indonesia`s economy in the 3rd quarter of 2011 because of the ...

NGO Forum condemns terror action in Aceh

The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) forum in Aceh province which is popularly called "Forum LSM Aceh" condemned ...

Minister: RI has chance of becoming large nation

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said Indonesia had a chance of becoming a big country in the future thanks ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

HTI again says "no" to Obama visit

A year ago, Barack Obama as the US president, made his first visit to Indonesia which he described as "pulang kampung" ...

VP checks summits` security arrangements

Vice President Boediono inspected the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center to check preparations for the 19th ASEAN ...

TNI, Polri take security measures for ASEAN Summit

The National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) have put in place measures to ensure the security of ...

Bali summits expected to yield historic documents

To make sure maximum efforts were being made to ensure the success of the upcoming ASEAN and East Asian Summits in ...

Sixty mayors/district heads sign green city commitment charter

Some 60 mayors and district heads signed a green city commitment charter here on Monday, facilitated by the public ...

Moderate earthquake jolts Saumlaki

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted West Southeast Maluku (MTB) district town of Saumlaki at 6.21 ...