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Indonesia Calls for Trust Building, Reconciliation in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Following his visit to Myanmar's State of Rakhine, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has called ...

Statistics agency: Number of poor population down

The number of poor population in Indonesia drops by 0.54 million or 540,000 until September 2012, according to the ...

Dignifying women without exploitation

Until the end of 2012, women in Indonesia and in most of Asia`s developing countries seem to suffer more due to the ...

Government continues to reduce poverty rate

The government has reduced Indonesia`s poverty rate and will continue to do so until it brings the rate down to 8 ...

Poverty eradication should be far-reaching and continuous effort

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that poverty eradication should be a far-reaching and continuous effort ...

Poverty reduction must be top priority: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that the reduction of poverty in the country must be the next ...

Yudhoyono leads first meeting of panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired the first meeting of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on ...

Bacardi Limited Gives Back To Communities Globally In Monthlong Corporate Responsibility Initiative

-     - Bacardi builds on long-standing foundation of corporate and social responsibility in 150th ...

Govt hopes for peaceful labour rallies

The government hopes that the rallies which are to be held by about 170,000 workers throughout the country to observe ...

Thousands of workers rally in front of parliament office

Thousands of workers from various labor unions rallied in front of the House of Representatives building in Central ...

Fuel price hike could impact education sector

There is a growing concern that the fuel price hike could also increase education costs, resulting in a high number of ...

Deputy minister hopes RI's inflation does not become too high

Deputy Finance Minister Anny Ratnawati has hope the rate of inflation could be maintained between 6 to 7 percent ...

Govt preparing compensation for poor affected by fuel price hike

The government will immediately discuss compensation for the poor who will be affected by the planned fuel price hike ...

Iran sentences former president`s daughter to jail

The daughter of influential former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was on Tuesday sentenced to jail and ...

Indonesia's population grows to 241 million in 2011

The Indonesian population is estimated to have increased to more than 241 million this year, far exceeding the results ...