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Minister condemns sexual violance at Jakarta Int'l School

Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Gumelar has condemned sexual violence against a six-year old ...

More money needed to free Satinah: Indonesian minister

An Indonesian minister said the amount of blood money, or diyat in Arabic, that had been collected to save a migrant ...

Export value of Indonesian pearls exceeds US$29 million

The export value of Indonesian pearls has exceeded US$29 million, or about 2.07 percent of the world`s pearl export ...

Indonesian Pearl Export Hits Beyond US$ 29 Million

- Saut P. Hutagalung, the Director General of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Affairs' Directorate General of ...

Dul named suspect in early Sunday cars collision: Police

Jakarta police has named Abdul Qodir Jaelani alias Dul,13, youngest son of musician Ahmad Dhani, whose car struck the ...

Indonesians urged to protect children and fulfill their rights

On the occasion of the National Children`s Day on July 23, the Indonesian people were urged to protect children and ...

Yogyakarta sets to have 46 child friendly kampongs in 2013

The Yogyakarta city administration has set a target to have 46 child friendly kampongs in 2013 to help promote ...

Indonesia racing against time to achieve MDGs

Many developing countries including Indonesia have just less than three years to make significant progresses in ...

President calls for acceleration of MDG progress

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged all stakeholders to help accelerate and expand the progress of the ...

Women Ministry to push more women participation in politic

Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection has highlighted the lack of women participation in politic in ...

ASEAN women must play more role in government

Women in Southeast Asian countries are urged to play more role in the government sector as an effort towards equality ...

Civil registration officials believed to be involved in baby trafficking

West Jakarta police are investigating the possibility of involvement of city administration`s civil registration ...

Crimes against children increasing in Indonesia

In 2012, crimes against children in Indonesia were dominated by rape cases and sexual assaults, said the Chairperson ...

More women expected to become researchers

Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar has expressed hope that more women will ...

HIV cases in Indonesia rising sharply

Within a period of five years, the cumulative number of reported HIV infections in Indonesia has risen sharply -from ...