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Human rights panel asks govt to ratify tobacco control convention

The National Commission on Human Rights continues to encourage the government to immediately ratify the Framework ...

House speaker urges police to take action against thr blackmailers

The House Speaker, Bambang Soesatyo, has urged the national police to take anticipatory action against groups or civil ...

Indonesia, FAO renew cooperation in timber trade

Indonesia and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations renewed cooperation in support of ...

Kalla regrets children`s involvement in terror attacks

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed regret over the involvement of children in suicide bombings at three ...

All parties must get involved in eradicating drugs: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said cooperation among the government, mass media and civil society is needed to ...

BIN: 39 percent of students receive indoctrination on radicalism

Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan said here on Saturday 39 percent of Indonesian students have ...

Constitutional Court reviews international agreement law

The Constitutional Court here on Monday continued the hearing to review Law No. 24 of 2000 on International Law that ...

VP Kalla optimistic of police handling Baswedan`s case seriously

Vice President Jusuf Kalla again expressed optimism that the national police would be serious in handling the case of ...

Kalla urges police to solve Baswedan`s case

Police officers should resolve the acid attack against Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator of the Corruption ...

Ministry to draft regulation on sustainable palm oil

The Economy Coordinating Ministry stated here on Friday that it will draft the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) to ...

Indonesian, European NGOs collaborate to respond to IEU-CEPA

Some 50 Indonesian and European non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are collaborating to respond to the Indonesia- ...

Government continues to offer free legal aid to poor

The government has continued to provide free legal aid to the poor as part of its strategy to increase access to ...

Govt drops plan to cooperate with WWF: Minister

The Indonesian government has dropped a plan to cooperate with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in setting up a ...

Land reform to improve economic equality in Indonesia: President

Land reform and social forestry have become part of the efforts to improve economic equality for Indonesians, ...

ASEAN youth gather to solve transnational crimes through technology

As many as 37 young emerging leaders from 10 ASEAN countries participate in a two-day technology workshop on ...