#civil society

Collection of civil society news, found 690 news.

US official visit to promote law enforcement cooperation

As part of the US-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, US Assistant Secretary of State William R. Brownfield visited ...

Delay, corruption allegations bug e-id card project

The electronic identity (e-ID) card project has gained media attention due to the late arrival of equipment delaying ...

US, Egypt cancel military exercise

The United States and Egypt have canceled a major military exercise this year to allow Egypt`s generals to focus on ...

Nazaruddin`s repatriation must be done transparently

The repatriation and escorting of Muhammad Nazaruddin from Colombia to Indonesia must be carried out openly to ...

Marzuki`s statement draws strong reactions

A statement made by House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ...

VP wants to improve government communication with Muhammadiyah

Vice President Boediono said his visit to Muhammdiyah central executive office on Friday was to step up communications ...

People forced to wait longer for social security

Indonesian people - those in the low-income bracket in particular, have to exercise a still undetermined additional ...

NGOs call for review of existing forest clearance permits

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection here Thursday challenged President Susilo ...

ASEAN foundation collaborates to promote human resources development

The ASEAN Foundation and the University of the Philippines Los Ba`os recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ...

US urges dialogue to end crisis in Yemen

US Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman said on Thursday that his country encourages Yemen's political ...

RI, Norway observe 10th anniversary of human rights dialog

Indonesia and Norway observed the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Dialog between the two countries attended by ...

United States is talking to Taliban - Karzai

The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary taks with the Taliban about a possible ...

Public-private partnership offers solution to food security, malnutrition

At least two projects involving the public-private sector partnership have been highlighted at the World Economic ...

Asia needs sense of urgency to meet MDG anti-poverty goals

Asia has made the most progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) but a sense of urgency is now needed ...

Govt expecting WEF-EA participants to invest US$10 billion in RI

The Indonesian government is expecting foreign companies to invest at least 10 billion US dollars in Indonesia as a ...