#civil society

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Number of WEF-EA participants increasing

The number of participants in the World Economic Forum - East Asia (WEF - EA), held here from June 12 to 13, 2011, ...

Govt to retain death penalty In anti-corruption bill

The Indonesian government will retein the death penalty in the anti-corruption bill, Law and Human Rights Minister ...

RI`s musicians, Aceh Tsunami survivors to join ASEAN caravan to Japan

The ASEAN Caravan of Goodwill volunteers including Indonesian musicians and survivors of the 2004 Aceh tsunami, are ...

RI`s musicians, Aceh tsunami survivors in ASEAN Caravan to Japan

The ASEAN Caravan of Goodwill volunteers including Indonesian musicians and survivors of the 2004 Aceh tsunami, are ...

Google Earth demonstrates how technology benefits RI`s civil society, govt

Michael T. Jones, Google`s Chief Technology Advocate, participated in a panel discussion to more than one hundred ...

President sees no possibility of military coup

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he saw no possibility for a coup by the military to happen in the ...

News Focus: RI seeking UN rights council membership for third time

Acclaimed as being the third largest democratic country in the world with high commitment to respect for human ...

EU to open office in Libyan rebel stronghold: Ashton

The European Union is to open an office in Libya`s rebel-held city of Benghazi to shore up assistance for the ...

Community gives President Yudhoyono UN award

Community leaders and their knowledge on reducing risk of natural disasters in Indonesia have given President Susilo ...

News Focus: Towards establishment of ASEAN institute for peace and reconciliation

Eight years after the adoption of the ASEAN Security Community concept, the ten member countries of the Association ...

Gerindra consistently rejects new house tower project

Despite official efforts to downsize the House of Representatives (DPR) new tower project, the Gerindra Party faction ...

President Yudhoyono welcomes Asean leaders

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed heads of government/state of the ASEAN member countries, at Jakarta ...

Abhisit Vejjajiva arrives in Jakarta

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrived in Jakarta on Friday night to attend the 18th ASEAN Summit on May 7-8. ...

Kontras asks ASEAN to pay attention to human rights

The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has asked ASEAN leaders who will hold a summit ...

RI to foster ASEAN-eu economic cooperation

Indonesia, current chair of ASEAN, is leading an effort to foster economic and trade cooperation between ASEAN and the ...