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Collection of debate news, found 125 news.

House speaker will expel legislators who disrupt fuel debate

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has said he will expel any legislator who breaks the rules at the plenary meeting to decide ...

Talks on rights of ASEAN workers proceeding at snail-pace

Exporter countries of ASEAN migrant workers were glad when ASEAN delegates agreed at the opening of their meeting in ...

Taliban attacks down for first time

The number of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan has declined for the first time in a "welcome" trend in the ten-year-old ...

Indonesia calls for increased global partnership

Indonesia calls for increased cooperation and partnership among UN member countries in facing global challenges ...

RI to develop ASEAN capacity to resolve potential conflicts

As ASEAN Chairman, Indonesia has worked ceaselessly to develop the region`s capacity to prevent and manage potential ...

Indonesia part of global solution to climate change

Indonesia is committed to be proactive and part of a global solution to climate change, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty ...

S. Africa voices support for Palestine`s statehood

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday voiced his country`s support for Palestine`s statehood, urging the UN ...

Indonesian, Palestinian FM meet over bid for UN membership

Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa met with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki on the sidelines of ...

Eleven killed as 6.9 quake rocks India, Nepal

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast India on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including three caught in ...

Argentina bans smoking in public places

Argentine lawmakers approved a nationwide law Wednesday that would ban tobacco advertising and smoking in public ...

BMKG plays down 8.7-magnitude quake prediction

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has played down a prediction that a 8.7-magnitude earthquake ...

Missing Pakistani journalist found dead - police

A Pakistani journalist who went missing two days ago from the capital Islamabad was found dead in eastern Pakistan, ...

Tibet exile MPs debate Dalai Lama retirement

The Tibetan parliament-in-exile on Tuesday began debating the Dalai Lama`s request to resign as political leader in ...

Radiation fears spark panic buying, evacuations in Tokyo

Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of ...

Russian nuclear envoy in N.Korea: state media

Russia`s top nuclear envoy held talks in North Korea on Monday, state media said, amid international efforts to garner ...