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Greek parliament urges government to recognise Palestine

Greeces parliament approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine, but ...

Democracy has universal values

Although democracy does not function the same way in every country, it does have certain universal values, and ...

Bali Democracy Forum encourages cooperation to create good governance

The 8th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) ended here on Friday with the issuance of a Chairs Statement, which in essence, ...

Golkar party divided over Novanto ethical case

The Golkar party under Agung Laksono rival leadership called for firm sanction against Setya Novanto, the House ...

Simultaneous regional elections in 264 regions ran smoothly

Millions of eligible voters visited polling stations to cast their ballot in Indonesias first-ever simultaneous ...

Trump`s statement reflects primitive stance: Muhammadiyah

The general chairman of Muhammadiyah, one of the biggest Islamic organizations, believes that the US presidential ...

79 countries to attend Bali Democracy Forum

The ministers and delegates from 79 countries and three international organizations are set to participate in the ...

Simultaneous regional head elections to run peacefully

All efforts have been taken to ensure that the nationwide simultaneous regional head elections in Indonesia on ...

Without labour deal, Southaeast Asia risks subsidising human smugglers - IOM

Southeast Asia needs legal channels of migration to help curb human smuggling, the International Organization of ...

In first step to power, Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar president

Myanmars democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with President Thein Sein on Wednesday, the first of two key ...

Yudhoyono believes RI presidential election will run peacefully

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono echoed his strong belief that the July 9 presidential election and the ...

Presidential election to be held in one round: Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court here on Thursday decided that the Indonesian presidential election, due to be held on July 9, ...

Poll surveys indicate tight race in Indonesia`s presidential election

Last year, various media reports described presidential hopeful Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the strongest frontrunner in ...

Presidential debates contributed to Prabowo`s electability hike: Sigma

A steady increase in the electability rating of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto can be attributed to the ...

Ban slams killing of UN peacekeeper in Mali

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a UN peacekeeper in Mali, saying this ...