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Angie gets 4.5 years

Another politician was sentenced to jail for corruption on Thursday. This time it was Angelina Sondakh, a ...

Beyonce to sing national anthem at Obama inauguration

Pop diva Beyonce will sing the national anthem before hundreds of thousands of onlookers at US President Barack ...

Regional autonomy slows family planning program

Lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari said regional autonomy after the political reform in Indonesia is one of the factors ...

People want transparent elections

Ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next year, the Indonesian people are pinning their hopes on the ...

Four Democrat Party faction members resign

Four members of the Democrat Party faction at the Yogyakarta city legislative body have resigned in protest against ...

Democratic party prepared to compete in 2014 fairly

The Indonesian Democratic Party secretary general, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono said his party is prepared to compete ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend most of its sanctions against Myanmar for a year despite a dispute over ...

RI welcomes EU`s decision to suspend sanctions against Myanmar

Indonesia welcomes the European Union`s decision to suspend most of the sanctions imposed upon Myanmar as a show of ...

Unification or independence options limit Taiwan's future

Taiwan should no longer engage in the dispute over whether to be independent or to unify with China, as this will ...

Afghanistan, US finalise draft post-2014 deal: Kabul

Afghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern ...

France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread

French voters headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that is expected to mark ...

TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the implementation of ...

Former GAM minister elected as Aceh governor

Former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) foreign affairs and health minister Zaini Abdullah has been elected Aceh Province ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...