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House appreciates C Java power plant tender

A number of House of Representatives (DPR)`s members have openly appreciated the tender process of Central Java PLTU ...

Pramono concerned over house`s public image

Deputy House Speaker Pramono Anung Wibowo said he was concerned that the (good) image of the legislative body would ...

Coalition members may still have different views

The associate chairman of Golongan Karya (Golkar) Party, Priyo Budi Santoso, said coalition members are not banned to ...

Negative reports on Nazaruddin hurting Democrat Party: Honors council

Negative reports about Muhammad Nazaruddin in the past few weeks have put the ruling Democrat Party in an unfavorable ...

Habibie asks people to be optimistic

Former Indonesia president BJ Habibie asked the people to be optimistic in the face of the nation`s problems, ...

KPK names Nunun Nurbaeti suspect in bribery case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Nunun Nurbaeti a suspect in connection with alleged bribery ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...

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 ...

Environmentalists blast Taiwan president`s nuclear policy

Local environmentalists on Thursday attacked President Ma Ying-jeou on his nuclear policy, urging the government to ...

Venezuelan political journalist murdered

Venezuelan police found the murdered body of a newspaper columnist and opposition political activist dumped on ...

Toilet row grabs headlines in S.African election

South Africans voted on Wednesday in municipal elections in which squalid, open toilets built for the poor have become ...

President still sees no urgency to reshuffle cabinet

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono still sees no urgency to reshuffle the cabinet, his spokesman said. "As far as ...

Obama ally warns of U.S. congress anger on Libya

President Barack Obama`s Democratic allies in the US Congress may respond with "anxiety, perhaps anger" if strikes on ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...