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Young women, adolescent girls face high risk of HIV infection

A new report titled, " Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV" from early adolescence to young adulthood, indicates ...

Govt to use bilateral loans to cover budget deficit

The government is to reduce its budget deficit to 1.4-1.6 percent by optimal use of its bilateral and multilateral ...

Indonesia should not neglect poverty under its ASEAN chairmanship: Observer

Indonesia in its 2011 ASEAN chairmanship should not neglect issues of poverty, an observer said. "Poverty is an ...

ACSC/APF screens Suu Kyi`s video message

The 6th ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People`s Forum 2011 screened a video message of Myanmar opposition leader ...

RI, South Pacific nations to boost eco-tourism

In line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Indonesia has offered its expertise in eco-tourism development ...

Addressing malaria global elimination

- Malaria is known as a frightening specter across the world, especially in countries with vast tropical forests, such ...

Malignant malaria still haunts Indonesia

For many years, malaria has been a frightening specter across the world, especially in countries with vast areas of ...

RI strives to reduce maternal mortality rate

As a country with the highest maternal mortality rate in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has been struggling to save more ...

Women need good nutrition

Indonesian women also need good nutrition in order to reduce maternal mortality, Presidential Special Envoy for ...

Indonesia commited to solving urbanization problem

Indonesian Public Housing Minister Suharso Monoarfa said his country was committed to solving the urbanization ...

Indonesia trying to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia is trying to reduce maternal death rate from currently at 228 per 100,000 living births to 102 by 2015. ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Gender equality still little understood in RI : Minister

While International Women`s Day is always observed in Indonesia, gender equality is still a little understood and ...

President always wanting to communicate directly with public

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is actually always trying to spend more time on dialogs and meetings with all ...

Govt boosting national fish consumption

The government is trying to increase the country`s national fish production and the people`s per capita fish ...