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RI supports Palestine as UNESCO`s full member

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said Indonesia joined supporting Palestine for UNESCO`s full membership in ...

Myanmar sees tentative changes one year after vote

One year on from an election condemned by the West as a farce, military-dominated Myanmar has surprised critics with a ...

UN official praises indonesia`s cultural diversity

Indonesia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, unique cultures, and traditional arts that have to be ...

President proposes new approach to develop multicultural life

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all parties in the world to join Indonesia in creating a new ...

RI can be example of inter-religious harmony

Indonesia`s inter-religious harmony and tolerance which have often cited as an example to the rest of the world are in ...

Woman rescued three days after Turkey quake

Emergency workers rescued a 27-year-old woman alive from a collapsed building on Wednesday, three days after an ...

VP stresses need to maintain inter-religious harmony

Vice President Boediono has asked religious communities in Indonesia to continue to foster tolerance and ...

Seven dead in Thai South attacks

Suspected Muslim insurgents have killed at least seven people in back-to-back shooting and bomb attacks in Thailand`s ...

Bhutan`s dragon king crowns a bride

Bhutan`s hugely popular king married a 21-year-old student on Thursday in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich ...

Myanmar, US diplomats hold rare talks in Washington

Myanmar`s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin held rare talks Thursday in Washington with senior US State Department ...

Israel police arrest Hamas lawmaker in e.Jerusalem

Israeli police arrested a Hamas lawmaker on Monday who had been sheltering for more than a year in the International ...

Conflicts in RI caused by economic not religious factors

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said the conflicts that had happened in the country so far were related to ...

Security minister calls for peace efforts in Ambon

Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto said that all parties in Ambon after Sunday afternoon`s communal clashes must ...

"Kendari Peace Declaration" tarnished by bloody student clash

Only a few hours after representatives of the Southeast Sulawesi people endorsed a "Kendari Peace Declaration" at the ...

Oral traditions can help form nation`s character

Oral traditions containing moral values have an important role to play in forming the nation`s character, Deputy ...