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ASEAN connectivity, Myanmar issue highlighted in World Economic Forum

The development of infrastructure among ASEAN nations to support the organizations target for economic integration in ...

Women`s empowerment in ASEAN needs to be upgraded: Suu Kyi

Myanmar`s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi remarked during the World Economic Forum on East Asia held here on Friday ...

Indonesians urged to care for love elderly people

With the significant improvement in life expectancy worldwide, global aging has become a striking phenomenon, ...

Social affairs minister urges families to care for elderly

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri has called on the community at large to participate in caring for the ...

Ruak sworn in as East Timor`s new president

Former guerrilla leader and ex-army chief Taur Matan Ruak pledged to "respect the constitution" as he was sworn in as ...

RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

One billion people still in poverty by 2015 : World Bank

The World Bank has predicted that about one billion people in the world will still be stuck living at an extreme ...

Gates Foundation Commends India's Progress Against Polio

-     One year polio-free anniversary underscores success of comprehensive approach to ...

New Video Introduces 'Asia' - How Environmentalists Betray The Developing World

-     'Disarming The Greens' introduces 'Asia,' a green activist and campaigner for the ...

Bill Gates Calls on G20 Leaders Not to Turn Their Backs on the World's Poor

-      - Report Highlights Role of Innovation in Expanding Development Resources for the ...

Gates Foundation and Partners Mark 2011 World Polio Day

-     On this year's World Polio Day (October 24, 2011), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...

Asia needs sense of urgency to meet MDG anti-poverty goals

Asia has made the most progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) but a sense of urgency is now needed ...

Asean seeking food security amid surge in global prices

The current global food and energy price hikes have concerned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as this year`s ASEAN ...

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 ...