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Kimia Farma to take over hospitals run by SOEs

PT Kimia Farma Tbk. plans to take over hospitals run by SOEs and state-owned companies, in a follow-up to state ...

Government`s compensation for 2012 fuel hike plan

The government`s plan to raise fuel prices in April has also increased people`s concerns about the rising costs of ...

3 suicide attackers killed in eastern Afghanistan

Afghan police shot dead three suicide bombers attempting to target mayoral offices in the east of the country on ...

RI, Japan share same views on maritime issues

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said that Indonesia and Japan had the same views on the handling of maritime issues. ...

news focus: govt to rehabilitate critically degraded lakes

Hundreds of lakes or reservoirs which are vital to human life in Indonesia are now in bad or even critical condition ...

Senior officials stress three pillars of ASEAN community

ASEAN senior officials convened a meeting here on Wednesday to stress the coordination of the ASEAN community's three ...

news focus: RI soccer team fails to defeat Qatar

Indonesia`s senior soccer team led by captain Bambang Pamungkas in its match against Qatar at the Bung Karno main ...

news focus: Babel poised to host sail Wakatobi Belitong peak event

Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province has been busy making preparations for the peak event of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (WWB) ...

news focus: shooting at Freeport must be investigated

The shooting incident during a clash between demonstrating PT Freeport workers and patrolling police in Mimika, Papua, ...

BI lowers key rate to 6.5 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) decided Tuesday to cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent on ...

Police chief opens ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime

National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo officially kicked off the Eighth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on ...

Ferrari boss `planning to enter politics` - (d)

Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is eyeing a move into Italian politics in December 2011, he told is said ...

news focus: U-23 soccer team wishes Singapore, Thai players to play friendly

The Indonesian under 23 years old (U-23) soccer team wished to play Singaporean and Thai senior soccer players to hold ...

news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) international airport in Aceh Province is worthy to serve wide-body aircraft such as Boeing ...

New decree to tighten rattan export restrictions

The government is continuing to tighten its raw rattan export restrictions so as to guarantee the availability of ...