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Collection of gender news, found 140 news.

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

ASEAN election committees pledge to hold more credible polls

Participants of an All-ASEAN Forum of Election Committees concluded their meeting here on Wednesday with a pledge to ...

ADB loan for improvement of Indonesia`s local governments

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $200 million to aid Indonesia?s push to develop strong regional ...

President Yudhoyono inaugurates ASEAN Election Commission Forum

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the ASEAN Election Commission Forum at the Presidential Palace here on ...

Australian women allowed to combat

Australian women will be allowed to serve in front line combat roles, including as special forces soldiers in ...

VP raps regional govts for keeping development funds in budgets

Vice President Boediono has criticized local governments for keeping PNPM development funds in their budgets, saying ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

5 pct of youth vulnerable to internet addiction: study

About 5 percent of South Korean youths are vulnerable to Internet addiction, a government study showed Wednesday. ...

Legalizing marijuana to create new problems : Minister

The discourse on the legalization of marijuana in Indonesia will only create a new problems, Women`s Empowerment ...

UN welcomes RI`s wish to become hub of peacekeeping centers

Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy said Indonesia`s initiative as hub of ...

UN wants RI police women in peace-keeping missions

UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy praised Indonesian peacekeepers` performance ...

RI to implement UN resolution on women

The Indonesian government through the ministry of women`s empowerment and child protection will soon implement UN ...

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 ...

Domestic violence still rampant in Indonesia: Minister

Domestic violence is still rampant in Indonesia, according to women`s Role Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Gumelar ...

Korean online game limits inch forward, but glacially

South Korean efforts to battle online game addiction among teenagers, a move set off by the death of a baby whose ...