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Myanmar`s human rights commission records 1,000 complaints

Since its establishment in September 2011, Myanmar`s Human Rights Commission has received 1,000 complaints said ...

Askes` fund transfer to affect insurance law

The transfer of Rp1 trillion by worker insurance firm PT Askes to its subsidiary PT Asuransi Jiwa In-Health Indonesia ...

West Lombok general hospital to build blood bank

A regional general hospital in West Lombok district, West Nusa Tenggara province, is planning to build a blood bank to ...

Malaria still endemic in Papua: health official

Malaria is still endemic in Papua where it is one of the five major diseases in all districts, head of the province`s ...

Indonesian nuclear is not for war

Head of the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) said that Indonesian nuclear will not be used for war, but for the ...

RI to continue supporting Palestine`s UN membership bid

Indonesia will continue to support Palestine`s bid to become a member of the United Nations and keep monitoring ...

Indonesia`s poor spend 70 pct of income on cigarettes

Poor people in Indonesia are trapped by addiction to tobacco and up to 70 percent of their earnings goes into buying ...

RI still short of medical doctors

Indonesia is still suffering from a shortage of medical doctors, according to a legislator. "Right now there ...

Malignant malaria still haunts Indonesia

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

Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate in health sector

Indonesia`s and Malaysia`s health ministers signed a "joint statement" on cooperation in the health sector here on ...

More promises given to the poor in 2011

The poor in Indonesia have some gladdening things to look forward to this year as promises of better treatment have ...