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Boycott needed to force Israel to end occupation in Palestine

Supporters of Palestine around the world are promoting a BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement to force ...

OIC member countries urged to boycott Israeli products

Palestine has urged member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to boycott Israeli products to ...

Anti-graft commissioner rejects bill on corruption

The Commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Johan Budi, has expressed his rejection of the bill ...

President Jokowi calls to end violence and crimes in the world

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all parties to end violence and crimes ahead of the ...

Trump`s statement reflects primitive stance: Muhammadiyah

The general chairman of Muhammadiyah, one of the biggest Islamic organizations, believes that the US presidential ...

Coordinating minister chairs meeting on role of anti-narcotic agency

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan on Wednesday chaired another ...

indonesia mustering global support to eradicate illegal fishing - (d)

Indonesia, through the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries, is mustering global support for the eradication of Illegal, ...

Consider illegal fishing a transnational crime, says fishery minister

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has urged that illegal, unreported and unregulated ...

South Jakarta immigration office arrests 32 Huawei workers

The South Jakarta Immigration Office has arrested 32 foreign workers at PT Huawei Services on Friday. "We are ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

Indonesia government ready to deal with Newmont`s move on arbitration

Indonesias minister of energy and mineral resources Jero Wacik said here Thursday that the government was ready to ...

Indonesia, Turkey Closer To Cooperation in Defense Industry Development

Turkey and Indonesia have been exploring cooperation in military and defense industry development over the last few ...

Prabowo`s team proposes reconciliation to resolve past human rights abuses

A national reconciliation needs to be built to resolve Indonesias past cases of gross human rights violations, Head of ...

Jordanian prince becomes UN`s next rights chief

The UN General Assembly Monday approved the nomination of Jordans Prince Zeid al-Hussein as the next human rights ...

Indonesia calls for concrete steps to end violence against women

Indonesia has underscored the need for the international community to take concrete steps to put an end to violence ...