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Indonesia has to venture out of comfort zone: President

In this era of global competition, and incredibly tight competition among countries, Indonesia has to venture of the ...

World Islamic Economic Forum backs expansion of Islamic finance

The 12th World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta on August 2-4, 2016 came up with several recommendations listed in ...

Duterte, "The Punisher", sworn in as Philippines` President

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines 16th president on Thursday, capping an unlikely journey for a ...

UNICEF finds dramatic inequality among world`s poorest, richest children

The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of ...

President Jokowi inaugurates C. Sulawesi Governor

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola and Vice Governor Sudarto for ...

Poverty, inequality give rise to extremism: VP

Poverty and inequality give rise to extremist movements in a country, according to Vice President Jusuf Kalla. ...

Indonesian VP proposes ASEAN minimum wage

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has proposed the implementation of an ASEAN minimum wage for workers in the ...

Drugs among four major threats facing Indonesia: Minister

The Indonesian nation is now facing four major threats, and narcotics is one of them, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo ...

Government to continue pro-poor, pro-job programs

The Indonesian government will continue its pro-poor and pro-job programs to reduce the countrys inequality rate, ...

Efforts to promote low-income people`s economy running well: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated that the governments efforts to promote the economy of the low-income people ...

Richest 62 people own same as half world`s population: Oxfam

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the worlds population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich ...

UNICEF raises grants for Indonesia by 14 percent

The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Funds (UNICEFs) grants for Indonesia increased by 14 percent to ...

Democracy has universal values

Although democracy does not function the same way in every country, it does have certain universal values, and ...

Members agree on 2025 ASEAN Community

ASEAN member countries have agreed upon the 10 years vision of the ASEAN Community 2025, following the ratification of ...

Indonesia to raise issue of radicalism at ASEAN Summit

Indonesia will raise the importance of cooperation in addressing and overcoming the problem of radicalism and ...