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Economic growth only oriented to GDP: Indef

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) said Indonesias economy was weak because the countrys ...

RI, Taiwan form joint task force to help migrant workers

Indonesia and Taiwan have agreed to set up a joint task force to assist migrant Indonesian workers in Taiwan. ...

247 Indonesians abroad under threat of death penalty

Some 247 Indonesians working abroad have been sentenced to die after being convicted of crimes they allegedly ...

3,880 People Participate in Second Congress of Indonesian Diasporas

Around 3,880 people are participating in the Second Congress of Indonesian Diasporas being held at the Jakarta ...

Foreign Ministry Holds Meeting on Protection of Indonesians Overseas

The Indonesian foreign ministry here on Sunday organized a coordinating meeting on the protection of Indonesian ...

Independent workers federation declared

The federation of independent workers as an association which concern about the development of an independent business ...

38 Indonesians facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia, official

About 38 Indonesians are facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia for conducting various crimes, the Foreign Affairs ...

Indonesian diaspora - no matter where, forget not motherland

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told Indonesian Diaspora in Berlin, Germany on March 5, 2013, to always remember ...

Govt has no right to ban women from working abroad

The government has no right to ban Indonesian women from working abroad but rather it must protect them against any ...

Indonesian economy to grow at 6.3 percent in 2013: World Bank

The World Bank has predicted that the Indonesia economy will grow at 6.3 percent next year, driven by high investment ...

Indonesian minister urges Malaysia to crack down on illegal TKI employers

Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has called on the Malaysian government to take ...

ADB cuts 2012 growth forecast for Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its economic growth forecast for Indonesia from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent ...

RI`s high economic growth may not benefit common people

A high economic growth of 6.8 percent, set as a target in the 2013 draft state budget, will not necessarily make the ...

Govt predicts unemployment to decrease to 5.8 percent in 2013

The government has targeted to reduce the country`s unemployment rate to 5.8-6.1 percent in 2013, from 6.32 percent - ...

Govt hopes for peaceful labour rallies

The government hopes that the rallies which are to be held by about 170,000 workers throughout the country to observe ...