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ASEAN moves closer to adoption of common visa

The 19th ASEAN Summit to be held in Bali on November 17-19, 2011, is expected to discuss among other things the ...

RI immigration ready to implement common asean visa system

Indonesia`s immigration service is ready to implement the proposed common ASEAN visa system and only needs to add more ...

Australian boy drug suspect moved to immigration detention center

The 14-year-old Australian boy, LM, who was arrested for drug possession has been moved from Denpasar`s police ...

RI law minister visits Denpasar penitentiary

Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin visited the Class-II Denpasar Correctional Institute on Saturday. ...

Mari Elka challenged to develop creative economy

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said she was now challenged to develop the sectors of ...

President names replacements for five ministers, intelligence chief

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already named replacements for five ministers and a ministerial level state ...

President names another three deputy ministers

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace here on Sunday afternoon named another three deputy ministers. ...

AI sends letter to RI home affairs minister on Ahmadiyah

Amnesty International (AI) has sent an open letter to Indonesia`s home affairs minister to convey its concern over ...

Some 44,652 convicts to get remission

As many as 44,652 people of the total of 133,379 convicts across Indonesia are expected to get remission on the ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Nazaruddin won`t "speak up"

The public cannot expect too much in terms of disclosure of other corruption cases if graft suspect Nazaruddin ...

Govt to chase all wanted corruption suspects: Patrialis

Minister of Law and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar said the government would keep chasing all corruption suspects on the ...

Police deny Nazaruddin under pressure

Muhammad Nazaruddin is not under any pressure while being detained at the Police`s Mobile Brigade jail at Kelapa Dua, ...

Minister sure Nazaruddin not under any kind of pressure

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said he could assure the public that graft suspect Nazaruddin was not ...

RI law ministry to announce nominees for KPK Chief

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will announce the names of nominees for its chairman after they have been ...