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Very likely ISIS having contacts in Indonesia: Lawmaker

Another lawmaker of the Commission I of the House of Representatives Supiadin Saputra suspected that ISIS has ...

South Korea parliament votes by wide margin to impeach President Park

South Korean lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling ...

Some U.S. Republicans see attacking Obamacare through regulation

Congressional Republicans are looking for the quickest ways to tear down Obamacare following Donald Trumps election as ...

Indonesia BNN ready to shoot to kill drug dealers

Head of the Indonesia National Anti Drug Agency (BNN) Com. Gen. Budi Waseso (Buwas) said the agency is ready to shoot ...

KPK urged to probe alleged involvement of attorney general officials

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to get to the root of the ...

A glimpse of hope for clean government

The government has announced move to crack down on rampant illegal levies and smuggling which have not been touched by ...

Indonesian tax amnesty program records big success

It is in the nature of many people to wait until the last minute to deliver their duties, and that also applies to tax ...

Increasing halal certification in West Nusa Tenggara

The province of West Nusa Tenggara is among several Indonesian regions that can become an icon of halal tourism but ...

Students protest plan to raise salaries of lawmakers

Student protested plan by the government to raise the salaries of members of the district legislative assembly ...

VP disagrees with idea of school for parliament members

Vice President Jusuf Kalla disagreed with the idea of putting lawmakers through a school education to improve the ...

House plans to set up parliamentary school

In a move aimed at equipping its legislators with better law making skills, the House of Representatives (DPRs) ...

Government warned of cigarette price increase

The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various ...

Lawmakers give mixed reactions to economic growth target

Lawmakers have given different reactions to the economic growth target of 5.3 percent set by the government in the ...

DPR passes long debated draft law on patent into law

The House of Representatives (DPR) passed long debated draft law on patent right into law in a plenary session here ...

Turkey's Erdogan orders closure of more schools, extends detention period

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools and extended the ...