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Greater loyalty called for among ministers

Cabinet secretary Dipo Alam said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes that all his cabinet ministers would ...

S. Korea, Japan delay signing of military pact

South Korea and Japan have decided to delay the signing of their first military pact since Japan's colonial occupation ...

Indonesian govt urged to tighten gun control to curb armed-related violence

Armed robberies and shooting incidents have been reported in Jakarta and other provinces, particularly in Papua and ...

Iraq pm rivals lack votes to oust him: president

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said rivals of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lack the votes to oust him, stalling ...

Maya Soetoro visits Indonesia

Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Charles Morrison, and Terance Bigalke, all from the East-West Center at the University of ...

Anti-graft body to question Miranda Goeltom soon

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will soon grill former Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Miranda S ...

Merkel says NATO must stick to Afghanistan timetable

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the timetable laid out by NATO for international troops to withdraw ...

Polri reportedly granted 18,030 gun permits

The Indonesian Police (Polri) has issued civilian ownership licences for 18,030 guns, according to Indonesia Police ...

Clinton presses China on rights

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday told China that it cannot deny the "aspirations" of its citizens as ...

Suicide bomber kill six including lawmakers in Somalia

A suicide bomber killed at least six people including two lawmakers in an attack in the central Somali town of ...

Taking seat is up to Suu Kyi: Thein Sein

Myanmar`s president said Monday opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi`s decision on whether to take her seat in ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

Ethiopia pm accuses Eritrea of kidnappings

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi accused Eritrea on Tuesday of abducting dozens of Ethiopian miners from the ...

Britain says all its embassy staff in Kabul "accounted for"

All British embassy staff in Kabul have been "accounted for" amid explosions and heavy gunfire in the diplomatic ...

President instructs his ranks to remain loyal to regulations

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the ranks of his government to remain loyal and obedient to government ...