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Lawmaker commends govt for intending to renegotiate mining contracts

Legislator Kemal Aziz Stambeol of House Commission XI on financial affairs has expressed appreciation for the ...

House endorses six supreme justice candidates

The House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission III (judicial affairs) on Thursday completed its task of examining 18 ...

Nine die in Kashmir violence: Indian army, police

Nine people have been killed in fierce fighting in Indian Kashmir, the Indian army and police said Wednesday, amid ...

Israel police arrest Hamas lawmaker in e.Jerusalem

Israeli police arrested a Hamas lawmaker on Monday who had been sheltering for more than a year in the International ...

RI wants to see Palestine gain statehood through UN by fardah

The Indonesian government has expressed its support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas`s intention to secure ...

Rice fields need better infrastructures

Indonesia needs to develop its dams and irrigation to overcome desolation during droughts so that the country`s 7.5 ...

President asked to evaluate trade minister

Amid the cabinet reshuffle issue, a legislator has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to evaluate the ...

Food self-sufficiency target should be measurable

The government`s target of achieving lasting food self-sufficiency should be appreciated but they should should also ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

Cabinet reshuffle necessary, legislator says

A reshuffle of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoo`s present cabinet is necessary, a National Mandate Party (PAN) member ...

Peat forest fires obstructing carbon emission cutting efforts

The ongoing peat forest fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands may cause Indonesia to miss its carbon emission ...

"Kendari Peace Declaration" tarnished by bloody student clash

Only a few hours after representatives of the Southeast Sulawesi people endorsed a "Kendari Peace Declaration" at the ...

Southeast Sulawesi local legislator condemns bloody dispute

Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) member Nursalam Lada strongly condemns Thursday`s bloody ...

Govt determined to fight forest fires as hot spots proliferate

The Indonesian government appears to be determined to reduce the number of forest fire hot spots by 20 percent ...

Non-tax revenue target too low : Legislator

The non-tax revenue (PNBP) target set at Rp272.7 trillion at the 2012 draft state budget is too small, a legislator ...