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VP`s remarks on mosque loudspeakers draw criticism

Many have expressed objections to Vice President Boediono`s call for regulation of the use of loudspeakers at mosques ...

East Nusa Tenggara government must focus on tourism

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government should have done more to develop the tourism sector, which offers a ...

Aceh voters go to polling stations in peace

Thousands of people in all districts across the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh went to the polling stations ...

USAID to continue supporting Papua`s agriculture empowerment program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its assistance to Papua`s local ...

Australia congratulates Indonesia`s first street football tournament

The Australian Embassy congratulated on Tuesday the League of Change, Indonesia`s first national street football ...

BOS Foundation to release 600 orangutans in C Kalimantan

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation will release 600 orangutans into Central Kalimantan forest in 2012. ...

Komnas HAM wants government action to stop Aceh violence

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) is seeking action by the government to put an end to repeated ...

Illegal immigrants use South China sea to reach RI

The South China Sea has become a lane used by illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, to sail to ...

"Anggur Merah" program considered successful

The "Anggur Merah" Independent Village Program in East Nusa Tenggara Province has been a success in significantly ...

Archaeologists find cutting tools in Kudus

A team of archaeologists from Yogyakarta Archaeology Center found three cutting tools in excavations near the Terban ...

Thousands in Palangkaraya rally against FPI presence

Thousands of Dayak tribal people here Saturday gathered in a rally at Palangka Raya's Besar Roundabout to reject an ...

Five shot, five missing in land dispute clash in Rokan Hulu

A clash between local residents and guards of a plantation company in a land dispute in Batang Kumuh village, Rokan ...

Swedish King impressed by Bantul scouts' work

Visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he was impressed by the social awareness of boy scouts in Bantul district ...

Aburizal reports Ramadhan Pohan to police

Golkar Party leader Aburizal Bakrie has reported Democrat Party (PD) politician Ramadhan Pohan to the police for ...

New Freeport chief advised to embrace local community figures

Newly-appointed president director of PT Freeport Indonesia, Rozik B Soetjipto, should embrace Amungme and Kamoro ...