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Indonesia Moves Towards Mature Democracy

After all the noise and tension during the general election held earlier this year, the entire nation has come out as ...

Hong Kong tension rises with police beating of protester

Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed ...

Jakarta composite index closes higher

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed 0.82 percent higher on Wednesday to follow the regional trend. The ...

Indonesian students in Australia reject new regional election law

Indonesian students in Queensland, Australia, has expressed their rejection to the regional election law recently ...

Batam airport postpones, cancels flights due to haze

A number of flights from Batam Hang Nadim International Airport to Pekanbaru, Silangit, Palembang, and Jakarta, were ...

UN chief in surprise visit to Libyan capital

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Libyan capital on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering ...

Parliament to determine number of house commissions

House leaders will hold consultative meeting on Monday on proposal to increase the number of House Commissions and ...

New MPR Speaker Vows To Prioritize National Interests Above All

After a lengthy and exhaustive deliberation, 678 members of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), one of Indonesias ...

353 hotspots of forest fires detected in Sumatra

Some 353 hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Wednesday. "Based on the ...

Red and White Coalition victorious again in congress election

The coalition supporting defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, was victorious again in the election for ...

News focus : second track diplomacy proves to be effective

Jakarta (ANTARA News)  - Second track diplomacy proves to be effective to help the government promote the ...

School bombing kills 30 children in Syria: Monitor

At least 30 Syrian children were killed Wednesday in a double bombing by a lone assailant at a school in the ...

President's regulations will not automatically invalidate Pilkada Law

The perppu (government regulation) to be issued by President Yudhoyono will not, by default, invalidate the regional ...

Jakarta index closes higher on global sentiment

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed 0.53 percent higher on Thursday on positive global sentiment, analysts ...

Joko Widodo's Indonesia: Possible Future Paths

-    This paper by Peter McCawley looks at the possible paths for policy and development in Indonesia ...