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UN secretary general`s visit proof of Indonesia`s increasing role

Vice Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives for foreign, defense and intelligence affairs Tubagus ...

Indonesia potential for international cargo port investment

Indonesia`s strategic geographic position in the North Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean shipping lanes has the ...

President Yudhoyono, UN Chief discuss Papua issue

President Susilo Yudhoyono and UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon discussed security issues in Papua during their bilateral meeting ...

Obama calls Palestinian President Abbas

US President Barack Obama called Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Monday and assured him that the peace process ...

Talks on rights of ASEAN workers proceeding at snail-pace

Exporter countries of ASEAN migrant workers were glad when ASEAN delegates agreed at the opening of their meeting in ...

Abbas, Sarkozy to meet in Paris

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet in Paris in the coming days on the ...

EU asks Israel, Palestinians to meet soon

The European Union said on Sunday it plans to invite Israeli and Palestinian representatives to meet "in the coming ...

news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) international airport in Aceh Province is worthy to serve wide-body aircraft such as Boeing ...

Sultan Iskandar Muda expected to become transit airport

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) airport in Aceh Province is expected to be an international transit aerodrome, a local ...

Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria ...

Egyptian police raid Al Jazeera unit again

Egyptian police raided the offices of an Al Jazeera channel in Cairo on Thursday and confiscated equipment for the ...

UN chief praises women`s voting right in S.Arabia

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as an "important step" on Thursday an announcement by Saudi Arabia that ...

President receives Oxford Business Group Delegation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an Oxford Business Group (OBG) delegation at his office here on ...

Somali pirates release greek-owned ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical ...

Bali expands market to Central and South America

Balinese entrepreneurs and exporters have expanded their wings to Central and South America selling art, handicraft, ...