#national interest

Collection of national interest news, found 177 news.

Indonesia must take over Mahakam block: Academician

Professor of International Law from the University of Indonesia (UI) Hikmahanto Juwana said that Mahakam gas block ...

RI abstains on UN`s Arms Trade Treaty voting

Indonesia has chosen to abstain in a vote at the UN`s headquarters in New York last Tuesday (April 2) on the signing ...

Leaders of muslim organizations to meet President Yudhoyono

Leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)and other Muslim organizations are scheduled to meet with President Susilo Bambang ...

Muslim youth in Jayapura to provide security on Christmas

The Police chief of Jayapura in Papua province, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Alfred Papare, has stated that Muslim ...

Court rules govt must postpone Newmont share purchase

Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD said the government had to postpone its plan to purchase PT Newmont Nusa ...

Food security needs serious attention

The Indonesian government needs to pay serious attention to domestic food security amid the soaring global food ...

Philippines urges united ASEAN stand on South China Sea

ASEAN should forge a common position on a proposed code of conduct aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea ...

RI envoys asked to step up result-oriented, economic diplomacy

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono earlier this month was busy giving directives to Indonesian ambassadors and ...

Govt to apply one-door system to food imports

The Agriculture Ministry is to propose the application of a "one-door" system with regard to food imports whereby ...

Overseas myanmars with foreign citizenship to be re-allowed home citizenship

Myanmar nationals residing overseas with foreign citizenship for various reasons are now allowed to return home and ...

Indonesia to improve its role in international cooperation

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia has established a foreign policy doctrine to ...

Towards a closer relationship with Singapore

The Indonesian government is preparing to further strengthen bilateral cooperation with neighboring Singapore, which ...

RI`s foreign policy consistently promoting positive change

Indonesia had consistently managed and promoted change for the better in its foreign policy amid global uncertainty ...

Political parties must give priority to national interest

House Speaker Marzuki Alie called on all political parties which had cadres in the House of Representatives (DPR) to ...

RI gearing up for bigger role in UN peacekeeping missions

Indonesia which has been participating in UN peacekeeping missions since 1957, is now seeking a bigger role and ...