#national interest

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Maritime axis vision needs development of various aspects: Lemhanas

An expert of the Indonesian National Defense Institute (Lemhannas) said the concept of maritime axis concerns ...

Indonesia maritime axis to enhance inter-island connectivity

Envisioned by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, converting Indonesia into a global maritime axis would expand ...

Jokowi Showcases His Maritime Axis Vision On World Stage

New Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, during his debut at the APEC Summit and the East Asian Summit (EAS), ...

Susi criticizes G-20 for allegedly unfair decisions in fishery sector

As President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is preparing to take part in the G-20 summit meeting, his energetic Marine and ...

Govt needs to elaborate on maritime axis concept: Observer

President Joko Widodo needs to elaborate on the direction and implementation of the maritime axis concept he had ...

International community enthusiastic to meet Joko Widodo

The international community, including state leaders, businesspersons and foreign media, expressed enthusiasm to meet ...

Indonesia, China sign 12 investment MoUs

Indonesia and China have signed 12 memorandums of understanding for cooperation in various economic sectors, Suryo ...

Jokowi to make Indonesia creative nation

Inaugurated on Monday, October 20,2014 as the 7th president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi has the ...

Government saves 190 Indonesians from death sentence: Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government has saved at least 190 Indonesians from death sentence abroad ...

British Muslim minister quits over Gaza policy

A British minister who was the first Muslim to sit in the cabinet resigned on Tuesday over the governments "morally ...

Indonesians warned of ISIS infiltration

The Indonesian people are being alerted over the infiltration of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)s ideology, ...

Presidential candidates need reconciliation to create peace

Amid heated political conditions after the July 9 polls, the two rival presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto and ...

Thai EC hails govt, anti-govt negotiations to end political impasse

Thailands Election Commission (EC) today welcomed a move for dialogue between the two main conflicting parties in ...

Indonesia hemmed-in between benefits and hazards of tobacco

The Indonesian government has not yet discussed whether it will ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...

Indonesia should toughen its stance toward tapping

The government should take a firm stand against tapping done by other countries in view of national interest, the Vice ...