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KPK chief corroborates with Lord Acton`s adagium on corruption

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men," according to ...

Anti-graft body called on to examine Nazaruddin

A lawmaker of the Democrat Party (PD) faction in the House called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to ...

State institution chiefs to discuss Pancasila on Tuesday

Constitutional Court (MK) Chairman Mahfud MD said on Monday the heads of state institutions will meet at the MK ...

Yemen seethes as death toll climbs to 52

Yemenis seethed with anger as medics raised the death toll from a sniper attack on protesters to 52 and thousands ...

Marzuki urges police to solve parcel bomb scare soon

House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie urged the police on Friday to immediately unveil the perpetrators of the ...

Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

News Focus: President Urged To Reshuffle Cabinet Soon

Observers called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle his cabinet ministers immediately amid a discourse ...

VP optimistic Indonesia economy to improve

Vice President Boediono has expressed optimism that the Indonesian economy would get better in 2011 than in the ...

Israel seeks support for Mubarak: report

Israel has told its diplomats in the United States, Europe and elsewhere to encourage their host nations to support ...

Does president need salary raise?

Since last week the media and the public have been involved in a debate of whether or not the president`s salary needs ...

RI tourism needs to be more competitive : UN-WTO

The UN-World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO) is of the opinion that Indonesian tourism should be more competitive than ...

President Yudhoyono revives old ties with India

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s presence as the chief guest for the 61st Republic Day celebrations in ...

Meeting with president normative, unsubstantive: religious figure

The results of Monday`s meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and inter-faith figures were normative and ...

Interfaith leaders want continued dialogs with govt

Failing to touch on the substance of their criticism against the government during a four-hour meeting with President ...