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President should consider KPK`s recommendations: Political observer

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should take the recommendations of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on the ...

Former Australian primer minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98

Former prime minister Gough Whitlam, one of Australias most admired figures who led the nation through a period of ...

Jokowi asked to postpone announcing cabinet line up

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to postpone plan to announce his ...

Japan industry minister resigns over make-up scandal: Reports

Japans industry minister resigned Monday over claims she spent political donations on make-up and other items ...

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 ...

Gerindra hails meeting between Prabowo and Jokowi

The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has lauded the meeting between its General Chairman Prabowo Subianto and ...

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 ...

US pressing Turkey to join anti-IS coalition

The United States is pushing Turkey to join the fight against Islamic militants, amid frustration and wariness in both ...

FPI opposes Ahok as Jakarta governor

Some one thousand FPI Muslim activists staged a protest rally on the premises of the Jakarta Legislative Council ...

Syria opposition welcomes US strikes, urges pressure on Assad

Syrias opposition National Coalition on Tuesday welcomed US-led air strikes against the Islamic State group, but urged ...

Ahok says he is not worried by FPI rejecting him as new governor

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) said he was not worried with plan by radical Islam Defender ...

Cairo bomb blast leaves two police officers dead

At least two policemen were killed when a bomb exploded near a checkpoint outside the foreign ministry headquarters in ...

A surprise for Megawati Soekarnoputri

Megawati Soekarnoputri could not fight back the tears. She was deeply touched and at the same time surprised. ...

Indonesia Urged To Protect Younger Generation From Ill-Effects of Tobacco

Some 73,956,480 people died of tobacco-related diseases since the first Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ...

PDI-P will hold national meeting toward becoming the ruling party

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will hold its fourth national meeting (rakernas) on September 19-21, ...