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Indonesia Considers Chemical Castration To Deter Pedophiles

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss effective measures to protect ...

Indonesian Government To Revise Law on Child Protection

The government will speed up the revision of the Law No. 23 on Child Protection to strengthen legal enforcement on and ...

PAN plans to name Radjasa as vice presidential candidate

The National Mandate Party (PAN) plans to name Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Radjasa as presidential and vice ...

President Yudhoyono encourages ASEAN leaders-parliamentary cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had encouraged an increase of cooperation between leaders of the ASEAN and ...

Rachmat Yasin`s arrest viewed as tragedy for party

The arrest of Bogor district head Rachmat Yasin by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a tragedy for the ...

Abbott telephones Yudhoyono

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday afternoon to ...

Jokowi to take temporary leave to focus on presidential bid

Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi, plans to soon take a temporary leave from the post of Jakarta Governor to ...

KPK questions religious affairs minister on alleged corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday questioned Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali on an ...

Labor unions put forth nine demands to government and companies

The Confederation of All Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPSI) conveyed nine demands to the government and businessmen ...

Jakarta police to deploy 19,000 personnel on May Day

The Jakarta Police will deploy some 19,557 personnel to guard the May Day rallies in the capital city where about ...

Gerindra party wants more women as government officials

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party wants to see women occupy 30 percent of high positions in the government ...

Legislative candidate seals school building after failing to win

A provincial legislative candidate from Peoples Conscious Party (Hanura) Abdul Rasyid Kotalima and his supporters ...

Voters defy preliminary electability surveys on Islamic-based parties

Most Islamic-based parties should thank survey institutes for issuing the polls showing that their prospects would be ...

Indonesian Labor Union wants wage rise by 30 percent in 2015

The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) demanded a wage rise by 30 percent in the year 2015, the ...

Global Wind Day 2013 Photo Competition

-     The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have ...