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PPP orders functionaries to bring victory to Prabowo-Hatta pair-up

The United Development Party (PPP) instructed its cadres and all members to ensure victory for the Prabowo ...

Indonesia Likely To Have Fewer Women In Parliament

Despite the increase in the number of female candidates in the parliamentary elections held throughout Indonesia on ...

Three Alliances Likely To Compete in 2014 Presidential Race

The Golkar Party and ruling Democratic Party (PD) are discussing the possibility of forming an alliance in a bid to ...

Democrat Party sentient about its vote tally: Yudhoyono

The ruling party is aware of its lower-than-targeted vote tally in the recent legislative elections, so it cannot do ...

Hatta, Chairul Tanjung meet President Yudhoyono

Hatta Rajasa, who has tendered his resignation as chief economic minister, and National Economic Committee chief ...

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 ...