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Indonesia`s Presidential Election Showcases Country`s Divide

Never before in Indonesias history has the country been so clearly divided before the presidential election scheduled ...

Babinsa case nothing to do with Prabowo: Hashim

The Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pairs camp had nothing to do with the Indonesian militarys village non-commissioned ...

Jakarta composite index still on decline

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) slipped again 0.18 points in the opening trade on Friday to the level of 4,935.38 ...

Thailand`s junta detains anti-coup leader

Thailands junta said Friday that it had captured a fugitive anti-coup leader facing possible imprisonment, as the ...

China sentences nine `terrorists` to death

China has sentenced nine people to death on terrorism-related charges in its ethnically divided western region of ...

Presidential election not War of Badr: MUI

General Chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) Din Syamsuddin said it was too much to liken the upcoming ...

Social media serves as means of political education

Social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, serve as an effective means of political education, political ...

Jakarta composite index closes lower

The Jakarta composite index (JCI closed 9.59 points or 0.19 percent lower at 4,932.56 points on Wednesday. The ...

Prabowo-Hatta pair ready for honest, peaceful election

The Prabowo-Hatta presidential and vice presidential candidate pair have expressed their readiness to ensure an honest ...

Jokowi wants all parties to be merry during campaigns

Presidential candidate Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, has expressed hope that all parties will be merry during ...

Performance of 10 ministers not satisfactory: Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has requested his ministers to stay focused on their ministerial programs amid his ...

Ban trusts new Egyptian pres. to do his best to support people`s democratic aspirations

Without mentioning Abdul Fattah al-Sissi by name, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday "takes note" of the official ...

BES joins hands with TCEB to Launch ProPak Asia 2014 on June 11-14

-ProPak Asia is Asia's No. 1 international food, drink and pharmaceutical processing, filling and packaging technology ...

President Yudhoyono calls for cabinet meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono calls for a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday to remind ministers to continue their ...

US slams Syrian elections as `a disgrace`

The United States on Tuesday denounced Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assads attempt to shore up his authority by staging ...