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Workers rally again at president`s palace for marking May Day

Thousands of workers staged another rally by marching from the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle to the Merdeka Palace, on ...

Pakistan journalism `under siege`, warns amnesty

Journalists in Pakistan are "under siege", Amnesty International warned Wednesday, living with the constant threat of ...

Jakarta share prices up, rupiah down in value

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed higher on expectation that the countrys economic condition would improve. ...

Indonesia concerned over Egypt`s mass death penalty

Many countries, including Indonesia, reacted to another preliminary mass death sentence handed by a court in Egypt, ...

Indonesian govt sets growth target at 5.5 to 6.3% for 2015

The government has set the economic growth target at 5.5 to 6.3 percent in its 2015 work plan, National Development ...

Indonesia's FM concerned over situation in Egypt

Indonesias Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa stated his concern about the situation in Egypt where a court ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

President calls for religious tolerance

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the people to build harmony and religious tolerance during the ...

Rupiah edges up 49 points on Friday evening to Rp11,548

The Indonesian rupiah edged up 49 points to close at 11,548 against the dollar on Friday evening, following the ...

The 115th Canton Fair - Emerging Markets Now the Focus of Increased Purchasing Power

- The 115th Canton Fair opened with a high note in Phase 1, with a healthy 10% increase in overseas buyers' attendance. ...

President Yudhoyono focuses on running administration until October 2014

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that he still focuses on running the administration until October 2014, ...

PDIP office in Surabaya asks for vote recount

Board of Directors of the Surabaya Branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (DPC PDI-P) asks for vote ...

Rupiah weakens against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah weakened against the US dollar at the close on Wednesday on fear of impact of ...

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 ...

China steps up purge of online porn amid wider censorship push

China has shut down more than 100 websites carrying pornography and closed thousands of accounts on social media sites ...