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Four Democrat Party faction members resign

Four members of the Democrat Party faction at the Yogyakarta city legislative body have resigned in protest against ...

Over 300 illegal immigrants detained in Kupang

The Kupang immigration office in East Nusa Tenggara said it has detained 304 new illegal immigrants from Middle East ...

US envoy briefly discusses embassy renovation with Jokowi

United States Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel has discussed with Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, popularly known as ...

New KPU secretary general must organize more transparent elections

A political scientist has expressed hope that the Indonesia General Elections Commission (KPU) its next secretary ...

ASEAN members should find common ground: New secretary general

New Secretary General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh has said the organization`s members should find common ground to bring ...

Democratic party prepared to compete in 2014 fairly

The Indonesian Democratic Party secretary general, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono said his party is prepared to compete ...

US says crashed drone drifted into Philippine Sea

The United States confirmed Tuesday that it owned a drone found in Philippine waters, but said the craft only drifted ...

Asian Agri should pay Rp2.5 trillion

Vice President Boediono has urged the Attorney General to ensure that Asian Agri honours the Supreme Court`s verdict ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...

Natural disasters, energy and food security become ASEAN`s concern

Terrorism, natural disasters, human trafficking, energy and food security and cross-border crime are among the issues ...

Indonesian labor movement not yet influential: LIPI

The labour movement in Indonesia has not yet become an influential power in the country`s political arena, even though ...

Indonesia Promotes Fishery Products to Attract European Market

Indonesia is promoting the potential of fishery products in order to improve penetration into the European market as ...

EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend most of its sanctions against Myanmar for a year despite a dispute over ...

Pakistan police shoot dead `two sectarian killers`

Pakistani police shot dead two people allegedly involved in sectarian violence in the troubled southwestern province ...