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"I will never give up my idealism"

The Constitutional Court chief justice, Mahfud MD, has stated that he will never trade his idealism for a political ...

Budget for Indonesia's border area management set at Rp7.3 trillion

The Indonesian government has earmarked Rp7.3 trillion for the management of areas bordering with neighboring ...

U.S. envoy leads tribute to legacy of Gus Dur

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel joined Consul General Joaquin Monserrate and staff from U.S. Consulate General Surabaya ...

No annexation of Semakau island by Singapore: navy

Indonesian Naval Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Marsetio said there is no annexation of Indonesia`s outlying island, ...

Ex-district head facing 9 years jail term

Former Banyuwangi district head Ratna Ani Lestari, tried for alleged corruption by a Surabaya district court, is ...

Authorities to tighten security in 2014 general election

As Indonesia prepares for general election in 2014, government officials and other stakeholders are looking into ways ...

Decree shows Chavez still rules Venezuela

Venezuela`s newly appointed foreign minister said the decree that installed him in office is proof that ailing ...

Indonesian citizen held hostage by armed group is safe

An Indonesian man, AA, who was held hostage by an armed group, has now been released. He was held hostage by an ...

Stop politicizing floods: Chief security minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto has urged the public to stop ...

ShawCor Enters Into Agreement With Its Controlling Shareholder To Eliminate Its Dual Class Share Structure

- ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL.A, SCL.B) ("ShawCor" or the "Company") announced today that the Board of Directors of ShawCor, ...

Govt supports ethics standards for supreme court justices

The government has expressed support to the application of ethics standards for the selection of supreme court ...

Yudhoyono inducts new sports minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed Roy Suryo Notodiprojo here on Tuesday as the new youth and sports ...

General elections expected to be more orderly in 2014

The next general elections in 2014 are expected to be more orderly and smoother with only ten political parties ...

Competition to be tight in 2014 : Yudhoyono

President Susilo Yudhoyono in Jakarta has said that competition would be very tight in the presidential elections in ...

Ten parties obtain sequence number for Indonesian general elections

Ten political parties that will contest in the 2014 legislative elections obtained their respective sequence numbers ...