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Australian Minister to Visit Indonesia

Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, will visit Indonesia this week for ...

Premature to arm Libya rebels: White House

The United States said Monday it was considering whether to arm the Libyan opposition but said it would be premature ...

Momentum for president to trim coalition : observer

A political observer of Charta Politika, Yunarto Wijaya, said now was the correct momentum for President Susilo ...

Reshuffle should not be based on political reasons : observer

Political analyst Maswadi Rauf said a cabinet reshuffle should not be carried out on the basis of political reasons ...

Tjahjo: President had better reshuffle his cabinet soon

Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Tjahjo Kumolo said President Susilo Bambang ...

Egypt arrests 47 officers for destroying documents

Egypt has ordered the arrest of 47 state security officers accused of burning documents, in a bid to placate ...

Cabinet reshuffle timely: observer

Political observer Prof Katjung Marijan of Airlangga University (Unair) said now was the right time for President ...

Yemen opposition vows "escalation" against president

Yemen`s opposition coalition vowed on Monday to escalate protests that have swept the country demanding the ...

News Focus: President Urged To Reshuffle Cabinet Soon

Observers called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle his cabinet ministers immediately amid a discourse ...

President orders sharpened watch over rising world oil prices

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa to keep a ...

Senior officials meet to make preparations for ASEAN summit

ASEAN senior officials on Monday began a series of meetings to discuss a wide range of current issues ahead of the ...

Jakarta governor cancels decision to ban Ahmadiyah

The Jakarta provincial government canceled issuing a bylaw to ban activities of religious group Ahmadiyah. ...

President Yudhoyono to meet Aburizal Bakrie this week

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to meet Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie this week to discuss issues ...

Ministers undisturbed by cabinet reshuffle issue

Several ministers have said they were undisturbed by the issue of a cabinet reshuffle and they remained focused on ...

Govt keeps monitoring global oil prices

The Indonesian government keeps monitoring the movements of global crude prices after they rose 21 percent in the past ...