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Religious affairs minister named suspect in corruption case

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali was named as a suspect in a corruption case linked to hajj pilgrimage ...

Indonesia against use of military power in South China Sea

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all countries involved in or concerned with the problems ...

About 70% of AEC preparations completed: President Yudhoyono

The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian ations (ASEAN) have completed about 70 percent of their ...

Presidential elections can be fairer: observer

The implementation of the upcoming July 9, 2014 presidential elections can be fairer than last April 9 legislative ...

Indonesia suffers deficit of statesmen

Vice President Boediono has said that Indonesia is undergoing a deficit of statesmen from different sectors, which ...

President Yudhoyono leaves for Myanmar

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Jakarta for Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Saturday morning to attend the 24th ASEAN ...

Do not mix nationalism with politics: president

President Susilo Yudhoyono said nationalism and patriotism should not be mixed with politics, if they are not to be ...

Next Indonesian president should be committed to open government partnership

Millions of voters in Indonesia will visit polling stations on July 9, 2014, to elect their new president who is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Voters defy preliminary electability surveys on Islamic-based parties

Most Islamic-based parties should thank survey institutes for issuing the polls showing that their prospects would be ...

"Deadly shootout" in east Ukraine shatters easter truce

Four people were reported killed Sunday in a gun battle in restive eastern Ukraine, shattering a fragile Easter truce ...

Royal Dutch Shell plc: New Shell Scenarios Sharpen Focus on Future for Society, Energy

-     Shell today released new scenarios that explore two possible ways the 21st century could ...

Former VP likens himself to singer without band

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has likened himself to a singer without a band in the current politics. ...

Papua shooting incident not related to rebellion: Police

Chief of the Papua Provincial Police Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian said the recent shooting of soldiers and civilians in ...