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President delivers general lecture at Indonesian Young Leaders Forum

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivered a general lecture at Indonesia Young Leaders Forum 2011 at the Ballroom ...

Megawati challenges Indonesian women to become president

Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri has challenged Indonesian women to race for the presidency like herself. ...

Pramono: The `MR A` issue fabricated

House Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung said that the issue on "Mr A" floated by Democrat Party (PD) senior cadre Ramadhan ...

Golkar legislator slams PF for unsubstantiated allegation

A Golkar Party legislator has criticized Democrat Party (PD) cadres for showing "bad political practice" by floating ...

Ulil: Political rivals exploiting Democrat Party`s internal turmoil

A ruling Democrat Party functionary, Ulil Abshar Abdalla, said the Democrat Party`s "political rivals" were exploiting ...

Pramono concerned over house`s public image

Deputy House Speaker Pramono Anung Wibowo said he was concerned that the (good) image of the legislative body would ...

NAM must review its role

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) needs to review its role to adjust itself to the current world conditions, an ...

VP calls for strong defense cooperation with China

Vice President Boediono hoped that Indonesia and China would build strong defense cooperation, Special Vice ...

Interfaith figures call on people to fight "national bankruptcy"

A number of interfaith figures on Thursday called on the Indonesian people to rise to fight what they described as ...

Al-Jazeera report must not be taken seriously

Communications and Informatics Minister Tifatul Sembiring said an Al-Jazeera report about a coup plot in Indonesia ...

Japan tsunami to affect RI economy : Bizman

The Indonesian economy is predicted to be affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami which hit Japan on March ...

President: no deadline needed for revamping coalition

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said no deadline was needed with regard to efforts to revamp the government ...

International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality

-    The following is a message by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women:    A ...

Yogyakarta to host Asean high officials meetings

Yogyakarta is to host ASEAN high officials meetings to prepare a summit in Jakarta on May 7 and 8. "Yogyakarta is ...

Clerics emphasize peaceful nature of Islam

Islamic clerics and academics from various countries have emphasized in a seminar the peaceful nature of Islam as a ...