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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 ...

President asks people to stay away from black campaigns

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to all sides on Tuesday to stay away from black campaigns ahead of the ...

"Godmother" of Japan's Kennedy dies

Tokyo - The mother of former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, who was dubbed the Godmother of a powerful ...

Former Tajik prime minister arrested in Kiev

Ukrainian authorities this week detained a former Tajik politician, who has long been living in the United States, ...

Clinton says she doesn't see getting back into politics

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday cast doubt on speculation she might run for the White House ...

Yudhoyono to visit Liberia

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono will visit Liberia and several countries in Africa and ...

President Yudhoyono to visit Egypt

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Egypt in early February, as part of a state visit to several ...

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 ...

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 ...

First Lady encourages PERIP to be active in politics

First Lady Hj. Ani  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has encouraged members of the Retired Servicemen and Policemen Wives ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Indonesia opens Busan Indonesia center

Indonesia has opened "Busan Indonesia Center" as an information center about Indonesia for South Korean people and ...

Suu Kyi party `wins 43 seats` in Myanmar elections

Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi`s party won almost all the seats it contested in Myanmar elections, becoming the ...

Indonesia encourages ASEAN`s inclusive economic development

Indonesia will encourage inclusive economic cooperation and development under the framework of ASEAN cooperation to ...

Government predicts fuel oil shortage by August

State-owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan has predicted a shortage of subsidized fuel oil by next August due to the ...