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Religion should not be used for political interest

Rector of Syarief Hidayatullah National Islamic University Jakarta Prof Komaruddin Hidayat has said religion should ...

Retired military personnel must stay away from practical politics

Retired military personnel are urged to remain neutral and avoid getting involved in practical politics, political ...

British envoy admires participation of RI women

The British Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN, Mark Canning, admires the role of Indonesian women, which is superior ...

Russians vote as Putin seeks return to presidency

Russians voted on Sunday in presidential polls likely to return strongman Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record ...

Govt to provide rp25 trillion assistance to the poor

The government is planning to provide Rp25 trillion in a temporary direct cash assistance (BLSM) for the poor who ...

news focus: critics say assistance for the poor like money politics

The government has decided to provide cash assistance for the poor who are likely to be affected by the planned fuel ...

Democrats Party cadres urged to be aware of delegitimazation

A ruling Democrats Party leader urged cadres here on Tuesday to be on the alert for efforts to delegitimize the party ...

Public confidence in RI political parties drops

Public support for political parties has dropped due to poor performance of the government, which they consider ...

President asks press to continue watching over democratic processes

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes that the national press will continue to play an active role in overseeing ...

Yudhoyono dismisses rumor democrat party to suspend its chief

Democrat Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday described as "unfounded" a rumor that the party would ...

RI and Malaysia Agree to Solve the Fishermen Problem through Diplomacy

The Republic of Indonesia goverment and Malaysian Kingdom are agreed to solve various problems related to the ...

Riots in Senegal as Wade cleared for third term bid

Riots erupted in Dakar Friday night, leaving a policeman dead, as angry protesters took to the streets after a court ...

US Hillary Clinton says tired of publicity

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her State Department employees that she was ready to be out of the public ...

Democrat party chief feels vilified by public opinion

Ruling Democrat Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum said he felt he was being constantly vilified and cornered by public ...

UN chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised the government of Myanmar for its democratic reforms and said ...