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India building collapse death toll rises to 47

The death toll in a collapsed building in the south Indian city of Chennai has risen to 47, the latest disaster to ...

Poverty rate widens in Southeast. Sulawesi

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Southeast of Sulawesi said the number of people living below the poverty ...

2014 CGAP Photo Contest Now Open for Entries

- The annual CGAP Photo Contest, which aims to highlight stand-out photography from amateurs and professionals around ...

Jokowi clarifies smear campaign before Banten ulemas

Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has clarified smear campaign against him when he met ulemas at Al-Khairiyah ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

Suicide blast kills three in northeast Nigeria: residents

A suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his car into a military checkpoint in northeast Nigerias Borno state near the border ...

Some 250,000 Prabowo supporters throng Bung Karno stadium

Some 250 thousand supporters thronged the Bung Karno Sports Stadium to follow a grand campaign held by the ...

Align Technology and Operation Smile Singapore Team Up to Make Children Smile in Asia

Align Technology Inc., creators of the Invisalign clear aligner system, today announced a partnership between its ...

Pakistan’s Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge

- The Wasil Foundation, a Pakistan-based microfinance institution, won the Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global ...

Jokowi fights issues discrediting him

Jokowi fought rumors that were spread to discredit him as a presidential candidate. He said before thousands of ...

IID Challenge Promotes "Innovation for Inclusive Development" in Southeast Asia

The Universities and Councils Network on Innovation for Inclusive Development in Southeast Asia (UNIID-SEA) is ...

Championing "Innovation for Inclusive Development" in Southeast Asia

Are you working on innovations to address poverty? Are you engaging grassroots communities, especially the poor and ...

Adaro, Astra International & Bank Mandiri Score Highly with Investors

- Today, Alpha Southeast Asia revealed the results of their fourth annual poll to find Southeast Asia's top ...

Jokowi ready for debate

Indoneisan presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is ready to engage in a presidential debate against his rival, ...

Pelni sells three ships to reduce losses

Indonesia state-owned shipping company PT Pelni will sell three of its 32 ships to counter the companys losses, its ...