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IMF backs Indonesian govt`s plan to raise subsidized fuel prices

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind the Indonesian government`s plan to raise the price ...

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

DPD rejects plan to raise fuel prices

The Regional Representative Council (DPD) has rejected the government`s plan to raise the price of subsidized fuel, ...

Government`s compensation for 2012 fuel hike plan

The government`s plan to raise fuel prices in April has also increased people`s concerns about the rising costs of ...

Opposition ahead in E. Timor election count

Early results from East Timor`s presidential polls on Sunday showed the opposition Fretilin party`s Francisco "Lu Olo" ...

East Timor votes in test for young nation

East Timor voted Saturday in the country`s second presidential election as a free nation, seen as a key test for a ...

Ri govt must redefine fuel oil subsidy criteria

The government should redefine the criteria for the granting of subsidies, especially that for fuel oil, a legislator ...

Indian police say Delhi holiday bomb plot foiled

Indian police said Thursday they had foiled a planned bombing attack in New Delhi after seizing a car laden with ...

RI-US activities in water supply, sanitation fields

The US Embassy and Indonesian government counterparts held a round table discussion on Wednesday about holding a ...

Ferrari boss `planning to enter politics` - (d)

Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is eyeing a move into Italian politics in December 2011, he told is said ...

Lawmaker urges govt to evaluate fuel subsidy system

A member of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission VII, Satya W Yudha, has urged the government to evaluate ...

Lawmaker urges govt to evaluate fuel subsidy system

A member of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission VII, Satya W Yudha, has urged the government to evaluate ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

Investments in forestry sector reach rp32 trillion

A total of 328 wood industries invested a total of Rp32 trillion in the forestry sector in Indonesia over the past ...

UNICEF: Indonesia's infant mortality rate still high

Indonesia`s infant mortality rate is still high although it showed a downward trend in the past few years, United ...