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TNI destroys 16,581 land mines

The Indonesian military (TNI) has destroyed 16,581 land mines kept in its armory, International Security and ...

MK to conduct judicial review of fuel policy article

The Constitutional Court (MK) will process the demand for a judicial review on Article 7 Paragraph 6a of the law on ...

Fuel subsidy may increase Rp5 tln per month

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the fuel subsidy would increase by Rp4 trillion to Rp5 trillion per month if ...

President calls for peaceful rallies opposing fuel price hike

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during his Thursday visit to Seoul, asked Indonesian protesters to conduct ...

Thousands rally to merdeka palace protesting fuel price hike

Thousands of protesters, particularly sympathizers of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), marched from ...

Thousands of HTI activists reject fuel price hike

Thousands of activists of the hard-line Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged street a rally against the ...

Poor water management can hamper development progress

Poor water management could hamper the nation`s development and limit food production, UNESCO Jakarta office Director ...

Jakarta facing water crisis

Jakarta is facing a clean water crisis as the nation`s demand for drinking water continues to surpass its supply, ...

Workers say fuel price hike reduces their buying power

The Alliance of Confederations and Federations of Workers Unions said the planned fuel price hike will reduce workers` ...

Iran will produce nuclear weapons if atttacked: Russia

Russia warned Tuesday that Iran would have no option but to develop nuclear weapons if it came under attack from ...

Govt`s poverty reduction target remains despite fuel price hike

The government assured the public here on Wednesday that it would not cut its poverty reduction target despite its ...

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 ...