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China studying ri`s poverty eradication efforts

China is studying the ways in which Indonesia is reducing poverty as part of its efforts to balance its phenomnal ...

Peaceful coexistence absolute need in multicultural world : Din Syamsuddin

Peaceful coexistence is an inevitable necessity in a multicultural and multireligious world community, the leader of ...

VP raps regional govts for keeping development funds in budgets

Vice President Boediono has criticized local governments for keeping PNPM development funds in their budgets, saying ...

Minister opens China-Asean Cooperation Forum

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono opened the 5th China-Asean Forum on Social Development and ...

Almost 96,000 people facing food crisis

A serious food crisis threatens 95,973 people in NTT Province, an official said. "The total of 95,973 people ...

Govt, WEF implement new program tobBoost national agricultural production

Participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) agree to conduct a partnership program with Indonesia to help the ...

Asia helps balance world`s economy: president

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East ...

President receives open letter from UNTWO

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an Open Letter from the secretary general of the United Nations World ...

Jordanian demonstrators call for sacking gov`t

Jordanians in different parts of the country took to the streets Friday, calling for sacking the government of Prime ...

Former Mexican governor arrested for embezzlement

A former governor of the poverty-stricken Mexican state of Chiapas was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing ...

Finance minister ready to face Newmont divestment lawsuit

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said he was ready to face a citizen`s lawsuit of the people of West Nusa Tenggara ...

Nigerian militants threaten to attack Italy`s Eni oil plants

Nigeria`s most prominent militant group MEND on Monday threatened to attack facilities of the Italian energy firm Eni ...

Peru quick count says Humala leads Fujimori

Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala was leading right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori in Peru`s presidential election, a ...

Govt to retain death penalty In anti-corruption bill

The Indonesian government will retein the death penalty in the anti-corruption bill, Law and Human Rights Minister ...

RI's 2012 economic growth projected highest in ASEAN

Indonesia`s economic growth in 2012 is predicted to be higher than those of other ASEAN countries, Finance Minister ...