#public interest

Collection of public interest news, found 259 news.

Majority of lower district heads in Jakarta have poor performance: Ahok

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said only 40 percent of heads of sub-district and kelurahan, the ...

Pertamina`s oil production target exceeds state budget assumption

PT Pertamina EP has set its crude oil and condensate production target at 125,000-127,000 barrels per day, exceeding ...

Snowden needs world`s protection

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor, ...

Snowden needs world`s protection

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor, ...

No progress in nanotechnology development

The pro-poor and pro-job nanotechnology development in Indonesia makes no significant progress following the absence ...

Saudi advises to postpone hajj plans this year

Saudi Arabia has called upon foreign pilgrims to postpone their Hajj plans this year due to ongoing expansion work at ...

Applications Now Being Accepted for 9th Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship

-     Hakuho Foundation, a public-interest incorporated foundation, began on June 10 accepting ...

RI, Thai attorney general`s offices establish cooperation

The Attorney General`s Offices of Indonesia and Thailand have agreed to establish cooperation in the legal field. ...

IFC Conducts First Media Conference to Improve News Reporting on Corporate Governance

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in cooperation with Indonesia's official ANTARA News agency, conducted the ...

Kate Winslet`s husband wins UK photo court battle

British actress Kate Winslet`s husband won a court battle on Tuesday stopping The Sun newspaper printing photographs ...

Surabaya police provides "Saturday Night Service" to extend driving license

The traffic unit of the Surabaya city police provides a "Saturday Night Service" for people wishing to extend their ...

Investment climate in Indonesia conducive

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mercedes- Benz, Claus Weidner, stated that the assembly of M-Class series cars in ...

Mahfud to advise on KPK-Police conflict resolution

The General Chairman of the Indonesian Islamic University Alumni Association (IKA-UII) of Yogyakarta, Mafud MD, will ...

Stop Abusing Freedom of Speech And Drop Double Standards

Although it was not for the first time that the United Nations General Assembly debated on the issue of religious ...

Corruption case hearings to be videotaped

The Supreme Court has issued Circular No. 4/2012, directing all courts to videotape corruption case hearings, in light ...