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Indonesian govt sets growth target at 5.5 to 6.3% for 2015

The government has set the economic growth target at 5.5 to 6.3 percent in its 2015 work plan, National Development ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

Indonesia determined to emerge as new Asian tiger

Indonesia is now putting in place industrial development programs across the country in an effort to create a new ...

129 Indonesians repatrated from Syria

About 129 Indonesians are being repatriated from Syria amid rising tension happening in the country, a press statement ...

Cuba says Obama `misinformed` on island affairs

A senior Cuban official lashed out at President Barack Obama for linking improved human rights in the country to ...

APEC supports CSR programs to maintain investment in region

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is supporting the corporate responsibility programs conducted by private ...

Jakarta on 10-day flood emergency alert

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Thursday declared a 10-day emergency alert, until January 27, following major ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

Recruitment moratorium reduces burden of state budget

The two-year moratorium on civil servant recruitment has been able to reduce the burden of state budget, Minister for ...

EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend most of its sanctions against Myanmar for a year despite a dispute over ...

RI welcomes EU`s decision to suspend sanctions against Myanmar

Indonesia welcomes the European Union`s decision to suspend most of the sanctions imposed upon Myanmar as a show of ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

Dalai Lama eyes reform in China, fearing "revolution"

The Dalai Lama said Monday there are hopeful signs that China will push through political reforms in China and Tibet ...

Australia to lift some Myanmar sanctions

Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Monday said Australia will lift sanctions against Myanmar`s president and more than 200 ...

British PM meets Myanmar leader on historic visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron met Myanmar's president Friday on the first visit in decades by a Western leader ...