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Economic progress should not keep people away from religion: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said economic and trade progress should not keep the public away from religion. ...

Indonesia to host Sixth UNAOC Global Forum in Bali

Indonesia will host the Sixth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) themed "Unity in ...

Social media serves as means of political education

Social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, serve as an effective means of political education, political ...

Indonesia to host international forum on Islamic Tourism in June

Indonesia will host the 1st OIC International Forum on Islamic Tourism in June 2-3, 2014, to identify the business ...

Muslim youths urge Czech Republic to offer apology for raid

The Indonesian Muslim Youth Movement (GHPII) has demanded that the Czech Republic offer an apology to the Indonesian ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

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

Voters defy preliminary electability surveys on Islamic-based parties

Most Islamic-based parties should thank survey institutes for issuing the polls showing that their prospects would be ...

PAN against blocks of nationalist and religion-based parties

Chairman of National Election Committee of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Joncik Muhammad expressed concern with ...

Pandas and yak soup on Michelle Obama`s China menu

US First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday wrapped up a week-long trip to China by feeding a panda before having a ...

Photo expo strategic to promote Indonesia, Iran

Ever since establishment in 1950, the bilateral ties between Iran and Indonesia have flourished and witnessed ...

China anger at Dalai Lama`s US congress meeting

China expressed anger Friday over the Dalai Lamas meeting with US congressional leaders, urging Washington to "stop ...

Thai army rangers admit killing three boys in deep south: police

Two Thai army rangers have confessed to shooting dead three young brothers in the country's violence-torn deep south ...

Interfaith Movement Leader Dena Merriam to Receive 31st Niwano Peace Prize

-The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 31st Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Dena Merriam, founder and leader of the ...

President Yudhoyono attends Cap Go Meh celebration

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, flanked by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, attended the "Cap Go Meh" celebration to mark ...

National figures call for close monitoring of general elections

Several prominent national figures have urged several community groups in addition to the Election Monitoring Agency ...