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RI strives to reduce maternal mortality rate

As a country with the highest maternal mortality rate in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has been struggling to save more ...

Indonesia elected chair of UN Population Commission

Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hasan Kleib has been elected as chairman of the ...

Govt to revitalize hundreds of traditional markets

The government plans to revitalize hundreds of traditional markets in the country to allow them to function more ...

President chairs cabinet meeting on inflation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Monday chaired a plenary cabinet meeting to discuss ways of controlling ...

President opens IACA conference

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the International Association for Court Administrator (IACA) Asia-Pacific ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...

Navy intensifying border areas` security

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) will always focus on safeguarding the country`s outlying islands and border areas, a ...

15 are now dead in Qld flood disaster

The official death toll from the Queensland flood disaster has now reached 15, with the discovery of another body in ...

Brazil flood deaths rise to 369; rescuers struggle

Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 ...

More promises given to the poor in 2011

The poor in Indonesia have some gladdening things to look forward to this year as promises of better treatment have ...

Ministry to prioritize health services for poor in 2011

The Health Ministry will prioritize health services for the poor and people living in remote areas in its main work ...