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Polri deploys police officers in Puncak Jaya after airplane shooting

The National Police (Polri) has deployed officers in Puncak Jaya, particularly in southern PT Freeport area, Papua ...

Opposition ahead in E. Timor election count

Early results from East Timor`s presidential polls on Sunday showed the opposition Fretilin party`s Francisco "Lu Olo" ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

Ministry deploys personnel, planes to help extinguish forest fires

The forestry ministry has mobilized personnel and three planes to help extinguish forest fires on Sumatra Island. ...

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 ...