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Vote buying still mars legislative elections

Vote buying still mars the countrys legislative elections on Wednesday despite threat of criminalization of such ...

Bansos a political aid fund?

The government is generous enough to set aside a hefty amount of Rp91 trillion for social aid (Bansos). However, ...

Pros and cons of Jokowi`s presidential candidacy

Many Indonesians have hailed the presidential candidacy of Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, who has been ...

Two died due to arrows in Timika

At least two people, who belonged to a tribe in Timikas remote areas, died after some unknown people hit them with ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...

Tens of houses inundated in Subang, W. Java

Floods inundated several houses in the Subang District, West Java Province, following incessant heavy rains that ...

Indonesian navy investigating mongolian tanker for carrying illegal crude

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is investigating a Mongolian-registered tanker impounded in the Bangka Strait last ...

Swine flu kills 19 in Syria out of 59 suspects: Health Minister

Syrian Health Minister Saad al- Nayef said that swine flu has killed 19 people in Syria, mainly in the central ...

Moderate quake hits Sumbawa

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Sumbawa district, West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, at ...

President Yudhoyono awarded traditional title of Luwu Kingdom

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First lady Ani Yudhoyono were bestowed traditional titles from the 40th King of ...

Missing Japanese diver found alive

One of the two Japanese divers who were still missing in Nusa Lembongan Sea around Bali Island has been found alive by ...

President asks Kelud refugees not to risk returning home yet

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the refugees of the Mount Kelud eruption not to risk going back home ...

Dumai residents panic following oil refinery burn

The fires that devoured the oil refinery of the state energy company, PT Pertamina, in Dumai, Riau Province on Sunday ...

Pertamina oil refinery in Dumai burnt

The oil refinery belonging to the state energy company, PT Pertamina, got burnt in Putri Tujuh Street of Dumai, Riau ...

Four-meter long croc captured in Bangka

A four-meter long crocodile weighing almost 300 kilograms was captured by villagers of Gedong, Belinyu district, ...