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news focus - indonesia records achievements in nuclear utilization

Indonesia has delivered numerous achievements in the utilization of nuclear energy and technology for peaceful ...

Israel settlements thwart 2-state solution: Jordan King

Jordanian King Abdullah II has reiterated his opposition to Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, ...

Black campaigns against palm oil has to be stopped: Indef

An economic observer said the black campaigns against palm oil has to be stopped to prevent it from hurting the ...

Indonesia encourages respect for democracy, human rights in ASEAN

The Indonesian government continues to encourage the promotion of democracy and human rights in the Southeast Asian ...

Presence of women in politics important: Researcher

Amid the emergence of political currents that want to undermine unity in nation and state, the presence of women in ...

House speaker fails to meet anti-graft body`s summons

House of Representatives (DPR) Chairman Setya Novanto could not meet a summons from the Corruption Eradication ...

KPK hints naming of new suspect in e-ID card case

Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Agus Rahardjo has hinted that the commission will soon name a new ...

Campaigners ask government to support UN resolution to halt child marriage

Campaigners have joined the civil network of Koalisi 18+ to call the Indonesian government to support the United ...

Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole

Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is ...

Quraish Shihab calls on Muslims to maintain unity

Prof. Quraish Shihab in his Idul Fitri sermon at Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta on Sunday called on Muslims to ...

AP II to operate nine other airports

Angkasa Pura II would operate nine other airports in addition to the 13, which are already being operated currently in ...

Government targets to free Indonesia of child labor by 2022

The Indonesian government is making all-out efforts, through a roadmap program, to free the country of child workers, ...

Seeking government`s intervention in Freeport`s labor problem

Over the past several years, labor strikes have hit PT Freeport Indonesia (FI), but the subsidiary of the US mining ...

Corruption Eradication Commission must continue to be strong: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) must continue to be strong ...

Indonesia, Norway sign free visa agreement for diplomats

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende signed an agreement on free visa ...