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Indonesia Likely To Have Fewer Women In Parliament

Despite the increase in the number of female candidates in the parliamentary elections held throughout Indonesia on ...

Wibisono to report objectively on human rights situation in Palestine

Working on human rights issues is not new for Indonesian senior diplomat Dr Makarim Wibisono recently elected by UN ...

Pertamina on course to acquire five foreign assets

PT Pertamina is in the process of acquiring five foreign assets of oil and gas blocks in order to reach 2.2 million ...

Indonesia Considers Chemical Castration To Deter Pedophiles

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss effective measures to protect ...

Jakarta governor to be non-active to run for presidency

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will be non-active after the General Election Commission (KPU) confirms his ...

Indonesian Government To Revise Law on Child Protection

The government will speed up the revision of the Law No. 23 on Child Protection to strengthen legal enforcement on and ...

Indonesia`s Islamic Organizations Strongly Condemn Abduction of Nigerian Schoolgirls

A number of leaders of Indonesian Islamic organizations gathered in the headquarters of the Indonesian Ulema (Islamic ...

Presidential elections can be fairer: observer

The implementation of the upcoming July 9, 2014 presidential elections can be fairer than last April 9 legislative ...

Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig

Protesters staged one of Vietnams largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijings deployment of a ...

ASEAN expresses `serious concerns` over China sea spats

Southeast Asias regional bloc voiced alarm on Saturday over escalating tensions in the South China Sea after members ...

Indonesia's Ex-envoy To UN Elected Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights

Former Indonesian ambassador to the UN Makarim Wibisono was elected by acclamation as a special rapporteur on the ...

Indonesia, EU enter new era of closer relations

After a long process, the European Union (EU) and Indonesian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) finally came ...

Communal conflicts not affecting plantation development in Papua

Conflicts between two tribal groups in the district of Mimika, Papua, did not hamper development of oil palm ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Indonesia named president of Association of Asian Constitutional Courts

Indonesia has been named president of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions ...