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House open for floods victims, says speaker

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has announced that the parliament building (DPR) will remain open to provide temporary ...

Minister blasts parents allowing children to beg for aid

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri criticized parents who had allowed their children to beg in the streets ...

No serious damage to Presidential Palace from flood

Presidential spokesman Julian Pasha has stated that no serious damage was caused to the State Palace complex as it was ...

Ministry provides Rp4.5 bln for Jakarta floods

The Ministry of Social Affairs has provided Rp4.5 billion for the need to prepare buffer stocks for flood handling in ...

Army special force command personnel help evacuate Jakarta flood victims

Personnel of the Indonesian Army`s Special Force Command (Kopassus) have been deployed to help evacuate flood victims ...

President urges govt officials to assist people

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged government officials to look into the public`s safety in light of the ...

Sampang conflict settlement needs courage

Courage is required to settle a religious conflict in Sampang, Madura, East Java province, said Waluyo, a senior ...

Indonesia intensively hunts down terror suspects in 2012

Although there were no reports of major terror attacks in Indonesia during 2012, the national police`s special anti ...

Muslim intellectuals introduce science-based sharia

The Association of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (PRIMA) has introduced a science-based Sharia that will provide ...

Thousands of houses inundated by flooding in Subang

Rain triggered floods have inundated thousands of houses in the regency of Subang of West Java over the past three ...

VP calls for social solidarity maintenance

Vice President Boediono has called on all parties to maintain the values of social solidarity and prevent them from ...

President Yudhoyono concludes Malaysian visit

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday concluded his two-day visit to Malaysia after attending the 9th annual ...

RI, Malaysia sign MOU on community development

The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on social welfare and ...

Government continues to reduce poverty rate

The government has reduced Indonesia`s poverty rate and will continue to do so until it brings the rate down to 8 ...

RI, Malaysia sign public development agreement

Indonesia and Malaysia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on social welfare and public development, as an ...