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President Jokowi reveals no date for fuel price hike

President Joko Widodo announced here on Monday that no date had yet been set for raising the price of subsidized fuel ...

Half South Asia`s girls marry before 18: UN

Nearly half of all girls in South Asia marry before they turn 18, according to a United Nations report that lays bare ...

Indonesia needs to optimize benefits from AEC labor market: ILO

Indonesia needs to optimize the benefits from the labor market in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), such as increase ...

Indonesia to host third meeting of OIC manpower ministers

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to appoint Indonesia as the host of the third meeting of ...

Finance minister announces fiscal policies 2015

Indonesias Finance Minister Chatib Basri has announced the macro-economic and fiscal policies 2015 that were made in ...

Next Indonesian govt expected to focus on food, pro-people programs

As an agrarian country with vast areas and a country with a large population that depends on the agricultural sector, ...

Women in parliament key for gender equality

The meaningful role women should play in parliament is to have an impact in changing the nature of politics and to ...

Flood kills two in Tangerang

A flood inundated several residential areas and killed two inhabitants of Tangerang City, Banten Province, on ...

Jakarta takes measures against floods

Jakarta is bracing for floods as rains have begun inundating a number of areas in the city of some 10 million ...

Social ministry`s assistance for Mount Sinabung evacuees continues

The Ministry of Social Affairs is assisting the displaced victims of Mount Sinabung eruption in North Sumatra province ...

BLSM distribution to finish by end of July

Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said the distribution of Temporary Direct Cash Assistance (BLSM) as compensation ...

Indonesia Succesfully Tackles Starvation

- UN's Food and Agriculure Organization (FAO) has successfully completed the first round of the Millenium Development ...

Yudhoyono appeals to political elites to set aside political interests

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to political elites in the country here on Wednesday to set aside their ...

Australia supports Indonesia`s poor through good social protection policies

Australia is working with the Indonesian Government to support social protection programs as one of the most effective ...

president holds closed-door meeting discussing rkp and rapbn-p

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a closed-door meeting here on Monday to discuss the Government Work Plan (RKP) ...