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Democracy needs strong institutions, not strongmen: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that democracy needs strong systems and institutions, and there should ...

Haiti ex-leader Aristide questioned over corruption

Haitian ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide answered prosecutors' questions Wednesday in a landmark investigation for ...

ASEAN`s new Secretary General keen to increase regional trade

ASEAN`s new Secretary General, Le Luong Minh, is keen to increase regional trade from 2013 to 2017. "ASEAN`s ...

Effectiveness of social security spending must be improved

Coordinating minister for economic affairs Hatta Rajasa has called for the improvement of social security spending to ...

Massive retirement fund withdrawal can cause trouble to Jamsostek: Economist

The threat by some workers to withdraw a massive amount of retirement funds in mid-January may not be fulfilled at the ...

Regional minimum wages increase by 18.32 pct in 2013

The average increase of the Provincial Minimum Wages (UMP) in 2013 is set at about 18.32 percent, up from the average ...

Flood inundating thousand houses in S Sumatra for week

The flood that has inundated thousand houses in Banyuasin district, South Sumatra, since a week ago has not yet ...

Indonesian govt to increase competitiveness of local markets

Amidst the recent attacks on modern markets in Indonesia, the government is planning to revitalise traditional markets ...

David Bowie breaks long silence with new music release

British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade on Tuesday in a surprise launch coinciding ...

390 people in Manado infected with HIV/AIDS

A total of 391 residents of Manado city, North Sulawesi province is recorded to have been infected with HIV/AIDS until ...

RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

Poverty remains high, minister says

Poverty remains high in the country and therefore it needs serious handling, Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al ...

President's Council on Jobs to Meet in Community Following Operation HOPE Bus Tour in Los Angeles, A

-     At the invitation of Operation HOPE, President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness ...

Elitecore Announces Mobile Broadband Workshop Series

-     - Industry thought leaders to discuss "Monetizing Data: Challenges, Strategies & ...