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President asks military, police to ensure security in Papua

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian military and police to give security guarantee to ...

U.S., RI discuss future of peatland mangroves

The U.S. and Indonesia conducted a joint workshop on April 11-14, which brought together leading international ...

ASEAN urged to adopt legally binding agreement on workers

Trade unionists and legal aid activists of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore urged 10 ASEAN member states here Monday ...

RI advised not exert itself in helping E Timor join ASEAN

Indonesia should not force itself too much in helping East Timor become an Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

Govt yet to determine options for gasoline use cuts

The government is not yet able to determine options to be used in reducing consumption of subsidized gasoline as it ...

News Focus : RI`s failure to host global environment day regretted

Indonesia`s failure to be named host of World Environment Day (WED) 2011 is regrettable because the nation has lost a ...

News Focus: Govt still undecided on fuel consumption cuts

The government is still undecided on whether to go ahead with its plan to limit subsidized fuel consumption as of ...

Minister: Subsidized oil consumption may exceed quota

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has warned that consumption of subsidized fuel oils can rise above the quota if the ...

Governor speaks up for Aceh political detainees

Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said resolving the Acehnese political detainee problem would have a positive impact on ...

Russia not to interfere in Egypt`s conflict

Russia is not interfering much in the political situation in Egypt and believes that the country can resolve the ...

Mt Merapi eruptions cause rp7.1 tln in losses

Mount Merapi`s eruptions last year caused losses of an estimated Rp7.1 trillion in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Head ...

UII assists mt Merapi eruption-affected students -

The Yogyakarta-based Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) has provided scholarships to its students who have severely ...

Asean forestry cooperation meeting held in Jakarta

The importance of integrating socio-economic aspects in sustainable forest management was discussed at a meeting for ...

Australia thanks Indonesia for helping Queensland

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard thanked Indonesia for donating one million US dollars to support ...

Indonesian brotherhood in Brisbane glood

Several hundred Indonesians, tens of thousands of Australians and a number of other foreign nationals in Brisbane and ...