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Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Reshuffle should not be based on political reasons : observer

Political analyst Maswadi Rauf said a cabinet reshuffle should not be carried out on the basis of political reasons ...

International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality

-    The following is a message by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women:    A ...

Zsa Zsa Gabor hospital again

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was hospitalized again on Wednesday due to poor circulation in her left leg, her spokesman said. ...

RI`s rice imports reach 1.2 million tons

The Trade Ministry has reported that realization of Indonesia`s rice imports in the 2010 - March 2, 2011 period ...

VP Boediono launches movement of healthy snacks for students

Vice President Boediono launched a Movement of Healthy Snacks for Students and a Task Force of Drugs and Illegal Food ...

Corruption continues to hamper RI`s progress

Although its goivernment has allocated huge sums to tackle such pressing problems aa financial market instability, ...

Indonesia must accomplish positive things as ASEAN chair

Indonesia must be able to accomplish positive things as the ASEAN chair in 2011, an international relations observer ...

Four Yemen soldiers killed in south, Qaeda blamed

Gunmen killed four Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a military vehicle in the south of the impoverished Arab state on ...

RI-Indian bizmen`s cooperation worth 15.12 billion dollars

Indonesian and Indian businessmen have signed 18 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on investments and development ...

Govt to cut population growth to below one percent

The government will make efforts to reduce population growth to below one percent from currently 1.5 percent, ...

HRW: Saudi Arabia suppresses rights of millions

Saudi Arabia suppresses or fails to protect the rights of millions of women, foreign workers and Shiites, and reforms ...

Religious leaders to maintain communication with government

Interfaith leaders grouped in the "movement against lies" have stated they intend to keep a communication line with ...

Govt urged to let Bulog function as sugar buffer stock

A number of sugar industry experts have urged the government to revise the present sugar trading system to enable the ...

Govt to disburse funds for food stability soon

The government will soon disburse budget funds to speed up the attainment of food stability and the implementation of ...