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Thousands of workers conduct rally in Jakarta on Wednesday

About 5,000 to 10,000 labor workers are planning to conduct a rally in Jakarta on Wednesday (Jan 16) to protest ...

Hundreds of thousands rally againts gay marriages in Paris

Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday marched through the streets of the French capital Paris to protest President ...

Power tariff increase should be evaluated

The government`s plan to increase the electricity tariff by 15 percent this year should be evaluated, said the ...

Electricity rate hike to weaken laborers` purchasing power

An increase in the price of electricity beginning this month will reduce the purchasing power of laborers, Said Iqbal, ...

Former British PM Thatcher in hospital after operation

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the country's first woman elective leader, is in hospital recovering ...

RI still struggling with corruption: Transparency International

Indonesia is still struggling with corruption, as reflected in the Corruption Perception Index 2012 launched by ...

Workers reject 15 pct wage increase proposal

Industry Minister MS Hidayat`s idea to raise regional minimum wages by 15 percent for labor-intensive and small ...

Provincial minimum wage cannot satisfy all: Jokowi

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo said the Jakarta administration could not satisfy all in connection with his decision to ...

Thousands celebrate hobbit premiere in New Zealand

Tens of thousands of people packed New Zealand's capital city, clambering on roofs and hanging onto lamp posts on ...

Indonesia`s dependence on oil and gas imports high

Indonesia has become very dependent upon oil and gas imports because its consumption surpasses its production capacity ...

Labor cost increase will not affect foreign investment: BKPM

The Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Chatib Basri, has stated that the government`s plan to raise ...

Govt to lift outsourcing system

The government looks set to lift the outsourcing recruitment system but will still maintain it in the recruitment of ...

Bogor security personnel deployed as 100 thousands protest

A joint team of around 3,600 personnel of Indonesian police and Army (TNI) has been deployed here to guard against ...

Outsourcing system in labor recruitment will be abolished

Labor Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said a new regulation will be issued by the end of this month abolishing ...

thousands of workers resume strike in Bandung - (d)

Thousands of striking workers took to the street blocking roads in this West Java capital leading to the office of ...