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Police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators

Police used water cannons, firecrackers and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting in front of the parliament ...

Demonstrators hurl stones at police

Police officers removing pieces of cloth used to pull down fences at the parliament building were hit with stones ...

Demonstrators block toll road to protest fuel price hike

Thousands of demonstrators protesting the government`s plan to raise fuel oil prices blocked the toll road in front of ...

Thousands of workers rally in front of parliament office

Thousands of workers from various labor unions rallied in front of the House of Representatives building in Central ...

Workers say fuel price hike reduces their buying power

The Alliance of Confederations and Federations of Workers Unions said the planned fuel price hike will reduce workers` ...

RI`s labor to block public facilities on 27 march

The Indonesian labor alliance took to the street on Wednesday to strike in protest of upcoming fuel oil price hikes. ...

news focus: govt planning health insurance for all poor people

Getting sick is a "luxury" that poor Indonesians cannot afford because medical services and medicines could cost them ...

MK scraps unjust rule on extra-marital children

The Constitutional Court (MK) has invalidated a long-standing legal rule stipulating that a child born outside an ...

Garuda Indonesia workers mulling strike

PT Garuda Indonesia workers are considering to go on strike because of mounting resentment at and dissatisfaction ...

Labor disputes must be settled thoroughly: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked for a thorough settlement of the workers` demand for pay rise without any ...

Govt finds settlement over minimum wage for Bekasi

The government has found a settlement over the dispute on minimum wage for Bekasi district that has caused a huge ...

UN chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised the government of Myanmar for its democratic reforms and said ...

ASEAN FMs call on world to lift Myanmar sanctions

ASEAN foreign ministers during a retreat session in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Wednesday called on the international ...

Australia eases Myanmar sanctions

Australia said Monday it would scale back sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of steps taken by the formerly ...

1,000 strike at Apple supplier in China: rights group

About 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a ...