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ASEAN launches study on preventing human trafficking

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) has released a ...

Raising cigarette prices to reduce smoking

Raising cigarette prices is considered one of the most effective ways to prevent and reduce smoking, especially among ...

President urged to protect children from dangers of cigarettes

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Youth Movement (GM-FCTA) has called on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to ...

54 percent of Indonesian children smoke: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Empowerment of Women and Child Protection, Yohana Yambise, has expressed concern about the ...

Dozens of immigrants from Sri Lanka stranded in Aceh

As many as 40 immigrants from Sri Lanka have been stranded in Lhoknga in the district of Aceh Besar, in the Sumatran ...

President Jokowi supports discussion on sexual violence bill

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) supported the discussion on the bill on Elimination of Sexual Violence initiated by the ...

Government repatriates 331 Indonesians from Jeddah

The Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia repatriated 331 Indonesian nationals on Tuesday (May 31), who ...

ISIS atrocities uncovered in Palmyra

Palmyra, also known as Tadmur in Arabic, is one of the famous historical attractions in Syria. It is surrounded by the ...

House urged to expedite debate of bill on sexual violence

The Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to accelerate ...

Indonesia mourning death of gang rape victim Yuyun: Minister Yembise

Indonesia is mourning the loss of 14-year-old Yuyun who died after being raped by 14 teenagers in Rejanglebong ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation project might marginalize urban poor

The Jakarta Bay reclamation project has become controversial after a bribery case concerning the mega project came to ...

Indonesia condemns bomb attack in Pakistan

The Indonesian government has condemned those behind the bomb attack in Lahore, Pakistan, on the occasion of Easter ...

Indonesia condemns Lahore bombing

Indonesia strongly condemns the Sunday evening suicide bomb attack in Lahore, Pakistan, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

Sicide bomber kills at least 52, mostly women, kids in Pakistan park

A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of ...

President prioritizes digital economy, SMEs at US-ASEAN Summit

Digital economy and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are the two main priority sectors that must be developed under the ...