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Environment minister opens Sumatra ecoregion meeting

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta here on Monday opened a coordination meeting of Sumatra eco-region as part ...

Demand for Female Directors on Asia Pacific Boards Remains High, but Representation is Still Low

-- Females continue to be under-represented in boards of Asia Pacific companies- Demographic characteristics of female ...

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 ...

Police, pro-government activists block Algerian protest

Algerian police and pro-government activists on Saturday foiled another attempt by opposition protesters to march in ...

Clinton calls for `immediate end` to Icoast violence

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday condemned Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his forces for ...

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 ...

Ibuprofen could cut Parkinson`s risk: study

Adults who take the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen may reduce their risk of getting Parkinson`s disease by about 27 ...

Govt ready to pay compensation money to save Darsem

The government is ready to pay compensation totaling Rp4.6 billion for Darsem binti Dawud to save her from a possible ...

President urged to end religiously-motivated violence

The National Commission on Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take appropriate ...

Britain axes 11.000 armed forces jobs: Government

Britain said Tuesday it would axe around 11,000 armed forces jobs as part of defence cuts brought in to help reduce ...

Four govt agencies to supervise food, drugs

Four government institutions have agreed to cooperate in the supervision of food, traditional medicines, and cosmetic ...

Rising status of women, increased risk of smoking

Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as the tobacco industry ...

Thousands march to Bahrain`s Pearl Square

Thousands of Bahrainis took to the street 
Tuesday in an anti-regime protest heading to Pearl Square, the focal ...

Japan train line trials anti-groping cameras

A train line in Tokyo has started installing 
security cameras inside some carriages to combat groping or sexual ...

415 Indonesian over-stayers arrive

Some 415 Indonesian over-stayers, fourth batch, arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Cengkareng, Banten, on Monday, ...