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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, ...

Some 53 people in Lebak suffering from HIV-AIDS

The number of people with HIV-AIDS in Lebak district, Banten province from 2000 to December 2010 reached 53 and 15 of ...

RI decides to evacuate citizens from Egypt

The Indonesian government has finally decided to evacuate its citizens and deploy commercial and military airplanes ...

FM postpones trip to Japan due to Egyptian crisis

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa postponed his trip to Japan due to Egyptian crisis. A press release ...

Team for evacuating citizens leaving for Egypt

The team that will be assigned to evacuate Indonesian citizens in Egypt is leaving for that country on Monday night, ...

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 ...