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Elected Indonesian president should be prepared for AEC 2015: Observer

The elected president of Indonesia on July 9, 2014, presidential election should be ready to face the ASEAN Economic ...

Riau forest fires cause losses amounting to over Rp20 trillion

Forest and land fires occurring in the Riau Province between February and April 2014 caused economic losses worth more ...

Universities must help reduce unemployment: Minister

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar asked universities to serve as educational and at the same time ...

Indonesia needs skilled workers to face AEC

Indonesia is facing crucial manpower problems and need to improve the competitiveness of its human resources to enable ...

Workers rally again at president`s palace for marking May Day

Thousands of workers staged another rally by marching from the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle to the Merdeka Palace, on ...

Labor unions put forth nine demands to government and companies

The Confederation of All Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPSI) conveyed nine demands to the government and businessmen ...

Jakarta police to deploy 19,000 personnel on May Day

The Jakarta Police will deploy some 19,557 personnel to guard the May Day rallies in the capital city where about ...

Jokowi appeals to workers to not hold May Day demonstrations

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to workers on Wednesday to not hold mass demonstrations to mark May ...

Pakistan journalism `under siege`, warns amnesty

Journalists in Pakistan are "under siege", Amnesty International warned Wednesday, living with the constant threat of ...

Thousands of workers plan to mark May Day

Thousands of workers from various regions planned to hold demonstrations for eight hours a day on May 1 and 2 in ...

Ebola virus has killed 74 in Guinea

By April 28, 121 Ebola cases had been confirmed, including 74 deaths, in different treatment centers set up by the ...

Apindo hopes there are no anarchic acts on May Day

Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) for Central Java Frans Kongi expressed hope that anarchic ...

Power rate hikes to weaken competitiveness in AEC

The basic electricity tariff hike may increase production costs, particularly of domestic textile products by about 15 ...

Indonesian Labor Union wants wage rise by 30 percent in 2015

The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) demanded a wage rise by 30 percent in the year 2015, the ...

Indonesia determined to emerge as new Asian tiger

Indonesia is now putting in place industrial development programs across the country in an effort to create a new ...