Tue, May 21 2013 00:49

People with disabilities are normal part of human diversity that should get equal treatment from the society, a researcher in the field of education for the disabled, Beatriz Miranda, has said..

Sun, May 19 2013 12:24

A tag of war between environmental groups and forest industrialists have resumed as Indonesia`s regulation on a two-year moratorium on new licenses for forest clearing in primary natural forests and peat lands, will expire on May 20, 2013..

Sun, May 19 2013 12:21

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally on May 13, 2013 signed Presidential Instruction No. 6/2013 on Suspension of Granting of New Licenses and Improvement of Governance of Natural Primary Forest and Peat Land for another two years, until 2015..

Sat, May 18 2013 17:41

The international rating agency Standard and Poor`s (S&P) has recently downgraded its ratings outlook on Indonesia`s debt but Indonesian officials are convinced it will not significantly affect the country`s economic performance..

Tue, May 7 2013 19:24

Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has finally decided to move the venue of the Third Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) 2013 to Jakarta, ending a controversy about whether Riau Province was appropriate or not to be the next host of the international event..

Mon, April 29 2013 07:31

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on deforestation which will expire in May 2013, to protect the country`s remaining forests and peat lands..

Sun, April 28 2013 20:26

Amid predictions of lower economic growth by international institutions, Bank Indonesia (BI) is still convinced that Indonesia`s economy still can grow by 6.6 percent..

Sun, April 28 2013 12:31

The government, along with analysts, has predicted that if it raises subsidized fuel price hikes next month with a dual pricing system it will not significantly trigger inflation..

Thu, April 25 2013 18:59

Indonesia is currently gearing up for legislative elections which will be held on April 9, 2014, to elect 560 lawmakers to sit in the House of Representatives (DPR)..

Mon, April 22 2013 13:27

As fellow member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia has always maintained good relations with Myanmar and strongly supported the democratization process in the country formerly called Burma..