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  • President: Imbalanced news make public skeptic

    Thu, February 9 2012 21:27

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday that imbalanced news will make the public unconvinced or skeptical about the government or state agencies..

  • Over 14 thousand Jakarta slum dweller families to be relocated

    Thu, February 9 2012 21:04

    A total of 14,075 families living in slums on the banks of the Ciliwung river in Jakarta are to be relocated to low-cost flats under a government urban revitalization plan, a social ministry official said..

  • President calls on parties to avoid violence to settle problems

    Thu, February 9 2012 20:51

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all parties here on Thursday to avoid violence as a way of settling problems..

  • Earthquake jolts Maluku

    Thu, February 9 2012 13:48

    An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted East Seram District in Maluku province at 11.39 am East Indonesia Standard Time on Thursday, local meteorology official reported..

  • Flash -- Two Nayaro residents shot in Timika

    Thu, February 9 2012 10:41

    Two Nayaro residents were shot by an armed group and sustained injuries at Kali Kopi forest area, Timika, on Thursday morning..

  • Indonesian restaurant employee found dead in KL hotel

    Thu, February 9 2012 02:12

    Rumiyati (34), an Indonesian employed at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was found dead on the stairs of a hotel at jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, allegedly killed by a person she already knew..

  • Bio Farma appointed National Research Council member

    Wed, February 8 2012 23:00

    State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma has been appointed a member of the National Research Council (DRN) for the 2012-2014 period by Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta, the company`s chief said..

  • Body of ITB student discovered in river bed

    Wed, February 8 2012 22:58

    The body of a female student from the Bandung Institute of Technology, who went missing after her boat flipped over while rafting on Sunday, was discovered in the river bed on Wednesday afternoon..

  • Smoking in trains to be banned

    Wed, February 8 2012 21:51

    PT Kereta Api Indonesia will impose a smoking ban on March 1, 2012 in economy, business and executive coach cars..

  • Perpetrators in Papua shooting incidents must be found: Chief minister

    Wed, February 8 2012 21:48

    Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said the perpetrators of shooting incidents in Papua, including the latest one that led to the death of a police officer, must be searched for and arrested..

International
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Business
RI govt preparing three scenarios for fuel price hike

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Sports
RI`s Uber Cup team wins first victory

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Entertainment
Japan to hold Pop Culture Festival in Jakarta

Japan to hold Pop Culture Festival in JakartaThe Japanese Embassy in Jakarta will present Japan Pop Culture Festival 2012 from February 25-26 at Plaza Senayan ...

Science/Tech
2 in 5 in Singapore not mentally ready for babies

2 in 5 in Singapore not mentally ready for babiesAbout two in five people aged between 21 and 39 in Singapore said they were not mentally ready for babies, a latest ...