Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Official: Indonesian economy to suffer most in H1 of 2009

JAKARTA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will suffer the most severe impact of global financial crisis in the first half of 2009,with a massive lay-off, said an official on Tuesday. "For the first half, the most severe impact will...

Indonesia Muslim leader plays down radical threat

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The head of Indonesia's second-biggest Muslim group said on Wednesday he did not think radical Islam was gaining ground in the Southeast Asian nation, but warned factors such as poverty could help it spread.

Asean meeting to be held in Jakarta due to Thai turmoil

Jakarta: A meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers will now be held in Jakarta later this month following recent political turmoil in Thailand, an Indonesian official said on Wednesday. Thailand said on Tuesday it would...

Push to kill death penalty

THERE is a bipartisan push for Australia to pass laws entrenching its opposition to the death penalty, in a bid to send a strong message to the region and stave off the executions of three members of the Bali Nine.

RI hands COP-UNFCCC chair to Poland

Indonesia transferred the chair of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-UNFCCC) to Poland in Warsaw recently, according to a report from the Polish capital.

Hundreds mud-volcano victims rally for compensation in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Over 600 victims of the mud-volcanoin East Java province staged rally outside the Presidential palace here on Wednesday, demanding a full payment of the rest of 80 percent compensation, which has...

President: Public opinion polls must be accountable

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said public opinion polls, be they political or non-political, must be accountable and carried out with a valid methodology, correct samples and neutrally. Speaking...

Thai court dissolves ruling party, PM banned

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday disbanded the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) leading to the dissolution of Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat’s government. It further ruled to dissolve Chart Thai...

INDONESIA: Aburizal ditches lawsuit against Tempo

Chief welfare minister goes to press council to demand apology from 'Tempo' for a published report he considered "character assassination" The Jakarta Post Saturday, November 29, 2008 By Dian Kuswandini Suspending his move to...

Indonesian mudflow victims demand compensation

Jakarta - Hundreds of Indonesians left homeless by an uncontrollable mudflow caused by an industrial accident staged a protest outside the presidential palace Tuesday, demanding immediate compensation for their losses. More...

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