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Haze from forest, peatland fires disrupts flights

Haze from forest and peatland fires in Riau province has once more covered areas such as Bengkalis, Dumai and Pekanbaru, disrupting flight schedules.In Dumai municipality, flight schedules have been ...

PKS beef case ready to go before the court

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has wrapped up its investigation into former Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq and his aide Ahmad Fathanah in the beef ...

‘Rise in inequality harms poverty reduction’

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to announce Indonesia’s plan on the Post-2015 Development Agenda this week. The High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons, which is cochaired by Yudhoyono, ...

Politicians jump on controversial ‘hijab’ ban

The brouhaha over the National Police’s ban on the hijab (headscarf) is about to get political with the House of Representatives’ Commission III on human rights planning to summon National Police ...

RI gets FAO award for reducing hunger

The Indonesian government received an award from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presented to recognize its consistent work in reducing hunger and malnourishment towards achieving ...

Sampang Sunnis: ‘No problem with Shiites’

The Sunni majority in Sampang, Madura, East Java, had no problem welcoming the return of ostracized Shia community members; the main issue that bars them from returning to their homes is the local ...

Tempers flare during fuel protests

Burning issue: A police officer douses a bonfire set by students from the Walisongo State Islamic Science Institute (IAIN) during a demonstration in Semarang, Central Java, protesting against ...

Counting heads

Counting heads: Members of the House of Representatives vote to approve the Revised State Budget 2013 bill , which will lead to an increase in subsidized fuel prices in the near future, on Monday ...

Rapist father gets 15 years

The East Jakarta District Court on Monday sentenced Sunoto, 59, to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rp 500,000 (US$ 50.64), or a further six months behind bars should the fine not be paid, for ...

Facebook has 64m active Indonesian users

Facebook: (AP/Paul Sakuma)Facebook has revealed it has 64 million users in Indonesia who actively access their accounts on a monthly basis and says this number puts the country in the social ...