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National scene: Court jails last suspect in Akil’s bribery case
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Monday suspended Central Tapanuli regent Raja Bonaran Situmeang to four years in prison for bribing former Constitutional Court...
KPK accepts court verdict on ex-Makassar mayor
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it accepted the verdict of the South Jakarta District Court which invalidated the…
Weak moratorium endangers peatlands in Riau
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
Thousands of hectares of peatland in Indragiri Hilir regency, Riau, are under threat by the advance of palm oil company PT Setia Agrindo Lestari (PT SAL), which has...
Police seize two tons of marijuana in raids
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
The National Police have confiscated more than two tons of marijuana from a drug syndicate operating interprovincially in a series of raids in Jakarta in what the police...
Afghan troops liberate district from militants
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
Afghan security forces have managed to liberate a remote district from the grip of Taliban militants as Kabul struggles to counter the surge in the militancy plaguing...
Bangladesh bloggers: Clear pattern to killings
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
By Sabir Mustafa BBC Bengali editor 12 May 2015 From the section Asia The murder of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Bangladesh has gone some way to show there is a clear...
Jokowi makes surprise visit to Dems party congress
mei 12, 2015by latadmin
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made an unexpected visit to the Democratic Party congress in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday. Despite speculation regarding his...
Sri Lankan electoral reforms to boost women’s representation
mei 11, 2015by latadmin
Sri Lanka’s new electoral reforms should make space for more women representation in parliament, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Perera told reporters on...
US stock indexes mostly flat in afternoon trading; oil slips
mei 11, 2015by latadmin
U.S. stocks drifted mostly lower in afternoon trading Monday as falling oil prices pulled down energy stocks. The market is coming off its best day in two months.