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Govt to prioritize over-60-year-olds for hajj pilgrimage
september 10, 2011by latadmin
The government is considering applying a hajj pilgrimage policy whereby people over 60 years old will have priority to make the religious journey as Indonesia`s hajj...
Govt to allocate rp250 trillion to improve education
september 10, 2011by latadmin
Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said the government was planning to allocate Rp250 trillion in 2012 for improvements in the country`s education...
Japanese trade minister quits over gaffes
september 10, 2011by latadmin
Japan’s trade minister has resigned, after just eight days in office, following two separate incidents where comments he made were deemed to be inappropriate and...
Top EU aid official ‘encouraged’ by Myanmar visit
september 10, 2011by latadmin
The EU’s top aid official wound up a visit to Myanmar Saturday, including the first talks between an EU commissioner and peace icon Aung San Suu Kyi,...
Taiwan leader ‘to visit disputed Spratlys islands’
september 10, 2011by latadmin
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou plans to visit the Spratly islands in the South China Sea to stress Taipei’s claim to the disputed territory, a report said Saturday....
Thai PM meets Brunei sultan on first trip abroad
september 10, 2011by latadmin
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met the sultan of oil-rich Muslim-majority Brunei on her first offical trip abroad Saturday. Yingluck, wearing a light beige...
Japan air controller ‘blogged Air Force One flight plans’
september 10, 2011by latadmin
A Japanese air traffic controller has been questioned after apparently blogging about the flight plans of the US president’s plane, Air Force One, reports say. The...
Activists call on AGO to use Wikileaks cables as new evidence
september 09, 2011by latadmin
Activists from various human rights NGOs urged Attorney General Basrief Arief to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that acquitted the alleged mastermind of the murder of...
Fire guts over 120 houses in Penjaringan, North Jakarta
september 09, 2011by latadmin
Fire razed more than 120 houses in the area of Pasar Ikan, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Friday afternoon. “The fire was caused…
Most areas in Java facing water scarcity
september 09, 2011by latadmin
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) says that most cities and regencies in Java are facing a water crisis. “The water crisis has actually been ongoing for a...
