Latest Indonesia Government & Politics News
- Tigers' release has locals packing up and moving 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... and now their regent is urging the government to help relocate them. West Lampung Regent ... Rejo district. "I have talked to the minister directly and have also sent a letter ... by a team from the Safari Park Indonesia in Bogor, Our Tiger Forum, the South ...
- CTF report: Maintaining friendship at the cost of justice? 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... years earlier. After talking to people in Indonesia, Australia and Timor Leste, this UN commission ... dropped its demands for an international tribunal. Politics of expediency, however, took precedence over justice. Then ... have easily pardoned him. The human rights minister spent several days in Seoul meeting the ...
- Support grows for death penalty for corruption convicts 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... he said. Agung, a seasoned Golkar Party politician, said graft convicts deserved the death penalty ... of high-ranking officials including a former Bank Indonesia governor. A number of governors and former ministers have been jailed for graft since the ...
- Soekarwo may face Khofifah in second round of East Java poll 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... the threshold required by the 2008 regional administration law. The quick count results indicate the ... to a quick count conducted by the Indonesian Survey Circle. A similar quick count undertaken ... key issue in the local direct election, political analysts said. They added the split in ...
- Major partners vow to send senior envoys to ASEAN 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... previous years the colleagues of ASEAN foreign ministers from major trading partner countries usually promised ... secretary for Southeast Asian affairs. A senior Indonesian diplomat who asked not be named, because ... information about the meetings, because the Singapore government imposed severe restrictions on their movements. Journalists ...
- U.S. praises RI-Timor Leste solution 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... appreciation over the findings of an joint government investigation into human rights abuses in the ... conduct prosecutions. In a meeting with her Indonesian counterpart Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda on the sidelines of the ...
- Children feel 'hurt' on their national day 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out ... of a six-point declaration, titled "Voice of Indonesian Children", drafted during the just-concluded 7th Indonesian ... from reading out the sixth point for "political reasons". The event was organized by the ...
- Mike Steketee: Alexander the OK 24 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... 1999 "differed in every respect from the government's objectives at the start of the year". ... for East Timor to stay part of Indonesia. Howard made that clear in the letter ... (UN) ... It requires proactive policy, not political posturing and personal abuse from this podium." ...
- ASIAN VOICES: Slapping ASEAN's face 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... amicably without outside interference. Though leaders in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand remain skeptical, many ... both Cambodia and Thailand now face pressing political agendas at home. Cambodia will soon hold ... woo the voters. Meanwhile the incumbent Thai government is facing strong pressures from the opposition ...
- Zimbabwe sanctions resolution fails 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... and Panama—the necessary number for a majority—while Indonesia abstained. Two days before the vote, Indonesian ... Guwa Chidyausiku addressed the council and stressed “political dialogue is on going between the contending ... by the UK since 2002, when their government reneged on the land reform deal reached ...
- Asia forum reviews threats to peace, prosperity 24 Jul 2008 03:57 GMT
... nuclear diplomacy. The first meeting of foreign ministers from the six nations, including U.S. Secretary ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, showed a "political will" to move the disarmament process forward, China's ... Kyi's house arrest. ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand ...
- Inflation reaches critical levels in Zimbabwe 24 Jul 2008 03:56 GMT
... only continue to get worse as the government of President Robert Mugabe continues to keep ... looking for new suppliers in Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, the licence for the specialist ... who reportedly refused to treat victims of political violence. The situation in Zimbabwe is a ...
- Indonesia sees `signals` of progress at WTO talks 24 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT
... Indonesia sees `signals` of progress at WTO talks ... talks Geneva (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's trade minister said Wednesday that she had seen "coded ... made his delayed appearance Wednesday after his government survived a confidence vote, she would only ...
- Security Council mulls Thai-Cambodia emergency session 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... an outside mediator. Meanwhile, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Banditkul said Wednesday that three permanent ... he had also discussed the issue with Indonesia and Vietnam, both non-permanent members of the ... issue on Monday over Thailand's objections. (TNA) Political News : Last Update : 10:07:08 24 July ...
- NZ to appoint Ambassador to ASEAN 24 Jul 2008 03:16 GMT
... 2008, 2:44 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government New Zealand will appoint an Ambassador to ... East Asian Nations (ASEAN), says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Mr Peters made the announcement ... likely to be our resident Ambassador to Indonesia, where ASEAN has its headquarters. The Ambassador ...
- Helping Bumiputera To Export Furniture 24 Jul 2008 02:50 GMT
... market share due to the privilege of government contracts. The question remains why Bumiputera furniture ... Malaysia is facing tough competition from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and China. He said ... (2008ifcx) from 28 to 30 July. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected ...
- U.S. talks tough on nukes but hails 'good spirit' with N. Korea 24 Jul 2008 02:16 GMT
... caused "no surprises" when he reiterated his government's position. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi opened ... weapons and showed all parties had the political will to move forward. Yang said later ... Colin Powell met with Pak's predecessor in Indonesia in 2004. A senior U.S. official told ...
- Qatar Telecom bid for Indosat blocked 24 Jul 2008 02:16 GMT
... appeared to end on Monday after the Indonesian government barred the group from owning more than ... Indosat’s shares following a ruling from the minister of telecommunications and information. The government caps ...
- Lobby to stop death row 24 Jul 2008 01:56 GMT
... attorney-general Philip Ruddock has been quietly lobbying Indonesia on behalf of the three Australian drug ... in meetings with a number of Indonesian politicians, including Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, The Australian reports. Mr Ruddock ...
- Ruddock lobbies to save death row trio 24 Jul 2008 01:56 GMT
... attorney-general Philip Ruddock has been quietly lobbying Indonesia on behalf of the three Australian drug ... in meetings with a number of Indonesian politicians, including Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, The Australian reports. Mr Ruddock ...
- Asia-Pacific security forum to promote civilian-military relief coordination during disasters 24 Jul 2008 01:56 GMT
... than 1.4 million people, according to the government. The importance of military operations in disaster ... rushed troops, ships, aid and helicopters to Indonesia, the country hardest hit with more than ... 160,000 killed in Aceh province. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said Wednesday the United States ...
- A View From Europe: Trans-Atlantic biodiesel war 24 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
... investigate whether U.S. biodiesel producers receive trade-distorting government aid. That aid, the EU producers contend, ... biodiesel (often cheaply imported from countries like Indonesia or Malaysia) with 0.1 percent or less ... for six months. The EU’s Council of Ministers can then extend those measures for five ...
- Overseas training may aid Thai firms 24 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
... CEO of Philips, Prakorn Makjumroen, went to Indonesia and turned the local unit's performance around. ... and another thing is that if the government says something is going to happen it ... five to 10 years, with the shaky political situation squarely to blame for this shortcoming. ...
- Islam to become Russia's predominant religion by 2050? 24 Jul 2008 00:24 GMT
... predominant religion in Russia. Ukrainian scientists of politics, Valery Chaliy and Mikhail Pashkov, believe that ... found itself in the company of Gambia, Indonesia and Togo at this point. Russia takes ...
- Rich and poor countries still miles apart at WTO talks 22 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
... hampered by the absence of Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath. A key player, he was ... was in New Delhi for a crucial government no-confidence vote sparked by left-wing opposition to ... to include Brunei, China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, ...
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