Tuesday, May 21 2013, 14:06 PM

National

Govt officially rejects Rome Statute

It is now official that Indonesia will not ratify the Rome Statute for the accession to the International Criminal Court…

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  • UNTAET unwilling to cooperate with KPP HAM: Dillon

    JAKARTA (JP): A senior member of the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) in East Timor has complained that UNTAET has been uncooperative in uncovering alleged rights…

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  • Rumors surround retirement of Cabinet generals

    JAKARTA (JP): One of the four active Indonesian Military officers serving in the Cabinet hinted on Wednesday that documents officially retiring them from military service may already have been signed

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  • Over 3,000 ostriches killed

    PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The government has had more than 3,000 ostriches exterminated in a bid to curb the spread of anthrax in Purwakarta, West Java.

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  • Strong waves destroy houses

    MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Strong waves have destroyed 24 houses in Melayu Bangsal fishing hamlet here over the last two days, at a time when the town is still counting…

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  • People protest illegal guides

    DENPASAR, Bali: The local chapter of the Indonesian Guide Association staged a protest in front of the governor's office here on Tuesday, demanding firm action against illegal tourist guides operating

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  • Fire engines collide as they race to blaze

    MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Two fire engines collided here in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when rushing to save the same burning building.

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  • Politicians, legislators call for an end to violence

    JAKARTA (JP): A dozen politicians and legislators called on Tuesday for an end to sectarian clashes and violence in a number of troubled provinces andwarned against ""a group of elites""…

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  • Tyasno denies politics behind any reshuffle

    JAKARTA (JP): In the latest denial of a purge in the Indonesian Military (TNI), Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto warned people against linking any replacements in the military…

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  • Poll watchdogs call for delay of local elections

    JAKARTA (JP): Seven election monitoring bodies proposed on Tuesday local elections scheduled for June in three newly established provinces be delayed, citing inadequacies in the polls' legal basis, se

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  • Government overly casual, uncoordinated, legislators say

    JAKARTA (JP): Overly casual and uncoordinated were the impressions of senior House of Representatives members and observers of President Abdurrahman Wahid's first 100 days in office.

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