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President calls for greater contribution to Post-2015 agenda

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claimed on Tuesday that he had done a good job in cochairing the United Nations-sanctioned High…

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  • House arrest 'viable option' for Soeharto

    JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman acknowledged on Thursday that house arrest was a viable option which could be imposed on former president Soeharto.

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  • Missing persons' reports flood human rights office

    BANDUNG (JP): The newly created Office of the State Minister of Human Rights Affairs has received some 3,000 reports of missing persons, most of them alleged abductions in Aceh, East…

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  • Government affirms commitment to fight corruption

    JAKARTA (JP): Top government officials pledged their commitment on Thursdayto eradicate corruption in the country, but warned that it may take time for the legal system to be able to…

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  • Aides discount role of `whisperers'

    JAKARTA (JP): Close aides of President Abdurrahman Wahid have denied feeding him wrong information resulting in his controversial statements or policies.

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  • Man loses eye to irate orangutan

    SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A farmer from Sebulu Kutai regency in East Kalimantan lost his left eye and was hospitalized after being attacked by an orangutan.

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  • Six killed in Aceh strife

    BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Violence continued in Aceh as six people died in separateincidents on Tuesday.

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  • One dead in Irian Jaya unrest

    JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): One person was killed and two other civilians were injured when a clash erupted in Merauke after police tried to dispersedemonstrators rejecting the government's offer of…

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  • Regional autonomy in April

    JAKARTA (JP): Cabinet Secretary Marsilam Simajuntak said on Wednesday that the government would start implementing the laws on regional autonomy and fiscal balance between central and local government

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  • Islam should not be used for political interest: PKB

    JAKARTA (JP): The Muslim-based National Awakening Party (PKB) has condemnedthe politicization of Islam, which it said contributed to fomenting the current ethnic and sectarian strife in the country.

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  • Doctors to examine Soeharto

    JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Wednesday that a medical team would soon be sent to check the condition of former president Soeharto after the latter failed to…

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