Tuesday, May 21 2013, 15:50 PM

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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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  • Mama Yosefa to miss Yap Thiam awards ceremony

    JAKARTA (JP): One of the recipients of this year's Yap Thiam Hien human rights award, Mama Yosefa Alomang, announced she would not attend Friday's awards ceremony to protest the government's…

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  • South Korea provides aid to refugees

    JAKARTA (JP): The South Korean government will grant 120 sets of portable electrical generators to help East Timor refugees in East Nusa Tenggara whohave decided to remain in Indonesia, South…

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  • Indonesia, S. Arabia agree on haj transportation

    JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Religious Affairs signed an agreement on Tuesday with Garuda Indonesia and Saudi Arabian Airlines to fly over 175,000 haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia next year.

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  • Indonesia and Portugal to restore relations

    JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Portugal are on the brink of thawing out their diplomatic rivalry and resuming the ties broken over two decades ago.

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  • Government sets up agencies for dissolved ministries

    JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday that it had set up two agencies to accommodate more than 70,000 employees of the dissolved information and social services ministries.

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  • Rights abuses 'fed' separatism in Irian Jaya

    JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): State Minister of Human Rights Hasballah M. Saadsays unsolved human rights abuse cases in some areas of the country could incite separatist movements.

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  • TNI urged to probe guns used in Ambon clashes

    JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Thursday to investigate the source of the weapons used in the continuing communal clashes in Maluku.

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  • Seven die in landslide, 48 declared missing

    PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Search and rescue crews were on a race against time on Thursday after a landslide engulfed a residential area at the foot of Lantiak hill in…

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  • Military prepared to face Aceh rebellion

    JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) is ready to take on the worst possible scenario resulting from clamoring separatist demands, TNI Commander Adm. Widodo Adisucipto said on Thursday.

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  • Farmers win rights award

    SURABAYA: The Legal Aid Foundation here presented the Nipah Award on Tuesday to Gambar farmers in Blitar for their persistent struggle to reclaim their land.

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