Thu, 07/02/2009 - 11:40 AM
The diplomatic community commended Indonesia for its mature democracy,
with no major cases of violence reported during elections so far, the
dean of the diplomatic corps said Tuesday.
Sun, 07/05/2009 - 9:15 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Myanmar saying he was "deeply disappointed" that the isolated nation's top military ruler denied him a visit to jailed opposition...
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 2:56 PM
Though the actual independence day of the United States falls on July 4 every year, the US Embassy and members of the American community merrily celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday, two days in...
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:04 PM
The historic election of US President Barack Obama has marked a new era
in Indonesia-United States relations, however one cannot overlook the
fact that relations had improved — although not...
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 3:02 PM
Venezuela may be half a world away from Indonesia, but the people of Venezuela care about this archipelagic nation. When the tsunami devastated Aceh in 2004, Venezuela immediately donated US$2...
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 12:37 PM
Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono once told this newspaper that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small,...
Wed, 06/10/2009 - 1:04 PM
In diplomatic circles, people call him a "heavyweight" ambassador. Though Jordanian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Hassan Dawodieh qualifies in terms of height and weight to be a...
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