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  • Diplomatic community lauds RI’s peaceful democracy

    Diplomatic community lauds RI’s peaceful democracy

    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.

  • Venezuela, RI celebrate 50 years of friendly ties

    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...

  • Tiny Sweden takes on its biggest challenge

    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,...

  • Jordan's trade with RI increases by more than 300% in 2008

    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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