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Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: House adds commissions to anticipate expanded cabinet
The House of Representatives has decided to expand the number of its commissions from 11 to 13, as well as form a new agency tasked with accommodating public aspirations, in anticipation of the ministries and agencies under the incoming administration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto.
Academia 4 years ago
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Indonesia-Timor-Leste relations: Good neighbors and unfinished business
Twenty years after the referendum that led to the establishment of Timor-Leste, the survivors of sexual violence and child separation continue to suffer from the effects of past atrocities and pervasive culture of victim blaming.
World 5 years ago
No evidence mystery UFOs are alien spacecraft, report finds: NYTimes
The newspaper, which cited senior administration officials briefed on the findings of the highly anticipated report, said they were able to confirm the unusual vessels were not the product of secret Pentagon technology.
World 6 years ago
Britain's Johnson to launch cross-government commission on racism
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the criminal justice system following Black Lives Matter protests.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Myanmar-appointed panel finds 'war crimes' but no 'genocide' against Rohingya
A government-appointed panel established in Myanmar to probe allegations of abuses in Rakhine state in 2017 that drew global outrage said on Monday they had found no evidence of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
National 6 years ago
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Activists, victims' families doubt truth commission idea
This would not be the first time the government has formed a commission tasked with seeking the truth and offered reconciliation on past human rights cases. The MPR called in 2000 for the establishment of a national truth and reconciliation commission. It was followed up with the enactment of a 2004 law that mandated the government to form the commission.
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