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Major news in Indonesia on March 27 2012 Top news in <Jakarta Posts>: Red Cross weighs decision to build hotel in Haiti
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Indonesia on March 20 2012 Indonesia on March 20 2012 <Jakarta Post>: Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
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Indonesia on 13 Mar 2012 Indonesia on 13 Mar 2012 <The Jakarta Post>: Jakarta MRT to start construction in May
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“My Body is my Authority”
Activists of Women Justice Forum attend a protest accusing the State’s inability to protect the rights of women from sexual violence and discrimination in front of the Indonesian Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 8, 2012, the International Women’s Day. <Photo: Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B> news@theasian.asia
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No Legs, But Hopes
9 year old Muhammad Putra Fahrezi plays football with his friends at Setiabudi, south Jakarta, around 7 km from Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) head center, March 6, 2012. Fahrezi lost both legs and two left fingers in an accident 2 years ago. He loves and keeps playing football even on…
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Indonesia on 6 Mar 2012 Indonesia on 6 Mar 2012 <Jakarta Post>: Apple whips up frenzy ahead of iPad 3 release
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“Drop the Nuclear Energy Plans!”
Activists from Greenpeace Indonesia wear radiation suits to commemorate the first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and to demand the government to drop their nuclear energy plans, outside Indonesia’s Ministry of Research and Technology, in Jarkarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2012. Greenpeace Monday launched a week-long series of activities across…
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No need for Indonesia to import rice in 2012
The Indonesian government does not need to import rice this year as the domestic supply is forecast to be sufficient to meet the country’s rice stockpile target to counter possible impact of global weather phenomenon, Agriculture Minister Suswono Arsyaf said here Friday. Suswono said that bumper rice harvests in the…
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Society
One third of Indian youth willing to go into politics if given a chance
Indian youth’s interest in politics has consistently risen and a significant number of them are willing to enter the field if given a chance, according to a study carried by local media Wednesday. Moreover, Indian youths of middle class are more in favor of making politics a career than their…
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“Happy New Year”
Youngsters take a rest in front of the design of 2012 in a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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