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19 January 2007

INDONESIA TO CONTINUE ENGAGING MYANMAR AFTER FAILED UN VOTE  

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reiterated Indonesia's intention of continuing to communicate with Myanmar and encourage the country to move toward democratization. 
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PRESIDENT ASKS ACEH'S GOVERNOR AND VICE GOVERNOR-ELECT NOT TO BE PARTISAN 

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked  Aceh Governor-elect Irwandi Yusuf and Vice Governor-elect Mohammad Nazar....
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RI APPOINTED AS TASK FORCE CHIEF FOR UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION

New York  - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has appointed its non-permanent member, Indonesia to lead a task force for a peacekeeping operation and....
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MINISTER EXPRESSES OPTIMISM THAT THE POVERTY RATE WILL DECLINE IN 2007

JAKARTA– Coordinating Minister for the People’s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie has expressed his optimism that  poverty and  unemployment rates in Indonesia can be reduced ....
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Bahasa Indonesia : 
RI AJUKAN RANCANGAN PERNYATAAN SOAL PALESTINA KE DEWAN KEAMANAN PBB

Markas Besar PBB, NEW YORK - Indonesia telah mengajukan rancangan pernyataan Presiden Dewan Keamanan PBB .....
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Bahasa Indonesia
PANDANGAN PEMUDA AUSTRALIA : WARGA NEGARA INDONESIA JAUH DARI KESAN TERORIS

BANJARMASIN - Kalangan pelajar asal Australia yang mengikuti program pertukaran pelajar Australia-Indonesia menilai tak ada ...
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MINISTER TO BRING ABOUT BUREAUCRATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN INVESTMENT SECTOR

JAKARTA – The Minister for State Administrative Reforms Taufiq Effendi said that his office would improve the performance of the Capital Investment ..
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Bahasa Indonesia : 
AUSTRALIA
JANJI 5 JUTA DOLAR UNTUK BERANTAS PENYAKIT DI ASEAN

CEBU,FILIPINA - Australia telah berjanji akan menyediakan dana sebesar 5 juta dolar sebagai bantuan kepada negara-negara yang .....
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Bahasa Indonesia :
PARA ANGGOTA PARLEMEN DARI 28 NEGARA BELAJAR DEMOKRATISASI INDONESIA 

JAKARTA - Sebanyak 200 anggota parlemen dari 28 negara yang akan ikut dalam Forum Anggota Muslim Internasional atau The International...
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12 January 2007

RI WILL FAVOUR DIALOG OVER SANCTIONS AT THE UN

As the world's most populous Muslim country and a prominent member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia is seen by many as having the credibility required to deal with many of the high-profile issues currently being discussed by the UN Security Council.

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RI TO PUSH HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASEAN CHARTER 

In an attempt to establish a regional-level human rights mechanism to better handle the Myanmar issue, Indonesia will promote the inclusion of human rights principles and democratic values in the ASEAN Charter.

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EU ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO ACEH CLOSES ITS OFFICE TEMPORARILY

Jakarta - The European Union Election Observation Mission to Aceh temporarily closed its office on Wednesday 10 January, 2007 after two and a half months of observation in Indonesia's westernmost province, an official  report said.

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RI TO HOST INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS MEETING

Jakarta - Several Muslim members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) have taken the initiative to organize an International Forum for Islamic Parliaments (IFIP) meeting to be attended by Muslim members of parliament from 28 countries on January 18 to 21, 2007.

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RI SIGNED MOU ON ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING WITH THAILAND AND BRUNEI

Jakarta - The Indonesia Supreme Audit Board (BPK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on environmental auditing with its Thailand and Brunei Darussalam counterparts, in the presence of representative of the Malaysian supreme audit board, in Jakarta on Monday, 8 January 2007.

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RI WISHES TO BOOST EXPORTS OF NON - MILITARY PRODUCTS TO THE UN

Jakarta - The Indonesian government wishes to boost the exports of products other than arms to meet the needs of the United Nations after there were practically no such exports in the past three years, a cabinet member said.

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NATIONAL PLANNING BOARD LAUNCHES AN INTERNET-BASED PROCUREMENT 
SYSTEM 

As part of the effort to strengthen transparency in the procurement of goods and services, State Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) Paskah Suzetta launched the first stage of an internet-based procurement system on  Friday, 5 January 2007 that will eventually cover all government projects,

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EKONOMI INDONESIA 2007 BAKAL LEBIH BAIK    

Kombinasi antara menguatnya kurs rupiah yang menembus batas psikologis di bawah Rp 9.000 per dollar AS dan kenaikan indeks bursa saham di Jakarta yang mencapai rekor baru 1.836 pada awal Januari 2007 seolah merekonfirmasi keyakinan bahwa perekonomian Indonesia 2007 bakal lebih baik daripada 2006. Namun, seperti biasa, tentu tidak bakal mudah mencapainya.

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05 January 2007

RI - AUSTRALIA INCREASE COOPERATION IN AIR SECURITY

Jakarta - Indonesia and Australia have agreed to increase cooperation in maintaining security over their territorial air space by increasing joint exercises between their air forces.

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WASHINGTON SEEKS RI COOPERATION AT SECURITY COUNCIL 

The United States wants to cooperate closely with Indonesia when it takes its seat on the United Nations Security Council, especially on international issues like the Palestine-Israel conflict,

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BANK INDONESIA EXPECTS LOWER INFLATION RATES OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS 

The Indonesian central bank expects inflation to decline over the next two years, allowing it to cut its benchmark interest rate to boost consumption and investment in Southeast Asia's biggest ...

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BI WOULD NOT CHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE POLICY

JAKARTA – The Governor of Bank Indonesia  (BI) Burhanuddin Abdullah has said that the central bank would not change its foreign exchange policy in connection with the new rules of the Bank of Thailand (BoT)

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EXPORTS IN 2006 PREDICTED TO BE US$ 100 BILLION  

Jakarta - Exports during November 2006 reached US$8.92 billion, an increase of 2.37 percent compared to the previous month. And when compared to exports in the same month in 2005, last November's exports rose by 29.59 percent.

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PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ALLOCATES RP51 B TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY 

Jakarta - The government has allocated Rp51 billion of fund to alleviate the  poverty and unemployment rate in Indonesia next year, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in a ceremony to mark the peak event of the 2006 ...

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