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Thailand is not ready yet to set up an embassy in Pyongyang
Despite the stronger relationship between Thailand and North Korea, Thai government conveyed that they are not ready yet to set up a diplomatic compound in the capital of the hermit…
Huge Explosions in China’s Tianjin Port Area Kill 17, Hurt 400
Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as…
Australia needs to figure out its own place in Asia
Relations with Indonesia have once again drawn the attention of the foreign policy community in Australia, this time it is not prompted by what Prime Minister Tony Abbott does or says, but…
Indonesia to Import Cattle to Overcome Beef Shortage
The Indonesian government has decided to import 50,000 heads of cattle and to conduct market operations as a short-term solution to overcome the current shortage of beef in various…
Harvesting Time of Rice in Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan
Choirul Fuadi, Central Kalimantan, CIDISS – On the hot issue about summer and failed harvest of rice in some places of Indonesia, then government of Indonesian republic will import rice.…
ASEAN Wants China To Stop Work In Disputed Sea
Southeast Asian nations want China to stop land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, a regional official said Tuesday, August 4, but China insisted it has a right to continue the…
President Jokowi to Build Presidential Palace in Papua
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo plans to build a presidential palace in Papua, according to Presidential Chief of Staff Luhut Binsar Panjaitan during his visit to a school in Kembu, Tolikara,…
President, KPU to meet to discuss simultaneous regional elections
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to meet with General Elections Commission (KPU) leaders to find a solution to the fact that a number of regions have only one candidate pair in…
Indonesian economic ministers to coordinate in WhatsApp group
In this digital world, no one can seem to deny the power of the Internet and that apparently includes Indonesian economic ministers.
In an attempt to take advantage of the technology,…
ASEAN needs to prevent money laundering
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said police organizations in ASEAN member countries need a system to prevent money laundering.
“It’s all about our effort to reduce crimes, such as corruption…