Senior CPC official meets with secretary general of Great Indonesia Movement Party

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Ahmad Muzani, secretary general of the Great Indonesia Movement Party and chairman of the Indonesian People…

Indonesia's Elementary Schools Drop Literacy Test from Admission Process

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Education, Elementary, and Secondary (Kemendikdasmen) has eliminated the reading, writing, and arithmetic or literacy test from the selection process for new students at the elementary school (SD) level. This …

China, Indonesia sign MoU to expand local currency settlement cooperation

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng and Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing a cooperation framework to promote bilateral transaction …

6 killed in shophouse fire in Indonesia's Aceh province

JAKARTA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed as shophouses caught fire in Indonesia's western Aceh province on Sunday, according to a senior official. The fire broke out after dawn in the Manyak Payek sub-district of Aceh Tamiang Regency, said …

Inside ‘Indonesia’s Alcatraz’ surrounded by impenetrable jungle where inmates are forced on death marches and executed

THIS hellish island prison dubbed “Indonesia’s Alcatraz” sees death rows inmates held in "excruciating" conditions before they face jungle death marches and firing squad executions. Nusakambangan Island is home to a number of brutal jails where …

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspect a guard of honour during a welcoming ...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspect a guard of honour during a welcoming ...

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General : Indonesia Presses For Stronger ASEAN Action On Cross-Border Human Trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) – Indonesia has called for stronger regional cooperation to tackle the issue of human trafficking, which continues to affect many citizens across ASEAN member states, its Foreign Minister Sugiono said today. He noted that …

Indonesia willing to implement consensus on maritime joint development with China, says Indonesian president

JAKARTA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday that the country is willing to work with China to follow through on the consensus on maritime joint development. He also said Indonesia stands ready to work with China to …

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