POOR POPULATION ESTIMATED TO DECREASE BY FOUR MILLION IN 2009
Jakarta, Feb. 18 (ANTARA) - The government is optimistic that the number of poor people in Indonesia will decrease by about four million from 37.17 million to 33.714 million in 2009.
HILLARY LEAVES TOKYO FOR JAKARTA
Tokyo, Feb 18 (ANTARA) - United States Secretary of States Hillary Clinton left Tokyo for Jakarta on Wednesday after concluding her three-day visit to Japan.
M'SIANS GET CHANCE TO TAKE UP PERSIAN
FROM NOR FARIDAH ABD RASHID
TEHRAN, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysians may get the chance to take up the Persian language, which is being promoted widely by Iran.
PPSMI DOES NOT NEGATE STATUS OF MALAY LANGUAGE
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) does not negate the status of the Malay language but will ensure that the young can compete
AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT, GREEK PREMIER MAKE PRESS STATEMENTS
Athens, February 17 (AzerTAc).
CLINTON EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN JAKARTA
Tokyo, Feb 18 (ANTARA) - United States Secretary of States Hillary Clinton left Tokyo for Jakarta on Wednesday after concluding her three-day visit to Japan.
Menon meets Prachanda; discusses Nepal's peace process
Shirish B Pradhan
GOVT WELCOMES MK'S RULING BARRING INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Jakarta, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - The government has welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to turn down the request of a few citizens to review the law stipulating that only political parties can
BI OPTIMISTIC TO HAVE MORE `AMMUNITION` TO STRENGTHEN RUPIAH
Jakarta, Feb 17 (ANTARA0 - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Boediono said he was optimistic the central bank would soon have some more "ammunition" to strengthen the country's currency which had been
Confusion prevails over status of Mumbai suspects in Pak
Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Feb 17 (PTI) The status and whereabouts of at
least five main Pakistani suspects linked to the Mumbai
