Pekanbaru, Indonesia, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - General Elections Commission (KPU) Chief Abdul Hafiz Anshary said he was optimistic the country-wide distribution of ballot papers for the April 9 legisla

Lamongan, Indonesia, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reprimanded several regional administration chiefs for neglecting development of public housing, particularly for lo

Bekasi, Indonesia, Feb 17 (ANTARA)- People's Conscience (Hanura) Party leader Wiranto called on all parties taking part in the upcoming general elections to avoid staging "negative" campaigns so t

By Eliswan Azly

Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is still an attractive

Jakarta, Feb 16 (ANTARA) - The Public Housing Ministry proposed Rp6.9 trillion for five programs to the Finance Minister in the framework of stimulating the real sector.

Jakarta, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - The government has raised a deficit in the 2008 state budget to 2.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to rescue the economy from the global financial crisis, a

Nusa Dua, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda has expressed optimism that through joint efforts the Asian region would be able to overcome the present global ec

Jakarta, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to chair two annual consultative meetings for sub-regional cooperation on the sidelines of the 14th ASEAN Summit in Hua Hin, Thailan

Jakarta, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said his talks with his US counterpart, Hillary Clinton, during the latter's upcoming visit here would be limited to efforts to i