Police gear up for KPU protests by Gus Dur supporters
Police are gearing up for possible security breaches after National Awakening Party (PKB) co-founder Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid ordered his followers to besiege election commission offices across the country.
Govt 'failing to help farmers'
People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid said here Saturday that the government has yet to successfully protect the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen.
Early treatment can help late developers: Expert
Early recognition of signs of developmental delays in children and quick responses by parents to seek help from therapists would help children who are slow developers, says an expert.
RI system 'conducive' to labor movement Ten years ago this month, Indonesia ratified the ILO Convention No. 87/1948 on freedom of association and workers' rights to organize under Law No. 21/2000 which has given birth to three major union confederations, 87 federations and more than 3,000 company-level union groupings nationwide. ILO executive director of labor standardsKari Tapiola, who witnessed the convention's ratification, shared last week with The Jakarta Post'sRidwan Max Sijabathis observations and comments on the Indonesian labor union movement in the past decade.SBY, Ginandjar meet to break their fast
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended a fast-breaking gathering at the official residence of Regional Representatives Council (DPD) chairman Ginandjar Kartasasmita in Jakarta on Sunday.
