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Leaders attend National Day reception in Beijing
Xinhua, 29 September 2011

China's senior Party and state leaders attended a reception at central Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday to celebrate the 62nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Senior official vows to push forward China's anti-graft drive
Xinhua, 28 September 2011

Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang on Wednesday stressed the need to improve the mechanism for preventing and punishing corruption in China, in a bid to push forward the country's current anti-graft work.
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Senior Chinese leader calls for strengthened, innovative social management
Xinhua, 28 September 2011

Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang has called for strengthened, innovative social management in order to better address social problems and promote social justice and social order.
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Chinese vice president calls for coordinated urban, rural development
Xinhua, 23 September 2011

Vice President Xi Jinping has asked government authorities at multiple levels to push for coordinated development in rural and urban areas during a tour of north China's coastal city of Tianjin.
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China to reevaluate, revise environmental quality standards in next five years
Xinhua, 22 September 2011

China will reevaluate and revise a series of environmental quality standards, including those for air, water, soil and noise, in the next five years, to improve the country's environmental quality.
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Senior official stresses sound economic and social development in China
Xinhua, 19 September 2011

He Guoqiang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), called for sound and rapid economic and social development during an inspection tour in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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China's cabinet urges more support for low-income housing projects
Xinhua, 19 September 2011

The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Monday ordered local governments to give more support for the construction of low-income housing projects, especially low-rent public housing units.
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Two-thirds of Chinese gov't spending goes to public well-being sectors in H1: report
Xinhua, 25 August 2011

The Chinese government spent 1.15 trillion yuan (180 billion U.S. dollars), or two thirds of the central budget, on improving people's livelihoods in the first half of the year, according to a government report submitted to China's top legislature on Thursday.
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Government sends work teams to direct drought relief work in south China
Xinhua, 24 August 2011

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters sent four work teams to southern China on Wednesday to help relieve the effects of a drought that has recently intensified in the region.
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China's legislature reviews draft interpretation of articles of HK's constitution
Xinhua, 24 August 2011

China's top legislature reviewed a draft interpretation of the Articles of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday.
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China's State Council mandates better protection for underground water resources
Xinhua, 24 August 2011

The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Wednesday adopted a plan aimed at protecting the safety of the country's underground water resources.
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President Hu stresses arable land protection in China
Xinhua, 23 August 2011

President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday that China should implement a land-saving strategy and continue to adopt strict regulations regarding the protection of arable land.
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China, ASEAN vow to further strategic partnership
Xinhua, 23 August 2011

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday pledged to consolidate and promote their strategic partnership, according to a statement from a reception held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogues.

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China to foster Internet development in four areas
Xinhua, 23 August 2011

China, which has the world's largest Internet user population, plans to boost the development of its Internet sector in four areas and make it an impetus in transforming economic growth mode and in optimizing industrial structure, a senior official said Tuesday.
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Chinese VP calls for boosting development in SW China
Xinhua, 23 August 2011

Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday called for boosting development in southwest China's Sichuan Province by transforming the province's economic growth strategy and making innovations in the arena of social management.

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China-Philippines relations to develop through presidential visit
Xinhua, 22 August 2011

China said on Monday that the upcoming visit by Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III is believed to promote the further development of bilateral relations.
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President Hu calls for training of high-calibre officials
Xinhua, 22 August 2011

President Hu Jintao has called for training officials who have the ability to promote scientific development and social harmony, according to the preface of a newly-published government training manual.
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Vice premier urges more financial support for rural development, small businesses
Xinhua, 21 August 2011

Vice Premier Wang Qishan has urged China's lenders to increase financing for rural development and small businesses in order to ease fundraising difficulties amid the global economic uncertainty and the country's monetary tightening.
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Centrally-administered SOEs urged to promote economic development in Xinjiang
Xinhua, 21 August 2011

China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should play a vanguard role in leading the economic development of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a senior official said Saturday.
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Chinese state councilor stresses improving quality of higher education
Xinhua, 15 August 2011

State Councilor Liu Yandong has called for overall efforts to boost the quality of higher education being offered in the country.
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China tax administration says gov't document forged
Xinhua, 15 August 2011

China's State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said on Monday that a widely-circulated document concerning revisions on the country's individual income tax law was forged.
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Senior Chinese leader stresses inspections at grassroots level
Xinhua, 15 August 2011

Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang has urged the county-level inspection to be a key part of local supervision work to promote fight against corruption and safeguard social stability.
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China's legislature to review criminal procedural law's draft amendments, HK basic law's expository bill
Xinhua, 15 August 2011

China's top legislature will deliberate draft amendments to the Criminal Procedural Law and an expository bill of the Hong Kong Basic Law at next week's bimonthly session, a statement said on Monday.
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China to strengthen grassland ecology protection
Xinhua, 09 August 2011

A circular issued by the State Council, China's Cabinet, has called for more efforts, increased investment and intensified supervision for the country's grassland ecology protection.
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China pledges to increase herdsmen's income, improve their livelihood
Xinhua, 09 August 2011

The government has pledged to increase the income of the country's herdsmen and improve their livelihood by providing more tax preferences and investments for infrastructure in pasturing areas.
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China to boost education for ethnic minority children
Xinhua, 08 August 2011

China has pledged to step up efforts to improve education for ethnic minority children over the next decade, according to the Outline for the Development of Chinese Children (2011-2020) released Monday.
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China vows to guarantee women's participation in politics, stresses gender equality
Xinhua, 08 August 2011

An official document released on Monday said that local governments above the county level should employ more women in leadership positions to ensure that the country's women are properly represented in political affairs.
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China to use part of land sale revenues to boost education
Xinhua, 02 August 2011

China said on Tuesday that local governments should use 10 percent of their funds raised through land transfer fees to boost education spending.
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Chinese police rescue 14 more children in fight against human trafficking
Xinhua, 02 August 2011

Another 14 children were rescued by Chinese police in south China, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
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China's cabinet stresses openness in government affairs
Xinhua, 02 August 2011

The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Tuesday released a circular urging increased openness in government affairs in order to ensure that government officials will continue to work in a lawful and efficient manner.
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Discipline inspection staff urged to serve people, maintain justice
Xinhua, 29 July 2011

Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang Friday told discipline inspection and supervision staff nationwide to serve the people wholeheartedly and maintain justice in their work.
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HK opens data centre facility
FutureGov Asia, 26 July 2011

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer launched its new Data Centre Facility. The reason why? Read from the report of Clarise Africa.
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China's rural pension program covers 199 million people
Xinhua, 25 July 2011

A total of 199 million Chinese rural residents had joined the country's rural pension insurance program by the end of June, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) said Monday.
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Chinese government raises financial subsidies for orphans
Xinhua, 24 July 2011

China's central government has allocated 2.5 billion yuan (387.8 million U.S. dollars) as basic living allowances for orphans this year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Monday.
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More affordable housing will strengthen social safety net
Xinhua, 22 July 2011

China's top government officials this month have focused on the construction of affordable housing, underscoring the urgency to address the dire living needs of city dwellers amid rocketing property prices and high rental fees.
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Chinese government seeks public views for second draft of credit-rating rules
Xinhua, 22 July 2011

The Chinese government on Friday started to seek more public opinions for drafting the Regulations on the Management of Credit-rating Business for the second time, according to the Legal Affairs Office of the State Council.
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Report says China fulfills all targets of its Human Rights Action Plan
Xinhua, 13 July 2011

All targets and tasks set by the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) have been fulfilled as scheduled, said a report released on Thursday by China's State Council Information Office (SCIO).
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China issues anti-corruption regulation targeted at village officials
Xinhua, 13 July 2011

China issued a new anti-corruption regulation on Wednesday that will discourage village-level officials from engaging in bribery and other abuses of power.
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Top political advisor stresses agricultural modernization in visit to Jilin
Xinhua, 13 July 2011

Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin urged northeast China's Jilin Province to promote agricultural modernization while deepening industrialization and urbanization during a recent tour of the region.
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India

‘We are prepared to handle an event like the Fukushima disaster’
Hindustan Times, 30 September 2011

By December, the country’s nuclear watchdog will receive a report of the safety re-evaluation of the design of the reactor that will be used at the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant in Ratnagiri district.
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Property tax proposal rejected
Hindustan Times, 30 September 2011

The proposal to introduce a new property tax system - one that aimed at rationalising the way tax is levied by the civic body - was rejected by the civic standing committee on Thursday.
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Govt keen on electronic meters
Hindustan Times, 30 September 2011

To protect commuters from being fleeced with tampered meters, the state government could make electronic meters mandatory for all auto-rickshaws in the city. "Electronic meters can permanently solve the problem of meter tampering.
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'Corruption a war that has to be fought on all fronts'
Hindustan Times, 30 September 2011

Admitting there were issues of slackness in implementing laws and problems of coordination, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee called for a concerted war against the menace of "widespread and deep-rooted" corruption
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Civil society asks plan panel members to live at the poverty line expenditure
Hindustan Times, 29 September 2011

Civil society members have termed Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia's claim that poverty line was not linked with food subsidy as incorrect and challenged him and other panel members to live at Rs 25 or Rs 32 every day
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President calls for greater transparency in governance
Hindustan Times, 28 September 2011

At a time when the government is fighting a perception battle to come out clean from the 2G scam, President Pratibha Patil stressed on the country’s commitment to greater transparency and accountability in governance at the launch of international conference on corruption in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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State proposes training tie-ups with Harvard
Hindustan Times, 28 September 2011

The state government is trying to tie up with the famed Harvard University in the US, for programmes ranging from faculty training, to leadership initiatives for its administrators. Talks began three weeks ago, when members of Harvard’s South Asia Initiative visited the Mumbai University
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Centre to order hospitals to treat the poor free of cost
Press Trust of India, 25 August 2011

The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi high court that it would soon issue a circular asking all private hospitals, built on government land allocated to them at subsidised rates, to provide free treatment to the poor.
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Corrupt officials face harsh penalty
Hindustan Times, 24 August 2011

As the brouhaha over Hazare's campaign against corruption increases, the government is considering a slew of measures for faster punishment to corrupt officials, including termination of service, once the trial begins.
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Opposition wants govt to negotiate new Lokpal draft
Hindustan Times, 24 August 2011

The all-party meeting on Wednesday resolved to uphold the supremacy of Parliament and Constitution but the opposition parties, led by BJP and the Left, upped the pressure on the government seeking withdrawal of its Lokpal Bill.
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NCPRI draft helps reconcile Team Anna, govt viewpoints
Hindustan Times, 24 August 2011

In resumed dialogue between the government and Team Anna, the National Campaign for People’s Right To Information (NCPRI)’s mechanism to fight corruption has helped in breaking the ice.
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Corruption debated in Parliament
Hindustan Times, 24 August 2011

Members cutting across party lines were unanimous that the fight against corruption should not lead to dilution of Parliamentary supremacy while the Opposition charged the government of losing moral battle against Anna Hazare with the introduction of "sarkari" Lokpal Bill.
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Govt agencies get local help to clean up beaches
Hindustan Times, 11 August 2011

Residents and government authorities have joined hands to clean beaches affected by the oil spill. Juhu residents are monitoring the clean-up drive undertaken by the agencies appointed by the Mumbai suburban district collector, Nirmal Deshmukh. Read more from Prajakta Chavan.
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300 farmers accept hiked compensation
Hindustan Times, 11 August 2011

A day after the state government made it clear that compensation would not be hiked further in Patwari, more and more farmers of the village have started to fall in line. See article by Kapil Datta.
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Whistle-blowers bill may tread where lokpal won’t
Hindustan Times, 11 August 2011

In what may sound music for Anna Hazare’s team, a parliamentary committee has recommended bringing the union ministers and higher judiciary under the ambit of whistle-blowers bill to allow complaints of corruption to be filed against them.
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State likely to get new CM today
Hindustan Times, 03 August 2011

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley arrived in Bangalore late Tuesday to help state party legislators pick a successor to outgoing chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday.
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Parliament to finally do business, debate inflation
Hindustan Times, 03 August 2011

Even as Parliament was stalled on Tuesday over inflation and land acquisition, the government and the opposition agreed to have a debate on inflation in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Governor recommends Yeddyurappa's prosecution
Hindustan Times, 03 August 2011

Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj today recommended intitating criminal proceedings against care taker chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, subsequent to his indictment by the lokayukta on corruption charges related to bribes given by the illegal mining industry.
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CAG slams Sheila govt for irregular CWG spending
India Times, 03 August 2011

he Sheila-Dikshit-led Delhi government has been severely indicted by the Comptroller and Auditor General in its performance audit report on the Commonwealth Games held last year.
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Rs 500cr boost for judiciary: Khurshid
India Times, 03 August 2011

Since he took over in May last year, chief justice of India S H Kapadia has expressed his concerns about pending cases several times.
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Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Parliament tomorrow
United News of India, 03 August 2011

The Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said.
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Oppose Lokpal bill introduction, Anna tells MPs
India Times, 03 August 2011

Terming the government approved Lokpal bill as "defectively structured'' and an affront to parliamentarians, Gandhian Anna Hazare urged MPs to oppose its introduction in the Lok Sabha.
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Mumbaiites sign up to join fight against corruption
Hindustan Times, 25 July 2011

If the government of India fails to present a strong Lokpal bill in the forthcoming session of the Parliament, the city may once again witness mass protests, this time, with an even larger support-base.
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Pilot project on digital certificates completed
The Hindu, 25 July 2011

Taking forward its novel initiative of providing academic qualifications in digital format, Ministry of Human Resource Development will make available in de-mat form the results of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), 2011, to be announced on Tuesday.
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Government mulls HR planning, management centres at varsity level
Press Trust of India, 24 July 2011

Eyeing to enhance the gross enrolment ratio in higher education to 30 per cent by 2020, the government is mulling 'Human Resource Planning and Management Centres' at the university level to assess teacher requirement and plan their professional growth
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CJI on environment laws
Hindustan Times, 22 July 2011

Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia on Friday asked the government to prepare environment and population plans based on ground realities and not on "rhetoric" and suggested the environment ministry to simplify its notifications to save judiciary's time in interpreting them.
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PMO in reshuffle mode
Press Trust of India, 22 July 2011

After the rejig of the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister's Office is in the process of a rehaul with senior IAS official Pulok Chatterjee, considered close to the Gandhi family, being brought in along with a number of other bureaucrats.
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Indonesia

Health Insurance to be Extended for Merapi Victims
Tempo Interactive, 25 August 2011

The Sleman provincial House of Representatives has called for public health insurance for those affected by natural disasters to be extended for another three years.
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Govt Issues Regulation on Geothermal Electricity
Tempo Interactive, 25 August 2011

The government has announced that state electricity company PT PLN will buy geothermal electricity managed by private companies. “Investors are waiting. They are very interested in building geothermal power plants,” said Vice President Boediono on Tuesday.
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Watchdog Reports Banten Governor to Antigraft Commission
Tempo Interactive, 24 August 2011

A watchdog reported Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah to the Anti-Graft Commission (KPK) over graft allegations.
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Civil Servant Moratorium to be Issued Soon
Tempo Interactive, 23 August 2011

National Civil Service Board (BKN) head Edy Topo Ashari said the moratorium for civil servant employment would be implemented soon.
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Govt to Build 20 Model Markets by 2012
Tempo Interactive, 23 August 2011

The government plans to build 20 model markets next year. The fund required is more than 20 percent of the budget allocated for the entire markets which is Rp500 billion.
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Political Parties Compete in the Selection of new KPK Commissioners
Tempo Interactive, 22 August 2011

The House of Representatives’ (DPR) Law Commission did not immediately accept the recommendation of the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) Selection Committee despite their proposed shortlisted name of candidates.
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Govt to conduct taxpayers census
Antara News, 19 August 2011

The Directorate General of Taxes plans to conduct a national census as part of its pro-active extension program to increase tax collection.
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KPK Promotes Anti—Graft among Politicians
Tempo Interactive, 11 August 2011

Corruption Eradication Commission chief Busyro Muqoddas has gathered recommendations from political parties and academics to prevent corruption in the House of Representatives (DPR). “It’s to reduce transactional relations,” he confirmed on Tuesday.
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President Urges Terrorism Study to be Completed
Tempo Interactive, 11 August 2011

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged that the National Resilience Institute’s (Lemhanas) terrorism study to be completed so it can be applied to government policy.
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Finance Minister: RI economy safe from US, European crisis
Antara News, 10 August 2011

Indonesia`s debts have been managed well and its economic fundamentals are solid so its economy will not be affected by the crisis in the United States and Europe, Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said.
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Govt to Propose Bill on Financial Safety Net Once Again
Tempo Interactive, 10 August 2011

Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Board Chairman Bambang Brodjonegoro ensured that the government will waste no time to once again propose a revised draft of the Financial Safety Net bill to the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Minister warns E-ID card equipment suppliers to deliver punctually
Antara News, 03 August 2011

Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi has warned companies that have won the bid for supply of equipment for the production of electronic identification (E-ID) cards to meet the delivery time targets.
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124 administrations can’t pay civil servants
The Jakarta Post, 02 August 2011

Citing budget deficits due to personnel expenses, 124 regencies and municipalities cannot afford to pay their civil servants, an official says.
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E-KTP to be implemented in eight districts
Tempo Interactive, 02 August 2011

The Central Java province has included regencies/municipalities in its model project for the implementation of electronic identification cards (E-KTP).
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Provinces need to cut staff, says Manpower Ministry
Tempo Interactive, 02 August 2011

The Home Affairs Ministry’s provincial financial director-general, Yuswandi Temenggung, says the provincial government needs to cut the number of staff to reduce its budget.
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Anti-money laundering research center established
Tempo Interactive, 01 August 2011

The Central Bank hopes that a newly established research center focused on anti-money laundering practices can be used as the primary reference in the handling of money laundering activities and in the prevention of terror acts.
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Govt urged to protect disabled workers
Tempo Interactive, 01 August 2011

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is calling on developing countries, including Indonesia, to care for disabled workers, said ILO Indonesia director, Peter van Rooij, in a press conference on Saturday.
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Minister asks KPK to investigate alleged graft in Hambalang project
Antara News, 25 July 2011

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to investigate alleged corruption in the Hambalang project.
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Govt mulls over options to limit subsidized fuel consumption
Tempo Interactive, 25 July 2011

Adi Subagyo, a member of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency, or BPH Migas, said over the weekend that the government would be coming up with options to limit the use of subsidized fuel.
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Indonesia to officially launch highway projects soon
Tempo Interactive, 25 July 2011

Indonesia is gearing up as of this month to work toward realizing long-term programs drawn up in the country's economic master plan, known as the MP3EI.
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Minister hands over social assistance in North Jakarta
Antara News, 24 July 2011

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri handed over social assistance in the form of rehabilitation of uninhabitable homes, public facilities and water project for residents in Penjaringan, North Jakarta on Sunday.
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Government to launch food-for-poor program next year
Antara News, 21 July 2011

The on-going government`s rice for the poor (raskin) program may next year include allocation of local foods instead of merely rice, an official said.
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Government calls for speedy passage of Land Acquisition Bill
Antara News, 19 July 2011

The government has called for the speedy conclusion of parliamentary discussions on the bill on acquisition of land in the public interest to ensure the smooth implementation of its infrastructure development plans.
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Finance minister proposes voting system
Tempo Interactive, 13 July 2011

The Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has proposed that a voting be carried out if the deliberation on the draft of a Financial Services Authority (OJK) law came to a deadlock.
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IR Iran

190 MPs urge principlist groups to back unity committee
Tehran Times, 02 August 2011

190 lawmakers issued a statement on Tuesday supporting the charter of principlism and advising principlist groups to throw their weight behind the recently established principlists’ unity committee.
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Shahroudi appointed to regulate relations between branches of government
Tehran Times, 26 July 2011

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a decree issued on Monday, appointed Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi as the chairman of a special council tasked with settling disagreements and regulating relations between the three branches of government.
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Iran energy stocks to go public
Press TV, 25 July 2011

Iran's Ministry of Energy has announced that energy shares particularly electricity will be publicly traded on the stock market in the coming three months.
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Police seize several tons of drugs in Eastern City
Fars News Agency, 25 July 2011

Iran's Law Enforcement police squads have seized over 5 tons of different types of narcotics in the city of Nahbandan - one of the main cities of Iran's Eastern province of South Khorassan - in the past four months, head of the city's police department announced on Monday.
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Iran ready to transfer experience in drug campaign to other states
Fars News Agency, 20 July 2011

Iran's Permanent Envoy to the Vienna-based UN bodies Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh announced Tehran's readiness to provide other countries with its experiences in campaign against narcotics.
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Iran increases exports by 45%
Fars News Agency, 13 July 2011

Head of Iran's Customs Office Abbas Memarnejad announced that the country's exports increased by 45% in the first three months of the new Iranian yea.
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