Megawati Sukarnoputri
(b. 1947), President of the Republic of Indonesia. Megawati Sukarnoputri is the daughter of Indonesia's founder
and first president, Sukarno (1901–1970), who ruled ...
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Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati SukarnoputriPresident
(pronounced "meh-ga-WAH-tee soo-kahr-noh-POOT-rih")
"I have always maintained that we, in solving any problem...
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Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) became vice president of Indonesia, the world's fourth-most-populous nation. This occurred in 1999, after a tumultuous time in her country's political affairs.In 1998...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesia's respected sultan of Yogyakarta has
said he is ready to contend in the 2009 presidential race, if his
candidacy gains wide support, a local media ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
LETTER TO BURMA (The Washington Post, Washington)
IT'S A REMARKABLE list: 59 former presidents and prime
ministers, from countries rangin...
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Court upholds life term for man in retrial over fatal abuse case
HIROSHIMA - The Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower
court ruling that sentenced a 35-year-old man to l...
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Indonesia's four major political parties plan to set up a
coalition next year to prepare for legislative and presidential
elections in 2009, according to the state-run news agency Antara.
...
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity
declined to the lowest point in the 30 months since he took office,
according to a poll reported Tuesday.
Lembaga Survey Indonesi...
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(EDS: ADDING THE PRESIDENT'S LAST NAME IN 2ND GRAF)
Indonesia's House of Representative on Thursday passed a
long-awaited bill to improve the investment climate in order to lure
more foreign...
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Indonesia's House of Representative on Thursday passed a
long-awaited bill to improve the investment climate in order to lure
more foreign investors into the country.
The Investment Law, s...
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Sydney (dpa) - Labour Party Deputy Leader Julia Gillard has
sparked a national debate on the kids-or-career issue by presenting
her childlessness as an asset in her quest to...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will
announce a limited cabinet reshuffle within days as recent opinion
polls showed his administration's popul...
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Yangon (dpa) - Myanmar political activists on Thursday protested
the arrest of 29 "peaceful worshippers" who were praying for the
release of Nobel peace laurate Aung San Su...
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