VOI News 17:00 WIB, GMT+7, 16.02.2012

 

The Indonesian government is committed to creating a clean government and to combat corruption no matter what obstacles might be placed before its implementation, said the Indonesian president in Jakarta Wednesday.

 

As domestic workers in Indonesia gather to mark National Domestic Workers Day, international human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged the House of Representatives to take concrete steps toward protecting domestic workers in the country by enacting a domestic workers protection law in 2012.

Only five out of 1,800 hospitals existing in Indonesia are currently accredited internationally, and all five are privately-owned, Indonesian Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said.

 

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) received another warship fleet namely KRI Kujang 642.

 

Indonesian Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh insists that his ministry will go ahead with its plan to require university students to publish scientific papers in journals to graduate.