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(REUTERS) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday that fighting corruption is the main challenge facing South-east Asia's largest economy. 'We want to change the trajectory of history but I have come to realise that it takes a...
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) attends a ceremony of the Milad an-Nabi, locally called 'Mawlid' or 'Maulud' in Jakarta on February 5, 2012. Muslims in Indonesia along with Muslims around the world celebrated Milad an-Nabi or the... View Photo »
Put away the bullet and don’t use the bullet easily ... This applies from the National Police chief-level up to the frontline troops. Regardless if the [civilians] are rioters, they are still our people.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday that the government still intended to restrict the use of subsidized fuel, but the timing of the plan and whether it would involve raising fuel prices were still being worked out. Speaking at a news conference at...
The U.S. had offered a reward of $1 million for Patek, who was arrested last year in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, where U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden. The case adds to Indonesia’s progress in battling terrorism under President Susilo...
Asludin Adjani, said by telephone from Jakarta. The U.S. had offered a reward of $1 million for Patek, who was arrested last year in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, where U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden. The case adds to Indonesia’s progress in...
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustav, honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, left, speaks as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, listens during their joint press conference at... View Photo »
On May 23, I was summoned to Cikeas by SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) and the Democratic Party’s board members, and then I left for Singapore
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s earlier days in power, he was known as the man who led Indonesia as it became Southeast Asia’s poster child of progress and democracy. Does such a label still apply, considering the state of the country today? First,...
Police say that a man arrested in possession of crystal methamphetamine while attending an event presided over by Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Pudak village, Muarojambi, on Friday, also consumed the drug three hours prior to the event. “He took...
General (Ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth President of Indonesia. Yudhoyono won the presidency in September 2004 in the second round of the Indonesian presidential election, in which he defeated incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was sworn into office on... Full Article
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, right, presents Lencana Tunas Kencana (Golden Sprout Badge) to Swedish King Carl XVI Gustav, center, for his role as honorary chairman of World Scout Foundation during a ceremony at...
View Photo »Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) is greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Jakarta January 31, 2012. King Gustaf is in Indonesia for a four-day official visit.
View Photo »Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustav, honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, left, speaks as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, listens during their joint press conference at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia,...
View Photo »Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustav, honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, left, shakes hands with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, prior to their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan....
View Photo »Witness Mindo Rosalina Manulang (foreground) testifies before the anti-corruption court in Jakarta on January 16, 2012 while defendant Muhammad Nazaruddin (L) listens. Manulang testified in the trial of Nazaruddin, the high profile bribery defendant regarding his role in the alleged...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks to reporters at the presidential office in Jakarta December 16, 2011. Yudhoyono pledged on Friday to guard reforms following Fitch Ratings move to upgrade the Southeast Asia's top economiy to investment grade rating.
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani (L) before the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF)...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hand with Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina before the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF)...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hand with East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (L) before the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) IV is held from 8 to...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hand with Sri Lanka's President of Socialist Republic Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) before the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) IV...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hand with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (L) before the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) IV is held from 8 to 9...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C), Sri Lanka's President of Socialist Republic Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (R) arrive at the opening of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 8, 2011. The...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, front row center, and delegation leaders, front row from left, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) and his wife Kristiani (2nd R) walk with Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa (2nd L) and his wife Okke (R) during the wedding ceremony for their son and daughter Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono and Siti Rubi Aliya Rajasa at the Cipanas...
View Photo »Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (3rd L) and his wife Siti Rubi Aliya (3rd R) pose with their parents Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) and his wife Kristiani (2nd L) alongside Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa (R) and his wife Okke (2nd R) during their wedding ceremony at...
View Photo »Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) waves a gavel as symbol of ASEAN chairmanship while Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono smiles during the handover ceremony from Indonesia to Cambodia at the closing session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (front C) stands next to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L), Philippine President Benigno Aquino (back L) and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah for a group photo at the retreat session of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali November 19, 2011.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama (2nd R) applauds with Southeast Asian leaders, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L), Philippines President Benigno Aquino (2nd L) and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R), during a group photo session for the leaders of the East Asia Summit in Nusa...
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) participates in the East Asia Summit retreat, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on November 19, 2011.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama (C), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L) participate in the East Asia Summit family photo, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) wave during a group photo of leaders at the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 19, 2011. Also pictured are Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Myanmar's President Thein Sein (R).
View Photo »A general view shows Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) delivering opening remarks at the East Asia Summit plenary session in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 19, 2011.
View Photo »Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from left, Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen...
View Photo »Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (5th L) and the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from left, Philippines President Benigno Aquino, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
View Photo »Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) listens as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of theAssociation of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on 19 November 2011.
View Photo »Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also chief of Indonesia's National Scout Movement, right, presents Lencana Tunas Kencana (Golden Sprout Badge) to Swedish King Carl XVI Gustav, center, for his role as honorary chairman of World Scout Foundation during a ceremony at...
View Photo »Put away the bullet and don’t use the bullet easily ... This applies from the National Police chief-level up to the frontline troops. Regardless if the [civilians] are rioters, they are still our people.
On May 23, I was summoned to Cikeas by SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) and the Democratic Party’s board members, and then I left for Singapore
There are some police achievements that we should be proud of, as in the prevention of terrorism
Within weeks of taking office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was confronted with one of the worst disasters in his country's history. He rose to the occasion and set about transforming risk management in Indonesia through a series of far-reaching meas ures which will be an enduring part of his poli...
We must continue rescue efforts, search for survivors and prevent future collapse
We must ensure the stability and security of our region, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in an opening speech. Asean must continue to play a proactive role to facilitate and engage itself in the resolution of issues
I know everybody has been working hard, but let’s improve it so we can be more successful, including [preventing] illegal logging
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and I have decided that Indonesia will continue to send domestic helpers to Malaysia from Dec 1. This news will be welcomed by those back home, as they have been awaiting this (development)
In addition to the religious ceremony, elements based on Indonesian customs are of great interest to guests from friendly countries ... God willing, we will be able to conduct proceedings in as orderly and solemn a fashion as possible.
The traditions will be jointly Javanese and from Palembang, South Sumatra. For the wedding ceremony we will use Palembang traditions, and for the reception we will observe Javanese tradition
Our bilateral relationship develops in a good direction; nothing is worrying or disturbing.
Of course, there are bilateral issues that we have to manage well while searching for new opportunities
Indonesia is thankful to the US for the Millennium Comprehensive Partnership worth US$600 million to support environmentally friendly development
On behalf of Indonesian people, I am very honored to receive this award
Tonight our business is everything but official
ASEAN is not in favor of discussing detailed political and security issues at the summit
On the area of political and security cooperation, we warmly welcome the acceptance of guidelines of the DOC in Bali in July 2011
We must take the lead as efficient and effective architects of cooperation in the region ... Asean should be capable of safeguarding its centrality and leadership in all of its interactions, both abroad and during intraregional talks.
We must strengthen our economy in the region so that such growth of our economy will make us more resilient to global economy volatility
ASEAN leaders do not object in principle ... But Myanmar, which is a focus of world attention, is expected to continue progress on democracy so when it becomes chair it does not generate negative views.
God willing, this ASEAN Summit will see the birth of the Bali Concord III, which will map out the interaction between ASEAN and the global communities
The establishment of an agreement guideline on the implementation of the declaration on the Code of Conduct of parties on South China Sea, between ASEAN and the Peoples' Republic of China, has established great optimism on the management of issue of South China Sea
We must continue to engage all leaders in the region
Our economic development is robust and the mass of the current global financial turmoil will continue to show [our] resilience we are confident of reaching between 5.7 to 6.4 percent growth this year. Complemented by an enormous market, a stable exchange rate and peaceful regional situation. ASEAN remai...
Our economic development is robust and the mass of the current global financial turmoil will continue to show [our] resilience we are confident of reaching between 5.7 to 6.4 percent growth this year. Complemented by an enormous market, a stable exchange rate and peaceful regional situation. ASEAN remai...
