Security during Bali Democracy Forum VII IN Nusa Dua, Bali on Friday.

Indonesia's Deputy FM closes Bali Democracy Forum VII

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA - Indonesian Foreign Vice Minister Dino Patti Djalal closed Bali Democracy Forum VII, while participants expecting the forum being continued by the next Indonesia's government. The forum, bringing in theme "Evolving Regional Democratic Architecture: the Challenges of Political Development, Public Participation and Socio-Economic Progress in the 21st Century" was closed on Saturday. "The conclusion by almost all...

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British parliament to hold symbolic vote on Palestine status

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON - British lawmakers will next week hold a symbolic parliamentary vote on whether the government should recognize Palestine as a state, a move unlikely to shift official policy but designed to raise the political profile of the issue. Britain does not class it as a state, but says it could do so at any time if it believed...