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Government to set up peatland restoration agency next week: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has confirmed that the government will set up a peatland ecosystem restoration agency ...

Indonesia faces international sanctions if labor strike handled violently: Activist

Indonesia will face international sanctions if the state apparatus were to take repressive and violent measures ...

Jakarta governor amends regulation on rallies following NGO protests

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has amended a gubernatorial regulation of 2015 governing freedom of ...

Suu Kyi supporters confident after Myanmar`s historic election

Supporters of Myanmars Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration on Sunday after the country held its first ...

Obama offers condolences to Erdogan over terror attacks

US President Barack Obama offered his condolences Saturday to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after terror ...

Indonesian Government Urged to Help Stop Israeli Attacks on al-Aqsa

Tensions around Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third Islamic holiest site, have been high since Sunday (Sept. 13) when Israeli ...

Labor unions urge govt not to use foreign labor

Thousands of workers staged a rally on Tuesday, urging the government to not provide easy access to foreign workers ...

Three ministers meets labor representatives

Three cabinet ministers received representatives of labor unions today, who had taken to the street to convey their ...

Demonstrators "besiege" presidential palace

Thousands of laborers grouped under the Indonesian Workers Movement (GBI) staged a long march from Bank Indonesia ...

Religious leaders in Kudus declare interfaith harmony

Religious leaders and representatives of the Coordination Forum for Regional Heads and Kudus district government here ...

Muhammadiyah seeks new leader

Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, is seeking a new and perfect chief to lead the ...

Muhammadiyah can act as driver for nation`s progress: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that the Muhammadiyah Muslim Organization in Indonesia can act as a ...

Antigraft agency needs to remain strong to fight rampant corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been entrusted by the Indonesian public to fight rampant corruption ...

KPK`s authority must not be absolute: VP Kalla

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders must not have absolute authority, and therefore, a revision of Law ...

2,000 couples attend largest mass wedding in Gaza

A total of 2,000 brides and grooms gathered on Sunday in the Gaza city in what could be the largest ever mass ...