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Minister lauds agreement on 2021 priority legislative program list

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly opined that agreement on the 33 bills listed in the 2021 Priority National ...

MPR calls for independent probe into shooting of FPI members

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid has sought the “immediate” ...

Government sees tax receipts growing 5.5% in 2021

The Indonesian government has forecast that in 2021, tax receipts will grow at a moderate pace of 5.5 percent of the ...

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Recognizing fallen health workers in the battle against COVID-19

It is a tremendous loss when healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, on the frontline in the battle against ...

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A digital prescription for MSMEs amid COVID-19

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the backbone of the Indonesian economy, have been particularly ...

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A deep sense of humanity for Rohingya prevails in Aceh

The smiles are again back on the faces of Rohingya children after being rescued from a sinking boat and currently being ...

Minister optimistic budget for MSMEs will boost national economy

Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Teten Masduki, said he is optimistic the government, ...

Aceh fishermen rescue Rohingya refugees though denied entry into land

Three Acehnese fishermen rescued 94 Rohingya refugees, including 30 children, stuck in the waters of Seunuddon, North ...

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Rejecting to help Rohingya akin to rejecting ASEAN community

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has again placed the Rohingya under the media spotlight, as several ASEAN ...

AICHR Indonesia concerned over reports of Malaysia refusing Rohingya

Indonesian representative to the AICHR, Yuyun Wahyuningrum, expressed deep concern over reports of Malaysian maritime ...

KPK lauds award bestowed by Malaysia on Novel Baswedan

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has lauded the international anticorruption award bestowed by Malaysia on ...

Novel Baswedan to be bestowed international anti-corruption award

The Perdana International Anti-Corruption Champion Foundation (PIACCF), Malaysia, bestowed the 2020 International ...

Rupiah strengthens amid rekindling of US-China trade war

The exchange rate of the rupiah, circulated between banks in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon strengthened amidst the ...

Anti-sexual violence bill crucial weapon in fight against rape culture

A young girl in college had to bury her dreams of being a literature graduate as she had been raped by a famous poet ...

AI urges revocation of discriminatory apparatus application requisites

Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid called to retract some requirements in the selection ...