#august 17

Collection of august 17 news, found 582 news.

Police to put Veronika Koman on most-wanted list

East Java Police will put human rights lawyer-cum-activist Veronika Koman on its most-wanted list (DPO) since she was ...

Indonesia pushes for Interpol red alert against Koman

The Indonesian National Police will contact Interpol to issue a red notice to a human rights lawyer-cum-West Papua ...

News Feature

Traditional outfits add to charm of Independence Day celebrations

Constituting over 17 thousand islands, with a population of some 255 million, Indonesia is home to a plethora of ethnic ...

BI unveils QR Code Indonesian Standard in North Sumatra

The Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative Office in North Sumatra Province introduced the Quick Response Code Indonesian ...

News Feature

On Independence Day of Indonesia, fun games everywhere!

A young girl led a team of five children on the traditional tug of war rope game. “Come on, pull harder!” ...

Free passports on Independence Day in Bogor

The Bogor Immigration Office exempted two citizens whose birthdays fell on August 17, Indonesia’s 74th ...

News Focus

Indonesia needs Pancasila and fair economic prosperity

President Joko Widodo intentionally highlighted the importance of upholding Pancasila as Indonesia's sole state ...

Annual Budget Speech

President highlights impact of artificial intelligence on work

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again drew attention to the impact of artificial intelligence on job simplification, so ...

Indonesian products must make major inroads into global market: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) highlighted the need for all parties to strive to ensure that the products of ...

Annual Speech

Jokowi wears traditional Sasak clothes at DPR, DPD 2019 annual session

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wears traditional Sasak ethnic clothes, of West Nusa Tenggara, during a Joint ...

News Focus

Understanding Jusuf Kalla's message to Indonesia

This year marks the end of Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla's leadership term as he will be replaced by ...

Police confirms security situation safe across Papua

The security situation throughout Papua Province was safe in the run-up to Indonesia's 74th Independence Day ...

News Focus

Ensuring RI's Independence Day celebrations run peacefully in Papua

Indonesia's 74th Independence Day commemoration on August 17 in Papua is expected to run peacefully, but the ...

Six Indonesian soloists to perform in Los Angeles

The Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) through the program "Indonesia Creative Incorporated" (ICINC) will be ...

Opinion

Sweden, Indonesia: Shared experiences, shared outlook

*Bagas Hapsoro is the ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Sweden As Sweden celebrates its ...