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Minister discusses peaceful elections with religious leaders

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin invited a number of national and religious leaders on Friday to ...

Indonesia to be world`s role model on peace: VP Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla believes that Indonesia can be the role model for other countries in pursuit of peace amid ...

Indonesian students to draw inspiration from nobel winners: VP Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed the hope that Indonesian students will derive inspitration from Nobel winners ...

Asmat Cultural Festival a great initiative

The annual Asmat Cultural Festival, which is currently underway in the easternmost province of Papua, is a great ...

Nomination of gubernatorial hopefuls ends long speculation

The drama played by leaders of political parties over candidates to contest the forthcoming Jakarta gubernatorial ...

Developing Monkey Island in Kupang into tourism destination

The Kupang district administration in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is making every effort to develop ...

Pastor attacker in Medan obsessed with radicalism: Minister Wiranto

The suspect involved in an attack on a pastor in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Medan on Sunday is obsessed with ...

Pope Francis says it wrong to identify Islam with violence

Pope Francis said on Sunday that it was wrong to identify Islam with violence and that social injustice and ...

Seck Osmanu offers apology to Indonesian people

A death row inmate, Seck Osmanu, has offered an apology to the people of Indonesia, stated a catholic nun Rina, who ...

Australian Muslim exploring Indoinesia

A delegation of five young Australian Muslims are travelling around Java to experience firsthand Indonesias religious ...

State to offer apology if there is evidence: Minister

A senior minister said here on Wednesday that the state would offer an apology if former Indonesia Communist Party ...

Number of victims in 1965 tragedy not in millions: Sintong

Retired army general Sintong Panjaitan denied here on Monday that the number of dead during the 1965 tragedy was in ...

Tax amnesty breakthrough or step backward?

Observers are split over the tax amnesty bill proposed by the government. Some said it is a breakthrough, but ...

Saving Young Indonesians From Being Radicalized

The Indonesian military and police have been launching a manhunt through the Tinombala Operation 2016 since January 10 ...

Revision of anti-graft law finally postponed

The planned revision of Law No.30/2002 on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is finally postponed after President ...