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Minister launches green investment for Papua, West Papua

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has launched a green investment ...

Researcher suggests rehabilitation for children of ISIS supporters

Researcher of think tank, The Habibie Center (THC), recommended eight measures to the government to manage the ...

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Sympathy and lessons learnt from Indonesia's emergency evacuation

The novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has posed a grave challenge to Mainland China, with the death toll burgeoning ...

Government got slightly delayed in notifying Natuna residents: Mahfud

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, admitted to the government’s slight ...

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Government must fulfill its obligations to uphold human rights

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and members in Indonesia, expressed concern over continual violation ...

Buddhist leader's annual peace proposal applauds youth climate action and promotes nuclear weapons treaty

-On January 26, 2020, the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) ...

Actress Yuki Kato backs ban on single-use plastic bags in Jakarta

Indonesian actress Yuki Kato welcomes Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's regulation number 142/2019 on banning ...

President orders ministers to make public the Omnibus Law draft

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) here Friday  prompted ministers to disclose the planned Omnibus Law's draft on ...

US reaffirms commitment to fighting corruption globally

On the commemoration of International Anticorruption Day, the United States (US) government reaffirmed its commitment ...

Minister Marsudi opens 12th BDF, puts spotlight on inclusive democracy

Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi opened the 12th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) and through her ...

Women's role becomes crucial for sustainable development: Bappenas

Secretary of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Himawan Hariyoga Djojokusumo affirmed that women ...

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 ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

APEC economies concur on supporting women in STEM

APEC member economies launched the APEC Women in STEM Principles and Actions, a set of recommended principles and ...

Jokowi urged to order assessment of police's handling of protests

The Civil Society Coalition has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to order an evaluation to delve into the manner in ...