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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 ...

Minister Effendy precludes schools from expelling student protesters

Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy here, Friday, has barred school principals from expelling student ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

BPDPKS decides to suspend palm oil export levies until 2020

The Indonesia Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) will not collect palm oil export levies until late ...

Mary Kay, in collaboration with UN Agencies, launches women’s entrepreneurship accelerator

- Today, Mary Kay Inc., a leading advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced the Women’s ...

President orders postponement of criminal code bill vote

President Joko Widodo has ordered the Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly to postpone a vote on the criminal ...

KMSP confirms two deaths, 27 wounded in recent Papua protests

Papua Chapter Sem Awom stated, on August 29, three civilians incurred shot wounds during a rally that the local ...