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Political polarization threatens national unity: activist

Polarization due to political, religious, and ethnic fanaticism has the potential to threaten the nation’s unity ...

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Concrete results awaited from Padang Mayor Hamyeldi during second term

On May 13, 2019, Mahyeldi was installed for the second time as mayor of Padang City, the capital of West Sumatra, for ...

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Samsudin's modest life and surviving on sweet potatoes, bananas

A married couple, along with their five children, live below the poverty line in a dilapidated house in Pantoloan ...

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Israeli illegal settlements pose hindrance to peace in Palestine

Palestine's struggle for independence has been at the very core of Indonesia's foreign policy, so the ...

Govt, stakeholders should synergize efforts to protect migrant workers

- for foreign workers, who will work in Japan," Trisiana revealed. Trisiana stated that Japan had opened ...

Indonesia affirms support for protection of civilians

Indonesia reaffirmed its support before the UN Security Council session to strengthen international partnerships ...

Indonesia expounds three key measures in tackling Palestinian issues

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi, at the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the ...

New government urged to control tobacco sales

Nineteen civil society organizations, led by the National Tobacco Control Committee, urged the next elected ...

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More forceful human rights mechanisms needed in ASEAN

Ten years since its establishment, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has yet to fully ...

Fact-finding team being formed to save democracy: Gerindra

The proposed formation of a fact-finding team on the 2019 election fraud was aimed at saving democracy in Indonesia, a ...

Indonesia, America combat marine plastic waste

U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph R. Donovan Jr., Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs ...

Kumolo instructs local governments to disseminate information on simultaneous elections

Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo instructed the provincial, district, and city governments to raise awareness of the 2019 ...

Government of Japan holds international forum on resilience in collaboration with IAFOR

The Government of Japan, in collaboration with The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), held a major international ...

Indonesia-New Zealand Friendship Council initiates diplomacy from grassroots level

The Indonesia-New Zealand Friendship Council initiated a forum titled "Sustaining the Spirit of ...

Indonesia Development Forum 2019 focuses on jobs creation

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) organized the Indonesia Development Forum (IDF) 2019, with a focus ...