#controversy

Collection of controversy news, found 261 news.

President stresses importance of ethics in politics

President Joko Widodo said political parties and elites need to develop ethics in practicing politics. "For me ...

Saudi Arabian king leaves France after holiday controversy

Saudi Arabian King Salman left the south of France for Morocco on Sunday, cutting short a planned three-week stay ...

Muslims across Indonesia celebrate Eid together

Muslims across Indonesia performed Eid prayers together on Friday after the government decided on Thursday evening ...

White House intruder gets 17-month jail term

A US war veteran who climbed over the White House fence and made it into the presidential mansion armed with a knife ...

Bekasi police interrogates 20 witnesses over plastic rice case

The Bekasi police is interrogating 20 witnesses over the plastic rice case. "Until now, 20 witnesses have been ...

Police shoot dead 2 gunmen at Texas exhibit of Prophet Mohammad cartoons

Texas police shot dead two gunmen who opened fire on Sunday outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad ...

Sigma: Intervention by President Jokowi in novel case acceptable

Director of Community Synergy for Indonesian Democracy (Sigma) Said Salahudin said limited intervention by the ...

Forest Preservation Crucial for Survival of Orang Rimba

Forest and Sumatras Orang Rimba tribe are inseparable, and they could not survive without each other. For the ...

French far-right leader again calls Nazi gas chambers a detail

The founder of France's far-right National Front party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, reiterated his assertion Thursday that Nazi ...

Indonesian social workers should be certified to meet foreign demand

Indonesian social workers should be certified to meet the demands of the wide open international market, Minister of ...

Parliament respects president`s decision on Gunawan`s induction

The House of Representatives (DPR) respects President Joko Widodos decision to cancel the inauguration of Commissioner ...

Jokowi Under Pressure To Appoint Untainted Police Chief

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has the prerogative right to appoint a national police chief of his choice, but it ...

PDIP asked not to react negatively to Syafii Maarif`s statement

General chairman of the central executive board of Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin asks the ruling party PDIP not to react ...

President Jokowi advised against inducting Budi Gunawan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has been advised to not induct Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as the new national ...

Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry to implement e-complaint system

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasona H. Laoly said he will implement an e-complaint system to accommodate the ...