#controversy

Collection of controversy news, found 261 news.

Analyst believes president can put stop to massive demonstrations

Teguh Yowono, the University of Diponegoro’s political analyst, opined that President Joko Widodo can stop the ...

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Komodo Island to be developed into very exclusive tourist attraction

The controversy over Komodo Island has died down after the central government gave the go-ahead for temporarily closing ...

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Awaiting Jokowi's new cabinet

The new Indonesian cabinet will have members from different political parties and various professional backgrounds, ...

Golkar lets Jokowi decide on cabinet line-up

As the runner-up of the 2019 Parliamentary Elections, the Golkar party does not want to rush in and demand ministerial ...

Debate continues over foreign airlines entering Indonesian market

Debate continues over foreign airlines entering Indonesian market The debate on the government allowing foreign ...

Press Council reminds mainstream media not to refer to social media

Chairman of the Press Council Yosep Adi Prasetyo has reminded the mainstream media to not use social media as a ...

Philip Morris International enters the ‘Year of Unsmoke’—calls on all those who can empower a smoke-free future

- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE:PM) today launched “The Year of Unsmoke,” an urgent call to action ...

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Jacinda Ardern, the new face of leadership

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.” Stephen King, the king of horror stories, wrote the ...

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Challenging Amin-Sandi to enhance Indonesia's innovation

The third round of debate of two Indonesian vice presidential candidates, broadcast and live streamed by the ...

Opinion

Indonesia amid Asia-Pacific's aircraft carrier growth

In December last year, Japan announced its intention to convert its Izumo-class "helicopter destroyers" into ...

Indonesia has relatively huge amount of R&D budget: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the government has allocated a relatively huge amount of budget for research ...

Jokowi urges Twitter users to stop uninstalling Bukalapak

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on Twitter users in Indonesia to end the hashtag of ...

Bukalapak CEO expresses apology to Jokowi

Bukalapak founder and CEO Achmad Zaky has apologized to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for his recent tweet that ...

Closure of Komodo Island feared to shake tourism industry

As a controversy drags on about a plan of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor to close Komodo Island for a year, ...

Special Report

Uncovering Xinjiang`s vocational "camp" (part two - end)

It was 7 a.m. in the city of Moyu, Western China, but the sun seemed to still be reluctant to shine upon the city. Amid ...