#controversy

Collection of controversy news, found 268 news.

Lawyer returns fee received from e-ID card corruption suspects

Senior lawyer Hotma Sitompoel told the Jakarta Corruption Court here on Monday, he had returned to the Corruption ...

Inquiry on anti-graft agency triggers controversy

A motion initiated by several lawmakers, particularly from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Golkar, ...

US ambassador encourages open communication between government and Freeport

US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph R Donovan Jr has encouraged an open communication between the Indonesian government ...

Papua religious leaders calls on government to consider locals` interest

Papua religious leaders have called on the government not to put aside the interest of the local community, amidst the ...

China complies with Indonesian laws on foreign workers

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto quoted Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Xie ...

Jakarta`s giant sea wall to prevent city from sinking: Bappenas

The giant sea wall to be built along the coast of Jakarta is designed to prevent the city from sinking, head of the ...

Percentage of Chinese workers in Indonesia small: Minister

Head of the Capital Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) Thomas Lembong said the percentage of Chinese workers in ...

Plan to reinstate Novanto as House Speaker triggers controversy

Indonesias political situation has been very dynamic and interesting following a plan to reinstate Setya Novanto as ...

Nahdlatul Ulama: Friday prayer in public roads not valid

General Chairman of the countrys largest non political Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Said Aqil Siradj ...

British Ambassador admires Indonesia`s culture of tolerance

Moazzam Malik, British Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and East Timor, has expressed his admiration for the culture of ...

Palestinian diplomat denies Interpol membership controversy

A Palestinian diplomat denied on Tuesday that Israel had frustrated an attempt by the Palestinian National Authority ...

Jakarta police chief meets leaders of Nov 4 rally

Jakarta Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General M Iriawan held a meeting with leaders of mass organizations planning ...

President, leaders of islamic organization discuss law enforcement

President Joko Widodo received leaders of Islamic organizations, namely the Indonesia Ulema Council, Nahdlatul Ulama ...

The $900,000 question behind Bob Dylan`s Nobel Prize

Many writers might give their right arm to be paid almost $1 million to deliver a lecture. But Bob Dylans silence ...

VP urges all parties to stop talking about SARA issues

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged all parties not to rake up racial, religious and ethnic (SARA) issues in regional ...