#december 9

Collection of december 9 news, found 222 news.

Jokowi seeks improvement in democratic system during 2020 elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sought an improvement in the practice of democracy in the regional elections, scheduled ...

Sole candidates versus blank boxes in 31 regions, bad precedent

House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission II member, Guspardi Gaus, expressed concern over sole candidates ...

Prepare for safe simultaneous regional elections amid COVID-19: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reminded that the simultaneous regional head elections (pilkada), scheduled on ...

Successful local elections part of national agenda: Home Ministry

Successful regional head elections (Pilkada) to be organized simultaneously in 270 regions in Indonesia's 32 ...

Home Minister hopes 50 percent turnout in December local elections

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has expressed his hope that the voter turnout in simultaneous regional head ...

DPD RI prepared to conduct evaluation of 2020 local elections

The Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) is all set to evaluate the process of regional head elections ...

Father attempts in vain to save son from crocodile attack

A crocodile attacked a 30-year-old man, bit his leg, and dragged him into the water before the eyes of his father ...

HRW urges UN agencies to ensure ICJ's Rohingya decision enforced

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has appealed to UN agencies to ensure enforcement of the decision taken by the International ...

Irfan Setiaputra installed as president director of Garuda Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia appointed ex-president director of state-owned telecommunication company PT Industri Telekomunikasi ...

Indonesia prepares for upcoming palm oil suit trial at WTO

Indonesia’s government is readying data to face the trial of a lawsuit it filed at the World Trade Organization ...

Erick Thohir keen to witness talented young Indonesians lead SOEs

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir expressed keenness to witness people with high talent, capability, and ...

Indonesian Pencak Silat martial art inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list

Indonesia's martial art Pencak Silat is one of the 15 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the ...

Indonesia preparing lawsuit against EU for import duties on biodiesel

The Indonesian government is preparing a strategy to file a lawsuit against the European Union (EU) decision imposing ...

Harness APEC's strength to overcome challenges: PM Mahathir

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has urged APEC member economies "to be united and harness collective ...

Pertamina slashes fuel price by 20 percent before holiday season

Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned energy company, is offering a 20 percent discount on the price of aviation fuel ...