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Ensure high voter turnout in local elections amid COVID-19: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on related ministries and the General Elections Commission (KPU) to impose ...

Jokowi highlights importance of enforcing health protocols in Pilkada

President Joko Widodo stressed on the significance of enforcing health protocols across all stages of this year's ...

Parliament should safeguard against cartels in medical devices sector

House of Representatives' Commission XI, Puteri Anetta Komarudin, highlighted the need for the parliament to ...

Online study to become the next normal in Indonesia: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that online learning had become part of the new normal and also projected it to ...

Opinion

Ukraine marks the anniversary of the adoption of its Constitution

*Volodymyr Pakhil is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Indonesia. The ...

Civil Society seeks humanitarian response in handling Rohingya crisis

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has praised the local people and Government of North Aceh for their ...

Court rules govt's internet shutdown decision in Papua as unlawful

The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian government’s decision to block internet ...

Corrected-Court rules govt's internet shutdown in Papua as 'unlawful'

(Corrects the verdict's details) Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian ...

Dompet Dhuafa, PWI help journalists affected by COVID-19 crisis

The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) and Muslim philanthropic organization Dompet Dhuafa collaborated to help ...

Opinion

Media and politicians' lust: fuel of outrages on pandemic stage

 *Novianta Hutagalung, International Coach Faculty, Consultant and Facilitator of various organizations **H. ...

News Focus

Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

KPU draws government's praises for postponing regional head elections

The government commended a decision taken by the General Election Commission (KPU) to postpone the process of the 2020 ...

COVID-19: NGO seeks postponement of local election process

The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) has urged the government to postpone some of the procedural ...

News Focus

Indonesians react over violence against Muslims in India

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Pradeep Kumar Rawat, on February 28 visited Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal ...

Civil society should re-establish rule of freedoms in India: ADN

The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) has reaffirmed the call of civil society in Asia to re-establish the rule of law and ...