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Presidential Debate

Prabowo Subianto will not be offensive in 4th round of debate: Uno

Indonesian Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto would not be offensive in facing incumbent Joko Widodo in ...

MK to decide judicial review on election law

The Constitutional Court (MK) will make its verdict on the judicial review of several articles in Law No. 7 of 2017 on ...

Indonesian Muslims urged to maintain unity ahead of elections

Popular Islamic preacher Abdullah Gymnastiar has called on all Muslims in Indonesia to maintain Islamic and national ...

Bawaslu and elections' participants declare peaceful elections

The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) held a declaration of joint commitment ahead of the convening of open ...

Indonesian Language Teaching Association in China formed

The Indonesian Language Teaching Association for Foreign Speakers (APBIPA) in China was formed through an open election ...

Indonesia's cyber communities vow to combat hoaxes ahead of elections

Indonesia's cyber communities have pledged to combat the proliferation of fake news ahead of this year's ...

Presidential candidates' debates yet to touch on women's issues

Public Policy Coordinator of Indonesian Women's Coalition Indry Oktaviani bemoaned that the presidential candidates ...

Kumolo instructs local governments to disseminate information on simultaneous elections

Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo instructed the provincial, district, and city governments to raise awareness of the 2019 ...

UNSC adopts resolution to support peace process in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consensually approved the resolution, drafted together by Indonesia and ...

Ministry prohibits regional heads to travel abroad during elections

The Ministry of Home Affairs prohibits regional heads, members of the provincial and district/city legislative bodies ...

News Focus

Optimizing social media a two-way communication channel

Issues that are discussed by the public on social media are pieces of reflection that can be captured and processed ...

News Focus

Jokowi-Prabowo's struggles ahead of presidential race

Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno are apparently intensifying meetings with their loyalists and the ...

Indonesia asks Djibouti to back its UNHRC membership bid

Indonesia has asked Djibouti to support its bid for United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) membership for ...

Opinion

Iran remains active and independent, despite 40 years of sanction and pressure

*Asieh Abbasi is an Iranian diplomat. She serves as the third secretary of the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in ...

KPK to invite political party treasurers for discussion

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to invite political party treasurers next week to discuss the ...