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TNI Chief re-endorses military neutrality during elections

Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has reasserted that the nation's military will ...

Former ISIS fighters should undergo legal process: researcher

Institute of Research, Education and Information of Social and Economic Affairs (LP3ES) researcher strongly believes ...

Jokowi appeals to not trigger panic among public during elections

Incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made an outright appeal to not trigger panic among members of the public ...

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 ...