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House speaker supports Perppu issuance to protect children

House Speaker Ade Komarudin has said he supports the governments recent decision to issue a Perppu (a government ...

Indonesian minister optimistic tax amnesty bill debate to go smoothly

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said he is optimistic debate on the tax amnesty bill would go smoothly that tax ...

Expert: Election of Setya Novanto benefits Jokowi government

The election of Setya Novanto as the new general chairman of the Golkar party, will benefit the government of ...

RI contributes significantly to global tuna business: Minister

Indonesia has significantly contributed to the global tuna business with its tuna exports accounting for 16 percent of ...

Government upbeat about Q2 growth

Despite witnessing low performance in the first quarter, the government is optimistic that the economic growth in the ...

Surabaya to declare all places no-smoking areas

The Surabaya city government in East Java is planning to declare all offices, schools, health facilities, playgrounds ...

Indonesia in state of emergency following rampant sexual crimes: Lawmaker

Indonesia is in a state of emergency following a spurt in sexual crimes, according to Reni Marlinawati, a member of ...

Police backs proposal to implant chips to track sexual offenders

The Chief of the Indonesian Police, General Badrodin Haiti has express readiness to back the governments plan to ...

Holding firm needed to implement economic packages

The government needs to establish holding companies as per its plan in order to implement President Joko Widodos ...

President orders comprehensive evaluation of all economic policy packages

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered a comprehensive evaluation of the 12 economic policy packages, issued since ...

Gang rape case renews demand for gelding punishment

The recent horrific case of gang rape and death of a 14-year old, YY, by 14 teenagers in the Rejanglebong District, ...

House urged to expedite debate of bill on sexual violence

The Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to accelerate ...

Tax amnesty funds to be used for boosting banks` capacity

The OJK expects that funds sourced from the passage of the tax amnesty bill should be used to increase the capacity of ...

First-quarter growth estimated to exceed 5 percent: Finance minister

The Indonesian economy is projected to have grown above 5 percent in the first quarter of 2016 fueled by domestic ...

Tax amnesty to raise by Rp47.7 trillion: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI), the Indonesian central bank, has forecast that the country can increase its revenue by Rp45.7 ...