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Pesantren portray Indonesia's diversity: MPR deputy chairman

Deputy Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Syarief Hasan, assessed that Pesantren, or Islamic ...

Govt plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines for free in 2021

Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee, Erick Thohir, has said the Indonesian ...

Indonesia presses for strict actions against racially spurred violence

Indonesia demanded firm actions to be taken against racially incited violence during an urgent debate on racism ...

Indonesian Channel in West Sumatra cancelled due to COVID-19

The ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced the Indonesian Government to cancel the ...

News Focus

Key takeaways from the cholera outbreak that devastated Batavia

At least 597,185 people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious ailment caused by ...

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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 ...

VP urges regional election contestants to evade money politics

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has appealed to all contestants of the simultaneous regional elections to steer clear ...

Jokowi attends Chinese New Year celebration in BSD

Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Cheongsam, a red traditional Chinese ethnic attire, for the 2020 national ...

Weekend Stories

Celebrating unity in diversity as Chinese New Year arrives

The town has been painted red, quite literally, symbolizing good fortune, luck, abundance, and joy to enliven the 2571 ...

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Significance of fulfilling basic rights of Rohingya

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to protect the Rohingya from ...

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 ...

A sea of lanterns bedazzle Singkawang's Chinese New Year celebrations

Singkawang City in West Kalimantan has been bedecked with some 10 thousand festive red lanterns, emblematic of the ...

Year Ender 2019

2019: Heartfelt thank-you and adieu

With 2019 drawing to a close so quickly, regardless of whether one is ready, it is almost time to bid adieu. New ...

Indonesia's Muslims shaken by Uighur issue: Mahfud MD

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, confirmed highlighting the issue of Uighur ...