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President Jokowi condemns Macron's critique of Islam

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denounced French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that insults ...

President Widodo calls for interfaith unity, tolerance

Responding to the recent violence in France amid controversy over French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on ...

MUI calls for boycott of French products over Macron's remarks

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has sought a boycott on French products in response to President Emmanuel ...

PKS faction writes letter of protest to French president

Chief of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives, Jazuli Juwain, has sent a missive ...

Clamor grows for boycott of French products

Patron of the Jakarta-based Al Azhar Youth Leader Institute (AYLI), Sariat Arifia, has called for a boycott of French ...

Indonesian deputy house speaker censures French president's remarks

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Ahmad Basarah, has criticized French President Emmanuel Macron ...

French president should tender apology over Islamophobic conduct: MUI

Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Secretary General Anwar Abbas called on French President Emmanuel Macron to apologize ...

News Feature

Outrage grows over Macron remarks

French President Emmanuel Macron's “anti-Islam" remarks while arguing for "freedom of ...

Lawmaker sees KAMI activist arrests as test for Democracy

Mardani Ali Sera, member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), has seen the arrests of ...

Police should respect labor rights: IPW

The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) urged the National Police (Polri) to prioritize the principles of promoting and ...

News Focus

Youths usher in 75th Independence Day by embracing personal freedom

Free and freedom are the two answers given by most youths in response to the question: what is a word you think about ...

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 ...

Weekend Stories

Reporting on COVID-19: Journalists torn between caution, duty

At a time when all Indonesian citizens have been asked to stay at home to curb coronavirus transmissions, there are ...

News Feature

Valentine's day: to celebrate or not to celebrate, it's a choice

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone -- we find it with another, stated ...