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President Jokowi urges society to maintain unity in diversity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the Indonesian population to maintain harmony and unity, amid the nations ...

Ahok resigns after dropping appeal against court`s verdict

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) submitted his resignation as Jakarta governor a day after withdrawing his appeal against ...

Bogor Botanical Gardens celebrate 200th anniversary

Located in downtown Bogor, West Java, the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Indonesias oldest and largest botanical garden, ...

BI keeps 7DRRR unchanged at 4.75 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) kept its 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (7DRRR) unchanged at 4.75 percent for the eighth time in a row ...

Djarot to serve as acting Jakarta Governor following Ahok`s sentence

Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat will be appointed as the acting governor after the court sentenced ...

Agricultural infrastructure development to continue: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave an assurance here on Saturday that the development of agricultural infrastructure, ...

President calls to optimize cultivation of superior crops

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the regional governments to optimize the cultivation of superior crops in ...

President urges to improve ease of doing business ranking

President Joko Widodo has called for bringing about improvement in the countrys Ease of Doing Business, taking it from ...

President Jokowi urges governors to allocate budget to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on provincial governors across Indonesia to allocate budget for implementing ...

Indonesia`s productive age population increasing

Indonesias productive age population is increasing in line with the rise in purchasing power of urban middle-class ...

Peatland Restoration Agency established to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 2016, dated January 6, 2016, has established a ...

Indonesia to restore damaged peat lands in five years

Indonesia expects to restore two million hectares of peat lands, damaged by fires last year, within the next five ...

Ten killed in blast in Istanbul`s tourist heart

Ten people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected terrorist attack on Tuesday in the main tourist hub of Turkeys ...

Indonesia accelerates railway development

Indonesia needs to develop its railway network in an effort to advance its transportation sector, promote economic ...

Brussels cancels NYE celebrations as Turkey holds IS `plotters`

Brussels on Wednesday cancelled New Years Eve celebrations due to terrorism fears as Europe prepared to see in 2016 ...