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House passes two bills in to laws

The House of Representatives (DPR) passed regional head elections and regional government bills into laws at a plenary ...

President Jokowi will not pardon narcotics convicts

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not pardon narcotics convicts, maintaining a firm stance with regard to efforts ...

President has signed laws on regional head elections: Minister

President Joko Widodo has signed the laws on the election of provincial governors, district heads and city mayors, ...

Papua to implement one-stop service system for investors

The Integrated Permission and Investment Board of Papua administration will implement a one-stop service system for ...

Indonesia needs strict monetary policy: Bank Indonesia

Indonesia is in need of a strict monetary policy because there is still a possibility of surging inflation and global ...

House passes government regulation on regional elections into law

The House of Representatives (DPR) in a plenary session here on Tuesday passed by acclamation the government ...

Bank Indonesia maintains benchmark interest rate at 7.75%

Bank Indonesia announced on Thursday it decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) at 7.75 percent with ...

Indonesia's SC prepares special judges to settle regional election disputes

Deputy chief justice for civil case affairs Supandi said here on Friday that special judges have been assigned to ...

Minister to promote micro and small jamu businesses

The government will strive to leverage the Indonesian herbal and traditional medicine (jamu) by encouraging the small ...

Indonesia to hold simultaneous regional head elections in early 2016

Despite complaints regarding alleged irregularities and money politics in some regions, 2014 was a year of democracy ...

President Awards Medals to eight governors for promoting food security

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a ceremony held at a paddy field in Subang, on Friday, awarded the Adhikarya Pangan ...

President Jokowi reminds farmers of target for rice self sufficiency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded Indonesian farmers on Friday of the target in three years to achieve rice self ...

Survey: 84 percent Indonesians want direct elections

A survey by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) showed that 84.1 percent of Indonesians prefer direct elections for ...

Vice president calls for transparency in all institutions

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged all institutions to operate transparently for the public to see their performance ...

BI maintains reference rate at 7.75 percent

Bank Indonesias (BI) board of governors decided to keep its reference rate at 7.75 percent, while the Lending Facility ...