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IPU Meeting in Bali momentum for Indonesia to solve world crises: MP

The upcoming meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Bali is a momentum for Indonesia to contribute to solving ...

The dawn of Nusantara Capital City

Just 23 days after President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) signed Law No. 3 of 2022 on the State Capital on February 15, 2022, ...

KY-MA strategic partnership key to upholding judges' dignity: Jokowi

Strategic partnership between the Judicial Commission (KY) and Supreme Court (MA) is the key to maintaining dignity of ...

Gov't officials simultaneously filing tax returns are shining exemplar

Several government officials that have simultaneously filed their annual tax returns in Jakarta on Tuesday will set an ...

Civil 20 calls for end to hostilities in Ukraine

Civil 20 (C20), a forum for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) around the world to voice the aspirations of the people ...

Citizen apps not integrated, impeding services: official

One of the obstacles to the provision of citizenship services is that ministry applications offering the services have ...

Rights body exposes forced labour, slavery at district head's home

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) came across practices of forced labour and actions akin to slavery ...

KPK road map supports realizing Indonesia as biggest economic power

The 2020-2024 Corruption Eradication Road Map, formulated by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), ...

Some 1,117 Hindu inmates granted remission on 2022 Silence Day

The Law and Human Rights Ministry granted special remissions to a total of 1,117 Hindu prisoners across Indonesia for ...

15 institutions' 807 researchers transferred to BRIN in batch 2

Some 807 researchers from 15 ministries or institutions were transferred to serve as employees of the National Research ...

Sexual violence bill: Work Committee head supports trust fund proposal

Head of the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill (RUU TPKS) Work Committee of the House of Representatives, Willy Aditya, ...

Law Minister receives award from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly received the Kaanib ng Bayan, or Ally of the Nation, Award from ...

ICMI asks President to evaluate Religion Minister's performance

The Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) has made a request to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to evaluate ...

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Eradicating corruption within SOEs

In October 2021, former Garuda Indonesia commissioner Peter Ghonta took the lid off various problems brewing in the ...

Ministry readies emergency travel documents for Indonesians in Ukraine

An official of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has confirmed that ...