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Law Ministry outlines competencies civil servants must have

Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights has outlined a number of competencies that civil servants (ASN) ...

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Police praised for prompt handling of Kace blasphemy case

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and several sections of Muslim communities in the country have praised the National ...

Pancasila values must guide government policy: ministry

Pancasila values need to be internalized in each policy and decision taken by the government, Head of Human Resource ...

MUI lauds police for prompt arrest of blasphemy suspect Kace

Indonesia's Ulema Council (MUI) praised the National Police for immediately arresting YouTuber Muhammad Kace over a ...

Violence against women up amid pandemic: Komnas Perempuan

Cases of violence against women have spiked significantly in Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National ...

76 terror convicts declare loyalty to Indonesia

Seventy-six terror convicts have declared their loyalty to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), a Law ...

Agrarian conflicts cast a pall on national development: HR Commission

Infrastructure development in the country remains shrouded in agrarian conflicts, according to commissioner for ...

Blockchain industry hoped to spur cryptocurrency exchange formation

Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga hopes for the presence of the blockchain industry to encourage the ...

Mahfud MD leads moment of silence for victims of terrorism

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD led a moment of silence in commemoration of the ...

Two Tanzanians to be deported from Bali

The Bali immigration authority said it is preparing to deport two Tanzanian nationals for overstaying their ...

Ministry grants remission to 134,430 inmates on Independence Day

Some 134,430 inmates, including children in conflict with the law, received sentence cut, or remission, from the Law ...

Indonesia's Anniversary: meaning of independence for jungle dwellers

Mali, an eight-year-old girl, struggles to write a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 76th Anniversary of ...

Densus 88 arrests four terrorist suspects in Banten and West Java

The National Police's Counter-terrorism Squad, Densus 88, has arrested four suspected terrorists in Banten and West ...

Rights body urges President to reiterate human rights commitment

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said it hopes President Joko Widodo will reiterate his ...

Mahfud appeals to public to help build trust in rights body

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has appealed to citizens and the ...