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Spotify announces addition to Board of Directors

Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) today announced that Mona Sutphen will join the Spotify Board of Directors in April of 2021, ...

Police chief orders speedy handling of FPI shooting case

Indonesian Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has ordered his staff to speed up the handling of the ...

Indonesia to contribute to settling Myanmar issue: Minister

Indonesia will unswervingly strive to contribute to settling the political conflict in Myanmar following a military ...

Tourism Minister mulling COVID-19 free corridor in Bali

Bali chapter have proposed a stimulus package of Rp1.5 billion to boost local tourism entrepreneurs' cash flows, he ...

Torture by security forces not normal, needs to be criminalized: LPSK

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has highlighted a recurring trend in cases of torture committed by ...

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, ...

MUI expresses concern over Myanmar coup

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has voiced support for the government’s stand on the Myanmar military’s ...

Widodo, Muhyiddin call for ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting on Myanmar

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin have sought an ASEAN foreign ...

Journalist body to hold discussion on media convergence rules

The Indonesian Journalists Association, in collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, will hold a ...

Call to avoid any provocative move echoed in Papua's Mimika

Deputy District Head of Mimika, Johannes Rettob, joined peaceful calls for native Papuan communities in Papua Province ...

KKSP-Papua praises prompt handling of 'racism' case

Papua’s South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) has praised the central and provincial governments' prompt ...

Papuan communities urged to not be provoked by racism case

The Papuan Customary Council has appealed to native Papuan communities in the province to not be provoked by Ambroncius ...

Police detain Hanura politician Ambroncius Nababan

A day after he was named a suspect for allegedly posting racist remarks against a noted Papuan human rights defender on ...

New police chief stresses humanistic approach to law enforcement

National Police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has affirmed that under his leadership, the police force will not ...

Ambroncius Nababan named suspect after posting racist content: police

Indonesian police’s cybercrime investigators have named People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) politician ...