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Indonesia to nominate candidate for WIPO deputy director general post

Indonesia will nominate its candidate for the post of deputy director general of the World Intellectual Property ...

Kemendes PDTT, BNPT ink MoU on counterterrorism

The Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT) and the National ...

Two suspected drug dealers shot dead in Surabaya

Two suspected drug dealers were shot dead after they assaulted Surabaya city police officers while trying to resist ...

Indonesian govt enforces stricter discipline on health protocols

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) to tighten law enforcement and increase ...

Public prosecutors demand 20-year imprisonment for five drug couriers

Public prosecutors have demanded that five drug couriers be sentenced to 20 years in prison for transporting five ...

Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay FoundationSM join forces with The UN Trust Fund to end violence against women and CARE USA on a global scale to eliminate gender-based violence

In an effort to support life-saving efforts to prevent and end violence against women, a global public health pandemic ...

East Java police seize 8.4-kg crystal meth smuggled from Malaysia

The East Java Police confiscated 8.4 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine from three drug couriers and dealers, ...

Bali authorities postpone plan to allow back foreign tourists

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has postponed the reopening of the resort island to foreign tourists, which was planned for ...

Drug courier jailed for 16 years by Palembang District Court

Drug courier Muchtar Daud received a sentencing for 16 years in prison from the Palembang District Court on Tuesday for ...

Jokowi installs new members of Police Commission for 2020-2024 term

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed nine members of the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) for the 2020-2024 ...

Foreigners asked to apply for onshore visas by Sept 20

The Directorate General of Immigration under the Law and Human Rights Ministry has asked foreign nationals staying in ...

119,175 inmates get remission on 75th anniversary of independence

The Indonesian government has reduced the prison sentence for 119,175 inmates, including children, across Indonesia as ...

4,404 inmates granted remission in Aceh province

A total of 4,404 inmates serving their sentence at 26 different correctional facilities and detention houses in the ...

Indonesia suggests creation of World Advisory Council: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo put forth a proposal to create a World Advisory ...

Govt to continue probe against officials involved in Tjandra case

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has said his office will continue to ...