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President wants simplification for foreign workers permit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants the foreign workers permit which is until now still complicated will immediately ...

No drug mafia in correctional institutions: Minister

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly declined the allegation that there are drug mafias within the ...

Government continues to offer free legal aid to poor

The government has continued to provide free legal aid to the poor as part of its strategy to increase access to ...

Indonesia, Netherlands share similar legal DNA, future challenges: Ambassador

Indonesia and the Netherlands share commonalities in the substantive law and legal structure, or called "legal DNA," ...

Foreign ministry presents Hassan Wirajuda Awards to three agencies

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry presented the Hassan Wirajuda Award (HWPA) to three agencies for assisting the ...

Deregulation key to crack down on graft: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated here on Monday that deregulation is key to prevent corruption. ...

President asks government officers to approach community

President Joko Widodo asked his government officers to approach the community in an effort to listen to aspirations of ...

Journalists must acquire visa to cover Asian Games

The Indonesian government, through the Directorate General of Immigration, has called on foreign journalists, ...

Organizers tighten accreditation process for 2018 Asian Games

Indonesia will host the 18th Asian Games in 2018 that will be attended by thousands of athletes from 45 countries. ...

Novanto`s wife banned from traveling abroad

The wife of Indonesian house speaker Setya Novanto has been prohibited from traveling abroad for the period of six ...

Ministers visit Indonesia-Malaysia border to improve protection of migrant workers

Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi along with Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly visited the ...

Task forces to be to accelerate ease of doing business

Indonesia, which has been able to improve its ease of doing business index from 91 to 72, will establish task forces ...

President denies Perppu on Ormas repressive

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denied the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on mass organizations (Ormas) ...

DPR agrees on government spending at Rp1,454.5 trillion

The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) has agreed on the central governments spending in the draft ...

Deputy minister receives visit of Director General of WIPO

Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A M Fachir received a visit of Director General of World Intellectual ...