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VP disagrees with idea of school for parliament members

Vice President Jusuf Kalla disagreed with the idea of putting lawmakers through a school education to improve the ...

President urges DPR to pursue deregulation

President Joko Widodo has urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to pursue deregulation and not pass too many laws ...

House plans to set up parliamentary school

In a move aimed at equipping its legislators with better law making skills, the House of Representatives (DPRs) ...

Russian Ambassador lauds President Jokowi`s speech

Russias Ambassador to Indonesia Mikhail Galuzin has lauded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)s speech in which he had ...

President Jokowi praises state institutions for support

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lauded several state institutions for their support and performance and has urged ...

Govt focuses on poverty eradication and employment

The government has focused on poverty eradication, creation of employment and narrowing down of social gap as part of ...

Government committed to abiding by priority programs to realize budget

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has committed to following priority programs while implementing the 2017 state budget ...

Rismaharini has same chance as other Jakarta governor candidate

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini will have the same chance as other candidate if she runs for the Jakarta governorship ...

Lawmaker asks for tighter control of border crossing in Papua

A member of the Merauke district legislative assembly (DPRD) has urged the government to tighten control over border ...

Ahok finally decides to run through political party system

Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has decided to choose a political party system to run for governor in ...

Coastal community crucial for protecting nation`s sovereignty

In an archipelagic nation, with thousands of islands scattered across the ocean, the presence of the coastal ...

Sjafrie popular but electability still low: Observer

Retired army lieutenant general Sjafrie Syamsoeddin enjoys the popularity and has the capability to run for Jakarta ...

KPK questions North Sumatra governor as witness in graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned North Sumatra Governor Tengku Erry Nuradi on Thursday as a ...

Friends of Ahok reflection of shrinking confidence in political parties

National Coordinator of Voter Education Network (JPPR) Masykurudin Hafidz said the Friends of Ahok emerges as a form ...

KPK to question four people in land reclamation bribery case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will question four people in a bribery case to unearth the flow of money ...