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Deficit at 2.5 percent of GDP in 2016: Minister

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the deficit in the draft revision of 2016 state budget is set at 2.5 ...

Government urged to halt Jakarta coastal reclamation project

A political party leader and fishermen have called on the Jakarta authorities to halt the North Jakarta coastal ...

Parliament decides to postpone debate on tax amnesty bill

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Fadli Zon said a meeting on Wednesday of the House Consultative Body ...

Debate on tax amnesty bill to start soon: Finance minister

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said parliamentary debate on the tax amnesty bill would start in the next ...

Big business leader prohibited to leave country

A big business leader has been prohibited to leave the country over alleged corruption case linked to Jakarta Bay ...

KPK named Gerindra lawmaker a graft suspect

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named a member of the Jakarta legislative assembly a suspect in a ...

Surabaya city govt questions decision banning liquor sales

The Surabaya city government has written to the local legislative council (DPRD) to question the decision of its ...

Committee votes to ban liquor sales in Surabaya

The Surabaya city legislative councils special committee for draft liquor bylaws has banned the sale of liquor in the ...

China's 2016 defence budget to slow in line with economy

China's defence budget this year is likely to rise at its slowest pace since 2010, in line with the decelerating ...

Police search Jakarta legislative council chairman`s office

The National Polices Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has searched the office of the Jakarta Provincial ...

Banda Aceh City government should focus on dengue prevention

Regional Legislative Assembly (DPRD) spokesman Farid Nyak Umar has asked the Banda Aceh city government to focus on ...

Surabaya mayor-elect told to maintain professionalism

Surabaya mayor-elect Tri Rismaharini should maintain her professionalism after her inauguration to a second term ...

Kampar`s arwana restaurant becomes favorite choice of foodies

Ensconced within the agro-tourism park in Kampar district, Riau province, Arwana Restaurant is one of the districts ...

President to reject revision if it weakens KPK`s power

President Joko Widodo will strongly reject the revision of the law on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) if ...

Anti-graft agency grills lawmakers on graft cases

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned a number of North Sumatra regional lawmakers and regional ...