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Grass roots need financial inclusion

Indonesia is now developing a financial inclusiveness program to provide its population with wide access to financial ...

Jakarta Declaration highlights challenges posed to press freedom globally

Some 1,500 participants from 90 countries attended the World Press Freedom Day International Conference organized by ...

Public must be aware of media freedom: Minister

Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara said here on Thursday that all citizens were responsible for ...

Circulation of hoax has become a serious issue: Press council

The circulation of fake news, or hoax, has reached pandemic proportions in the country, as it had increased rapidly ...

Islamic book fair features 20 thousand book titles

The Islamic Book Fair 2017, being held on March 3-7 in Jakarta, is featuring 20 thousand Islamic book titles of ...

Social reform needed to combat fake news: American professor

Social reform is necessary to combat fake news in the digital era, as every person has self-control and responsibility ...

Indonesia goes all out to fight spread of hoax

The Indonesian government has expressed concern over the spread of false news through various social media platforms ...

Use critical thinking to combat fake news: American professor

Critical thinking and critical judging ability must be used as the most effective tools to combat fake news, Steven ...

Digital media literacy important to counter fake news: Researcher

Digital media literacy is considerably important to counter the disseminating of fake news, Ignatius Haryanto, media ...

President Jokowi meets social activists to discuss education

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met several activists engaged in promoting the reading culture across Indonesia, ...

Indonesia registers drop in adult illiteracy rate

The adult illiterate population in Indonesia has dropped to 5.9 million over the past five years, an education and ...

ASEAN women must play more role in government

Women in Southeast Asian countries are urged to play more role in the government sector as an effort towards equality ...

President's Council on Jobs to Meet in Community Following Operation HOPE Bus Tour in Los Angeles, A

-     At the invitation of Operation HOPE, President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness ...

American corner directors attend conference for information professionals

The U.S. Embassy Jakarta Information Resource Center (IRC) organized a conference here recently for 22 staff from 12 ...

Koranic literacy to be required at Makassar schools

Makassar`s City Council has proposed a bylaw to make proficiency in the reading and writing of Koranic texts a ...