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Questions on health protocols linger as Papua sports week approaches

Several international sports events that were supposed to be hosted in Indonesia this year had to be postponed due to ...

IFC to drive nation to become Muslim fashion hub: Amin

Vice President KH Ma'ruf Amin echoed his support for the Indonesia Fashion Chamber (IFC) through the ...

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Jokowi's Baduy traditional attire as part of cultural diplomacy

Since the start of his political career, Indonesian President Joko Widodo -- popularly known as Jokowi -- has often ...

President Jokowi pays tribute to fallen heroes at Kalibata cemetery

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) led a remembrance ceremony at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, here, in the wee hours ...

Alphaus enters Singapore Cloud Financial Management market with Cloud Comrade win

Alphaus Inc. (https://alphaus.cloud/jp/), a prominent start up in the Cloud Financial Management space in Japan, has ...

Indonesia should expand global market for halal fashion products: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has called for Indonesia to eye global-level expansion of the halal fashion market by ...

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Indonesia keen to harness untapped sharia economic potential

Indonesia, with the world's largest Muslim population, constituting almost 90 percent of its 271 million people, ...

Policy synergy to support national economic recovery: AMRO report

The economy of Indonesia remains resilient amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2020 Annual Consultation ...

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Book review -Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers

At a time when differences can spark an armed conflict, or even war, one only needs to leaf through the iconic 2006 ...

Economic growth in APEC suffers record decline

Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) slumped by 3.7 percent in the first six months of 2020 ...

Muslim fashion sector can potentially contribute to Indonesian economy

Head of Bank Indonesia's Sharia Finance and Economy Department, M. Anwar Bashori, believes that the Muslim fashion ...

Budget realization for infrastructure spending reaches 59.5 percent

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry revealed that until October 4, 2020, realization of budget for ...

Indonesia encourages UN to boost relevance, adaptation amid challenges

On the 75th commemoration of the anniversary of the United Nations (UN), Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno ...

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A deep sense of humanity for Rohingya prevails in Aceh

The smiles are again back on the faces of Rohingya children after being rescued from a sinking boat and currently being ...

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On Jakarta anniversary, a 'present': pandemic showing signs of slowing

There has been no grand celebration to commemorate Jakarta's 493rd anniversary this year as the Indonesian capital ...