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Indonesian economy shows signs of recovery

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the Indonesian economy had contracted 3.49 percent year-on-year (yoy) ...

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Government convinced Job Creation Law will boost public welfare

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) finally signed the Job Creation Bill on November 2, 2020, officially making it Law ...

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Indonesia serious about hosting 2032 Olympics: Widodo to tell IOC

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit Switzerland to demonstrate Indonesia’s seriousness and ...

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Turning things around in the climate negotiation room

- held in Glasgow, United Kingdom in November 2021 -- must be able to carry out what is known as the best alternative ...

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Indonesian Muslims defend Prophet Muhammad's honor and dignity

Several hundred Muslims from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) flocked to Thamrin ...

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'Hidden paradise' sets sights on well-heeled travelers

If all goes according to plan, Indonesia’s ‘hidden paradise’ Labuan Bajo will soon be transformed ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

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In pursuit of increasing speed, accuracy of COVID-19 screening

Seven months since the government's announcement of Indonesia's first two cases of the coronavirus disease ...

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Papuans split over status quo on autonomy

Over the past few months, several sections of communities in the Indonesian province of Papua have been deliberating ...

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In quest of peaceful resolution to Papua conflict

The cycle of violence in the Indonesian province of Papua has remained unbroken with armed groups in the Intan Jaya and ...

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Political turmoil amid COVID-19, economic recession can add to burden

Indonesia has been struggling hard to survive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its major impacts, ...

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Indonesia relying on vaccine procurement to win COVID-19 fight

The Indonesian government has consistently expressed confidence in the potential of COVID-19 vaccines to help it win ...

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Race to recover from economic recession

Heavy traffic and the noise from exhaust engines are no longer an urban paradox that bring sustenance to Nahrowi as he ...

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Saving Indonesia's elephants and tigers from extinction

Human-wildlife conflicts and illegal wildlife trade still pose threats to Indonesia's endeavors to save its ...

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Omnibus law protests highlight need for dialogue

President Joko Widodo’s goal of getting Indonesia’s first ever omnibus bill passed into law has finally ...