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Recognition of Agung`s Golkar faction benefits government: Observer

Minister Yasonna Laolys decision to recognize Agung Laksonos leadership was strategic for President Joko Widodos ...

No moratorium on death penalty: foreign ministry

Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir confirmed here Friday that Indonesia had not imposed a ...

Any decision of Golkar party tribunal should be accepted: Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said whoever is named by the Golkar party tribunal to be the general chairman of the party ...

Jokowi Under Pressure To Appoint Untainted Police Chief

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has the prerogative right to appoint a national police chief of his choice, but it ...

US asks for $8.8 billion to fund fight against IS

US President Barack Obama has requested $8.8 billion to fund the fight against the Islamic State group in his 2016 ...

Party for Jokowi, a political maneuver against PDIP

A discourse to form a new party for Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave greater evidence that a big "project" is in the making ...

Under-fire Australian PM says he will not resign

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that he had not contemplated stepping down, as pressure mounted on ...

Political situation is stable: VP Kalla

The meeting between President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Gerindras General Chairman Prabowo Subianto on Thursday showed ...

KMP hails meeting between President Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto

The Red-and-White Coalition (KMP) of opposition parties has welcomed the meeting between President Joko Widodo ...

China media warn new Greek government over port

New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in a similar position to Phaeton, the Greek mythological figure given the ...

Four dead in Niger as Charlie Hebdo cartoon sparks protests

The decision by Charlie Hebdo to publish a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad this week prompted angry protests in ...

Parliament returns political heat to jokowi: Desmond - (d)

A lawmaker said the House of Representatives (DPR) has returned the political heat to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

Pope to visit Sri Lanka despite Rajapakse defeat

The Catholic church Friday reiterated that Pope Francis will go ahead with his visit to Sri Lanka next week despite ...

KMP crucial for checks and balances: Political scientist

The existence of the Red and White Coalition (KMP) is crucial to ensure checks and balances, according to Budi ...

Hajriyanto suggests third way to settle Golkar Party conflict

Golkar Partys senior politician Hajriyanto Y. Thohari has proposed "a third way" to settle the internal conflict in ...