#political interest

Collection of political interest news, found 27 news.

Jokowi accentuates importance of continuity in Indonesian development

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) underscored the importance of Indonesia's current development being continued by the ...

Civil lawsuit's trial over Jakarta's air pollution scheduled today

The first trial of a civil lawsuit lodged over Jakarta's air pollution was scheduled to get underway at the Central ...

Jokowi warns people of bad politicians

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the people to be careful against a number of bad politicians who wanted to ...

Profile - Ma`ruf Amin wants to introduce new economic current

President Joko Widodo`s running mate in the forthcoming presidential election Ma`ruf Amin said he would introduce new ...

Military embargo on Indonesia no longer in force: US official

US Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia Erin McKee believes the military embargo on Indonesia is a thing of the past, and ...

Examining the dangers of post-truth

Just two days after President Joko Widodo on Monday, January 8, in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, reminded all elements ...

5.4 percenbt growth quite optimistic but not ambitious: Sri Mulyani

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the countrys economic growth target of 5.4 percent set in the 2018 draft ...

Bekasi police ban mobilization of masses to be sent to Jakarta

The Bekasi police said it would disperse if necessary with force any attempt to mobilize masses to be sent to Jakarta ...

Political interest behind Jakarta Fridays`s massive demonstration: Academician

Observers have said they saw that Jakarta Fridays massive demonstration by a number of Islamic organizations had been ...

DPR urged not to bargain over tax amnesty bill

Experts and observers warn the House of Representative (DPR) not to bargain over the tax amnesty bill, saying the bill ...

BPK should be under independent and professional people: Expert

An expert observer said the Supreme Audit Board (BPK) should be headed by independent and professional figure instead ...

Court`s ruling may lead to emergence of political dynasty

Following a recent ruling of the Indonesia Constitutional Court regarding candidates participating in the regional ...

Bansos a political aid fund?

The government is generous enough to set aside a hefty amount of Rp91 trillion for social aid (Bansos). However, ...

RI abstains on UN`s Arms Trade Treaty voting

Indonesia has chosen to abstain in a vote at the UN`s headquarters in New York last Tuesday (April 2) on the signing ...

RI won`t ratify arms trade treaty: Lawmaker

Indonesian Parliament objects to ratifying the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during the final United Nations Conference on ...