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Military must support state politics: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has affirmed that personnel of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) must support the ...

Indonesia to open consulate in Ramallah early 2016

Indonesia will officially open an honorary consulate in Ramallah in early 2016 and will be led by a Palestinian, a ...

Saudi forms 34-nation anti-`terrorist` military coalition

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday the formation of a military coalition of 34 countries including Gulf states, Egypt and ...

Freeport recording tape in attorney general`s custody: Luhut Panjaitan

The original tape containing a recorded conversation between PT Freeport Indonesia President Director Maroef ...

Democracy has universal values

Although democracy does not function the same way in every country, it does have certain universal values, and ...

Corruption causes injustice and backwardness: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo said corruption has caused backwardness , lopsidedness and injustice. "Corruption proved ...

Indonesia unveils passenger aircraft for remote regions

The 17 thousand Indonesian islands spread across the archipelago are vastly isolated, and most regions are located in ...

Government should act wisely on Freeport contract renewal: Labor union

A labor union in Mimika District, Papua Province, has reminded the Indonesian government to act wisely in giving ...

Jokowi commends PT DI for building N219 aircraft independently

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the N219 national transport airplane prototype, displayed in the hangar of ...

VP meets with president to discuss various issues

Vice President Jusuf Kalla met with President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka State Palace on Thursday to discuss various ...

President continues to perform state duties despite ill health

Despite not being in good health for the past few days, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) continues to carry out official ...

Golkar party divided over Novanto ethical case

The Golkar party under Agung Laksono rival leadership called for firm sanction against Setya Novanto, the House ...

Simultaneous regional elections in 264 regions ran smoothly

Millions of eligible voters visited polling stations to cast their ballot in Indonesias first-ever simultaneous ...

President monitors simultaneous regional head elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is monitoring the situation during the implementation of the simultaneous regional head ...

Simultaneous regional head elections to run peacefully

All efforts have been taken to ensure that the nationwide simultaneous regional head elections in Indonesia on ...