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Government committed to relocating Indonesian capital

The Government of Indonesia is determined to relocate the state capital Jakarta out of Java Island to avoid total ...

Military support to Marawi not yet regulated by law: House

The government's plan to deploy troops in the besieged city of Marawi, South Philippines, has no legal basis, Deputy ...

Indonesian military has not yet planned to deploy soldiers in Marawi

The Indonesian Military has yet to plan the deployment of its soldiers in the besieged city of Marawi in the ...

Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole

Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is ...

Jokowi, Kalla perform Eid Fitr prayers at Istiqlal Mosque

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana attended an Eid Fitr prayer service at Jakarta's Istiqlal Grand ...

Indonesia ready to clarify palm oil ban issue: Minister Hartarto

The Indonesian government is ready to provide an explanation regarding palm oil ban to the European Union (EU) ...

Marsudi, Tillerson discuss Qatar crisis over phone

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed several issues, ...

KPK says no intention of being not respectful to parliament

Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Laode M Syarif said KPK has no intention of being not ...

Densus 88 finds evidence against terrorist suspect Agus Tri Mulyono

Polices anti terror squad Densus 88 found evidence against terrorist suspect Agus Tri Mulyono (ATM), who was arrested ...

President calls for consistency with regard to election law

President Joko Widodo said here on Saturday that he hoped for consistency with regard to the simplification of ...

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died at 87

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl died at his home in Germanys Ludwigshafen on Friday at the age of 87, according ...

TNI, community intensify border security to prevent entry of ISIS

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and community have intensified border security to prevent the entry of ...

ICMI should become pioneer in propagation of Islam: Kalla

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged all members of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals ...

Minister visits China to follow up on bilateral cooperation

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is on a work visit to Beijing on June 15-17 to follow ...

BI maintains reference rate at 4.75 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its "7-Day Reverse Repo Rate" at 4.75 percent for the eighth time in a row ...