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Collection of regional autonomy news, found 144 news.

Vice president calls on regional governments to announce scrapped bylaws

Vice President Jusuf Kalla called on regional governments to announce details of scrapped bylaws to attract public ...

NGO urges government to be transparent on scrapping regional regulations

The government should release details on 3,143 regional regulations scrapped by the Interior Ministry, according to ...

Surabaya mayor confers 40 awards on teachers and students

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini has conferred 40 awards on senior high school and vocational school principals, early ...

Govt operating marine vessel power plant in N Sulawesi

The Indonesian government is operating a marine vessel power plant (MVVP) called Zeynep Sultan to deal with electrical ...

Wakatobi to host Asia-Pacific local governments`conference

Wakatobi district, located in Southeast Sulawesi province, will host the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG ...

Indonesian Minister to issue circular on neutrality of officials in elections

The government will soon issue a circular that regulates neutrality of state officials in the simultaneous regional ...

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 ...

Indonesia to hold simultaneous regional head elections in early 2016

Despite complaints regarding alleged irregularities and money politics in some regions, 2014 was a year of democracy ...

Regional Elections Act challenged in Constitutional Court

The Regional Elections Act that was approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) was immediately challenged in the ...

Indonesia needs law on climate change: Walhi

The environmental non-government organization Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) has urged the government to ...

Governor of Banten charged with paying bribes to chief justice

The provincial governor of Banten in West Java, Ratu Atut Chosiyah, was charged with paying Rp1 billion to former ...

Indonesian total fertility rate target uneasily achieved: Official

Indonesia would uneasily achieve its total fertility rate (TFR) target of 2.36 under its mid term development plan, ...

Indonesia needs 30 years to become advanced nation

Having been classified as a middle-income country since the early 1990s, Indonesia needs about 30 years to come out of ...

Maluku Southernmost Islanders Yearn for Autonomy

Located in the southernmost part of Indonesia`s Maluku province are outlying islands, including Lirang, Wetar, Kisar, ...

KPK finds losses worth Rp6.7 trillion to state in minerals sector

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it has found losses to the state worth Rp6.7 trillion in the minerals ...