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KPK questions eight Banten legislators in corruption case

Eight more Banten legislators were summoned for questioning in a corruption case on Tuesday by the Corruption ...

2.6 million tourists visit Gunung Kidul in 2015

Up to the end of December 2015, more than 2.6 million domestic and foreign tourists had visited all tourist ...

President hopes no delay in budget approval

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said in front of leaders of district legislative assemblies (DPRD) from all over ...

Development of Tanjung Lesung to be accelerated

The development of the Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for tourism will be accelerated as a government ...

Indonesian legislator lauds victory of 22 women candidates in local elections

Lawmaker and former top model Okky Asokawati of the United Development Party (PPP) lauded the victory of 22 women ...

Jokowi stresses four Freeport obligations to Indonesia

The Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said President Joko Widodo has stressed that the government will continue ...

Government to encourage tourism in underdeveloped regions

The Indonesian government is trying to encourage tourism in underdeveloped areas as it also has the potential to earn ...

Sea toll program can trigger migration: LIPI

A researcher of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has urged the government to anticipate inter-island ...

Focus on sea is necessary for Maluku`s development

The Maluku archipelago is the largest province in Indonesia, where 92.4 percent of its area constitutes the sea, and ...

Indonesian govt hopes for more optimal spending in 2016

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro expressed optimism that the government spending in 2016 would be more optimal as ...

Digital information to support tourism sector in Sulawesi

Sulawesi Regional Development Cooperation Board (BKPRS) will offer digital information to support tourism on Sulawesi ...

President: Steps taken to shore up flagging economy

President Joko Widodo said the government would take a number of steps to shore up the countrys flagging economy. ...

Discourse on Papua dialogue restarts

After about a two-year hiatus, the discourse regarding the Jakarta-Papua dialogue to seek a peaceful solution to the ...

Government expected to reject aspiration funds

The House of Representatives (DPR) appears prepared to go ahead with plan to propose an Electoral Region Development ...

President Jokowi urges regional banks to improve capital structure

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on regional development banks, known as Bank Pembangunan Daerah (BPDs), to ...