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Indonesia proposes religious, cultural approaches to fight terrorism

Indonesia suggests adopting religious and cultural approaches, as history has proven that weapons and military forces ...

Prosecutors demand 4 years sentence for "Jokowi Undercover" author

Public prosecutor in Blora, Central Java, has demanded four years jail sentence for Bambang Tri Mulyono, author of the ...

Blasphemy laws jeopardize freedom: US ambassador

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan Jr Ambassador, has stated that blasphemy laws was jeopardizing the freedom ...

EU hopes Indonesia to maintain tolerance and pluralism

A delegation of the European Union to Indonesia and Brunei has called on Indonesia to maintain its long held ...

Ahok sentenced to two years imprisonment for insulting Islam

A panel of judges of the North Jakarta District Court found Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) guilty of ...

Sawu Sea to be developed into whale attraction tourism

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Agency are working together to develop the attraction of ...

President Jokowi urges Indonesians to maintain harmony

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the Indonesian people to maintain harmony. "Indonesia is a big country, ...

Muslim demonstrators urged to accept judges` verdict in Ahok`s trial

The National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Councils Fatwa (GNPF-MUI) leader Bachtiar Nasir has asked ...

Security problem should not influence investor sentiment: Police chief

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian said that political and security turmoil should not cause foreign ...

Minister Marsudi to attend universal periodic review in Geneva

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi will head the Indonesian delegation to attend the Cycle 3 of the United ...

Ahok claims no evidence indicating he insulted Islam

Incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) defended himself by claiming there was no evidence that he ...

Kalla says peace crucial for development

Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has called on the public to maintain peaceful situation in Indonesia as a requirement to ...

Jokowi attends commemoration of Day of Silence

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the commemoration of Day of Silence (Nyepi Day) 2017, which calls for ...

President calls for unity in diversity in Asian, African countries

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo called on Asian and African countries to promote unity in diversity during the ...

Religions should not be used as political tool: Intellectual

Leading Muslim intellectual Syafii Maarif said that religions should not be used as a political tool as "it could ...