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Discovering Jakarta

Looking closely at Chinese community in Jakarta

The Chinese people have a long history of migrating overseas, with approximately 50 million ethnic Chinese living ...

Minister Marsudi, UN envoy hold discussion on Rohingya repatriation

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a meeting with UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Myanmar ...

Vice President welcomes Myanmar's inter-religious figures

Vice President Jusuf Kalla welcomed some inter-religious figures from Myanmar at his office in Jakarta, Monday, and ...

Military, police chiefs meet figures of different faiths in Papua

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian ...

News Feature

Traditional outfits add to charm of Independence Day celebrations

Constituting over 17 thousand islands, with a population of some 255 million, Indonesia is home to a plethora of ethnic ...

President Jokowi's statement on FPI not political: Golkar Party

Golkar Party's Deputy Secretary General Ace Hasan Syadzily said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s statement that ...

President urges PGRI to remain instrumental in strengthening pluralism

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) to continue to play a pivotal ...

News Focus

Lesson Indonesia learned from Sri Lanka, New Zealand

The ISIS has claimed responsibility for Easter Sunday's deadly coordinated suicide bombings on churches and hotels ...

Ex-rector appeals to Indonesia's inter-faith communities to stand firm

Ex-rector of Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic University Prof. Komaruddin Hidayat, drawing reference to the ghastly ...

Minister decries Sri Lanka bombing, calls it humanitarian tragedy

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has vehemently denounced the bomb blasts targeting three churches and ...

MUI urges to not associate Sri Lanka bombings to religions

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) appealed to the global community to avoid drawing a link between the multiple ...

Differences and diversity should unify Indonesia: Vice President Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla is a strong believer of the fact that Indonesians, with their differences and diverse ...

Survey points to 5 reasons for Jokowi-Ma'ruf's victory

A survey of 1,200 respondents conducted by Indo Barometer indicated that the presidential-vice presidential candidates ...

President Jokowi to receive U-22 national team on Thursday

President Joko Widodo said he would receive the Young Garuda Team, which won the AFF U-22 Championship ...

Presidential Debate

Prabowo Subianto pledges to uphold Pancasila till last drop of blood

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to upholding the state ideology Pancasila in the ...