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Government extends use of trawls for fishermen

After imposing a ban on the use of trawls, the government announced on Wednesday that it will allow fishermen in ...

Press freedom sign of democracy: Dutch human rights envoy

Ambassador of the Dutch Human Rights Affairs, Kees van Baar, said that press freedom was a sign of good democracy in a ...

VP Kalla urges Indonesian journalists to use accurate data

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has called on the countrys journalists here, Wednesday, to work ...

ANTARA photography exhibits Indonesia`s historical moments

ANTARAs Photography division exhibited 80 photos to depict the history of Indonesia from 1937 and its journey until ...

U.S. Ambassador discusses human rights with church leaders in Papua

U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Roberth O Blake held a meeting with Papuan church leaders here on Saturday. No ...

Revised terrorism law looser than those in malaysia, singapore: minister

The draft of the revised Law on Terrorism Eradication Measures being prepared by the government is looser than the ...

Special prison for terrorists will not solve the problem: Jusuf Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has emphasized that building special prisons for terrorists would not solve the problem of ...

Children make up 58 percent of victims of sexual abuses

The Indonesian Commission for Children Protection said children made up 58 percent of the victims of sexual abuses in ...

Revision must respect principles of presumption of innocence: President

President Joko Widodo has advised that the principle of the presumption of innocence and human rights must be given ...

Britain supports Jokowi`s efforts to speed up development in Papua

The British government is supporting the efforts of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to accelerate development in Papua, ...

Indonesia to focus on downstream industry

Indonesia will focus on developing its downstream industry to process raw materials and export finished goods with ...

KEIN asked to pay attention to creative economy

Jakarta (ANTARA News) A legislator has called on the newly established National Industry and Economic Committee (KEIN) ...

Merck launches Vivera in Latin America

- Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the launch of its new consumer brand ...

President Jokowi congratulates new house speaker Ade Komarudin

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has congratulated Ade Komarudin, a Golkar politician who was just installed as house ...

Govt to speed up revision of anti-terrorism law

The Indonesian government will speed up the revision of Law Number 15 of 2003 on counter-terrorism as a preventive ...