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Govt plan to cut tithe from salaries stirs controversies

The government`s plan to deduct 2.5 percent zakat (tithe) directly from the salaries of Muslim State Civil Apparatus ...

Regional elections should run in civilized way: Soekarnoputri

The more than hundred simultaneous regional head elections in June 2018 should run in a civilized way without ...

Bitcoin, risk or uncertainty?

Forget a while about a safe and stable investment, now some people worldwide are more attracted to trade and invest a ...

Golkar politician asks Novanto to surrender to KPK

Ahmad Doli Kurnia, initiator of the Golkar Party Youth Movement (GMPG), has called on Setya Novanto, chairman of ...

Youth should know about nation`s communist past

Indonesias younger generation should know the history of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) insurgence, so that they ...

Suu Kyi must take prompt action over Rohingya crisis: SBY

Former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has urged Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take prompt ...

Quraish Shihab calls on Muslims to maintain unity

Prof. Quraish Shihab in his Idul Fitri sermon at Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta on Sunday called on Muslims to ...

Military chief files complaint to press council over report

House Commission III member Ahmad Sahroni praised the move by Indonesian military (TNI) commander General Gatot ...

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 ...

Fruits of the Past: Revisiting Indonesia’s trade policy

- Indonesia cannot afford to lose its focus on improving its trade policies. Joko Widodo’s administration has ...

Indonesia's inflation rate to reach 4.5 percent in 2017

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the inflation rate in Indonesia could reach 4.5 percent this ...

Govt asked to evaluate its power rate increase policy

The Prosperous Justice Party Faction (FPKS) of the House of Representatives (DPR) has asked the government to evaluate ...

President Jokowi anointed as Dayak king

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was anointed as the king of the indigenous Dayak tribe of Central Kalimantan during a ...

Rupiah drops 3.90 percent against dollar in November

The Indonesian rupiah dropped 3.90 percent against the US dollar in November 2016, with the average lowest level ...

"United Nusantara" celebrates "unity in diversity" of Indonesia

Indonesia, the worlds largest archipelagic country, is blessed with more than 17 thousand islands, 700 tribes, and ...