Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Fajri Siregar and Herlambang P Wiratraman – Scholars say that clauses in Indonesia's new science law are prone to political…
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October 11, 2019
The Conversation - October 11, 2019
Jakarta Globe - October 11, 2019
Beritasatu & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with political rival Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in…
Jakarta Post - October 11, 2019
Jakarta – Political jockeying over seats in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's next Cabinet seemed to have reached new heights on Friday, with…
Jakarta Post - October 11, 2019
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has accused the National Police of maladministration while handling a string of post-…
Kompas.com - October 11, 2019
Christoforus Ristianto, Jakarta – Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPG) researcher Klara Esti says that the political buzzer…
Kompas.com - October 11, 2019
Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition held an evening of contemplation and prayer in front of the Corruption…
Tempo - October 11, 2019
Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Parliament Watch (Formappi) called for people to tightly monitor and control the political dynamics within…
October 10, 2019
Radio New Zealand - October 10, 2019
Indonesia's West Papua police chief is making assurances that no jihadis have arrived in Papua.
Paulus Waterpauw's comments…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Jakarta – The Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has taken down a Facebook post featuring a photo of Joker, a character in a…
Sydney Morning Herald - October 10, 2019
James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – A senior member of the Indonesian cabinet has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed twice with…
The Guardian - October 10, 2019
Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Indonesia's chief security minister has been stabbed by a man who authorities suspect may have been…
Indonesia at Melbourne - October 10, 2019
After a wave of protests from students, civil society activists and prominent community figures, the national legislature (DPR) and the…
Bloomberg - October 10, 2019
Eko Listiyorini and Yoga Rusmana – Indonesia is trying to clamp down on illegal palm oil plantations by first identifying the perpetrators.
…Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Arya Dipa, Bandung – The government has named 13 traditional arts from West Java as intangible cultural heritage as a way to protect the arts…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Jakarta – Manggarai Station in South Jakarta will serve long-distance trains by 2022, replacing in that function Gambir Station in Central…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – A heated exchange between Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Arteria Dahlan and economist…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Jakarta – A new regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo makes the use of Indonesian the obligatory official language in a broad range…
Jakarta Globe - October 10, 2019
Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Munarman, the secretary general of hardline Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, underwent a lengthy…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have warned motorists not to drive on the capital's newly minted bicycle lanes – unless they want to face a fine of…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has hinted that the Democratic Party may join his Cabinet following a meeting with…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed security authorities to take stern action and hunt down the "…
Tempo - October 10, 2019
Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Alleviation (TNP2K) recently reported that one percent of the country's…
Tempo - October 10, 2019
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Deputy, Vennetia Ryckerens Danes, asserted that the sexual…
Tempo - October 10, 2019
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Head of the North Sumatra Police Inspector General Agus Andrianto announced two suspect namings in links to the death of…
Tempo - October 10, 2019
Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Hundreds of asylum seekers organize a demonstration today, Oct. 10, before the United Nations High…
Jakarta Globe - October 10, 2019
Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association, or Apindo, has welcomed the government's plan to move the Indonesian capital to East…
Jakarta Post - October 10, 2019
Arya Dipa, Bandung – With numerous infrastructure development projects in the pipeline on Java Island and the never-ending expansion of…
October 9, 2019
Radio New Zealand - October 9, 2019
Human rights activists from the Papuan Civil Coalition have condemned police in Papua for transferring treason suspects to East…
South China Morning Post - October 9, 2019
Johannes Nugroho – Tens of thousands of Indonesian students have taken to the streets in recent weeks to demonstrate against what they see as a…
Coconuts Jakarta - October 9, 2019
President Joko Widodo has passed a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on the use of Bahasa Indonesia, and boy is it going to upset some South…
Dili Weekly - October 9, 2019
Paulina Quintao – The Acting Minister of Health and current Vice Minister for Development and Health Strategic Issues, Bonifacio Maucoli dos Reis…
Jakarta Post - October 9, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesia's ranking in the World Economic Forum's global competitiveness index dropped five places in 2019 to 50th out of 141 economies…
Channel News Asia - October 9, 2019
Singapore – President Halimah Yacob and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Oct 9) reaffirmed the "long-standing and…
Jakarta Post - October 9, 2019
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The first downpour to hit Greater Jakarta and the surrounding regions after months of a prolonged dry season was…
Jakarta Post - October 9, 2019
Jakarta – After having no women's league for decades, Indonesia is now entering a new dawn with the start of 2019 Liga 1 Putri national women's…
Tempo - October 9, 2019
Jakarta (Bisnis) – Ombudsman assesses that the government must be careful when imposing sanctions for participants of the Health Care and Social…
Tempo - October 9, 2019
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) said only 23 percent of collective labor agreements (PKB)…
Tempo - October 9, 2019
Dewi Nurita L Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Rumors have started to spread nearing the inauguration of President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, suggesting that…
Detik News - October 9, 2019
Jabbar Ramdhani, Jakarta – Student representatives who met with Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko on October 3 are still waiting on a response…
Tempo - October 9, 2019
Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Democrat faction head at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Benny Kabur Harman, said that there is no…
Detik News - October 9, 2019
Jabbar Ramdhani, Jakarta – Students from the Trisakti University and their colleagues from other campuses plan to hold demonstrations if…
Jakarta Globe - October 9, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesian businesses are on the offensive to clinch trade and investment deals with companies in the United States, as the latter…
October 8, 2019
Tempo - October 8, 2019
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The non-governmental organization or NGO Bung Hatta Anti-corruption has expressed its support for President…
Tempo - October 8, 2019
Jakarta (Antara) – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise publicly urged the House of…
Jakarta Globe - October 8, 2019
Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Tech giant Google and Singaporean wealth fund Temasek have updated their projection for Indonesia's internet economy to…
Jakarta Post - October 8, 2019
Jakarta – The Papua Police have named 13 people suspects for allegedly having been behind the recent deadly unrest in Wamena, Jayawijaya regency…
Jakarta Post - October 8, 2019
Jakarta – The National Police have foiled an attempt to explode bombs in business districts across Jakarta, which was allegedly planned and…
Jakarta Post - October 8, 2019
Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have demanded a five-year prison sentence for Sofyan Basir, former president…
Al Jazeera - October 8, 2019
Indonesian authorities should independently investigate recent riots in West Papua that led to 33 deaths, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said as…
Tempo - October 8, 2019
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) spokesman Vic Yeimo denied that 13 suspects in the deadly riot…