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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is asking the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to avoid any friction while going about their own tasks. Jokowi made the remark on Friday after he summoned KPK chief Abraham Samad and police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Badrodin Haiti to the Bogor Palace. The two were summoned following …

The planned execution of two Australian death-row convicts is not expected to have any negative impact on the good bilateral ties between Indonesia and Australia and to the inflow of Australian tourist to Bali, says Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika. “No, it will not affect it. The situation will remain normal, it will not have …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again rejected any possibility of compromise on capital punishment for drug offenders, regardless of their citizenship, arguing that rampant drug use has placed the country in a “state of emergency” over the years. During his visit to a mosque in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Jokowi called on clerics to help …

School teacher Tri Rahayu, 47, was glued to her laptop while learning to make a PowerPoint presentation at SD Lenteng Agung 9 state elementary school in South Jakarta. A trainer later approached and helped her overcome her confusion. “I am old so I struggle with stuff like this,” Tri said while looking intensively at her …

The newly endorsed law on direct elections for local leaders is expected to face major changes as lawmakers are planning to include new stipulations in addition to revising some articles deemed disadvantageous to politicians, including an article that prevents the formation of political dynasties. The majority of the 10 factions in the House of Reprsentatives …

Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who has previously been rejected by some hard-line Islamic groups because he is Christian and is of Chinese descent, impressed a largely Muslim audience with his knowledge of Islamic teachings during an event to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad on Sunday. commemorate – memperingati Donning a checkered …

Ahmad Syafii Maarif, one of the country’s renowned pluralists and the former chairman of the second-largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, Muhamadiyah, has rejected a formal offer from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to become a member of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), citing his age as his main concern. renowned – terkenal cite – menyebut, mengutip …

The National Mandate Party’s (PAN) advisory council head, Amien Rais, and party chairman hopeful Zulkifli Hasan, have visited senior party members from Sumatra in Medan, North Sumatra, in a bid to garner support for a chairmanship race next month. garner – mengumpulkan Zulkifli, who is also People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker, will run against incumbent …

Bowing to demands from graft suspect Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, endorsed by the House of Representatives as the next National Police chief on Thursday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has forced serving National Police chief Gen. Sutarman to take early retirement. A source at the Presidential Palace said that Jokowi had also dismissed National Police detective …

When I became a Muslim I declared my intention before a small gathering of Friday prayer participants. The presiding Imam very gently and purposefully asked if I did so freely and without any coercion. This was a peaceful introduction to Islam, allaying my lingering trepidation of leaving behind a lifetime of Christianity, which remained understandably …