BI Expects Higher Economic Growth in 2017

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), expects the economic growth of the country to be higher than the assumed 5.1 percent in 2017. The growth assumption was made in the Draft 2017 State Budget, recently approved by the government and...

Politicization of Munir Case: Did it work?

By: Agung Aditya and Toas H *) REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, The democracy era urges a government to provide more rights to all citizens to make decisions that may affect the life of the nation, one of them regarding the enforcement of Human Rights (HAM). In this era of democracy,...

Jokowi Inaugurates Kiagus Ahmad as PPATK Chief

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: President Joko Widodo has inagurated Kiagus Ahmad Badaruddin as Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) chief. “I will learn about the position,” said Kiagus after the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential...

Avid internet users fuel Indonesia e-commerce

The Jakarta Post – Jakarta. Nothing can stop Dendi Liya, 23, from checking and updating his social media accounts, except, of course, when he falls asleep. “I even cannot resist sneaking a peak at my Instagram and Path accounts during work. So when I’m awake,...