Ina Parlina The Jakarta Post – Jakarta. Despite economic growth slowing in the third quarter, the government remains optimism that better state budget realization will lead to an economic rebound by year-end. Economic growth slowed to 5.02 percent year-on-year (yoy) in…
Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged the police to closely monitor activities on the internet to check any attempts to spread radicalism online. “The information technology development and wider access to internet has been…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Ministry of Public Works and Housing will be certifying 750 thousand construction workers in the next five years so that they are recognized and easily get jobs. The government is hoping to certify 200 thousand…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – To prevent suspicion or prejudice, the deliberations into the alleged case of blasphemy involving Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has been made open to the public, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “Yesterday, I indeed asked…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Nahdlatul Ulama Chairman Said Aqil Siradj regretted Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reaction about November 4th rally. Jokowi suspected the rally was ridden by a political actor. “It is not correct to stigmatize that acts of November…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT — The alleged case of blasphemy involving Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) should be resolved by law, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated. “The case is not the subject of religion and politics,” Jusuf Kalla said…
Farida Susanty The Jakarta Post – Jakarta. With reduced budgets in 207, the Transportation Ministry and Public Works and Public Housing Ministry have once again reiterated their wish to partner with the private sector, with offers of long-term contracts as a…
The Jakarta Globe – Jakarta. Friday’s massive protests against Jakarta’s Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has had virtually no effect on Indonesia’s economy, an executive of the central bank said on Saturday (05/11). Solikin M. Juhro, Bank Indonesia director for monetary…
Liza Yosephine The Jakarta Post – Jakarta. Pre-existing inter-ethnic tensions could explain the looting and violence that broke out in majority Chinese-Indonesian areas in North Jakarta on Friday night. Police also say the violence had nothing to do with the…
The Jakarta Post – Jakarta. Despite Indonesia’s abundant potential geothermal energy, industry players were discouraged from investing in the sector due to excessive red tape in the country, an energy analyst has suggested. Jakarta-based think-tank Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)…