RI`s growth third highest in the world: President

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia is among the three countries with the highest economic growth in recent years, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said. “We are the third highest in the world (by economic growth) after China and India,” the president...

Chinese Tourists Visiting Indonesia Rises by 20%: CNTA

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Head of Chinese Tourism National Administration (CNTA) Li Jinzao said that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Indonesia has risen by 20 percent. “Towards the end of 2016, the number of Chinese tourists to Indonesia reached more...

Exploring the Growth of Asia’s Media Industry

The Jakarta Globe. According to the McKinsey Global Media Report 2015, global spending on media has shifted from traditional products and services to digital services. By 2019, digital spending is expected to reach 50 percent of total media spending.It is also...

Samarinda Bomb Not Related to Christmas: Police

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The National Police Public Relations Bureau Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto said that police had yet to receive information that the bomb attack on a church in Samarinda was related to possible Christmas and new year bombings. An unidentified person...

Communism is Unlawful for Indonesia

By: Friska Ayu *) REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, The term communism is often affiliated to international communism. Communism or Marxism is a basic ideology that is generally used by communist parties around the world, while the international communist ideology was derived from...

The Politics of Intolerance and the Future of Jakarta

By Azhari Setiawan *) REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Nowadays, we can see the video of Basuki Tjahaya Purnama’s statement at Pulau Seribu on his ‘Official Duty’ as Governor of DKI Jakarta Province becomes viral worldwide.  The statement has caused numbers of...