Indonesia optimism despite drop in economic growth

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...

Police must check online efforts to spread radicalism

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...

Govt to certify 750 thousand construction workers

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 construction workers in...