Young Entrepreneurs and Politics
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Independence Day and Collective Amnesia
The Republic of Indonesia is now 76 years old. Those who turn 76 mean that they are in the ageing...
What Rizieq Shihab’s Return Means for Indonesian Politics
Before going to Saudi Arabia for three years in 2017, Rizieq Shihab played an important role in Indonesia’s politics and...
Hundreds of Indonesian Citizens Returned from China to Be Fully Repatriated
The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, plans to lead the repatriation of 238 Indonesian citizens...
Government Decides not to Return Former ISIS Fighters
Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has said the government has decided not to repatriate Indonesian...
Indonesian Architect Builds Corona Hospital
The Foreign Ministry of China, Hua Chuying, has confirmed that the architect of the Corona Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, being...
Governor Ganjar Refuses Repatriation of ex-ISIS Indonesians
The governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, has expressly rejected the proposal to return Indonesian citizens who had joined ISIS...
Reading Indonesian Politics
To Western observers raised in societies which thrive on oppositional politics it all seemed too weird. Joko Widodo, the just...
What Price Power?
National elections are approaching and legislative candidates need deep pockets. Indonesia will on April 17, 2019, hold simultaneous direct elections...
Police Officers Banned from Making “Political” Hand Gestures on Photos
As the presidential election draws near and has begun to divide the nation, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Azis...
Indonesia Passes Law Against Criticism of Politicians
The Indonesian House of Representatives has quietly passed a new legislation: the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as...
E-KTP: One Identification Card, Big-time Corruption
Back in October, Fikrul Hanif, a history professor at a teacher’s college in Padang, West Sumatra, trudged to his local...
President Jokowi Responds to Sylviana’s Graft Defense
President Jokowi responds to implications of involvement in the Jakarta Scout Movement graft case....
Megawati Backs Ahok-Djarot in Jakarta Gubernatorial Race
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri has officially confirmed she will be campaigning for the incumbent Jakarta...
Minister Pandjaitan Defends Jokowi’ Aim to Have ‘Bules’ Running State-Owned Enterprises
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan expressed his agreement with President Jokowi pushing to have foreigners taking charge of...
Fake News Now a Security Priority in Indonesia
The flood of fake news in Indonesia is severe enough to make it a top security priority in 2017, along...
House Ends Sitting Session with Targets Unmet
The House of Representatives recently concluded a month-long sitting session, where two bills were passed into laws and leaving 40...
Blasphemy Case Could Have Ahok Temporarily Dismissed
With the ongoing trial that Jakarta Governor Basuki ?Ahok? Tjahaja Purnama is involved with for being a suspect in a...
Malaysian PM Asks Indonesians to Protest Myanmar’ Treatment of Rohingya
Earlier last week, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak urged Indonesians to come together and fight not only against Jakarta Governor...
Police Arrests Group for Suspected Treason Against Jokowi
Indonesian police nabbed a group of eight people for suspected treason in raids carried out a few hours before the...
Police Plans to Move Ahok’ Trial to East Jakarta for Security Purposes
After announcements of the expedited blasphemy trial against Jakarta Governor Basuki ?Ahok? Tjahaja Purnama to start Tuesday, December 13, National...