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Nationalism Knowledge Test results not proper basis for dismissing 75 failed KPK employees
IO - 75 Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi – “KPK”) employees failed the Nationalism Knowledge Test (“NKT”), the primary requirement for status change to National Civil Apparatus (Aparatur Sipil Negara – “ASN”). The...
The Jalan Roa Malaka of Kota Tua. Part II: Its Chinese inhabitants and the Chinese Massacre of 1740
IO - The Jalan Roa Malaka derived its name from the many Indo-Portuguese people that the VOC brought to Batavia after the conquest of Malacca and other Portuguese possessions on the Coast of Coromandel...
Delayed inauguration for regional election winners who violate health protocols
IO - Minister of Home Affair Special Staff in Politics and Media Kastorius Sinaga announced the number of Candidate Pairs who violate health protocols when registering for the 2020 Regional Elections, based on observation...
Will a giant sea wall save Indonesia’s capital from sinking?: The government continues to confront the challenge facing the country’s current capital.
IO - Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the low-lying capital from sinking under the sea, lending...
Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power
IO, JAKARTA — President Joko Widodo has reportedly expressed his intention to wean Indonesia off coal, in a move that runs counter to his own administration’s stated policy of increasing the country’s reliance on...
Jokowi spends Rp3.5 trillion to upgrade Lake Toba
IO, Jakarta - President
Joko Widodo has requested improvement of the Lake Toba area in order to turn it
into a classy tourist area. The amount set aside for this purpose from the
State Budget is Rp...
Syafruddin may still be liable for prosecution after Supreme Court release
IO, Jakarta – Since the
Supreme Court decided that former National Bank Restructuring Agency (Badan
Penyehatan Perbankan Nasional – “BPPN”) Chairman Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung
(SAT) is to be released on 9 July from charges stemming from the...
Pertamina takes office in Sopo Del: Luhut suspected of abusing authority
IO, Jakarta – The Sopo Del Office Tower and
Lifestyle Center, a property located in Mega Kuningan III Lot 10, South Jakarta,
belonging to the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar
Pandjaitan, has currently come under...
Corruptors should be banned from ever running again
IO, Jakarta - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) supports the plan to prohibit
former convicted corruptors from running for any position in the 2020 Regional Head Elections. Coordinator of ICW’s Political
Corruption Division Donal Fariz said that...
Government cares for elderly
IO, Jakarta – The
ever-increasing number of an aging population and the effort of all countries
to improve economic growth were the focus of Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe in the
recent G20 summit. The current and ongoing...
The Functional Groups’ challenge in getting the #1 Party slot in 2024
IO, Jakarta – Functional
Group (Golongan Karya – “Golkar”) Party’s Candidate General Chairman Airlangga
Hartarto is deemed to consolidate all elements of Golkar during the 2019
Elections. Therefore, the Party’s Young Activist Network (Jaringan Aktivis
Muda – “JAM”)...
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