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Jokowi Congratulates China’s Xi Jinping on Third Term
IDNAround – President Joko Widodo on Saturday congratulated China's Xi Jinping after the latter recently sealed his third five-year term. In a congratulatory message sent via his Twitter handle, Jokowi said...
Read morePertamina Director Removed after Deadly Fire at Oil Depot
IDNAround – A director at state-run oil company Pertamina has been removed from his post days after a devastating fire broke out at the company's oil depot in North Jakarta and...
Read morePresident Criticizes Court Ruling Ordering Election Delay
IDNAround – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday criticized the judges who have ordered the delay of the 2024 general elections in favor of a disqualified political party, calling their ruling...
Read moreGerindra Won’t Allow Sandiaga to Team Up with Anies
IDNAround – The Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, will not allow Sandiaga Uno to become a running mate for Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential election, the party’s chairman confirmed...
Read morePresident Jokowi: It Hurts People when State Officials Flaunt Wealth on Instagram
IDNAround – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Thursday he was unsurprised by the public disappointment after his officials’ extravagant lifestyles got exposed. Government officials have been under fire for possessing...
Read moreKPK: Many Gov’t Officials Lie on Their Wealth Report
IDNAround – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, said on Tuesday that it is not just Rafael Alun Trisambodo, the unusually rich taxman that has been in the spotlight this past...
Read moreJokowi Confident Presidential Palace in Nusantara Can Finish on Time
IDNAround – Indonesia is currently building the brand new state capital of Nusantara from scratch, and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is confident that the government can finish the presidential palace on...
Read moreUnusually Rich Tax Official and Father of Assaulter Removed from Post
IDNAround – The Finance Ministry has officially removed Rafael Alun Trisambodo, an extremely rich tax official and father of an assault suspect, from his position pending the outcome of the internal probe...
Read moreBMKG: Thunderstorm Threat Looms Over Jakarta Greater Area Today
IDNAround – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released a weather forecast for Jakarta and its vicinity regions which noted that cool, rainy weather will stay today, February 23. Quoted...
Read moreMissing Indonesian Lecturer Detected in Boston
IDNAround – Ahmad Munasir Rafie Pratama, a missing lecturer who teaches at the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), has been detected in Boston, the university announced over the weekend. Ahmad was supposed to...
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