In a live speech broadcast on Youtube, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo extended his condolences and “deep sympathy” for victims of the Myanmar military crackdown on protesters, and urged for the violence to be immediately ceased.
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The Indonesian government has signed into effect the implementing regulations for its massive and complex job creation law, which means the government is on track to meet the ambitious targets set in the law.
Pemerintah Indonesia telah menandatangani 49 peraturan pelaksanaan untuk Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja yang masif dan kompleks.
Indonesia’s top diplomat has defended the inevitability of keeping all channels of communication open in seeking solutions to the political crisis that has split Myanmar, insisting that it is an important step…
In an unexpected announcement, Joko Widodo this month called upon Indonesia’s military and police leadership to “improve supervision to ensure that the implementation of the… ITE Law can be in compliance with the principle of accountability and provide the public sense of justice”.
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Indonesia’s new National Plan of Action on Countering Violent Extremism that Leads to Terrorism aims to involve both government and civil organisations in a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy.
On January 12, 2021 Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued Government Regulation Number 3 of 2021 implementing National Law 23 on the Management of National Resources for Defense of the Nation.
Communication remains at the heart of effective diplomacy. The inability for formal and informal diplomatic conversations to take place online has provided considerable challenges to international affairs.
Indonesia is pushing back against violent extremism by introducing a presidential regulation to let civil societies and communities receive empowerment training to help their neighbourhoods.
Joko Widodo is sending mixed signals about whether he is truly combating religious radicalism.
After World War II, we indulged the Pax Americana, a period of development and peace with the United States as its superpower. Before the pandemic, no other party possessed the hard and soft power comparable to the US.
Like many world leaders, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is hoping that 2021 will be a bounce-back year after a terrible 2020. This week he is scheduled to become the first Indonesian vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, kicking off an ambitious plan to vaccinate more than 180 million people in just 15 months.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made what analysts have described as a bold move in nominating a Christian police chief to replace outgoing chief Gen. Idham Azis amid a recent surge of sectarianism in the country.
With the next National Police chief soon to be appointed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, experts expect that clearing up unsolved cases of alleged excess violence by police personnel in the past year will be a critical test for the new leadership.
