Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Jakarta Post Headlines


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Headlines
  • Team allows active police generals to lead KPK

    Amid concerns of police maneuvers to undermine the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), a team tasked with selecting the antigraft body’s leadership has welcomed the National Police’s move to propose two…
  • Sorry, says Indonesia’s CDM

    Indonesia’s sporting destiny is sealed, slumping to a mediocre fifth position among 11 participating countries at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to conclude on Tuesday.
  • Middle class residents targeted in dengue fever campaign

    The Health Ministry and the Jakarta administration launched on Monday a campaign against dengue fever to mark SEAN dengue day, which falls on June 15, targeting the city’s upper and…
  • Minority group, starts Ramadhan 2 days ahead of rest 

    Thousands of members of the Naqsabandiyah sect of Islam in Padang, West Sumatra, will start the Ramadhan fasting month on Tuesday, before the majority of the country’s Muslims.
  • Commentary: Tripwires in Indonesia’s ‘One China’ policy

    Since the memorandum on the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1990, bilateral ties between Indonesia and China have been on the up and up.
  • Exports continue to weaken

    Exports continue to drop in May with little sign of improvement in the future as the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) predicts less trade surplus later this year.
  • Jakarta keeps cool over boat ‘bribe’ claims

    The government has refused to bow to Australia’s demand to step up its border protection amid an escalating war of words following Canberra’s refusal to deny that Australian authorities had…
  • Muslims may start Ramadhan together

    With the support of the country’s Muslim organizations, the government is seeking to synchronize the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan this year.
  • RI can play more decisive role in South China Sea conflict: Experts

    The 10-member ASEAN has held numerous summits during which leaders have repeatedly discussed regional security issues. However, it seems that they have made little progress toward resolving the problems they…
  • Andrea published his 9th novel

    The wait is finally over. Writer Andrea Hirata is back with a new novel, Ayah (Father).

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