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This handout image provided by Nournews agency shows the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani (right) shaking hands with the Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Wang Yi (center) during a meeting with Saudi Arabia's National Security adviser and Minister of State Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban (left) in Beijing on March 10, 2023. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore ties and to reopen respective diplomatic missions after talks in China, state media in both countries reported on March 10, 2023, seven years after relations were severed.

China the peacemaker?

In the same week that the US financial authorities had again to fend off a potential crisis from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and reports that tension has risen between President Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelensky, especially over the sabotage of the Nord Stream II pipeline, China scored a massive political victory in the Middle East.

3 years ago

Combatting money laundering

The Finance Ministry’s inspectorate general and tax intelligence division hardly played a part in the disclosure of corruption cases involving ministry officials so far. ...

3 years ago

Welcoming Israeli soccer team

The upcoming arrival of Israel has ignited a furor in the country, but as a good host Indonesia should not mix sports with politics. ...

3 years ago

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The silhoutte of a worker is reflected on a large banner installed in the venue of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in the Bali International Nusa Dua Convention Center, Nusa Dua, Bali, on Sunday. The meetings, which will be attended by 27 heads of state and 34,000 participants, will take place from Oct. 8 to 14.

Welcome to Bali

Participants of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group have begun to arrive in Bali, the venue for the prestigious economic gatherings.

7 years ago

Capping off: A worker places a sticker on the wall of a ticket booth on Jl. Pintu Satu in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, as part of preparations for the 2018 Asian Para Games, which will take place from Oct. 6 to 13.

Support for Asian Para Games

In emulating the successful organization of the 2018 Asian Games in August, Indonesia is once again aiming high in the Para Games as both competitor and host.

7 years ago

An Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel carries a survivor of the earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi to Mutiara Sis Aljufri Airport on Saturday. The TNI has taken at least 550 residents of Palu to Makassar.

The real people’s army

For Indonesia, this month of October is a moment of grief, as the nation is scrambling to help thousands of survivors and search for those still missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Central Sulawesi last week.

7 years ago

Aiming to achieve the 17 million foreign tourists by 2018, the Tourism Ministry plans to attract backpackers or budget travelers with nomadic tourism.

Shining light of tourism

World Tourism Day was observed globally on Sept. 27 with a great sense of optimism.

7 years ago

Soldiers load supplies onto the Dr. Soeharso hospital ship at Bali’s Benoa Port on Tuesday. The aid will be sent to Central Sulawesi areas affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami.

All the help we can get

We thank all foreign governments and organizations that are reaching out to help some 60,000 of our fellow citizens who are displaced and grieving in Central Sulawesi.

7 years ago

Freeport CEO Richard Adkerson (center) and PT Inalum president director Budi Gunadi Sadikin (second right) hold a signed divestment document alongside State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno (left), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani (second left) and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan in Jakarta on Sept. 27.

Freeport acquisition sealed

Many foreign investors have raised concerns over what they see as mounting resource nationalism.

7 years ago

Baiturrahman Mosque in Palu. A tsunami hit Palu, Donggala and Mamuju in Central Sulawesi on Friday evening, triggered by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked the province at 5:02 p.m. Jakarta time.

Latest devastation

Given the seven-month campaign period ahead of the April 2019 elections, it is best to cut this period short and instead focus on limited resources to alleviate the widespread suffering.

7 years ago

A giant cutout of Ni Nengah Widiasih, a national Para games powerlifting athlete, stands under the Semanggi overpass in Jakarta on Wednesday. The Asian Para Games will run from Oct. 6 to 13 in Jakarta. Stories p3,8

Befriending the differently abled

At the forefront of this task for the Asian Para Games are around 3,000 volunteers, including those with disabilities themselves.

7 years ago

Karen Galaila Agustiawan.

Karen's questionable arrest

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) arrested Pertamina’s former president director on Monday for her alleged involvement in a graft case.

7 years ago

Indonesia is listed as the world’s second-largest TB-burdened country with an estimated 1 million active cases in 2015.

TB, the global enemy

Eliminating TB is among the priorities of the 2015 to 2019 national development blueprint.

7 years ago

Persija Jakarta and Persib Banding players quarrel during a match at Bandung Lautan Api Stadium in the capital of West Java on Sunday. Persib won 3-2 over Persija in a game during which a Persija supporter was beaten to death outside the stadium.

Ending soccer's shame

The lack of humanity in the subsequent beating is evident in video footage that went viral on social media.

7 years ago

A woman waits in line at a money changer in Jakarta on Feb. 28.

Prioritizing currency stability

The government gave a strong policy signal that it will consistently prioritize stability over growth.

7 years ago

Rice crops, which are harvested twice annually in Java and only once outside Java, are vulnerable to pests and weather anomalies.

The politics of rice

It is the main food for the poor among 260 million Indonesians and in several other Southeast Asian countries.

7 years ago

Local initiatives to combat smoking work and have won popular support where there is political will.

Local leaders the saviors

But the autonomy bestowed on regional governments has enabled local leaders to make the right choice.

7 years ago

A father shows a copy of his infant son's universal health care card in this photo taken in August 2017.

Sustainable health care

By early next year, all Indonesians would have access to health care at very low premiums.

7 years ago

Members of the House of Representatives attend a plenary meeting at the House complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on July 10.

Tax compliance of legislators

The blunt fact is the tax culture in Indonesia is still very weak.

7 years ago

The replacements: New members of the Malang Legislative Council are inaugurated in Malang, East Java, on Sep. 11, in the wake of a recent finding by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) about 41 legislative members’ alleged involvement in a bribery case related to 2015 budget deliberations.

Vote graft convicts out

The arrests of 44 members of the Malang Council are the latest example of rampant corruption in legislative institutions and its deleterious impact on local governance.

7 years ago

A picture taken on July 29, 2018 shows a view of a mural painted on Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, by Italian artist Jorit Agoch, depicting Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi. Tamimi, who has become a Palestinian symbol for the struggle against the Israeli occupation, was released from prison on July 29 after nearly eight months. Agoch was arrested the day before for 'vandalising' the barrier.

Who will help the Palestinians?

The odds are stacked against the Palestinians these days. Regional and major players are preoccupied with major conflicts in the Middle East, the Syrian war and conflict in Yemen. Escalating tensions between Sunni countries and Iran have also relegated the plight of the Palestinians to the backburner, with majority Sunni nations, like Saudi Arabia, taking a friendlier stance toward Israel, which is similarly hostile toward Iran. The Palestinians are now left to their own devices.

7 years ago

Preserving the legacy

With the Asian Games over and the Asian Para Games soon to follow suit, what else can proud Jakartans reminisce about on the historic sporting events, except on the venues where our athletes fought for national pride? Finishing fourth with a medal haul of 31 golds, 24 silvers and 43 bronzes in the Games we hosted for only the second time is a legacy that will forever be remembered. More than that, hopefully the achievement will set a new benchmark for Indonesian sports in other events that will keep the national flag flying on the global map

7 years ago

By the end of this month, 95 percent of children should have received the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in the second phase of the national immunization program.

Save our children's souls

National coverage for the 32 million infants has barely reached 43 percent.

7 years ago

Indonesian first lady Iriana Joko Widodo, President Joko Widodo, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook, attend a welcoming ceremony at the Changdeokgung palace in Seoul, South Korea, Sep. 10, 2018.

Jokowi-Moon summit

During the visit, business players of both countries signed deals worth a combined of US$6.2 billion.

7 years ago

Consulting company McKinsey, for example, reportedly estimated the real amount of assets rich Indonesians park overseas at $250 billion.

Chasing tax evaders worldwide

McKinsey reportedly estimated the real amount of assets rich Indonesians park overseas at $250 billion.

7 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo decided over the weekend to name businessman Erick Thohir as his campaign chairman.

May the best team (leader) win

President Jokowi decided over the weekend to name businessman Erick Thohir as his campaign chairman.

7 years ago

When the Jakarta administration tried to improve the city a few years ago, it chose to bulldoze dozens of kampungs that had become the living quarters of thousands of residents.

The search for livable kampungs

These days housing is barely available, even for those in the middle class.

7 years ago

A money changer serves a customer at ITC Kuningan shopping center on Feb. 28.

It's all about confidence

The problem is an acute lack of trust, not a shortage of dollars.

7 years ago

Domestic and foreign tourists are seen at Pink Beach in Komodo National Park in West Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara on May 10, 2017. The site has become a popular spot for foreign visitors who want to enjoy a natural beach and underwater beauty.

Hunting for tourist dollars

Most travelers may tolerate minor infrastructure deficiencies, but they expect excellent service in return.

7 years ago

A handcuffed man offering bribe.

Graft convicts for elections

One drive of the Reform Era has been a public yearning for substance over technicalities in necessary reforms.

7 years ago

A group of people intercept a car carryring Neno Warisman, an anti-Jokowi activist, to prevent her from exiting Sultan Syarif Kasim Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Aug. 25. Neno was slated to attend a #2019GantiPresiden event.

Stop, in the name of free speech

There is absolutely no need for the police to do this.

7 years ago

Alibaba Executive Chairman, Jack ma during the Closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in GBK stadium, senayan, Sunday, September 2, 2018. The 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China.

Over to you, Hangzhou

Whether Indonesia will repeat or exceed its achievement in Hangzhou remains to be seen.

7 years ago

Indonesia’s men’s track cycling team competes in the team pursuit event at the Jakarta International Velodrome on Monday.

Good job, Jakarta

The Jakarta Transportation Agency recorded that average speeds on the restricted roads increased by 37 percent while average travel times were reduced by 23 percent. Athletes and officials said they encountered few traffic jams traveling to sports venues as they used the restricted roads and were escorted by police motorcades.

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