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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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Photo of a crime scene.

EDITORIAL: Bystanders to brutality

We are on the verge of losing our humanity with our delayed, numbed reactions, along with each report of mob justice.

8 years ago

The Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta appears deserted after more than 600 workers went on strike on Aug. 3.

EDITORIAL: Labor strike to oust Hutchison?

We suspect that the workers’ opposition to the 20-year extension of the contract is the main and broader agenda of the trade union.

8 years ago

ASEAN has become a key factor behind the political and security stability in Southeast Asia.

EDITORIAL: A regional golden jubilee

For many Indonesians and likely other citizens of the region, ASEAN is just a toothless body with little impact on their lives.

8 years ago

Taxmen: Taxation Director General Ken Dwijugiasteadi (from left to right), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Deputy Finance Minister Mardiasmo , and Finance Ministry’s special staff members for tax compliance, Suryo Utomo, prepare for a press conference on Friday in Jakarta.

EDITORIAL: After tax amnesty, repression

There are still many high net-worth individuals who refused to participate in the tax amnesty.

8 years ago

Two men inspect packages containing marijuana in a minivan in Pepelah village in Gayo Lues regency, Aceh, on Thursday. The seizure had been made by personnel of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the Indonesian Army.

EDITORIAL: Ruthless fight against drugs

Handing drug barons a life sentence only shifts their operations to behind bars in the corrupt prison system, advocates of the death penalty for drug abusers say.

8 years ago

According to the Religious Affairs Ministry, almost 40 percent of the haj funds have been invested in sukuk and project-based sukuk since 2010 under an agreement with the Finance Ministry.

EDITORIAL: Haj fund for infrastructure

Almost 40 percent of the haj funds have been invested in sukuk and project-based sukuk since 2010 under an agreement with the Finance Ministry.

8 years ago

This handout picture taken on May 10, 2017 and released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo posing with his motorbike as he embarks with his delegation to get a first hand look at the proposed trans Papua highway, from Wamena in the insurgency-hit region of Papua.

EDITORIAL: Open Papua to the world

We are being outmaneuvered by campaigners who want to see Papua separate from Indonesia.

8 years ago

An activist displays a poster stating:“We fight together with Novel Baswedan” as an expression of supports for the senior investigator of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

EDITORIAL: Terror on the KPK

Failure to solve Novel Baswedan’s case will further endanger the country’s bid to win its war on graft.

8 years ago

Standing for the rights: Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia members and sympathizers of Islamic organizations from Greater Jakarta stage a rally to protest the the 2017 Regulation in a Lieu of Law (Perppu) on Mass Organizations in Jakarta on July 17.

EDITORIAL: Witchhunt: A deja vu

Commitment to democracy faces a test with the instincts to crush HTI and its supporters.

8 years ago

A Garuda Indonesia aircraft takes off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on June 13.

EDITORIAL: Trouble in the air

Air traffic controllers, especially at the country’s biggest airhub, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, are struggling to cope with the rapid expansion of air travel.

8 years ago

Every verse: A student reads the Quran.

EDITORIAL: Reintegrating young 'radicals'

One 9-year-old was suspended on the first day of school for allegedly attacking students.

8 years ago

Prime commodity: Bags of rice are stored at a warehouse at Pasar Minggu Market, South Jakarta, on May 16.

EDITORIAL: Time to fix the rice trade

There has never been any significant shortening of the supply chain.

8 years ago

Pressure has been building on Facebook, along with other internet giants, who stand accused of doing too little, too late to eradicate hate speech and jihadist recruiters from their platforms.

EDITORIAL: Children and social media

KPAI has detected a rise in the number of crimes perpetrated against children that take advantage of social media activities.

8 years ago

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right) and Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo attend a hearing with House of Representatives’ budget committee in Jakarta on July 5.

EDITORIAL: Deposit insurer short of funds

The financial system is now fairly stable and strong enough to weather such a reform.

8 years ago

Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia members and sympathizers of Islamic organizations from Greater Jakarta stage a rally to protest the 2017 presidential regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on Mass Organizations in Jakarta on July 17.

EDITORIAL: Guardians: Local leaders

Several local leaders have become among the best allies of the national leadership in spreading Indonesia’s values of respect for diversity.

8 years ago

The crew of the KN 4802 Singa Laut (in background) detain "smuggling suspects" during a simulated maritime security operation in Lembeh Straits, Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Dec. 8. The simulation was training for the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla), the North Sulawesi Water Police, the National Narcotics Agency and the Nuclear Energy Supervisory Agency (Bapeten).

EDITORIAL: Combating smuggling

Smuggling remains a major and complex problem in the world’s largest archipelagic country.

8 years ago

Given his allegedly pivotal role, Setya Novanto could lead the KPK to other players. If Setya was a big fish, there are even bigger fish the KPK can catch.

EDITORIAL: Don't stop at Setya

If Setya was a big fish, there are even bigger fish the KPK can catch.

8 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center), accompanied by Navy chief of staff Adm. Ade Supandi (left) and other senior officials, inspects the warship KRI Imam Bonjol 383 after a Cabinet meeting onboard in the Natuna waters, Riau Islands, on June 23.

EDITORIAL: What's in a name?

China’s immediate criticism of Indonesia’s move shows its sensitivity regarding the South China Sea, although Indonesia mantains it is not a claimant.

8 years ago

Aerial view of sidewalk of Orchard road in Singapore. The nine-month tax amnesty that ended in March was able to uncover more than Rp 1 quadrillion (US$86 billion) in financial and fixed assets overseas owned by Indonesians. About 60 percent of the amount was parked in Singapore.

EDITORIAL: Hunting tax evaders overseas

A minimum tax ratio of 15 percent is needed to significantly accelerate growth and development.

8 years ago

The new Perppu gives authority to the Law and Human Rights Ministry to disband a mass organization within a week after issuing only one warning letter, a radical departure from the 2013 Law on Mass Organizations (Ormas) that requires the government to seek a court ruling to ban aberrant organizations.

EDITORIAL: Perppu's slippery slope

The government may have good intentions in banning HTI, but the means do not justify the ends.

8 years ago

A show of force: A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing with a file footage, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, on April 29. A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the second such test-fire flop in recent weeks but a clear message of defiance as a US supercarrier conducts drills in nearby waters. The letters on top left, reading

EDITORIAL: Trump vs Kim Jong-un

Trump and Kim have exchanged harsh threats, and the nuclear confrontation is becoming personal to both.

8 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) and US President Donald Trump share a chuckle before commencing their maiden bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany on July 8.

EDITORIAL: Jokowi's diplomacy

Indonesia’s assertive diplomacy as shown in the annual G20 meeting is a message of the country’s bid to play a bigger role that it deserves in world fora.

8 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inspects officers during the National Police anniversary ceremony at the National Monument in Central Jakarta on Monday.

EDITORIAL: As police turn 71

As we are proud of the National Police’s achievements, we also expect continuing police reform in protecting the public and themselves.

8 years ago

A trading floor of Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building.

EDITORIAL: Wooing more firms to IDX

Although Indonesia has Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the IDX has remained relatively small.

8 years ago

Victim of child abuse.

EDITORIAL: Beating child sex offenders

The Directorate General of Immigration announced that it had prevented 107 suspected and convicted child abusers from entering Indonesia in the first six months of 2017.

8 years ago

The government’s move to fully enforce a new regulation on the operation of app-based ride-hailing companies beginning July 1, despite opposition from the so-called online taxi operators, deserves support, as it is in the public interest and brings healthy competition to the industry. Besides ensuring the safety of passengers, the new rules create a level playing field in the public transportation business.

EDITORIAL: A level playing field for taxis

Besides ensuring the safety of passengers, the new rules create a level playing field in the public transportation business.

8 years ago

Only a few years ago Indonesia was blacklisted as a high-risk and noncooperative country in regard to the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism campaign.

EDITORIAL: Combating money laundering

Only a few years ago Indonesia was blacklisted as a high-risk and noncooperative country in regard to the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism campaign.

8 years ago

Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech in the 4th Indonesian Diaspora Congress in Jakarta on July 1, 2017.

EDITORIAL: Embracing diaspora

Once again the diaspora congress raised the hopes of millions of Indonesians working and living overseas that Indonesia could adopt dual citizenship.

8 years ago

Philippine members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) patrol a neighborhood where evacuees from Marawi City are temporarily living in Iligan City on June 16, 2017, in file photo.
Fighting between Islamist militants and government forces began on May 23 when hundreds of militants rampaged through Marawi, the most important Muslim city in the mainly Catholic Philippines, waving the black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group.

EDITORIAL: Mission to Marawi

While the IS is a clear and present danger for Indonesia and the region, a decision to send military troops to help the Philippines must consider several factors.

8 years ago

An employee is seen working at the Financial Services Authorityas (OJK) integrated financial consumer services center at the Bank Indonesia (BI) building in Jakarta.

EDITORIAL: Financial supervisors' tasks

The latest Financial System Stability Assessment on Indonesia by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, completed last month, commended the government for the significant progress in the reform of financial sector resilience.

9 years ago

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