Day: March 6, 2023

Jokowi voices support for KPU appeal against election delay ruling

West Java (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed support for the General Elections Commission’s (KPU’s) decision to appeal the Central Jakarta Court’s rulingdirecting that the 2024 general electionsbe postponed.”And indeed, it is a con…

Lampung governor urges foreigners to conduct activities legally

(ANTARA) – Lampung Governor Arinal Djunaidi has urged foreign nationals in the province to conduct activities legally and comply with the applicable laws and regulations.”Lampung is a crossing area, far end to Jakarta, so it has great potential to be v…

FIFA can reduce number of World Cup stadiums: PSSI

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The number of stadiums for the 2023 U-20 World Cup matches could potentially be reduced from six to four if FIFA finds them unsuitable for hosting matches.”To my surprise, there was a note from FIFA that FIFA had the right to reduce…

Landslide Kills at Least 10 in Indonesia’s Remote Natuna Region

JAKARTA — At least ten people have died in the Indonesian region of Natuna on Monday after a landslide buried houses amid heavy rainfall, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said.Junainah, a disaster official in Riau Islands province, said the num…

US-China tensions weigh on Americans detained in Chinese jails

When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to visit Beijing last month, many observers were looking for any sign of a thaw or de-escalation of the most fraught tensions in decades between the two countries. But it was not only politician…