Category: Government

The government is contemplating on prohibiting electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) if found to be harmful to public health, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin.”We will consider (the prohibition of e-cigarettes), but in principle, everything that …

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has emphasized that recent incidents involving the destruction of the Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands cannot be condoned as freedom of expression.”I do not think it is right if it is (called) freedom of expression if peop…

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has emphasized that recent incidents involving the destruction of the Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands cannot be condoned as freedom of expression.”I do not think it is right if it is (called) freedom of expression if peop…

Indonesian universities have continued to make the utmost effort to get international accreditations for their undergraduate and postgraduate programs from reputable international quality assurance agencies to improve their global reputation.Through in…

Malaysia’s top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia began his Indonesia Masters campaign with a win over Lin Chun Yi of Taiwan at the Istora Senayan, Jakarta early Thursday. The world number four took 41 minutes to dispose of the Taiwanese shuttler 21-18…

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has prepared a number of measures ranging from ground to air operations to prevent forest and land fires in Indonesia.Head of the BNPB Suharyanto said that the agency will focus efforts on six provinces th…