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Rather than a ruthlessly efficient corporate entity, the Indonesian utility is best seen as a vital public service provider. ( read original story ...)

Indonesia’s parliament approved a state budget for 2021 that seeks to bring the economy back to 5% growth.Lawmakers agreed to formalize the budget into law at a plenary meeting Tuesday. State spending ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia is pressing ahead with controversial plans to build a multi-million dollar Jurassic Park-style attraction for tourists eager to catch a glimpse of its famed Komodo dragons, the world’s ... ( read original story ...)

Joko Widodo was elected president of Indonesia following a campaign that had echoes of U.S. President Barack Obama’s run for the White House six years earlier. But since taking office, Jokowi (as he ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia reported 4,002 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 282,724, data from its COVID-19 task force showed. There were 128 new deaths recorded ... ( read original story ...)

A Dalit teenager allegedly raped by four upper-caste men died of her injuries on Tuesday, sparking outrage from Indian activists, politicians and Bollywood stars. ( read original story ...)

Amnesty International said Tuesday that it would halt operations in India after its bank accounts were frozen and its executives interrogated by financial authorities, the latest steps in what the ... ( read original story ...)

Amnesty International has halted its operations in India after the "complete freezing" of its bank accounts by the Indian government, the not-for-profit human rights organization said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities froze bank accounts after criticism of government’s human rights record ... ( read original story ...)