Indonesia

March 2023

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 17, 2023

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto claims that on the issue of leading the nation he has to learn from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 17, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says there were a number of irregularities in the acquittal of two defendants in last year's fatal Kanjuruhan soccer stadium stampede.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 17, 2023

Jakarta – On October 22, 2004, AM Hendropriyono resigned from his position as National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief. He only held the position for three years after being inaugurated on August 10, 2001.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 17, 2023

Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) Public Relations Centre Chairperson M Natsir Kongah has revealed that there are indications that there is some 45 trillion rupiah (around US$3 billion) in funds that are the proceeds of money laundering crimes (

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – March 15, 2023

Woman: What kind of animal is that? Investigate it fully!

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 14, 2023

Jakarta – A number of labour and farmer organisations are threatening to hold a mass strike if Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 replacing the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (Ciptaker) is ratified into law.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 13, 2023

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) in January 2023 noted that not all supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will automatically vote for a presidential candidate (capres) suggested by him in the 2024 pr

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 11, 2023

Fika Nurul Ulya, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for the Domestic Worker Protection Law is holding a five day tent action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta between Saturday March 11 and Wednesday March 15.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 9, 2023

Pontianak Hendra Cipta (contributor), Jakarta – Four unidentified individuals attempted to close down a discussion on endangered Tapanuli orangutans threatened by a hydroelectric dam project in North Sumatra that was being held by the conservation group Satya Bumi and several civil society organisations (CSO) in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Thursday

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – March 8, 2023

Firefighter: When will they learn from experience

Signboard reads "Danger Zone"

In what seems to have become an all too familiar occurrence, on February 3 yet another fire broke out at a facility owned by the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina.