by Yohanes Obor | Jul 8, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has asked the government to name the late Fourth President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), who is also the founder of PKB, as national hero. The request was delivered by Deputy Secretary General of PKB Daniel...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jul 8, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected on Wednesday (July 8) afternoon to swear in Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo as the new Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Lt. Gen. (ret) Sutiyoso as the new Chief of the National Intelligence Agency...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jul 6, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The selection committee of the 2015-2019 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership have released 194 names, out of 611 applicants, who pass the administration verification conducted by the committee. That 194 applicants comprise of 23...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jul 2, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – General Gatot Nurmantyo has secured an approval from the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I over his nomination as the next military commander in a fit & proper test on Wednesday (July 1). The Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) interestingly...
by Yohanes Obor | Jul 1, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 793,500 in May 2015, up 5.47% from 752,400 in May 2014. Compared to April 2015, the figure rose 5.82%. Total foreign tourists went to Bali, one of the most attractive places in Indonesia, through...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jul 1, 2015 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Spokesperson of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) Vice Air Marshal Dwi Badarmanto confirmed that the crash of the Air Force’s Hercules C-130 cargo aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday (June 30) afternoon has killed 113 people on board....
