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City 7 years ago

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Depok Council rejects draft bylaw to make residents more religious

Religiosity is a private matter between humans and God, hence the city administration should not interfere, Depok Council Speaker Hendrik Tangke Allo has explained as he rejected a proposed bylaw on "religious" behavior.

National 7 years ago

New bylaw could give fishermen leg-up in Central Java

A bylaw under deliberation in Central Java could help local fishermen improve their livelihoods.

National 7 years ago

Political parties clash over sharia-based bylaws

Sharia bylaws are widely popular among Indonesian Muslims, with 90.9 percent of 1,620 respondents in a 2017 Institute of South East Asian Studies survey saying that there were benefits to implementing sharia law.

City 8 years ago

City Council starts deliberating four bylaws

The Jakarta Council has started deliberations on four more bylaws, namely pertaining to education management, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a street light tax and a parking tax.

National 8 years ago

Aceh cannot introduce beheading as punishment under bylaw, official says

The central government has warned the Aceh provincial administration against its plan to introduce beheading as a punishment for murder, saying that such a form of capital punishment could not be introduced under bylaws.

National 8 years ago

Bengkulu drafts 'dress code' bylaw to curb sexual violence

The Bengkulu Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) is drafting a regional bylaw on child protection and family resilience that stipulates proper dress and bans "sexy clothing" in public, reports kompas.com.

City 8 years ago

Jakarta to review bylaws of former governor Djarot

The Jakarta administration is to review several bylaws, including those on job opportunities, city zoning and permits, that were issued by former governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat.

City 9 years ago

Councillors halt reclamation bylaw draft deliberation

Jakarta councillors decided to again stop deliberation of bylaws on Jakarta Bay reclamation on Wednesday.

City 9 years ago

Jakarta councilors to discuss bylaw on allowance increase

Jakarta Legislative Council members will continue to discuss a bylaw on financial rights and the authority of city councilors, which stipulates, among others things, increases to their allowances, even though this is not included in the 2017 Jakarta legislation program (Prolegda).

Business 9 years ago

Jokowi respects Constitutional Court’s verdict

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said he accepts the verdict made by the Constitutional Court that prohibited the Home Minister from revoking regional bylaws.

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