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World 6 years ago
Facebook closes political ads loophole ahead of US presidential election
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company's election transparency measures.
National 6 years ago
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Regional elections costly, but should they be called off?
Data suggests that the money spent by regional head candidates often far outstrips the income that they will receive once they take office. Home Minister Tito Karnavian and others have suggested that this could be remedied by scrapping direct regional elections.
Opinion 7 years ago
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End shadows of intolerance post elections
The simultaneous elections have ended, but they have left a frenzy and disputes. A group that claims to be the most moderate in the country is no longer able to display the tenderness and progressive spirit of Islam; it is trapped in political barriers and becoming intolerant.
Opinion 7 years ago
Insight: Last day of campaigning in Jakarta beautiful event
On Saturday, April 13, there was a lot of commotion around Jakarta’s main stadium, Gelora Bung Karno, since daybreak. It was the last day of a three-week open campaign period that lasted from March 24 to April 13, and a big “people’s concert” was being prepared where the incumbent presidential candidate, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, was to appear in the grand finale of his campaign.
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