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President to issue instruction on illegal fishing

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will soon issue a presidential instruction (Inpres) to crackdown on illegal fishing activities in Indonesian waters, according to Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti."The president will soon issue the Inpres on the management of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing," Minister Pudjiastuti stated during a press conference at the Mina Bahari-I...

Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Said Agil Siraj (file photo)

Jokowi meets Islamic figures to discuss death sentence

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo meets General Chairman of the Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Said Aqil Siradj to discuss death penalty in Indonesia. Some vioced concern over the death sentence in Indonesia. "We are discussing several matters related to death sentence in drug-related case. I asked for NU's view," Jokowi said after meeting Said Aqil Siradj...