Civil service

Indonesia bans pregnant, LGBT job hunters

Several Indonesian ministries are banning pregnant, disabled, or LGBT job hunters in favour of what one called "normal" applicants, the Ombudsman said Friday, slammed as "arbitrary and hateful restrictions" by a rights group.The report comes as the world's biggest Muslim majority country takes applications from millions of candidates who are applying for some 200,000 civil-service jobs nationwide.Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of some 260 million, has seen a

24 November 2019
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Throwing money at corruption

At the turn of the year, Indonesia’s National Police announced that it would increase the allowances of police officers by 70 percent.

14 May 2019
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Can cash curb corruption in Indonesia?

Indonesia’s National Police recently announced that it would increase the allowances of police officers by 70 percent. According to police chief General Tito Karnavian, the allowances would apply retroactively and would be paid out this month.

17 January 2019
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