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Kompas, Indonesia’s largest national daily newspaper, provides comprehensive coverage of politics, economics, society, and culture. The newspaper was founded on June 28, 1965, by journalists P.K. Ojong and Jakob Oetama following a suggestion by General Ahmad Yani, a government official, to Frans Seda, a Catholic minister in President Sukarno’s cabinet, to establish a media outlet that would balance media linked to the Communist Party and other political groups. The publication faced a two-week ban in January 1978 during Indonesia’s New Order era — the authoritarian regime under President Suharto from 1966 to 1998 — for coverage deemed too critical of government policies. Kompas pioneered digital journalism in Indonesia and launched Kompas.id in 2017 as a subscription-based platform.

Country of Registration:
Indonesia
Entity Type:
Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media
Chinese Name:
羅盤報
Founding Date:
01.01.1965
Address:
Kompas Tower, 2nd Floor, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
Website Link:
https://www.kompas.id/
Current Status:
Active

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