Kompas

Kompas is the most widely read newspaper in Indonesia. It has been published by Kompas-Gramedia Publishing since June 28, 1965. It has a reputation in Indonesia for high-quality writing and investigative journalism.

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The paper was first suggested by General Achmad Yani, then the Army Minister and the Commander of the Army, when he suggested to Frans Seda to publish a newspaper that is balanced, credible and independent.

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Seda sounded out the idea to his friends, P.K. Ojong and Jacob Oetama. Ojong subsequently agreed to undertake the project and Oetama became its first editor-in-chief.

Indonesia: The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the world's largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world and the fourth most populous overall. It has had free elections since th...

June 28: (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. See . The correct dates for such events need to be determined.)...

1965: 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar)....