Times of Indonesia

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The Times of Indonesia was a daily English newspaper published in Jakarta, Indonesia.Hindley, Donald. [https://archive.org/details/communistpartyof0000hind The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963]. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. xvii Founded in 1952, it was the first English daily newspaper in Indonesia. The founding editor was Mochtar Lubis, who was also the editor of {{lang|id|Indonesia Raya}} at the time.Hill, David T. [https://books.google.com/books?id=joGf9_V8fmoC&pg=PA129 The Press in New Order Indonesia]. An Equinox classic Indonesia book. Jakarta [u.a.]: Equinox Publ, 1994. p. 129 Mochtar Lubis had close links to the army leadership.Feith, Herbert. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_VAH0W9uxoqoC/page/n286 The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia]. An Equinox classic Indonesia book. Jakarta [u.a.]: Equinox, 2007. p. 263 In 1953, Lubis stepped down from his position due to the stresses of his simultaneous editorship of {{lang|id|Indonesia Raya}}.{{cite book |last=Hill |first=David T. |date=2010 |title=Journalism and Politics in Indonesia: A Critical Biography of Mochtar Lubis (1922-2004) as Editor and Author |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rGKLAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 |publisher=Routledge |page=39 |isbn=9781135169145}} Charles Tambu, from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), took over as managing editor of the newspaper.Hill, David T. [https://books.google.com/books?id=joGf9_V8fmoC&pg=PA28 The Press in New Order Indonesia]. An Equinox classic Indonesia book. Jakarta [u.a.]: Equinox Publ, 1994. p. 28

In the aftermath of the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia revolt, the publishing license of "The Times of Indonesia" was revoked on October 31, 1960. The publication of the newspaper was thus discontinued.Mrázek, Rudolf. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vzwAExNhpRQC&pg=PA460 Sjahrir: Politics and Exile in Indonesia]. Studies on Southeast Asia, 14. Ithaca, NY: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell Univ, 1994. p. 460 Times of Indonesia later switched to Indonesian Times in the later years in actual Indonesian language.{{cite web | last=Jakarta | first=TIMES | title=TIMES of Indonesia Launches INDONESIAN TIMES in Indonesian language | website=TIMES Jakarta | date=2024-10-07 | url=https://jakarta.times.co.id/news/berita/wosvr1ut2v/TIMES-Indonesia-Launches-INDONESIAN-TIMES-A-User-Friendly-E-paper-in-English-and-Arabic | language=id | access-date=2024-10-07}}