A
AAL (''Akademi Angkatan Laut'') -
Indonesian Naval Academy
The Indonesian Naval Academy ( id, Akademi Angkatan Laut or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Navy, the naval component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System or the . Its campus is located in Surabaya, East Java and trains ...
AAU (''Akademi Angkatan Udara'') -
Indonesian Air Force Academy
The Indonesian Air Force Academy ( id, Akademi Angkatan Udara or ) sometimes shortened as IDAFA, is a service academy of the Indonesian Air Force, the air force component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System or the . Its campus i ...
ABK (''anak buah kapal'') - ship's crew
ABRI (''Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia'') -
Military of Indonesia
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
(New Order Era)
Akmil (''Akademi Militer'') -
Indonesian Military Academy
The Military Academy ( id, Akademi Militer or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Army, part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy (). Founded on the early stages of the Indonesian Revolutionary War and located in the city of Mag ...
Alutsista (''Alat Utama Sistem Senjata Tentara Nasional Indonesia'') - Indonesian National Armed Forces Armaments and Munitions
AMD (''ABRI Masuk Desa'') - A social responsibility program by Indonesian army (ABRI), such as providing free medical service, repairing/building roads and public utilities.
AMS (''Dutch: Algeme(e)ne Middelbare School'') - High School or College (Dutch colonial era)
antv (''Andalas Televisi'') - Andalas Television (Private Television Station)
APBN (Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara). The national budget.
APRA (''Angkatan Perang Ratu Adil'') - a rebel group against Republic of Indonesia (1950), led by former Dutch army officer, Captain Westerling.
AS (''Amerika Serikat'') - USA, the United States of America
B
Bakin (''Badan Koordinasi Intelijen'') - Indonesian Intelligence Coordination body, renamed BIN (
Indonesian State Intelligence Agency
Badan Intelijen Negara ("State Intelligence Agency"), commonly referred to as BIN, is Indonesia's primary intelligence agency. Prior to 2001, it was known as Bakin (''Badan Koordinasi Intelijen Negara'', "State Intelligence Coordinating Agen ...
- ''Badan Intelijen Negara'').
Bakom PKB (''Badan Komunikasi Penghayatan Kesatuan Bangsa'') - an ethnic Chinese organization, led by Major Sindhunata.
Bakosurtanal (''Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional'') - National Coordinating Agency for Surveying and Mapping.
Bappenas (''Badan Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional'') Indonesian National Development Agency.
Baperki (''
Badan Permusjawaratan Kewarganegaraan Indonesia'') - an ethnic Chinese organization affiliated with the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).
Basarnas (''Badan SAR Nasional'') - National search and rescue organization.
BKKBN (''Badan Koordinasi Keluarga Berencana Nasional'') - a coordinating body of family planning (Indonesian
birth control
Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth contr ...
) movement.
BKN (''Badan Kepegawaian Negara'') - Agency for government employees
BNN (''Badan Narkotika Nasional'') - Agency for monitoring narcotics
BPPT (''Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi'') - Agency for The Assestment and Application of Technology.
Berita Negara - Official Gazette of Indonesia.
BRI (''Bank Rakyat Indonesia'') - People's Bank of Indonesia, a state owned bank.
C
Cagub (''Calon Gubenur'') - Gubernatorial Candidate
Capres (''Calon Presiden'') - Presidential Candidate
Cawagub (''Calon Wakil Gubenur'') - Lieutenant Gubernatorial Candidate
Cawakot (''Calon Wali Kota'') - Mayoral Candidate
Cawapres (''Calon Wakil Presiden'') - Vice Presidential Candidate
Cerkan (''Cerita Rekaan'') - Fiction
Cerpen (''Cerita Pendek'') - Short story
D
Depdagri (''Departemen Dalam Negeri'') - Department of Internal Affairs
Depdikbud (''Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan'') - Department of Education and Culture (Suharto era)
Depdiknas (''Departemen Pendidikan Nasional Republik Indonesia'') - Department of Education
Dephan (''Departemen Pertahanan'') - Department of Defense
Deplu (''Departemen Luar Negeri'') - Department of Foreign Affairs
Depsos (''Departemen Sosial'') - Department of Social Affairs
DI (''Daerah Istimewa'') - special region
DIPIAD (''Dinas Pusat Intelijen Angkatan Darat'') Army Central Intelligence Service
DI/TII/NII (''Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia/Negara Islam Indonesia'') - an extreme Muslim rebel group against Republic of Indonesia in West Java (1945–1963), led by Kartosoewiryo. Their main goal was establishing a Moslem country in Indonesia.
DJP (''Direktorat Jenderal Pajak'') - Directorate General of Taxation
DKI (''Daerah Khusus Ibukota) - Special Capital Region (Jakarta)
DPD (''Dewan Perwakilan Daerah'') - Regional Representative Council
DPR (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'') - People's Representative Council
DPRD (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah'') - Regional People's Representative Council
Drachin (''Drama China'') - Chinese dramas
Drakor (''Drama Korea'') - Korean dramas
E
ELS (''Dutch: Europeesche Lagere School'') - Primary School (Dutch colonial era).
ET (Eks Tahanan Politik) - a mark put on the ID Card (''Kartu Tanda Penduduk'') of former political prisoners (new order era).
G
GAM (''Gerakan Aceh Merdeka'') - Free Aceh Movement, a rebel group against Republic of Indonesia (1976–2005).
Gerwani (''Gerakan Wanita'') - The women's organisation of the Communist Party of Indonesia.
GIA (Garuda Indonesia Airlines) -
a state owned airlines (the official flag carrier), also it's
ICAO code.
I
IDI (''Ikatan Dokter Indonesia'') - Indonesian Doctor Association
IKAPI (''Ikatan Penerbit Indonesia'') - Association of Indonesian Publishers
IPA (''Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam'') - Science
IPDN (''Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri'') - Governance Institute of Home Affairs
IPS (''Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial'') - Social science
ITB (''Institut Teknologi Bandung'') -
Bandung Institute of Technology
The Bandung Institute of Technology ( id, Institut Teknologi Bandung, abbreviated as ITB) is a national research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. Since its establishment in 1920, ITB has been consistently recognized as Indonesia's premie ...
J
JI (''
Jemaah Islamiyah
Jemaah Islamiyah ( ar, الجماعة الإسلامية, ''al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmiyyah'', meaning "Islamic Congregation", frequently abbreviated JI) is a Southeast Asian militant extremist Islamist terrorist group based in Indonesia, which i ...
'') - a Muslim terrorist group established in Malaysia by
Abu Bakar Basyir and Sungkar.
K
KAI (''Kereta Api Indonesia'') - a state owned train company.
KBRI (''Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia'') - Indonesian Embassy
KJRI (''Konsulat Jenderal Republik Indonesia'') - Indonesian Consulate General
KKB (''Kredit Kendaraan Bermotor'') - automotive loan
KKN:
* ''Korupsi, Kolusi, Nepotisme'' - Corruption, Collusion, Nepotism.
* ''Kuliah Kerja Nyata'' - senior universities students work as intern in companies or villages.
Kelompencapir (''Kelompok Pendengar, Pembaca, Pirsawan'') - a group of Indonesian farmers in villages who listen to radio, watch TV, and read newspapers together for information about farming and agriculture.
Kemdagri (''Kementrian Dalam Negeri'') - Ministry of Internal Affairs (current)
Kemlu (''Kementrian Luar Negeri'') - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (current)
Kemsos (''Kementrian Sosial'') - Ministry of Social Affairs (current)
Kopaja
Koperasi Angkutan Jakarta or Kopaja (Jakarta Transport Cooperative) is a cooperative established in 1971 to provide public transport services in Jakarta. There were reportedly over 1,400 minibuses in the Kopaja fleet in mid-2012, more than half ...
(''Koperasi Angkutan Jakarta'') - A very common bus seen in Jakarta transporting people for about Rp. 2,000
KODAM (''Komando Daerah Militer'') - Indonesian Army's Provincial office
Komcad(''Komponen Cadangan'') - Indonesian National Armed Forces Reserve Component
KOPASSUS (''Komando Pasukan Khusus'') - Indonesian Army's special troops command.
KORAMIL (''Komando Rayon Militer'') - Indonesian Army's district office
Korsel (''Korea Selatan'') - South Korea
KOSTRAD (''Komando Strategis dan Cadangan TNI Angkatan Darat'') - Army Strategic Reserve Command.
Kowani (''Kongress Wanita Indonesia'') -
Indonesian Women's Congress
The Indonesian Women's Congress ( id, Kongres Wanita Indonesia), often known by its Indonesian acronym Kowani, is a federation of Indonesian women's organizations which was founded in 1946. Its headquarters are located in Jakarta. The name also re ...
KPI:
*''Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia untuk Keadilan dan Demokrasi'' - Indonesian Women's Coalition for Justice and Democracy
*''Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia'' - Indonesian institution for monitoring television broadcasting.
KPA (''Kredit Pemilikan Apartemen'') - apartment mortgage
KPK (''
Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi
Corruption Eradication Commission ( id, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi), abbreviated as KPK, is an Indonesian government agency established to prevent and fight corruption in the country. Firli Bahuri, an active police general, is the current ch ...
'' - counter-corruption agency)
KPR (''Kredit Pemilikan Rumah'') - housing mortgage
KTI (''Karya Tulis Ilmiah'') - Scientific paper
KTP (''Kartu Tanda Penduduk'') - Identity Card
KUD (''Koperasi Unit Desa'') - cooperation of farmers in a village.
KUK (''Kredit Usaha Kecil'') - micro credits for small-scale business.
KUT (''Kredit Usaha Tani'') - micro credits for farmers in villages.
L
LAPAN (''Lembaga Antariksa dan Penerbangan Nasional'') - Indonesian National Aerospace Institute
Lantatur (''Layanan Tanpa Turun'') -
Drive-through
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LBHI (''Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia'') - Indonesia Free Legal Aid Institute
LKBN (''Lembaga Kantor Berita Nasional'') - National News Bureau
Lekra (''
Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat'') - a pro Indonesian communist party (PKI) artist organization. One of the leaders of Lekra was
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer ( EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur) (6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006) was an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemics and histories of his homeland and its people. His works span the colonial period under Dutc ...
LIPI (''Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia'') - Indonesian Institute of Science
LDII (LEMBAGA DAKWAH ISLAM INDONESIA) - Pengajian Islam Berdasarkan Qur`an Hadis
LAPAS (LEMBAGA PERMASYARAKATAN) - Indonesian
Correctional Facility
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M
Mahmilub (''Mahkamah Militer Luar Biasa'') - special Military court created in 1966 to prosecute military and civilian perpetrators of
G30S
The Thirtieth of September Movement ( id, Gerakan 30 September, abbreviated as G30S, also known by the acronym Gestapu for ''Gerakan September Tiga Puluh'', Thirtieth of September Movement) was a self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian N ...
movement.
Masyumi (''Majelis Syura Muslimin Indonesia'') - an old Islamic Party During Liberal democratic era (1949–1959).
Mendiknas (''Menteri Pendidikan Nasional'') - Minister of Education (current political title)
Menlu (''Menteri Luar Negeri'') - Foreign Minister
MMI (''Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia'') - an extreme Muslim group in Surakarta, Central Java, led by Abu Bakar Basyir.
MPR (''Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat'') - People's Consultative Assembly - national legislature.
MULO (''Dutch: Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs'') - Middle School (Dutch colonial era)
N
Narkoba (''NARKotika dan Obat-obatan berBAhaya'') - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Nasakom (''Nasionalis, Agama, Komunis'') - an abbreviation created by Sukarno "Nationalist, Religionist, Communist"
Napza (''Narkotika, Psikotropika dan Zat-zat Adiktif'') - Narcotics, Psychotropics and Addictive Substance.
Nekolim (''Neo Kolonialisme dan Imperialisme'') an abbreviation created by Sukarno "Neo Colonialism and Imperialism"
O
OJK (''Otoritas Jasa Keuangan'') -
Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body accountable for the financial regulation, regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. It was founded as the Securities and Investmen ...
P
PAL (''Penataran Angkatan Laut'') - Navy Shipyard
Paskibra (''Pasukan Pengibar Bendera'') - flag raiser troops
Paskibraka (''Pasukan Pengibar Bendera Pusaka'') - Flag Raiser troops on August 17 Ceremony at Merdeka Palace
Padus (''Paduan Suara'') -
Choir
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PAUD (''Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini'') - Indonesian Kindegarten
PBB
-(''Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa'') -
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
-("Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan") -
Ground and Building Tax
PDGI (''Persatuan Dokter Gigi Indonesia'') - Union of Indonesian Dentists
PDRI (''Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia'') - Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia: from December 22, 1948, to December 27, 1949. This emergency government was located in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra and led by Syafruddin Prawiranegara.
PELNI (''Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia'') - the state owned ocean liner company.
Permias (''Persekutuan Mahasiswa Indonesia di Amerika Serikat'') - Organization of the Indonesian Students in the United States
PKI PKI may refer to:
* Partai Komunis Indonesia, the Communist Party of Indonesia
* Peter Kiewit Institute
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(''Partai Komunis Indonesia'') - Indonesian Communist Party
PKK (''Pendidikan Kesejahteraan Keluarga'') - lit "Family Welfare Education" The National Women's Movement
PKN STAN (''Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN'') -
Indonesian State College of Accountancy
STAN Polytechnic of State Finance ( id, Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN; abbreviated as ''PKN STAN''), is a government-affiliated college in Indonesia, located in Banten, in Bintaro Sector V Tangerang Selatan. It offers undergraduate degrees in ...
PMA (''Penanaman Modal Asing'') - Foreign Direct Investment company
PMDN - Domestic Direct Investment company, i.e. 100% of shares held by Indonesian citizens
PMI (''Palang Merah Indonesia'') - Indonesian Red Cross.
PMKRI (''Perhimpunan Mahasiswa Katholik Republik Indonesia'') - Union of Catholic University Students of the Republic of Indonesia
PMR (''Palang Merah Remaja'') - Youth Red Cross
POLRI (''Polisi Republik Indonesia'') - Indonesian National Police.
PP (''Peraturan Pemerintah'') - Government Regulations.
PPh (''Pajak Penghasilan'') - Salary Tax.
PPN (''Pajak Pertambahan Nilai'') - Value added Tax / Good and Service Tax.
PPnBM (''Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang Mewah'') - Luxury Goods tax.
Pramuka (''Praja Muda Karana'') - Indonesian Scout Organization
PRRI/Permesta (''Pemerintahan Revolusioner Republik Indonesia''/''Perjuangan Rakyat Semesta'') - a rebel group against Republic of Indonesia in West Sumatra and North Sulawesi (1957), supported by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
PT (''Perseroan Terbatas'') - Limited Liability Company (LLC) -or- Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd)
R
RAPBN (''Rancangan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara'') - The National Budget Plans.
RBTV (''Reksa Birama Televisi'') - Regional television station
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') - (''lit: Hawk Television Indonesia'') Private Television Broadcaster
Repelita (''Rencana Pembangunan Lima Tahun'') - Five-Year Development Plan
RI (''Republik Indonesia'') - Republic of Indonesia.
RIS (''Republik Indonesia Serikat'') - The
United States of Indonesia
The United States of Indonesia ( nl, Verenigde Staten van Indonesië, id, Republik Indonesia Serikat, abbreviated as RIS), was a short-lived federal state to which the Netherlands formally transferred sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies (except ...
(from December 27, 1949, to August 17, 1950).
Rohis (''Rohani Islam'') - Moslem school organization
RPKAD (''Resimen Para Komando Angkatan Darat'') - Former Indonesian Army's Special Operation Troops (now KOPASSUS)
RRC or RRT (''Republik Rakyat Cina'' or ''Republik Rakyat Tiongkok'') -
People's Republic of China
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RS (''Rumah Saki'') - Hospital:
* RSU (''Rumah Sakit Umum'') - Public hospital.
* RSUD (''Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah'') - Regional public hospital.
* RSJ (''Rumah Sakit Jiwa'') - Psychiatric hospital.
* RSB (''Rumah Sakit Bersalin'') - Maternity hospital.
* RSIA (''Rumah Sakit Ibu dan Anak'') - Pediatrics and Women hospital.
* RSAD (''Rumah Sakit Angkatan Darat'') - Military hospital (Indonesia army).
* RSAL (''Rumah Sakit Angkatan Laut'') - Military hospital (Indonesia navy).
S
Sekjen (''Sekretariat Jenderal'' or ''Sekretaris Jenderal'') - Secretary General (of an organization)
SCTV (''Surya Citra Televisi'') - (''lit: Sun Television'') Private Television Broadcaster
SD (''Sekolah Dasar'') - Primary School (current)
SDSB (''Sumbangan Dana Sosial Berhadiah'') - National Lottery (defunct)
SIM (''Surat Izin Mengemudi'') - Driving License
SLTA (''Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Atas'') - High School
SLTP (''Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Pertama'') - Middle School
SMA (''Sekolah Menengah Atas'') - High School (It was first used before the name SLTA, but currently used again widely)
SMP (''Sekolah Menengah Pertama'') - Middle School (It was first used before the name SLTP, but currently used again widely)
Supersemar
The Order of Eleventh March ( id, Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation ''Supersemar'', was a document signed by the Indonesian President Sukarno on 11 March 1966, giving army commander Lt. Gen. Suhart ...
(''Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret'') - 11 March Government Letter. Letter written by President Sukarno in 1966 formally granting Suharto Emergency Powers over the nation of Indonesia.
T
TH (''Tahun'') - Used for shortening years, typically anniversaries. e.g. 73TH Indonesia Merdeka.
Tapol (''Tahanan Politik'') -
Political prisoner
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There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...
Tarnus (''Taruna Nusantara'') -
Taruna Nusantara
Taruna Nusantara Senior High School (also called ''Tarnus'' or ''TN'') is a boarding senior high school with high-rated discipline that is located in the town of Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The school gains reputation from its strong emph ...
TKA (''Tenaga Kerja Asing'') - Foreign labor
TKI (''Tenaga Kerja Indonesia'') - Indonesian labor
TNI (''Tentara Nasional Indonesia'') -
Military of Indonesia
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Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
TNI AD (''Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat'') - Indonesian Army
TNI AL (''Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut'') - Indonesian Navy
TNI AU (''Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara'') - Indonesian Airforce
TPI (''Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia'') - Educational Television Indonesia (private television broadcaster)
TVRI
TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia), legally ( Public Broadcasting Institution Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is a public television network and the oldest television network in Indonesia. Its national headquarters is i ...
(''Televisi Republik Indonesia'') - Television of Republic of Indonesia (publicly owned broadcaster)
U
UI (''Universitas Indonesia'') -
University of Indonesia
The University of Indonesia ( id, Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dut ...
UGM (''Universitas Gadjah Mada'') -
Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...
UT (''Universitas Terbuka'') -
Indonesia Open University
Universitas Terbuka (UT, literally ''Open University'') is Indonesia state university and employs open and distance learning (ODL) system to widen access to higher education to all Indonesian citizens, including those who live in remote island ...
UMR (''Upah Minimum Regional'') - Regional minimum wage
UU (''Undang-undang'') - Constitution
UUD (''Undang-undang Dasar'') - Basic law
W
WALHI (''Wahana Lingkungan Hidup'') - Indonesian Environmental Organization
Wapres (''Wakil Presiden'') - Vice President
WIB (''Waktu Indonesia Barat'') - Western Indonesia Time, i.e. UTC/GMT+7, a.k.a. time in Jakarta
WIT (''Waktu Indonesia Timur'') - Eastern Indonesia Time, i.e. UTC/GMT+9, a.k.a. time in Papua
WITA (''Waktu Indonesia Tenggah'') - Central Indonesia Time, i.e. UTC/GMT+8, a.k.a. time in Bali
WNA (''warga negara asing'') - Foreign citizen
WNI (''warga negara Indonesia'') - Indonesian citizen
Y
YPAC (''Yayasan Pendidikan Anak-anak Cacat'') - Foundation for the Education of Disabled Children.
External links
Jakarta Post list of Acronyms and Abbreviations
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