Kompas

Kompas (lit.'Compass') is an Indonesian national newspaper from Jakarta which was founded on 28 June 1965. The paper is published by PT Kompas Media Nusantara, which is a part of Kompas Gramedia Group. Its head office is located at the Kompas Multimedia Towers, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. The paper is considered Indonesia's newspaper of record.

Kompas
Amanat Hati Nurani Rakyat
(The Mandate of People's Conscience)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)PT Kompas Media Nusantara (Kompas Gramedia Group)
Founder(s)P. K. Ojong
Jakob Oetama
Editor-in-chiefSutta Dharmasaputra
Founded28 June 1965 (1965-06-28)
Political alignmentSecular
LanguageIndonesian
Ceased publication1965, 1978 (temporarily)
HeadquartersKompas Gramedia Building
Jl. Palmerah Selatan 22–28 Central Jakarta 10270
CityJakarta
CountryIndonesia
CirculationAverage of 500,000
Sister newspapersKontan
ISSN0215-207X
OCLC number12594358
Websitekompas.id kompas.com
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The paper manages an online portal kompas.id, which contains updated news and the digital subscription version of the paper, while Kompas Gramedia also manages another editorially-separated portal kompas.com. Kompas daily is one of two newspapers in Indonesia audited by the International Federation of Audit Bureau of Circulations.

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