[1][2] Founded in 1952, it was the first English daily newspaper in Indonesia.
[1] Mochtar Lubis had close links to the army leadership.
[3] In 1953, Lubis stepped down from his position due to the stresses of his simultaneous editorship of Indonesia Raya.
[4] Charles Tambu, from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), took over as managing editor of the newspaper.
[5] 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of the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia revolt, the publishing license of "The Times of Indonesia" was revoked on October 31, 1960.