Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has handed an ultimatum to Lion Mentari Airlines, the parent company of budget airline Lion Air, to improve…

Jakarta – With local hard-line Islamic groups fanning sectarian sentiments in Indonesia's public sphere and several Muslim majority countries…

The European Union will support Timor-Leste (East Timor) with a budget of 57 million euros over the next five years, under a cooperation agreement…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Indonesia experienced deflation of 0.02 percent in March because of a harvest season that helped push down prices of…

Anton Hermansyah, Stefani Ribka, and Tama Salim, Jakarta – A week after seeing a petition against Indonesia's biodiesel, the country has seen…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – In less than three weeks, 7 million people in the capital will have the chance to exercise their voting rights in the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government seems largely unfazed by United States President Donald Trump's executive order to investigate the…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Monday's plenary session of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) erupted in chaos when councillors began…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Embassy and the Saudi authorities are investigating a report that claims hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers are being…

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Operation Tinombala in Poso, Central Sulawesi, was extended to July 3 to meet a request from local…

Jakarta – A hardline Muslim leader arrested ahead of Friday's anti-Ahok rally in Jakarta will be kept in custody for at least 20 days to be…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Ponorogo, East Java – At least 27 people are feared to be buried after a 100-meter-high hill collapsed on Saturday morning…

Thousands in Jakarta took part in the global Women's March early this month, as they wait for the hotly contested Jakarta gubernatorial election…

Jakarta – State-owned cement manufacturer PT Semen Indonesia has appointed former Jakarta governor and State Intelligence Agency (BIN) director…

Indra Budiari and Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Friday's rally in the capital, which was held to demand Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok"…

Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry on Saturday sank 81 more vessels for fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. The vessels…

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has lambasted the Aceh administration's Islamic criminal code bylaw, or Qanun Jinayat,…

Erwida Maulia and Wataru Suzuki, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax amnesty, which came to an end Friday, has exposed the massive scale of uncollected tax…

Paulina Quintao – President elect Francisco 'Lu-Olo' Guterres has congratulated the Timorese people for entrusting him with their votes for the…

Paulina Quintao – Data from the Secretariat of Technical and Electoral Administration (STAE) showed lower rates of voter participation in this…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to keep his election promise to allow local and international…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Undeterred by the arrest of hard-line protest leaders, thousands of Muslims marched in Indonesia's capital on…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto received nine representatives of the rally…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The persistent decline in the contribution of the agriculture sector to the gross domestic product (GDP) has been a key…

Jakarta – Protesters at a rally against Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama demanded the authorities release Muslim People's Forum (FUI…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The government is investigating reports that around 300 Indonesian citizens seeking to work in Saudi…

Jakarta – Some school-age boys were seen among a demonstration demanding non-active Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's arrest for…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A nationwide survey has revealed that at least one third of women in the country have experienced violence in…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government has proposed issuing a decree to govern the domestic tobacco industry, a move that could sharply raise cigarette…

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian police arrested five people, including a leader of a hardline Islamist group, for suspected treason on Friday (…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia will not solely use cash to pay for its purchase of French-made weaponry but also use commodities such as…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Despite previously claiming that 100,000 people would take part in Friday's protest against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok…

Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama executive board chairman Marsudi Syuhud has called on members of the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia to refrain…

Jon Emontmarch, Jakarta, Indonesia – Crowned with spiky feathered headdresses and daubed with face paint, scores of protesters gathered outside…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) projects the country will achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2020 if paddy conversion stops and the…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – To show their solidarity with Kendeng farmers from Pati, Central Java, who are fighting against the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – In a move that is likely to reduce tensions over its future operations, major mining company PT Freeport Indonesia…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have denied allegations that they threatened Hanura Party politician…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Another large rally is expected to hit the streets of Jakarta on Friday, as thousands of people will hold a protest to…

Jakarta – Indonesia has decided to keep capital punishment in the country's judicial system despite a call from the United Nations for a worldwide…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission II overseeing home affairs has said the selection team for new…

Indonesia is struggling to curb its increasing culture of sexual abuse as gang rape cases almost double in a year and child abuse is on the rise,…

Jakarta – The Ombudsman has summoned chief security minister Wiranto on allegations of maladministration regarding the government's plan to…

Jakarta – French President Francois Hollande praised the Indonesian government during his first visit to the country on Wednesday (29/03) for its…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The third hearing in the e-ID graft case trial on Thursday revealed parties that allegedly attempted to influence the…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Golkar Party politician Bambang Soesatyo has lambasted Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel…

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesperson Febri Diansyah confirmed on Thursday that one of the antigraft body's investigators…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The e-ID graft hearing on Thursday revealed that former House of Representatives member Miryam S. Haryani had met with…

Apriadi Gunawan, Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Panca Nugraha, North Sumatra – Rampant illegal logging and the conversion of protected forests around…

Stephen Wright, Gunung Gede Pangrango, Indonesia – Shrouded in mist and cloud, the twin volcanoes of the lushly forested Gunung Gede Pangrango…