Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen Mochamad Iriawan has given his assurances that the police will process the lawsuit filed…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Condro Kirono said the police have been searching for several suspected…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) declared that religious tolerance weakened in 2016, marred…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A survey by the Jakarta-based Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) has found that only 0.8 percent of…

Jakarta – Police arrested a man named Jamil Adil, 47, on Thursday morning for allegedly defacing a wall under the Kebon Baru toll road in North…

Safrin La Batu and Marguarite Afra, Jakarta – Terrorism, which is thought to have been one of the biggest threats confronting national security in…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Riding merely on his father's coattails, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, 38, was once touted as an unlikely rival to challenge the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Coalition for Broadcasting Reforms (KNRP) has criticized a broadcasting bill being deliberated by the…

Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly said the rumor about the influx of 10 million illegal Chinese workers into Indonesia was…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday (29/12) denied rumors he is considering another cabinet reshuffle. "No such thing," he told…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The government might enter the private sphere of its citizens when it implements a plan to monitor conversations in…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia's police chief has attributed a sharp rise in the number of alleged terrorists handled by his force to the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The number of adolescents giving birth following premarital sex in Yogyakarta has remained high, reaching at least…

Yohanes Seo, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has expressed his appreciation to the Public Works Ministry for establishing border outpost…

Jakarta – The Nasdem Party says it will report the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno pair to the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for organizing a…

Jakarta – The Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) expressed appreciation of Indonesia's stance which, along with 31 other countries, has abstained…

Jakarta – Indonesia's security might be threatened as conflicts in the pursuit of the world's dwindling energy sources are likely to shift towards…

Jakarta – The government's plan to establish the Terrorism Risk Index, which aims to detect potential terrorism acts in regions across the country…

Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) recorded an increasing number of incidents of violence against journalists in 2016,…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – After making a surprise move to appoint an outsider to chair its party, Hanura Party elites have reverted to a…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – Police have detonated a bomb found near a food stall in a street in Magelang in Central Java as Indonesia…

Differences in approach between Indonesian and West Papuan representatives reached a head at Melanesian Spearhead Group meetings in Vanuatu last…

An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Qur'an…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – There has been a new twist in the blasphemy saga gripping Indonesia with Islamic hardliner Habib Rizieq…

Jakarta – A local NGO fighting for migrant workers has pleaded for the Indonesian government to do more to protect Indonesian domestic workers…

Jakarta – Hundreds of people gathered at a mass grave of tsunami victims in Ulee Lhue, Banda Aceh, on Monday as they prayed for the souls of those…

Forbes' annual catalog of the country's wealthiest people reads like a who's who of industry tycoons.

Billionaires aren't the only ones who…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Jambi Police intensified an investigation over a Christmas tree decorated with the word "Allah [God]" in Arabic script…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Indonesian police say that suspected terrorists who were arrested and killed on Christmas Day had been…

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – East Nusa Tenggara people have asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to cancel his planned to visit…

Len Garae – The Melanesian Spearhead Group Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting at the Secretariat in Port Vila this week has not dealt with…

Jakarta – Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection has found that 35.90 percent of children in urban and rural areas have never…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Every Christmas the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation provides security outside churches to…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil attended a Christmas celebration at Sasana Budaya Ganesa on Friday night, asking for forgiveness…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on lawmakers to carefully exercise their role in the selection of new…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Violence against journalists has escalated to its highest level in a decade, a year-end report from the Alliance of…

Jakarta – The Alliance of Civilian Community for the Constitution, or AMSIK, watchdog group has hit out at the legal proceedings against Jakarta…

Winny Tang, Jakarta – Indonesia is "drier" this festive season as obtaining alcoholic beverages has become more difficult following a recent…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – "What does om telolet om" mean? American DJ duo The Chainsmokers, who have 729,000 Twitter followers, tweeted at 1.22am…

Jakarta – A rumor that millions of Chinese workers are being allowed into Indonesia has irked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo so much he has asked…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government must further promote religious tolerance in schools throughout the country as part of its effort…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said he would provide hang out spots, called 'Kedai…

Jakarta – A website has started a campaign to promote Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as next year's Nobel Peace Prize nominee,…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, known as a supporter of pluralism, would have been at the forefront of…

Jakarta – Indonesian scholars are standing up against religious intolerance, which has gained a stronger foothold in the country recently. The…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – As the recruitment of new commissioners for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) kicks off, a…

Four more people have been charged with treason after demonstrating for West Papuan self-determination on Monday.

Monday, which was the 55th…

Nauru's government has confirmed that an Indonesian government delegation visited the country this month.

An official with Indonesia's…

Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry said Indonesia will evaluate its memberships in 75 international organizations, retaining only those that offer…

Dan McGarry – Vanuatu Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai, was cheered by approximately 50 leaders of West Papua who are currently in Port Vila, when…