Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Human rights activists uniting under the Civil Society Alliance for the Constitution (Amsik) have criticized…

Winny Tang – PT Modern Internasional, the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the country, has reported a shrinking sales figure in the…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration should increase the number of women holding strategic decision-making positions in the…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The blasphemy case against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama was the most common issue discussed on social…

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Not everyone is happy with the design of the new banknotes recently released by Bank Indonesia. But a Twitter user's…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Despite a global economic slowdown, Indonesia managed to see investment in the industrial sector increase by 41.6…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – The Surakarta administration temporarily closed the operations of Social Kitchen Lounge and Bar in…

Jakarta – The majority of low-cost apartment (rusunawa) residents, who were evicted from their former homes to make way for city development…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – With only 10 days left in the second phase of the tax amnesty, participation in the program has fallen behind…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil has announced the formation of the Tolerance Task Force to maintain peace during services of any…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has denied a circulating provocative message reportedly conveyed by TNI commander…

Jakarta – National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso threatened to take severe actions against individuals involved in drug…

Jakarta – Amid rampant raids targeting shopping malls and business centers across the country banning the use of Christmas paraphernalia, Jakarta…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – In a move that reflects the growing influence of conservative groups in the country, National Police chief Gen.…

Pamela Sexton, Dili, Timor-Leste – Recently, thousands of U.S. military veterans travelled to North Dakota to support the peaceful struggle of the…

Indonesian anti-terrorism police have shot and killed three suspects after a gun battle at a house near the capital Jakarta, police said.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Press Council chairman Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo has encouraged state institutions to provide quality data to…

Jakarta – Despite their potential to stoke growth, major economic policies, including the tax amnesty and aggressive infrastructure spending, have…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – As prosecutors read out their statement that rejected Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's refutation, hundreds of supporters…

Jakarta – The Research and Development Department (Litbang) of Kompas has released its survey on public preference of the gubernatorial election,…

Over 500 people were reportedly arrested from West Papua demonstrations in Indonesia.

The Jayapura demonstration was one of more than 14…

Moses Ompusunggu and Lita Aruperes, Jakarta/Manado – Jakarta is continuing its strong handed approach to Papua and West Papua, the country's…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Australian government has issued an updated travel warning to Indonesia as three suspected terrorists were killed…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given a clear warning against intolerant mass organizations on his Twitter account, following a…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Haeril Halim, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Following the decision of some local police leaders to back a campaign by firebrand…

There were over 500 reported arrests from West Papua demonstrations in Indonesian cities yesterday.

The demonstrations were calling for self…

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Prosecutors have accused the Christian governor of Jakarta of being "self-righteous" and say it is…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Jakarta-based human rights watchdog Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (Elsam) and its local partner in…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided that the national examination (UN) will continue, rejecting the Culture and Education…

Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – A plan to allow more exports of raw and partly processed mineral products has irked businesses that have already…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation No.59/2016 to regulate mass organizations founded by foreigners.

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Indonesia breached the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (…

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said Tuesday that police had arrested five suspects related to a vigilante attack on the…

Jakarta – The government will form a new dedicated body to promote the Pancasila state ideology, named the President's Working Unit for…

Jakarta – Papuan and non-Papuan activists held a march in Jakarta on Monday to demand that the United Nations (UN) respond to the current heated…

Despite facing the constant threat of violence and arrest for calling for greater autonomy and an end to rights abuses by Indonesian security…

Manado, North Sulawesi – The Manado Police arrested more than 70 Papuan students who were about to stage a rally on Monday, accusing them of…

There are signs of more imminent arrests of West Papuan demonstrators in towns across Indonesia's Papua region.

The West Papua National…

Jakarta – The National Police have issued a circular letter that prohibits other law enforcers – including national antigraft agency KPK and the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – With the number of intolerance and human rights cases in Yogyakarta remaining high this year, NGOs are calling on…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesian police have been accused by mainstream Muslim groups of weakening the rule of law by providing security for…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A social researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Ahmad Najib Burhani, says opposition to…

Liau Y-Sing and Yumi Teso, Kuala Lumpur – The rupiah's reign as Southeast Asia's best currency is set to be short-lived as the supportive inflow…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Managers of shopping centers in Surabaya, East Java, have vowed not to require Muslim employees to…

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian has ordered the chiefs of police in Bekasi, West Java, and Kulonprogo of Yogyakarta to revoke…

Ariel Heryanto – On International Human Rights Day, 10 December, Indonesia lost one of its great public thinkers: George Junus Aditjondro. Born in…

Jakarta – The Saber Pungli illegal levies eradication task force has received 17,600 reports on illegal fees since its establishment less than two…

Jakarta – The country is still recording high maternal mortality rates because a lot of mothers have not been able to access immediate treatment…

Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives will soon deliberate a bill on the protection of Indonesian workers abroad to better…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian police have detained dozens of people ahead of a West Papua independence protest on Monday.

At least 200…