Jakarta – The House of Representatives decided to include a controversial bill on a tax amnesty in its 2015 National Legislation…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – An economist has warned that improper tax policies, such as applying a higher tax amid a weak economy, may slow the…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on Indonesian Military (TNI) leaders and soldiers to enhance their professional capacities and…

Nithin Coca – It is a region rich in natural resources, the biggest source of tax revenue for the fourth most populous country in the world and,…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has urged the National Police (Polri) encourage police personnel to control their use of…

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The number of complaints regarding violations of the right to a fair trial has risen in the capital over the past year,…

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – The embattled speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives resigned Wednesday over his involvement in one…

Business – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced a US$346.6 million trade deficit in November, breaking the streak of a 10-consecutive-…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Ruslan Sangadji, Padang/Palu – Despite their relatively high popularity, a number of incumbents and former regional…

Jakarta – After seven years, the English-language daily Jakarta Globe published its last print edition on Tuesday, marking the paper's…

Denpasar – Thousands of people, mostly youngsters, gathered on Sunday at Padang Galak Beach in Denpasar to take part in an art event…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called for the House of Representatives ethics council to listen to the voice of the people in…

Jakarta – Almost three dozen lawmakers from several factions are urging the House of Representatives' ethics council to clean up the legislature's…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Threats from a radical group have disrupted plans by an interfaith community to hold an event celebrating the…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has warned that Indonesia could be the site of proxy wars between…

Peter Job – In early October the Timor-Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo announced that after two years of inconclusive talks his nation…

Jakarta – Five unmarried couples were netted on Friday in raids conducted by authorities at boardinghouses in South Jakarta's…

Jemima Garrett – A penchant for dynamiting illegal fishing vessels has made flamboyant Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti Indonesia's most…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government says it has completed 82 percent of the deregulation as outlined in its first six economic policy…

Greenpeace says the impact of rampant forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Papua region is having a devastating effect on West…

Papua New Guinea's deputy chief migration officer says processes are underway to grant citizenship to about 3,000 West Papuan refugees…

Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada Theater (TGM) has apologized for a poster advertising its performance entitled Masihkah…

Jakarta – Chief security minister Luhut Panjaitan played down House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto's alleged attempt to shake down…

The Moreland Council in Melbourne's inner north is the latest Council to call on the Australian Government to immediately enter negotiations with…

Jakarta – Studying Indonesia was not always easy for the late Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, or Ben Anderson, who was banned from entering…

Dandy Koswaraputra, Jakarta – Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, an Indonesianist with Cornell University, US, died at the age of 79 on Saturday…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The plot has thickened in the ongoing controversy surrounding mining giant Freeport as Fadli Zon, deputy speaker…

Nani Afrida and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has issued a report detailing the…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Based on research conducted by the Institute for Women and Children in Papua (LP3AP), excessive alcohol is one of…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Rizal Harahap, Padang/Pekanbaru – Heavy rain over a number of regions has triggered landslides and flooding, cutting…

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has been criticized for inviting members of the House…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has vehemently denied any involvement…

Ririn Sefsani and Timo Duile, Jakarta/Bonn – A specter is haunting Indonesia, the specter of communism. All the powers of the political…

Tassia Sipahutar, Nusa Dua, Bali – The planned implementation of a tax amnesty may not yield the desired results as such schemes usually have many…

Jakarta – Human rights activists have joined forces to condemn the use of the death penalty in Indonesia for major crimes, such as drug…

Bandung – The National Police have reiterated their commitment to proceeding with an assault case implicating Corruption Eradication Commission (…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the National Police to make improvements after it was listed by the Commission for Missing…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has granted a petition to allow indigenous people to cultivate forests for their…

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has instructed all government officials in all levels to expedite the settlement of…

Jakarta – West Java is the province with the highest number of human rights violations this year, according to the Commission for Missing Persons…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – It will be hard to prevent people from watching Joshua Oppenheimer's second groundbreaking documentary on the 1965…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Amid the planned overhaul of mining rules, legal experts and business players are urging for clarity and consistency…

Jakarta – More than a thousand dockworkers staged a rally in North Jakarta on Friday to protest their employers' failure to pay their wages.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission is set to miss its target with some survey groups estimating a lower voter turnout in Wednesday's…

Hans Nicholas Jong – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has issued a ministerial regulation to protect and uphold human rights in the…

World Bank, Jakarta – A small number of Indonesians are benefitting from financial and physical assets – sometimes acquired through corrupt means…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Activists who battle to end violence against women have drawn up a petition and are aiming for 10,000 signatories…

The latest World Bank report on Indonesia warns of the rising risk of social tension and conflict as inequalities of income and asset ownership…

Jakarta – House of Representatives deputy speaker Fadli Zon has joined the condemnation of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's administration has failed to promote human rights since taking office more than a year…