Nani Afrida and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti announced on Monday that the police had named two foreign…

Jakarta – A new palm oil producer grouping being set up by Indonesia and Malaysia would replace "no deforestation" pledges made by major palm…

Jakarta – Dangdut legend Rhoma Irama officially launched his own party on Wednesday and decided to play some tunes to explain his supporters what…

Tonga's Government has responded to Indonesia's accusation that claims by Tonga's Prime Minister at the United Nations were misleading.

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Jayapura, Jubi – A human rights group condemned Jayapura Municipality Police for mishandling a peace protest to demand justice over the Paniai…

Jakarta – The idea proposed by Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu to launch a training program for all Indonesians, young and old, to help "defend…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2015

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo requested a delay to the revision of Law No. 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK),…

Disappointed by the lack of an adequate deterrent effect built in to the country's legislation on anticorruption, many have suggested the death…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government's plan to relax certification requirements for downstream timber products has raised concern from…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has been lambasted for a plan to train 100 million civilians in a state defense program within one…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has warned the Yogyakarta administration not to violate…

Jakarta – A petition for murdered activist Salim Kancil has been supported by 50,000 people and Rp 42 million (US$3,138) has been raised for his…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has insisted the House of…

Jakarta – The government has revoked the forest concession license of one company and suspended the licenses of three others for their alleged…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives Ethics Council has found several anomalies in the controversial work visit of senior lawmakers to New York…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Experts have hailed the city administration's plan to merge city wastewater management firm PD PAL Jaya and water…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Television watchdog Remotivi has accused the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) of being biased when it comes to…

Boyolali – A wedding reception of a same-sex couple has confused residents of Cluntang village, Musuk, Boyolali regency, Central Java. Saturday's…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Civil Society Coalition is encouraging eligible voters nationwide to not vote for regional head…

Jakarta – A village chief in East Java has admitted to paying off three officers for protecting an illegal sand mining operation in his village.…

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has reaffirmed his commitment to realising a national defence movement.

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Slamet Susanto and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Bantul, Yogyakarta/Surakarta, Central Java – The majority of workers in the handicraft industry in…

Jakarta – A lawmaker on Monday demanded the ousting of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry's penitentiary director general after another…

A. Ibrahim Almuttaqi, Jakarta – Four years on since Timor Leste formally applied to become a member-state of ASEAN, the dream of uniting all…

Jakarta – Crescent Star Party (PBB) chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra has criticized the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Tama Salim, Jakarta – More groups have pressed the government to abolish capital punishment in the country, arguing that…

National – Marking the 13th World Day against the Death Penalty on Saturday, the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) has called on…

Ina Parlina, Tama Salim and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Following public outcry over a proposed amendment that would weaken the KPK, the…

Jakarta – An alarming number of states across the globe, including Indonesia, continue to violate international law by executing people convicted…

Jakarta – Attorney General M. Prasetyo said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would not interfere in the legal process against former Corruption…

Jakarta – Textile and footwear businesspeople have welcomed the government's launch of the so-called "investment desk" on Friday, calling it an…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has concluded that the quality of local television…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a presidential regulation to establish the Greater Jakarta Transportation…

Jon Afrizal and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Jambi/Padang – Fires that razed extensive forest areas and peat lands in Sumatra and Kalimantan over the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta – The National Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) suspects that top members of the…

More than 31,000 people have expressed their support for a petition to reject the revision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) law.…

Jakarta – Fadli Zon, a deputy speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, has been appointed to lead the Global Organization of…

Jakarta – Unreported forest clearing cost Indonesia up to $9 billion between 2003 and 2014 in lost timber royalties – about three times the…

Jakarta – The government and lawmakers have eliminated almost half of the articles in a draft bill on people with disabilities, raising concerns…

Jakarta – In conjunction with the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, local rights groups have renewed their call for the government to…

Grace D. Amianti and Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government's latest economic policy package has received a warm welcome from business players and…

Havana – Cuba and Timor-Leste strengthened cooperation mainly in areas such as health, education and agriculture in the context of the official…

Jakarta – Less than half of all Indonesians support the House of Representatives, a survey conducted in September by political pollster Indo…

Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation against three police officers from a Lumajang precinct in East Java for their alleged…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on Wednesday stripping the Judicial Commission of its role in the selection…

You arrived, my child, in the darkness of misery; You cried, but your father did not hear you; Only with your mother's tears, noble tears,…

Jakarta – In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 communist purge, the Jakarta Art Council's (DKJ) Kineforum will screen 30 films,…

Kate Walton, Guest Contributor – In the same month that 12 UN agencies called on all states to end violence and discrimination against LGBTI…

The AWPA has written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop concerning the crackdown on the peaceful rally on the 8 October and on other incidents of…