John McBeth – It took 24 hours – and apparently an angry call from a blindsided President Joko Widodo – for Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo to…

Jakarta – Indonesia's most conservative political party has expressed concern about the government's move to waive visa requirements for visitors…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) announced on Wednesday that it would join the ruling coalition of President Joko "Jokowi"…

Rizal Harahap and Apriadi Gunawan, Pekanbaru/Medan – Thick haze caused by ongoing land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan has forced local…

More than six months after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration launched the one-stop integrated investment services (PTSP) in Jakarta…

Fadli, Batam – Two British journalists detained by Indonesian authorities since May for making a documentary on piracy in the Malacca Strait…

Jakarta – The opposition National Mandate Party, or PAN, has officially joined the pro-government Awesome Indonesia Coalition, or KIH, its…

Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists criticized the selection process for top posts inside the Corruption Eradication Commission, saying some…

Jakarta – Jakarta, the Indonesian capital notorious for gridlocks and bad air pollution, ranks 9th among the world's least friendly cities this…

Michael Bachelard – Applying for a job as a policeman in Bali is not as simple as filling in a form. You may need to pay $50,000 or more just to…

Jakarta – There has been a flurry of remonstrations, but tellingly no outright denials, over reports that the controversial police general…

Denpasar – Seven Balinese police officers will go on trial for extortion after an investigation confirmed they received a bribe from a group of…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Indonesian Bishop John Philip Saklil of Timika in Indonesia's Papua province accused the military and police of…

Jayapura, Jubi – Chairman of the Board of Regional Leadership Student Association Central Mountains of Papua Indonesia (DPW-AMPTPI) East Indonesia…

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with East Timor counterpart Taur Matan Ruak, who is in Beijing for activities marking the…

Jakarta – Two English journalists arrested in Batam, Riau Islands, will soon face trial for allegedly violating immigration regulations, according…

Haeril Halim and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) have agreed to cooperate to resolve a…

Jayapura, Jubi – Political prisoner Filep Karma has refused sentence cuts granted to prisoners by the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The government is preparing a comprehensive mechanism to reconcile with all victims of gross…

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – At least 500 workers who are members of several labor unions in Cilacap regency, Central Java, staged a rally on Tuesday…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – With the economic slump continuing, the government is expecting lay-offs to increase.

The Central Statistics Agency…

Jakarta – The state prosecutor at the Jakarta Corruption Court has accused senior politician Suryadharma Ali of abusing his power during his time…

Jakarta – Thousands of laborers started to flood the streets near the National Monument (Monas) park at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The park is expected…

Archipelago – Lovebirds in Purwakarta, West Java, may have to use their dating time wisely and efficiently, as their regent has introduced a new…

Jewel Topsfield – Anthony Liem still has memories of the Indonesian war of independence.

He was barely three when a bomb exploded near his…

Jakarta – Business licensing processes remain lengthy and complicated in Indonesia's major cities, despite the launch of a one-stop service…

Mataram – Hundreds of people seeking jobs at PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) staged a rally on Monday, blocking the main access road to the company…

Jakarta – Indonesian Workers Union Association (Aspek) president Mirah Sumirat has called on the government to anticipate massive layoffs that…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Conducting its own investigation into a recent shooting in Koperapoka, Mimika regency, Papua, that claimed the…

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – Publicly listed PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, the country's largest brewery, has put on hold its US$42 million plant…

Margareth Aritonang – The relationship between Indonesia and Timor Leste has improved steadily in the last few years. Timor Leste's Prime Minister…

Kristio Wahyono, Yogyakarta – Timor Leste on Aug. 30 celebrates the anniversary of a historic referendum that resulted in a landslide vote for…

Margareth S. Aritonang – Indonesia was once reminded of its commitment to criminalizing practices of enforced disappearance by adopting the United…

On Aug. 26, President Joko Widodo revoked a new regulation that would have imposed onerous restrictions on foreign media in Indonesia. Home…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – Kuta's police chief has denied police received a $25,000 bribe to secure the release of a group of Australian…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The team tasked to select the new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) emphasized on Sunday that the…

Jakarta – An environmentalist group in Indonesia expressed its disappoint in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for officiating the groundbreaking of…

Jakarta – A National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) team is scheduled to visit Timika, Papua, in the beginning of September to…

Jakarta – A labor rally involving around 50,000 workers in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) is set to be held on Tuesday.

According to the…

Jakarta – On the 70th anniversary of the country's independence on Aug. 17, a group of politicians and former Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel…

Medan, North Sumatra – Local administrations aren't spending as much as the central government has hoped, but that is not because leaders are…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In stark contrast to Indonesia's commitment to reduce rampant deforestation, the government has surprisingly become…

Jakarta – A group of children staged a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Friday, calling on President Joko "…

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independence Journalists (AJI) has praised President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to revoke a new regulation that would…

Bogor – A prolonged spat over the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin in Bogor, West Java, has once more drawn attention from abroad, with a…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has revived hopes that the government will support its controversial constituency fund…

Jakarta – In a proposed revision of Indonesia's Criminal Code, a stipulation has been introduced to curb the availability of contraceptive devices…

National – Sustainable Development Indonesia director Drajad Wibowo has predicted that Indonesia will have more than 500,000 newly unemployed…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Two members of the Military District Command (Kodim) 1710/Timika have been arrested following a shooting in…

Back in May both national and international media greeted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to lift decades-long restrictions on foreign…