Jakarta – Tycoons, former ministers, musicians and lawyers are among the newly announced lineup at the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra…

Jakarta – Rachmati Soekarnoputri, younger sister of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, was officially sworn-in as deputy chairwoman of…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former energy and mineral resources minister Jero Wacik became the seventh graft suspect to file a petition to the South…

Jakarta – The Anticorruption Society Coalition has called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan…

Jakarta – The construction of the headquarters of a new military command (Kodam) in West Papua is scheduled to be completed by the end of this…

Jakarta – A mafia rules the country's fisheries sector, making it difficult to curb illegal fishing, says the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen…

Jakarta – A panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday two senior members of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (…

Hizbul Ridho & Fana F.S. Putra, Jakarta – Legislators at the House of Representatives have demanded that President Joko Widodo "restore the…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Satisfied with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's explanation of why he chose Comr. Gen. Badrodin…

Jakarta – Suspended police chief candidate Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan will not likely stand trial, as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has…

Nadya Natahadibrata and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After a string of abrupt and confusing policy reversals six months into his term of office, the…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Rights activists representing several nongovernmental organizations slammed the government's recent move to block dozens of…

Jayapura, Jubi – In commemorating the 12 anniversary of the Bloody Wamena Tragedy, the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence on…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Rights activists have called on the government and the House of Representatives to drop contentious articles in…

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity has taken a steep tumble following a slew of controversial policy initiatives,…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A 47-year-old woman who was recently sentenced to five months imprisonment for pornographic chatting with her childhood…

Yustinus Paat & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – At least three political parties will suffer in this year's regional election, analysts predicted on…

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti pledged to closely monitor fishing companies operating in Indonesia…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The US, Canada and the UK have voiced concerns over the convictions of Canadian Neil Bantleman, 45, who also holds…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP) has found that…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is investigating the performance of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS…

Jakarta – A green group has warned that law enforcement in the environmental sector is effective at cracking down on ordinary citizens but leaves…

Randy Fabi & Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia's political elite have closed ranks to undermine the country's antigraft commission, which…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly signed a cooperation agreement with the Indonesian Military (TNI) on…

Jewel Topsfield – In a decision that has alarmed the expatriate community and deepened concerns about Indonesia's justice system, two staff…

Sally Andrews – As the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) prepares to discuss West Papua's latest bid for membership, the 'Papuan problem' poses a…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has signaled it may soon begin to vet the country's next…

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives, or DPR, has asked election organizers to allow relatives of serving regional leaders to run…

Jakarta – A bicycle path is set to be officially inaugurated in The Hague to commemorate the prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said…

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – A state university in South Kalimantan has drawn the ire of one of Indonesia's Islamic political parties for its decision…

Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri will probably not be facing any opposition at next week's congress for the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Indonesians will find it difficult to boast of being from a democratic country as long as their compatriots continue to fall victim to the…

Jakarta – The Golkar Party faction led by Agung Laksono warned the Red-White Coalition (KMP) on Thursday that it was to stay out of the party's…

Nani Afrida and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Civil society groups have begun voicing objections to a plan by the Indonesian Military (TNI) to…

Vanuatu's West Papua Unification Committee has dismissed the credentials of a man claiming to be a West Papuan envoy.

Paul Peter Masta…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives is set to hold a plenary meeting to resolve a conflict…

Alison Moodie – In late February, a young Indonesian farmer named Indra Pelani showed up at a checkpoint manned by security guards for Asia Pulp…

Jakarta – Eight of the 10 political parties in the House of Representatives have demanded an explanation from President Joko Widodo on his…

Hotman Siregar & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The State Administrative Court on Wednesday temporarily suspended the Justice Ministry's…

Jakarta – The government's move to block several websites believed to promote extremist Islamic teaching has triggered a backlash among some…

Bob Dietz – With more than 50 years of restricted media access, one of the least covered armed conflicts in the world is the long-simmering…

The government's move to block several websites accused of spreading radicalism and hatred received condemnation from many – not only from those…

Haeril Halim and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Responding to public outcry accusing the government of infringing free speech rights, the…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung/Yogyakarta – Two Indonesian women on Tuesday were sentenced to months in prison for violating Indonesia's notorious 2008…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Agustinus Tabuni, a 24-year-old local identified as a member of an armed criminal group led by Militer Murib, was…

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko has threatened to shoot any suspected terrorists operating in Poso, Central…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Amid rising interest among young Indonesians to join the Islamic State (IS) movement, the Setara Institute, a…

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to continue as chairwoman of the country's biggest political party for a fifth…

Jakarta – Human rights activists in West Sulawesi have denounced police for attempting to stop a screening of Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Teachers in Bandung, West Java, have raised concerns over the distribution of thousands of school books, which they say…