Jakarta – Teachers have complained about the inclusion of piety as a category of student assessment in the 2013 curriculum.

During a meeting…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Like a lot of people in Indonesia, 35-year-old Bayu is suspicious of the government's immunization programs, mostly because…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it is ready to launch a military operation to quell terrorism in Poso, Central Sulawesi, if…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The continuing saga of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin has yet to see any light at the end of the tunnel as…

Papua remains a big mystery to the Indonesian public. Even Papuans don't know what exactly happens in their own homeland.

For one thing, we…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Although President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has yet to formally discuss measures taken to end…

Jakarta – Negotiations between two conflicting camps in the Golkar Party were deadlocked on Thursday, and the two sides have agreed to settle the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new public opinion survey has found that only three months after taking office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Fana F.S. Putra & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – A politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, has…

Haeril Halim and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pick for the position of National Police chief, Comr. Gen. Budi…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Labora Sitorus, a chief brigadier police officer in Raja Ampat, West Papua, has been included on the list of most…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Cases of sexual violence against children in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province have been increasing year after year.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The police continue their investigation into Tuesday's nonfatal shooting of anticorruption activist Mathur Husaini,…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday ratified into law an emergency government regulation that restores direct elections of regional…

Haeril Halim, Bagus BT Saragih and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – A number of police officers have again failed to answer summonses from the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stepped up its investigation into a bribery case surrounding the discussion of…

Divya Pridhnani – Under Indonesian law, the minimum age of marriage is a tender 16 years; for boys, the minimum is 19.

Because of this age…

Fana F.S. Putra & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, on Wednesday confirmed that an activist in East…

Bangkalan, East Java – Activists have called for a draft regulation to protect nongovernmental organization workers after an activist in Bangkalan…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged the police to thoroughly investigate…

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has accused his successor of "cleaning up his men" following President Joko Widodo's decision…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno castigated the Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – National Police chief hopeful Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan has reported Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Abraham Samad and…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Fishermen across a number of Indonesia's regions have staged a wave of protests over the past few days against…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Following the unanimous endorsement of two regulations in lieu of law (Perppu) to…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Environmental activists have blamed annual floods in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, on serious forest damage in the…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will organize 204 simultaneous local elections this year following the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated on Monday nine members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), the…

Jakarta – After the recent execution of six death-row convicts, 60 more, including a number of foreigners, will soon follow, says Attorney General…

Jakarta – Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Slamming President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to proceed with the executions of six drug convicts recently…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Indonesian police general who has been among the most vocal supporters of a colleague accused of graft linked to a "…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – House of Representatives deputy speaker Fadli Zon criticized Indonesia's anti-graft agency on Tuesday, saying…

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) faced the first challenge in its investigation into graft…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Concerns over a leadership crisis within the National Police have mounted following President…

Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) reported on Sunday that most witnesses that had applied for protection last year were…

Dominic Diongson – President Joko Widodo's administration could fail sooner rather than later if it goes on to make arbitrary and ridiculous…

The Australia West Papua Association says there was no improvement in the human rights situation in the region in 2014, despite some governments…

Jakarta – While Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan's nomination as the new police chief was delayed due to suspicions concerning his "fat" bank accounts,…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Nur Ali said on Monday that 19 police officers had been dishonourably discharged in…

Jakarta – As natural disasters continue to hit parts of Indonesia, more regional leaders are asking for an increase in disaster relief funding…

Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – House Commission II for home affairs has approved a presidential regulation in lieu of law that reinstates direct…

The international spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says the group will submit its application to join the Melanesian…

Jakarta – The application of the death penalty for inmates convicted on drug trafficking charges is intolerable as international human rights law…

Jakarta – The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia early Sunday, the first since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo took office, is a…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A senior minister says President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will have to inaugurate Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as National…

Bayu Marhaenjati & Priska Sari Pratiwi, Jakarta – Over 600 people identified by police as "thugs" were arrested on Saturday night in a Jakarta…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The smiling woman pictured in a black veil, Rosnida Sari, is the lecturer of gender studies at the center of the latest…

Venidora Oliveira – The recent incident that took place in Sailari in Baucau District resulting in injuries to six police officers won't affect…

Paulina Quintao – CNRT, PD and FRETILIN party benches at the national parliament agree with the Prime Minister's decision to reshuffle the fifth…