Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday (Jul 14) said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cannot become a proxy…

A West Papua pro-independence leader says Indonesia is ramping up its repression of peaceful activists while people mobilise in favour of the…

Jayapura, Jubi – Press organizations in Papua, including the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Jayapura City, the Indonesian…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government obliges exporters of natural resources to keep at least 30 percent of their…

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have spent Rp 49 billion ($3.3 million) on 1,857 riot guns that can be filled with pepper…

Jakarta – As ASEAN top diplomats meet in Jakarta, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his counterparts on the first day of a week…

Jakarta – State Administrative Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas on Thursday launched 14 public service malls across 10 provinces…

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Parliament approved the new health law on Tuesday 11 July, despite massive street…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may be, as Ben Bland puts it, a man of contradictions. But when it comes to critical minerals, he is a…

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has played down the growing number of billboards featuring him and Defense Minister Prabowo…

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, JAKARTA – In back-to-back trilateral meetings on Wednesday with Russia and China and with Australia and India, Foreign Minister…

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has warned that a slowing global economy could hurt Indonesia's budget, as weaker commodity exports…

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – State-run airport operator Angkasa Pura I announced on Thursday that the combined number of air passengers at the 15…

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – In a rare occurrence within Indonesia's justice system, the defense team of a suspect involved in a…

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Maritime Affairs Agency assessed that the piles of garbage covering Muara Angke Mangrove Forest in Penjaringan,…

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – To safeguard the 2024 General Elections, Indonesia's Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) have prepared a task force to…

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Public policy expert from UPN Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur Hidayat, assessed that the approval of the Health Bill into a Law…

Antara, Jakarta – Regency Government of Bekasi, West Java is planning to prepare public transportation to reach Jatimulya LRT Station after the…

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Environment Office has distributed free electronic waste management services to Jakarta residents. The Head of the…

Sunu Dyantoro, Jakarta – Hyundai Motor Group expressed their interest to be involved in the development of Indonesia's new capital city in…

Amelia Rahma Sari, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that Indonesia's level of utilization of new and renewable…

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he is preparing to appoint four interim governors from a pool of high-ranking officials…

Yulida Medistiara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD is asking the public to actively participate…

Tatang Guritno and Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The endless delays at the House of Representatives (DPR) in starting discussions on the Draft Law on…

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is planning to coax an additional 60,000 tonnes of lithium per year from Australia as it strives to build a…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party will likely establish a new coalition to pave the way for chairman Airlangga Hartarto to run for the…

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday…

Jakarta – The Indonesian resort haven of Bali will impose a Rp 150,000 (US$10) tax on tourists entering the 'Island of Gods' from next year to…

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Bandung – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that there are underground and above ground efforts to free Susi Air pilot…

Antara, Jakarta – Immigration Director-General of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Silmy Karim, rebutted reports of the alleged data breach of…

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The ratification of the health bill into law by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the Plenary Meeting on Tuesday, July 11…

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono confirmed that the provincial government did not issue any permits for the…

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that the new health law did not mean easy entry for foreign doctors as…

Jakarta – Corruption is never a one-person job. It takes at least two people for bribery to occur. Certainly, many more are required to embezzle…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed his ministers not to lose focus on establishing the country's…

The Australia West Papua Association condemns the arrest of 10 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members yesterday, 11 July.

The…

As people across West Papua mobilise in favour of the ULMWP gaining full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), Indonesia is ramping…

Susan Price – Indonesian security forces violently cracked down on a peaceful West Papuan National Congress (KNPB) demonstration on July 12,…

A meeting of Southeast Asian LGBT communities that was supposed to take place in Jakarta from July 17 to 21 has reportedly been canceled by the…

Tri Meilani, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Yudo Margono has expressed support for the Home Affairs…

Chris Fitzgerald – Last month, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a reparation program for victims of past human-rights abuses. Speaking…

Jakarta – Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest…

Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition says that the revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law are…

Jakarta – An ASEAN Queer Advocacy Week (AAW) meeting of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activists organised by the ASEAN SOGIE…

Jakarta – There are many reasons to disagree with the omnibus bill on health currently being debated in the House of Representatives. Many fear…

Enarotali, Jubi – Egianus Kogoya, one of the leaders of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has denied that he demanded a ransom of Rp…

Jakarta – Indonesia's coast guard said on Tuesday it seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment…

Antara, Jakarta – The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has stated that prohibiting child marriage could help prevent…

Jakarta – Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who has declared plans to run for president a third time, is gaining momentum seven…

Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that…