Jakarta – The head of the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation's (LBH) advocacy for democracy team, Aprilia Lisa, says that the public's voices and wishes…

Jakarta – Opposition by the parties or the political parties outside of the administration against legislation which does not side with the people…

Joshua Mcdonald – The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano, has written to the United Nations High…

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil society organizations across the archipelago have staged nationwide protests and strikes to oppose the newly…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Jakarta exceeded 80,000 on Tuesday while two other worst affected…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Indonesian religious figures have joined members of the public who stand in opposition to the newly passed Job…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is doubling down on a plan to establish large-scale agricultural plantations across the…

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M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted patrols over meeting points of people planning to…

Farouk Arnaz, Gora Kunjana, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has passed the Job Creation Bill into law on Monday, three days ahead of…

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Public demands pushing for Health Minister Terawan to resign from office is starting to build as the latest…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – University of Indonesia's epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Saturday said the recent statement issued by Coordinating Minister…

Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested four suspected terrorists in separate areas in Bekasi, West…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police stated that they would not issue a permit for a series of demonstrations planned by…

Hans Kapisa, Manokwari – Shouts of 'Papua Merdeka! (Free Papua)' and the unfolding morning star flag was colouring a rally by Papuan pro-…

Over the last few days, in the mist of the corona virus pandemic that is still not under control, the House of Representatives (DPR) was still…

Heru Andriyantoi, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia hit the 300,000 mark on Sunday after Jakarta reported a new…

Jakarta – Police in Greater Jakarta have reportedly thwarted an attempt by workers to conduct a rally in front of the House of Representatives…

Maikel Jefriando, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament will vote on President Joko Widodo's flagship "Job Creation" bill on…

London – Global investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets have written to Indonesia's government to express concerns that a flagship…

Rakhmat Nur Hakim, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has highlighted stalled reform of military…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The National Police have issued a telegram urging every regional police department to participate in the effort to…

Jakarta – The police have arrested a suspect allegedly linked to the killing of Muhammad Thoyib, 39, a worker at a furniture shop whose body was…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to become more modern and professional…

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups plan to take to the streets once again to protest against the controversial job creation omnibus…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The possible amendments to the 1999 and 2004 Bank Indonesia (BI) Laws and the issuance of a regulation in lieu of…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI) has expressed dismay over the government's suggestion that some health facilities across the…

Jakarta – More medical workers have lost their lives to the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to grow at an alarming rate in Indonesia…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is pinning its hopes on foreign investment and state spending to improve economic growth next year,…

Jakarta – Moderate to heavy rain in Greater Jakarta on Sunday night has left at least 56 neighborhood units (RT) inundated and displaced hundreds…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has unveiled its strategies to cut down the dependence on imported salt, in an attempt to protect the…

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Academics from 30 tertiary education institutions have signed a statement rejecting the Omnibus Law on Job…

Jakarta – In an effort to provide better treatment for COVID-19 patients and help bring down the mortality rate from the pandemic, the government…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups are set to hold large-scale protests from Oct. 6 to 8 in opposition to the…

Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" or "…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Lockdowns are unnecessary and can unduly harm the economy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said as the COVID-19…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg) and the government have agreed to pass into law the controversial omnibus bill on…

Jakarta – Vice President and senior Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin has said the COVID-19 vaccine currently being prepared by the government does not…

Jakarta – It has been more than six months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.

Since then,…

Jakarta – After being hit hard by the economic crisis in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, batik crafters in many parts of…

Apriadi Gunawan and Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – The Medan Police have named ES, the general manager of the Hairos Water Park in Deli Serdang, North…

Farouk Arnaz, Asni Ovier, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have completed the discussion on the Jobs…

Antara, Jakarta – Flash floods submerged hundreds of houses in the southern part of Cianjur District, West Java, on Saturday, compelling hundreds…

Rakhmat Nur Hakim, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that the level of violence and human rights…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups, academics and social organizations has started an online petition urging…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has introduced a special micro-loan for entrepreneurial women from low-income families to help…

Geneva, Switzerland – Impoverished Southeast Asian country East Timor on Friday, October 2, kicked off official accession talks to join the World…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that the current La Nina weather phenomenon could…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Papuans have expressed doubt over the establishment of a joint fact-finding team (TGPF) to probe the recent shootings in…

Jewel Topsfield – If it was a book it would be a page-turner: the Australian woman living on a tropical island who founded a literary festival…