Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has charged Emirsyah Satar with bribery and money laundering, accusing the former president…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry is moving forward with its labor-intensive projects in rural areas, which include…

Harry Suhartono and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia opted for less punishing social-distancing measures than its neighbors to stem the…

Sausan Atika and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Muslims worldwide began a month of fasting on Friday amid unprecedented social restrictions brought…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – As most Jakartans are staying at home during the COVID-19 epidemic, minimarkets have become new targets of crime, the…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A shortage of reagents is interfering with the government's efforts to ramp up much-needed mass testing for the…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has claimed that the central government increased its COVID-19 testing capacity to 12,000…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) may face an uphill battle in any corruption cases linked to…

Jakarta – Ravio Patra, an independent researcher and government critic who faces incitement charges, was detained on Wednesday evening just as he…

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – At age 90, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) faces an uphill battle to restore its credibility after decades…

Jakarta – Indonesian police said on Thursday they had detained an activist accused of broadcasting messages to instigate violence and hatred, but…

Asip Hasani, Surabaya – More people tested positive during COVID-19 rapid testing conducted at a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Temboro…

The National Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children (KPAI) has recommended the firing of commissioner Sitti Hikmawatty for saying…

Andi Taufan Garuda Putra, one of several millennials handpicked by President Joko Widodo to form his "special staff" team comprising young,…

A man from Surabaya, East Java has been charged with blasphemy for altering the lyrics to an Islamic song and mocking its message in the process…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – A panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court have found six activists guilty of committing treasonous acts…

London – TAPOL denounces the sentencing by the district court of Central Jakarta which found six political prisoners guilty of treason today and…

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – A court hearing of six Papuan activists will be held again on Friday April 24. The six activists are scheduled to hear…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has put a floor under the price of nickel ore to protect small miners amid Indonesia's aggressive…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Another expert staffer of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Andi Taufan Garuda Putra, has stepped down from his…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) said they keep providing protection for witnesses and victims who have…

Bangun Santoso and Stephanus Aranditio – Surya Anta Ginting and five other Papuan political prisoners will face a sentence hearing at the Central…

Jakarta – Papuan activist and treason defendant Suryanta Ginting and his five colleagues have been sentenced to between eight and nine months…

Jakarta – The panel of judges in the Central Jakarta District Court have handed down jail sentences against Surya Anta and five other Papuan…

Dili – East Timor announced on Friday that a nurse at a centre caring for patients with COVID-19 had been infected by the coronavirus…

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked parliament on Friday to delay debate on changes to labor laws that were part of a…

The first thing that Ravio Patra, a human rights activist and outspoken critic of the Indonesian government who was detained on Wednesday night,…

Dili – Cuba's medical team is still providing attention today to the population of Timor Leste in the face of Covid-19, a disease caused by the…

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The government has banned all commercial passenger flights in Indonesia until June 1 to try to curb the spread…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police rolled out its Idul Fitri security operation, known as "Operasi Ketupat Jaya," at…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Household spending in Indonesia, a major contributor to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), is expected to…

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Leader of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal revealed that Wednesday's meeting…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – For many Indonesians, the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) is an important tradition that they must prepare for…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Indonesians are relatively more optimistic on the outlook of the economy and will spend more in the future as…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, the nation's largest Islamic organizations, have called on Indonesian Muslims to…

Belseran Christ and Budi Sutrisno, Maluku – While the majority of Muslims in Indonesia are waiting for a formal government announcement on the…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has yet to disburse Rp 48 trillion (US$3.09 billion) to state-owned electricity company PLN for…

Jakarta – Three students have been declared suspects after spray painting graffiti on several walls in the East Java city of Malang reading "…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Public Opinion Research and Discussion Group (KedaiKOPI) found in its latest survey that Greater…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has stopped all long-distance and local passenger train…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The government says that of Tuesday, more than 64,000 Indonesian migrant workers – an estimated 46,000 of whom…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry will suspend a number of infrastructure projects following the…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) directly purchased Rp 1.7 trillion (US$108 million) worth of sharia sovereign bonds during an…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Diponegoro National Hospital (RSND) in Semarang is offering drive-thru polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to stay indoors, human rights activists have embraced digital platforms to…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga will close the Jakarta-Cikampek II elevated toll road following the…

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo decided on Thursday to push back the 2020 National Games (PON) in Papua to October…

Amy Chew – Under the shadow of Kuala Lumpur's gleaming skyscrapers, about one million Indonesian migrant workers are suffering from food…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, once a bitter rival of President Joko Widodo, has appealed to his political…

Rights groups in Indonesia are demanding the release of Ravio Patra, a human rights activist and outspoken critic of the government, who was…