An Indonesian university is facing scrutiny online for what appears to be a discriminatory smoking ban that only applies to female students.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Pademangan Police in North Jakarta announced they arrested a 19-year-old man on Friday for allegedly molesting at least…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government plans to no longer provide cash injections to cover the Healthcare and Social Security Agency's (…

Asip Hasani, Blitar, East Java – The extreme rains that affected many parts of the country including Blitar, East Java in recent months have…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – An interfaith activist defending the rights of Christians in Dharmasraya regency, West Sumatra, to hold Christmas…

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The head of East Java's Sidoarjo district was arrested for alleged corruption on Tuesday in the first operation conducted…

Jakarta – 212 Alumni Brotherhood legal division head Damai Hari Lubis says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should immediately sack Defense…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – A 29-year-old resident of North Sumatra, Febi Nur Amelia, has been charged with defamation for attempting…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The North Sumatra Police have arrested a woman, her lover and a hired hitman for the murder of her…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia's major political parties have told Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian that the simultaneous presidential…

Jakarta – A commissioner of the General Election Commission, of KPU, was arrested on Wednesday on bribery charges.

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Heru Andriyanto, Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Wednesday the Indonesian international relations will put a greater…

Jakarta – It feels like an insult to common sense if the public is expected to simply lap up the confessions of the two suspects arrested by…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – State-owned life insurer Asuransi Jiwasraya's recent financial strife has been years in the making, fed by deceits,…

Jakarta – The Dutch government has returned 1,500 historical artifacts to Indonesia, four years after an agreement was made with the Education…

Sam King – Racist mobs and Indonesian police harassed and raided West Papuan student accommodation in the Indonesian cities of Surabaya, Malang…

Does anyone think that a single country can enforce protectionist policies against the global behemoth that is Netflix? Indonesia's…

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia will mobilise fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea to help defend against Chinese vessels, the…

Jakarta – The Indonesian capital of Jakarta will soon ban single-use plastic bags in markets and shopping centres, joining other cities in the…

Jakarta – Papuan activists Anes Dano Tabuni has insisted that he will wear a penis gourd (koteka) during court hearings on charges of treason and…

Jakarta – A recent maritime spat between Indonesia and China over the Natuna island chain in Riau Islands province has not affected investments…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has implied that the majority of the capital was safe from the recent floods, claiming that floodwater…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia's chief maritime affairs minister has cautioned against making assumptions that the nation's sovereignty is at…

Jakarta – The police have been cited as the principle actor in incidents of violence when land conflicts have broken out throughout 2019. These…

Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has issued a formal apology for an incident in which a passenger and her family were "detained"…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has fixed this year's coal domestic market obligation (DMO) rate…

Jakarta – Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker M. Taufik has called on fellow council members to donate 10 percent of their salaries…

Jakarta – The head of Ciledug district has apologized after a video of him shouting at a volunteer as evacuations took place in the flood-…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Shoppers in Jakarta will soon be unable to carry their groceries in single-use plastic bags as the Jakarta…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta provincial administration planned to clear a total of 118 plots of land located in the banks of Ciliwung River this…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia chief Leonard Simanjuntak said the recent severe flooding in Jakarta Greater Area was caused by…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), suggested Jakarta Metro Police…

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – Aceh's religious leaders (ulama) believe that there is no need to build cinemas in Tanah Rencong – as Aceh is known –…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Sinabang in Aceh on Tuesday afternoon, causing light damage. The…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Several ministries and government institutions are in discussion to formulate a new omnibus bill to sort out overlapping…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2019 state budget deficit totaled 2.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), wider than the…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Experts on urban planning and flood mitigation have urged the public to engage in a healthier, more comprehensive…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – One of the lawyers representing six Papua activists being tried for treason, Annisa Rizky, says that her clients…

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said the government aimed to counter China's claim over parts of…

Jakarta – The government is looking to reform five issues in the current Labor Law that some say have deterred investment into the country…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Jakarta Police investigators summoned Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan on Monday to…

Jakarta – In the latest of a string of incidents that reflect poorly on the airline, a Garuda Indonesia passenger has claimed that she and her…

Jakarta – The partial collapse of a five-story building in Jakarta on Monday morning has reportedly injured 11 people, according to an official…

Jakarta – A total of 25 dead turtles found in the waters of Sepang Bay in Bengkulu, with the latest discovered on Friday, may possibly have been…

Jakarta – Bogor Regent Ade Yasin gave a "cartoonish" response to Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's argument that recent flooding in Jakarta was…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – The government is planning to create a national talent management body this year in an effort to enhance human…

Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) has recorded that over the last five years conflicts involving mining have occurred on land…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has rejected a judicial review of Law Number 12/1969 on the Formation of the West Irian (Papua)…

Jakarta – The legal team representing Surya Anta Ginting and three other Papua defendants charged with treason and criminal conspiracy submitted…

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Jakarta's provincial government is facing the prospect of a class action lawsuit from residents impacted by the…