Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry named on Monday prominent banker Zulkifli Zaini as the new president director…

Jakarta – As Christians in Indonesia prepare to attend religious services in celebration of Christmas on Tuesday and Wednesday, authorities have…

Dwi Argo Santosa, Jakarta – After many years, Christians in two of West Sumatra's predominantly Muslim districts are finally allowed to hold…

Emma Powys Maurice – International teachers in some Indonesian schools are being subjected to intrusive 'psychological exams' aimed at uncovering…

Antara, Jakarta – Dozens of protesters from multiple communities in Aceh Province took to the streets today, December 24, voicing support for…

Della Syahni – Contrary to often-used arguments that fossil fuels are cheaper than renewable energy in Indonesia, a recent analysis found that…

Fikri Arigi and Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Spokesman for the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Munarman criticized Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko's…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) expressed suspicion about the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Customs Director-General at Finance Ministry Heru Pambudi announced that imported books are exempted from…

Nasori, Jakarta – The Customs Office has tightened the rules for e-commerce imports on Monday as part of a concerted effort to protect local…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has dismissed rumors saying President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is establishing a Solo…

Resky Novianto, Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – Throughout 2019, most of the violence against journalists in Indonesia was committed by police. This was…

Jakarta – Indonesia will not meddle in the alleged persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, a presidential advisor has said, in the latest…

There are to be no fireworks or – heaven forbid – alcohol and debauchery on New Year's Eve in two major Aceh cities, which have officially banned…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has symbolically kicked off the mandatory use of B30 biodiesel – eight days ahead of Jan…

Jakarta – Sabang City on Weh Island in Aceh – the only region in Muslim-majority Indonesia that has implemented Sharia law – has banned its local…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The National Drug and Food Control Agency, or BPOM, have seized Rp 3.9 billion, or $279,000, worth of damaged, expired or…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police have stopped an investigation into an oil palm plantation land conversion case involving North…

Gunmen opened fire on a small commercial plane as it landed in Indonesia's Papua on Saturday.

Reports from one of the pilots…

Heru Asprihanto, Kanupriya Kapoor, Banda Aceh, Indonesia/New York – When 12-meter (39 ft) waves slammed into Banda Aceh on the northern tip of…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – An Indonesian court has fined an palm oil company $1.8 million for fires that occurred on its concession in 2015,…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Newly-appointed Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri on Saturday hinted that the anti-graft…

Antara, Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) chairman Robikin Emhas said, non-theologically, Muslims offering Christmas wishes in…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy of Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi said…

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir asserted he will not hesitate to liquidate insolvent…

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Jokowi said that the palm oil field moratorium remains conclusive despite the government eyeing to…

Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono, Jakarta, Indonesia – Agree or disagree, the exam asked: "I would feel uncomfortable knowing my daughter…

Erwin Bramana Karnadi – Women earn less than men in the workplace. It would take 202 years for women to make as much as men according to 2018…

Jakarta – Reinaldi Yusuf, 24, has personally seen the negative impacts of climate change, such as rice crop failures in Pelabuhan Ratu in…

Antara, Jakarta – Almost 35 percent of the 1,800 household heads employed in the informal sector in Indonesia's six provinces have no health…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has put high hope on a soon-revived petrochemical refinery in East Java to slash the country's costly…

Jakarta – Newly-appointed Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Firli Bahuri said he was not interested in making a big fuss over the…

Jakarta – Amid the boom of online entertainment streaming services, the majority of online consumers in Indonesia favor watching movies for free…

What started as a spat with the European Union over Indonesian palm oil has escalated into a far broader trade dispute with imported European…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The amount of money that Indonesian migrant workers send home to their family every month often exceeds three times the…

Jakarta – Mother's Day, which is commemorated on December 22 each year, has different meanings. There are some who see it as a form of respect…

Jakarta – Coinciding with Mother's Day which falls on December 22 each year, hundreds of women marched to the State Palace in Central Jakarta to…

Jakarta – Three farmers were arrested by police after holding a protest action opposing an oil refinery which coincided with a visit by President…

Leon Kastayudha – Indonesia celebrates National Mother's Day on December 22nd. As in other countries, Mother's Day is a mainstream commemoration…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi said the government had allocated Rp 5 billion (US$357,938) to bury thousands of…

Dian Septiari and Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Russia has expressed frustration over the "unfair" competition it faces in the arms trade with…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) supporters rallied on Thursday in Surakarta, Central…

Jakarta – Even a donkey would not fall into the same hole twice. The saying it would seem does not apply to the government when dealing with…

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati mentioned a number of factors that caused an increase in imported goods. One…

Jakarta – The director of the Andalas University Law Faculty Constitutional Studies Centre (PUSaKO), Feri Amsari, says that President Joko "…

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) held a theatrical action rejecting the new leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)…

Ben Bohane – For decades, Papua New Guinean troops say they have watched as Indonesian forces violated PNG sovereignty "up to a dozen times per…

Jakarta – Five Papuan pro-independence students and a rights activist went on trial Thursday on charges of treason after waving morning star…

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Officials in the Jakarta provincial government are holding Christmas carols on the streets of the Indonesian capital…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Indonesia has urged members of the United Nations Security Council to take more concrete action in implementing a…