Jakarta – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is seeking to raise up to $900 million from issuing dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, private placement…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – At least 25 percent and up to 49 percent of Indonesian children under the age of five are never issued a birth…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Two Indonesian Navy warships, KRI Usman Harun and KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda, were part of a mini defense exhibition in…

Jakarta – Indonesian police said on Saturday they have arrested seven suspected Islamic militants in the country's easternmost Papua province as…

Dili – Timorese seasonal workers have been experiencing 'big problems' in Australia, said Tim Nelthorpe, lead organiser for the Australian United…

Rebecca Spellman – Deadly swine fever is closing in on Australia's pork industry as experts say it has reached Indonesia. The disease, although…

Jakarta (Antara) – Freedom of religion and belief is the fundamental right of every human being, Indonesian representative for the ASEAN…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – "You may write me down in history, with your bitter twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still,…

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – A member of the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob), First Pvt. Saiful, died on Friday in a suspected terrorist…

Jakarta – Dozens of Indonesians have taken part in a shouting competition in the capital Jakarta, taking five minutes on stage to belt out advice…

Jakarta – Next year, the Jokowi administration will have to face the threat of a global recession. It is by no means certain that New Order style…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – For the first time in its history, Indonesia has made it into the United Nation's high human development category…

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir said he was surprised to learn that many SOE directors held more than one position…

Jakarta – Starting next week, the Jakarta Police are set to equip their patrol officers with body cameras.

The new equipment is expected to…

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Two died and 50 houses were left covered in mud after a flash flood hit several villages in Kulawi subdistrict in Sigi…

Seven Pacific island nations have called for a UN investigation into allegations of human rights abuses in Indonesia's West Papua and Papua…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked citizens to strengthen tolerance and harmony ahead of the Christmas…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said on Friday that Indonesia would not welcome a caliphate system because it would contradict…

Kenya – Global Pan Africanism Network leader met West Papuan Independence Leader, Mr. Benny Wenda, on 8th December in Nairobi, Kenya.

It…

Daniel Moss – When even Indonesia starts talking about relaxing deficit rules, you know government spending is back in vogue as a remedy for…

Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) will build a new train line to connect Kebon Kawung Station in the city of…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will name one of the rooms in its Anti-Corruption Learning Center after two protesters who…

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Authorities in Bandung, West Java, forcefully evicted residents of Taman Sari subdistrict on Thursday, leading to…

Dessy Sagita and Peter Brieger, Jakarta – Indonesia's little-known glaciers are melting so fast they could disappear in a decade, a new study…

Jakarta – Pencak silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art married with dance that has found a wider audience in film in the past few years,…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government has said that it will soon submit two omnibus bills to lawmakers so that the two parties can…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The government plans to drop a complicated licensing process and an expensive capital requirement for small businesses…

Francisca Christy Rosana (Antara) Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said he…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) Head of research Rivanlee Anandar criticized Coordinating…

Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya and Indonesian seafood chain D'Cost have both found themselves in the middle of what might be (yet) another…

Basten Gokkon, Kuta, Indonesia – Indonesia plans to restore more than 300,000 hectares (741,300 acres) of idle shrimp-farming ponds to boost its…

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Retired army general Wiranto has been called back to the government by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday to serve a…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – It was large swaths of degraded and idle land, and not forested land, that accounted for much of the burned area…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has brushed off accusations by critics that he is looking to create a political dynasty after a…

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Villagers on a tiny island off the coast of East Timor who have long struggled with water shortages have secured…

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has ordered the country's SOEs to provide more protections for female employees to…

Jakarta – A civil society coalition calling themselves the People's Front for Human Rights Bandung (Bara Hamba) is urging the Minister for Human…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that the statement by Coordinating Minister for Security,…

Police officers grabbed the phone of IDN Times journalist Helmi Shemi, deleting his footage of the Jakarta protests on Human Rights Day. The…

Kate Grealy – The targeting of 'Islamic extremism' for national security purposes has long been an area of safe bipartisan consensus in Indonesia…

Jakarta (Antara) – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has simplified the form of the teacher's lesson plan or RPP to only one page.…

Imam Hamdi and Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Three Islamic mass organizations planned to hold yet another demonstration before the City Hall in Central…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) commissioner Retno Listyarti expressed her appreciation towards…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – A crowd consisting of Islamic mass-organizations has forcefully closed-off the access road that leads to the…

Silvia Irawan – In 2015, Southeast Asia's largest economy, Indonesia, committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030 (equivalent…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo warned on Thursday that there would be no going back on his policy to curb exports of nickel ore and other…

Police in the Blahbatuh sub-district of Gianyar regency have been receiving flower boards from animal lovers and activists these past few weeks,…

Aldi Adrian Hartanto – Indonesian startups have been at the center of attention in Southeast Asia for the last few years. But as a growing number…

Aloysius Unditu – Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina's most senior leader, former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, earlier this week…

The issue of sexual harassment in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been thrust to the spotlight in Indonesia this week following explosive…