Jakarta – The rupiah continued to gain ground against the US dollar on Tuesday following news reports that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has…
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October 22, 2019
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Six Papuan activists who had been named suspects in the alleged treason by Jakarta Metro Police filed a pretrial lawsuit…
Phnom Penh – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday expressed hope that the newly-inaugurated Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and…
Kuala Lumpur – Local leaders in Indonesia must get involved with young people to tackle the trash problem that blights the nation's islands and…
Sydney – Veronica Koman, a human rights lawyer sought by Indonesian police over Twitter posts authorities blame for fanning unrest in the Papua…
James Massola, Jakarta – In six short months, they have gone from mortal political enemies to – seemingly – political allies who will work…
Halida Bunga, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) executive director, Asfinawati, said that the government will truly be…
Julio Achmadi, Jakarta – The deceased Golfrid Siregar was a human rights defender in North Sumatra who fought for the right to a good and healthy…
Mobile phone addiction, more commonly referred to as "gadget addiction" in Indonesia, has become a legitimate concern for many parents whose kids…
Alfian Rumagit, Rahmad Nasutio, Jayapura, Papua – The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Jayapura, Papua's capital city, expressed rejection to calls for…
At times, during the presidential election campaign earlier this year, it appeared that Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab's…
Heru Andriyanto, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to make changes in his cabinet portfolios that…
Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Jakarta Police say they were interrogating lawyer Eggi Sudjana early on Sunday morning, just hours before President…
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reportedly summoned his first-term minister for the environment and forestry…
Walda Marison, Jakarta – On Tuesday October 22 a lawyer from the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) submitted a pre-trail suit against…
Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – A man, believed to be a foreign worker, was killed in a major fire at an oil pipeline owned by state-owned oil…
Herman, Jakarta – A new book by senior economists Faisal Basri and Haris Munandar repeats an old warning that Indonesia risks falling into the so…
Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia's crude palm oil production rose by 14 percent to 34.7 million metric tons in the first eight months of 2019,…
Damien Kingsbury – After half a century of incorporation as part of Indonesia and following a period of generally declining violence in the half…
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched an international aid agency to strengthen its diplomatic relations in the region, but played down…
Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$100 million intermediary loan to the government to help kickstart private sector…
Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have revealed plans to fire bombs from slingshots and release monkeys to disrupt Sunday's inauguration of President…
Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for failing to address human rights issues in…
October 21, 2019
Jakarta – Students protesting near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta today said they hope that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not betray…
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – The legal counsel team for seven suspects of treason case from Papua stated their clients are in good condition after…
Camellia Webb-Gannon – Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian…
Jakarta – PDIP secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto defended President Jokowi's presidential inauguration speech that was widely criticized for…
Rosseno Aji, Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Human rights activist and founder of the Lokataru Law and Human Rights Firm, Haris Azhar, subjected…
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has stated he is ready to join the…
Jakarta – A Quran teacher, identified only as AI in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, is suspected of molesting seven elementary school girls. He…
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has confirmed that the Gerindra Party will be represented in the upcoming Cabinet, the…
Hong Kong – The global collapse in coal prices this year has dealt a particularly heavy blow to miners in Indonesia, the top exporter and one of…
Jakarta – The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018,…
Karim Raslan – The Nggapulu – named after a glacier-covered peak in Papua's Jayawijaya range – is a German-built ship that forms part of the…
Corazon Miller – Two men accused of gambling are the latest to receive a public whipping in the capital of Indonesia's Aceh, where people are…
Diana Mariska, Nur Yasmin, Farouk Arnaz, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stopped short of announcing his new…
October 20, 2019
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has set lofty goals for his second-term…
Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Today, exactly five years ago, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was inaugurated as the president of the Republic of Indonesia…
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Laurenzus Kadepa, Papua parliament member from Politics, Legal and Human Rights Division, said Papuan peoples do not…
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – According to the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), President Joko Widodo or Jokowi did…
James Massola, Jakarta – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has discussed free trade, Papua and Indonesia's proposed new capital during a flying visit…
Amy Remeikis – Scott Morrison's whirlwind trip to Indonesia is a "good thing", his political opponent says, as Labor embraces bipartisan support…
Arys Aditya, Viriya Singgih and Karlis Salna, Bloomberg News – Joko Widodo was inaugurated as Indonesia's president for a second five-year term…
Emma Connors – There was pomp and ceremony aplenty but compared to the last presidential inauguration, Sunday's crowning of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…
Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid says that it will be difficult to stop the current attempt to weaken the fight…
Jakarta – The Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) offices in Medan, North Sumatra, has been attacked by molotov cocktails thrown by unidentified…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Shortly after he took an oath of office for the 2019-2024 presidential term, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin have officially taken their oaths to serve the country as the President…
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Leaders from ASEAN countries, Australia and Swaziland made courtesy calls on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on…
Dicky Christanto Wulandaru, Jakarta – The incoming chair of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) should focus on improving the performance…




