Australia's government has urged restraint by all relevant parties in West Papua amid ongoing unrest in the Indonesian ruled region.

The…

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir has said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ordered…

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has claimed that the ongoing wave of demonstrations has been "taken…

Jakarta – With less than a month before halal certification will become mandatory, an assessment by the Indonesian Ombudsman has found the Halal…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian state-owned electricity company PLN on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government is on high alert over a possible increase in tax shortfall this year as the economic slowdown is likely to…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State utility company PLN booked first half net profit of Rp 7.35 trillion (US$521.53 million), greatly turning around…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Rizal Djalil, a commissioner of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), a bribery suspect…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Foreign investors are preferring Indonesian bonds over stocks amid signs of slowing global economic activities, Financial…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani urged stakeholders to build more digital infrastructure as the digital economy would play an important…

Robertus Wardi & Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The finance commission at the House of Representatives on Wednesday elected four politicians and a…

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Violent street protests in Indonesia against a number of controversial laws risks damaging growth and stability in South-…

The massive student demonstrations that erupted in cities across Indonesia on Monday and Tuesday were fueled, in large part, by anger at…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to delay the deliberation of four problematic bills, including the…

Kharishar Kahfi and Ghina Ghaliya, Semarang/Medan/Jakarta – Student protesters across the country clashed with police officers when thousands…

Jakarta – The House of Representative passed the 2020 state budget bill into law during a plenary meeting on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Sri…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The government has decided to suspend an export tax imposed on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products…

Jakarta – A government plan to annul the requirement to obtain a building permit (IMB) for houses and other property has received little support…

Bytamara Soukotta – Amid the loud yells celebrating freedom during the Indonesian Independence Day celebration last month, West Papuan students…

More than 300 university students and police in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta were being treated in hospital on Wednesday, a day after violent…

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The national antigraft agency has reminded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration that corruption remains the…

Julia Hollingsworth – Thousands of student protesters have taken to the streets of Indonesia to oppose a controversial draft criminal code that…

Peter Hackney – A lawmaker from Indonesia's House of Representatives has claimed foreigners "need not worry" about proposed laws criminalising…

A lawmaker from the House of Representatives (DPR) claimed yesterday that foreigners visiting Indonesia "need not worry" about articles…

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian students rallied for a third day on Wednesday against proposed new laws, including a criminal code that…

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Deadly violence has shaken the Indonesian province of Papua once more, with reports of people being…

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across Indonesia to protest draconian changes to…

Police in Jakarta arrested 94 people in connection with yesterday's student protests in the capital, which began peacefully outside the House of…

Bangkok – Indonesian authorities should carry out a thorough investigation into the police assaults of reporters covering protests in Makassar…

Scenes of violence erupted in the numerous large-scale demonstrations throughout Indonesia yesterday as thousands of university students came out…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said the plenary meeting which is slated to take place…

Jakarta – If President Joko Widodo and his aides had been prepared to abide by the March 22, 2017, court ruling on the handling of fires in…

Nurhadi, Surabaya – Thousands of students joined in Surabaya Student Executive Body (BEM) Alliance staged demonstrations, rejecting the amended…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eddy Pramono said the police have arrested 94 people allegedly involved in a…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Insp. Gen. Gatot Eddy Pramono said as many as 39 police officers fell victim to the clash…

Jakarta (Antara) – Thousands of Indonesia's university students in various regions have once again taken to the streets to protest the revisions…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto refused to establish a formal meeting…

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is questioning President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's commitment to eradicating corruption in Indonesia…

Jakarta – Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today called for calm and an immediate cessation of violence from all sides following…

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – At least a thousand residents of Wamena in Papua's Jayawijaya district have requested evacuation to the provincial…

Resky Novianto, Jakarta – Indonesia is still a country which unfriendly to minorities such as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…

At least 20 people have been killed in a fresh burst of unrest in Indonesian-ruled West Papua.

Violence erupted in both the provincial…

Three months after Joko "Jokowi" Widodo won a second term as president, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been all but destroyed by…

Jakarta – The Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) announced on Tuesday a cut in its guaranteed interest rates for both rupiah and foreign…

Jakarta – Thousands of students rallied in cities across Indonesia on Tuesday (Sept 24) against proposed changes to the criminal code that they…

Jakarta – Students are on the move again! Today and yesterday, students in several parts of the country took to the streets to reject the…

Haris Fadhil and Indra Komara, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has strongly criticised a statement by Presidential Chief of Staff…

Jakarta – Bilateral ties between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will continue to grow, Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Esam A. Abid Althagafi has said…

Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the Jambi National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Doni Monardo recalled that the…

Tasha Wibawa and Iffah Nur Arifah – Skies have turned to what many describe as post-apocalyptic blood red in an Indonesian province because of a…