Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The secretary-general of a global graft watchdog Transparency International Indonesia, Dadang Trisasongko, said that…

Ibnu Hariyanto, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition and employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held a funeral procession at…

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge, Jakarta – Massive demonstrations and riots in Papua are not the only pressing issues in Papua. After nine…

A magistrate presiding over the case of a former spy who blew the whistle on an East Timor bugging scandal has bemoaned the matter proceeding "…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia posted a trade surplus of US$85.1 million in August in a reversal from the trade deficit it recorded the…

Police in Indonesia say they have arrested the Papuan activist Steven Itlay and uncovered a plot to stage more riots.

Massive…

A group of UN human rights experts has urged the government of Indonesia to protect the rights of activists advocating for more freedom in the…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Forest and land fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan provinces are spreading, disrupting hundreds of flights and…

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by ministers and top officials, departed for Pekanbaru, Riau, on…

A leading Indonesian human rights advocate has noted increased intimidation of rights lawyers representing West Papuans.

This comes amid a…

James Massola, Jakarta – It's not every day that protesters take to the street to support a government agency.

But that's exactly what's…

A four-month-old infant reportedly died in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra yesterday, with the suspected cause of her death being haze from…

Children's cartoon Spongebob Squarepants has fallen afoul of Indonesia's broadcasting watchdog. Again.

As reported by Kompas, on September…

Thousands of Indonesian firefighters are locked in an around-the-clock game of Whack-a-Mole as they battle to extinguish an invisible enemy –…

Geneva – Indonesia must protect the rights of all people to peaceful protest, ensure access to the internet and protect the rights of human…

Marvela, Jakarta – Over a thousand cars categorized as luxury cars in the Jakarta area are reportedly in tax arrears amounting to Rp2…

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo affirmed that there is no term about the relinquishment of responsibilities from the Corruption…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – A researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Syamsuddin Haris, said that rumors about the…

Muh. Syaifullah, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Mahfud MD said that this is the time for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to invite the…

Larissa Huda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) chairman Agus Parmuji opined the 23-percent cigarette tax hike is…

Jakarta – The Social Alliance for Democratic Justice (AMUKK) held a protest action opposing the first stage in the enactment of the Draft…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged Indonesia's transportation sector to embrace technological development to…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon, an agricultural expert, political economist and human rights activist who held…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – With more and more Indonesians entering the middle class and affluent consumer (MAC) demographic, President Joko "…

Hotman Siregar & Carlos Ky Paath & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The House of Representative approved the 2019-2023 leadership of the national…

Working around the clock, thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain smog-belching blazes raging across rainforests and farmland in…

James Massola, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies, Balikpapan – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the country's capital city was moving…

Karen Barlow, Jakarta – The thick, hot smog and its accompanying dangers never seem to go away.

It is this city's state of being.

It…

Linda Yulisman in Jakarta and Trinna Leong Malaysia in Putrajaya – The Indonesian government yesterday vowed to impose criminal charges on…

Jakarta – Protesters have admitted that they were promised money if they took part in enlivening a protest action critical of the Corruption…

Nur Azizah Rizki Astuti, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is urging the House of Representatives (…

Jakarta (Antara) – Tens of people staged a rally outside the West Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on Friday, calling on…

Leon Kastayudha – Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie died on September 12 at the age of 83. As the third president of Indonesia, his administration…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Aviation and shipping activities in and around the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan were severely impacted by haze…

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment…

Indonesia has told the United Nations that it has no intention of giving in to the demands of protesters for a referendum to be held in its…

Jakarta – Around 20 Papuan students from the Javanese cities of Bandung, Malang and Yogyakarta have met with the family of former president…

Jakarta (Antara) – Environment and Forestry Ministry has sealed off 42 lands owned by corporate and one land owned by individual…

Amanda Hodge and Chandni Vasandani in Jayapura and Papua – In streets heavily secured by fresh contingents of Indonesian police and soldiers this…

With fierce blazes raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play a vital role in…

Jakarta – Two international non-government organisations (NGOs), namely the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) from Holland and the Lawyers' Rights Watch…

Jakarta – Papua Student Alliance (AMP) lawyer Veronica Koman has finally spoken out about being declared a suspect by the East Java provincial…

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – East-Timorese Nelson Da Cruz (38) was one of the thousands of people that packed the public streets on…

Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish…

Saeed Kamali Dehghan – Indonesia is stepping up efforts to protect people with mental health conditions by affording national agencies new powers…

Jakarta – Indonesia on Friday blamed four Malaysian companies, including the world's biggest producer of sustainable palm oil, for causing some…

Tassia Sipahutar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his support for amendments to a key anti-corruption law, ignoring calls from the…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo told Indonesians on Friday he would not compromise in the fight against graft, amid concerns over the officer…

The Balinese People's Forum to Reject Reclamation (ForBALI) is urging Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to…