Jakarta – The wealth disparity between Indonesians living in urban and rural areas remains even as the country's poverty rate decreased to 9.41…

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Domestic car sales have dropped 13 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period a year ago…

The exiled leader of an Indonesian separatist group has been awarded the freedom of the city of Oxford.

City councillors honoured West…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) Deputy Bara Hasibuan said that Amien Rais recent tendency to soften up to…

Fikri Arigi and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) assessed the speech of president-elect Joko Widodo or…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police strongly denies the involvement of Metro Jaya Police Chief Comm. Gen. Mochamad…

Mohammad Baqir Bayani & Tamara Gondo – Last week the plight of refugees in Indonesia came to the forefront in Jakarta, as hundreds of…

Jakarta (Antara) – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said that seven provinces in the country are experiencing drought.…

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has blamed uncertainty in the global economy for the poor performance of…

Fadli, Batam – The Riau Islands administration has decided to postpone a reclamation project at Tanjung Piayu in Batam following the recent…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) has said that crude palm oil (CPO) exports fell significantly in April, as…

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Monday that the disparity of poverty levels between urban and rural areas remained very high as…

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The latest trade data suggest economic activity in Indonesia is slowing, in part as a result of the ongoing United…

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on Singapore to combat the smuggling of lobster…

Jakarta – The Depok Administration has pressed ahead with a plan to revise a 2012 bylaw on transportation that includes a mandatory provision for…

Jakarta – Forty-four-year-old Nining Suryani and her husband, Ebi Suhaebi, 50, have been living in the toilet building of the school in which…

Jakarta – The Jakgrosir Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta has gone on a "single-use plastic bag diet" by not providing…

Yamin Kogoya, Auckland – More than 50 years of "torture" has been inflicted on the Papuan people by the Indonesian government. With the…

Paulina Quintao – Inspection activities of Parliamentary Commission D (Economy and Development) in Manatuto Municipality recently identified that…

True to his word, President Joko Widodo has granted amnesty to Baiq Nuri – a woman who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her…

Rius Vernandes, a popular Indonesian travel vlogger, may be facing legal trouble for posting a viral photo of a handwritten menu from flag…

Fikri Arigi, Egi Adyatama and Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The recent speech delivered by president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo entitled "Visi Indonesia…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Head of Jakarta Council's Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction, Abdurrahman Suhaimi, guarantees that…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati predicts Indonesia…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais, urged fellow opposition political figure Prabowo Subianto to…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Social Affairs Ministry's Director General of social security and protection, Harry Hikmat, pressed the United…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) argues that former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama…

Jakarta – Acting Aceh governor Nova Iriansyah has lashed out at the notion that oil palm plantations in the province contributed to environmental…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed into law on Tuesday the national system of science and technology bill, which imposes criminal…

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy will be unable to grow at more than 5.5 percent in the short term if structural problems hampering productivity are…

Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Social Coalition says that it is pessimistic about the police's effort to uncover the perpetrator behind the 2017…

Jakarta – The police have refuted a statement by Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) General Secretary Munarman who said that all criminal…

Jakarta – Many renewable energy projects approved by the government are still facing uncertainty as many have so far failed to attract investors…

Jakarta – The vice-presidential candidate in the recent election, Sandiaga Uno, has expressed his intention to remain outside the ruling…

Jakarta – The rupiah strengthened 0.54 percent to 13,932 per US dollar at 12: 15 p.m. on Monday from 14,008 on Friday.

It became the best…

Jakarta – In an attempt to protect the environment from air pollution, the government plans to oblige all vehicles to undergo an emissions test…

Jakarta (Antara) – An anthropology lecturer at the University of Cendrawasih in Jayapura, Hari Suroto expressed his concern over the diminishing…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has pledged to continue his infrastructure programs in his second and final five-year term, with a focus…

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali is on track to reduce plastic waste on the resort island after the Supreme Court rejected a judicial review…

Jakarta – The Indonesia Toll Road Authority (BPJT) announced that the country aims to open 400 kilometers of new toll roads this year to have a…

Jakarta – Indonesia secured a monthly trade balance surplus of US$200 million in June, the fourth surplus recorded after February, March and May…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave his first political speech since his reelection in front of his supporters…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The number of children with stunted growth in East Tanjung Jabung regency, Jambi, has reached a concerning level as at least…

Jakarta – Indonesia posted a trade surplus in June amid declines in both the country's import and export, the Central Statistics Agency announced…

Amy Chew – Women in Indonesia's ultraconservative province of Aceh have opposed efforts to legalise polygamous marriages through a special by-law…

A trip to Bali is never just about the sights and attractions, it's also about learning the history of the island, its people, and its stories.…

The Oxford City Council is to award West Papuan activist Benny Wenda the Honorary Freedom of the City accolade for his tireless fight for West…

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says Indonesia is making progress in West Papua with the welcoming of a press pack.…

After spending weeks living on the streets in front of the offices of the United Nations High Council in Jakarta, a group consisting of around…