Winston Peters helped open Pacific Exposition 2019 in Auckland today by showcasing his drumming skills, after giving a speech on New Zealand's…

Melissa Chan-Green – A West Papuan human rights activist has questioned why Indonesia organised an expo for Pacific leaders to gather in Auckland…

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Providing a glimmer of hope to a movement against sexual abuse in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised on…

Jakarta – Amid the spotlight on worsening air pollution in the capital city, the Jakarta Health Agency has advised residents to wear better…

John McDonald – When the Reformasi era began in 1998 Indonesian art burst out like a tightly coiled spring released from its bonds. It wasn't…

Nithin Coca – Indonesia's anti-corruption watchdog has accused the head of the state-owned electricity distribution monopoly of facilitating…

Indra Nugraha, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has charged a governor from the island of Sumatra with bribery in connection to a…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new Indonesian government regulation that restricts the types of carbon-rich peat landscapes that must be…

Paulina Quintao – The National Commission for Combating HIV/AIDS in Timor-Leste (KNKS-TL) is standing by its decision to not socialize about…

Jakarta (Antara) – Minister of Health Nila Moeloek barred teachers from cigarette smoking in schools, fearing that the act might be followed by…

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Citeureup Sector Police secured 39 empty drums suspected to be previously filled with hazardous and toxic waste…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java Education and Culture Agency has turned down the applications of 446 students who tried to…

Jakarta – Squatters living along the banks of the West Flood Canal in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta know that they are not supposed to dwell in…

Beritasatu Team & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court sentenced stage actress and political activist Ratna Sarumpaet…

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The House of Representatives wants industries to respond to the government's tax on plastic shopping bags by…

Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab's name has again come into the public spotlight in the midst of a planned political…

Jakarta – The City Council special committee tasked with selecting the new deputy Jakarta governor is still preparing the procedures.

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Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Denpasar District Court has sentenced a Russian man, Andrei Zhestkov, 27, to one year of imprisonment for a…

Horrible overcrowding has long been a serious issue in Indonesia's prison, but one that rarely merits much attention from average Indonesians or…

The Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia today shared the amazing news that an Indonesian domestic worker has been freed from death row in the…

It has been close to two weeks since a woman, identified by police by her initials SM, was arrested on charges of blasphemy for bringing her dog…

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign ministry has delivered a blunt message to the Australian companies shipping contaminated waste…

Max Walden – An Indonesian woman prosecuted for secretly recording her boss sexually harassing her has asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to…

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia is always consistent in its support for the admission of Timor Leste as a new member in ASEAN since the country is…

Made Ayu Mariska – In the 2019 Indonesian presidential election, there were more female voters than male voters. There were 93 million women…

Jakarta – Business activity improved in the second quarter, indicated by the increase of weighted net balance (WNB) to 19.17 percent from 8.65…

Jakarta – The subdued textile and textile products industry is not impressed by the government policy to offer "jumbo" tax deductions as the…

Jakarta – Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Agus Maftuh Abegebriel said Islam Defenders Front (FPI) head Rizieq Shihab would have to pay a…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Three coal mines in Kalimantan operated by PT Tanito Harum have to suspend operations after the government…

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a government regulation that will give fiscal incentives to airlines after…

Fadli and Kharishar Kahfi, Batam – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Riau Islands Governor Nurdin Basirum and five others…

Jakarta – Less than a week after the women's world cup football final drew record crowds and global TV audiences, clerics in a hardline Islamist…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – NasDem Party secretary-general Johnny G. Plate openly expressed his wishes to see political party coalitions – in support…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani said the government would consider the urge to…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned former Coordinating Ministers for Economic, Financial,…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The advocacy team of Baiq Nuril visited Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani in Bina…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri said she would not…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Local authorities have named six commissioners of the Papua General Elections Commission (KPU Papua) suspects of vote-…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH Jakarta) urged the police to stop the investigation and detention of woman SM who brought a dog to…

Relatives of people killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia last year have been cheated out of compensation, their lawyers say.

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Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy (DPR) Speaker Fahri Hamzah has confirmed that the Indonesia New Direction Movement (Garbi) social…

Afif – The North Aceh regency government has banned women and under age children from going out at night or roaming the streets during school…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A joint team comprising investigators from several ministries and law enforcement agencies sealed an unauthorized…

Jakarta (Bisnis) – Indonesia managed to become the nation with the largest export among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC…

Jakarta – North Aceh Regent Muhammad Thaib and 28 mass organizations in the regency have called on women not to go out in the evening without…

Jakarta – Although its mass organization permit expired on June 20, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has still not fulfilled the administrative…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A number of activists in Padang, West Sumatra, protested on Tuesday the removal of a dentist from the civil…

Mercedes Hutton – Ever since Bali first established a position on the tourist trail in the 1920s, the Indonesian island has become a haven for…

A human rights group advocating for West Papuans in Indonesia says there were more than 20 extra-judicial killings by the military…