Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – The West Java Ministry of Justice and Human Rights representative office (Kemenkum HAM Jabar) is proposing a special…
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July 8, 2019
Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that the Aceh Regional House of Representatives (DPRA) does…
On Saturday, dozens of activists from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) who were holding a rally to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Biak…
Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – After his re-election, President Joko Widodo said his new cabinet for the second-term of his presidency might…
Bayu Marhaenjati & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Former army general Kivlan Zen's lawyer said he will report Judge Ahmad Guntur from the Jakarta…
Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – The West Java Ministry of Justice and Human Rights representative office has found signs of deviant sex being…
M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia criticizes Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan for his plan to create artificial rain in the…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A joint fact-finding team (TGPF) for Novel Baswedan case has completed the investigation of the acid attack against the…
Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said that its Commission III requested that President…
July 7, 2019
Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesia's highly regarded disaster agency spokesperson, a man who continued to provide updates on…
Jack Board, Surabaya – The village of Bangun is surrounded by greenery – stretches of lush paddy fields and a slow-moving river. But within its…
Vicky Amin, Jakarta – Pointing at somewhere in the distance, a middle-aged woman asked a bajaj driver: "How much to the station?"
"Twenty-…
Jakarta (Antara) – The 2019 presidential election held simultaneously with legislative elections on April 17, 2019, across Indonesia was a long…
Viji Menon – The political gridlock in parliament in 2017-2018, which resulted in its inability to pass the 2018 budget, led to the second…
It's 21 years since a massacre on Biak Island in West Papua and an activist says there's yet to be any action taken against the…
Jakarta – Fiscal incentives in the form of a tax cut introduced by the government resulted in a slight increase in sales of luxury homes and…
Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Ever since taking office in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, in December, Nagekeo Regent Johanes Don Bosco Do has been…
July 6, 2019
Jakarta – Asylum seekers from several war-torn countries are camped out on the sidewalks of Jl. Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta as they wait for…
Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Supreme Court has rejected a cassation appeal filed by the Muarobulian Prosecutor's Office in Jambi in…
Jakarta – Under an intense public spotlight illuminating Jakarta's heavy air pollution, the city administration has admitted that it still needs…
Michael Andrew – West Papuan human rights defender Rosa Moiwend was in New Zealand this week, speaking about the need for more…
Fadli, Batam – The Batam Customs and Excise Office has warned the importers of 49 containers filled with hazardous waste to follow the government…
Fikri Arigi and Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said that everyone should understand the Supreme Court verdict on…
Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – Dozens of Damri bus drivers and the conductors at Soekarno-Hatta went on strike since last night until this…
Antara, Meulaboh – West Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) chairman Teungku Abdurrani Adian has expressed support for a plan by the Aceh…
Jakarta – Perempuan Mahardika (Free Women), a non-government organisation (NOG) working to protect women, is calling on President Joko "Jokowi"…
Denpasar – A commemoration of 21 years since the "Bloody Biak Tragedy" in West Papua by the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) in the Balinese…
A demonstration by Papuan students in Bali commemorating 21 years since the "Bloody Biak Incident" was forcibly broken up by Tanjung Bungkak…
Jakarta – The Acehnese Regional House of Representatives (DPRA) is justifying a plan by the Aceh government to legalise polygamy on the grounds…
July 5, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will announce a major overhaul of his cabinet aimed at firing up South-east Asia's biggest economy,…
Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has blamed "excessive" imports on the recent price drop of salt produced by…
Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has revealed on Tuesday that last year's state budget recorded a deficit of Rp 269.4…
Febriana Firdaus & Kate Mayberry, Jakarta, Indonesia – The three main armed separatist groups in West Papua have joined forces to step up…
A number of Islamic and youth organisations in the Acehnese city of Lhokseumawe have objected to the national-level U-17 Women's Soccer…
Thomas Paterson – The 2019 Indonesian election period was marred by violent protests and incessant widespread disinformation – commonly referred…
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Pasuruan, East Java – A resident of Semedusari, Lekok district, Pasuruan regency, has been wounded by a stray bullet that…
Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) through institutions such as the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police is…
After its official permit as a civil society organization (referred to in Indonesia as "mass organizations" or ormas for short) expired on June…
Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has claimed that sent away some 10,000 fishing ships from Indonesian waters…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not ruling out dropping spying charges in a commonwealth case involving East Timor.
The former president…
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has called on the government not to overregulate the aviation industry, arguing…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah regrets that the Supreme Court (MA) rejected the appeal for a…
Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The fate of Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was charged under Indonesia's notorious electronic information law for recording sexual…
Jakarta – An Indonesian woman who was handed a prison sentence for exposing her cheating boss, prompting a public outcry, has had her court…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Responding to the civil lawsuit on the capital's pollution, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that the people…
The 6 July marks 21 years since the Biak Massacre when the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.
The…
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition, which is made up of a number of non-government organisations (NGOs), is urging President Joko "Jokowi"…
Pangkalan Kerinci – Five years since the Fire Free Village Program was initiated by Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, or RAPP, a subsidiary of April…
Jakarta – Residents of Muara Baru, Penjaringan district in North Jakarta are starting to suffer the effects of the dry season and are complaining…




