Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested on Sunday a terror suspect from Klaten regency identified…
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July 1, 2019
Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – The government has completed the next year's draft budget for ministries and state institutions. The budget is set out in…
While some conservative Indonesian culture warriors are concerned about the increasing "westernization" of Indonesian culture and social norms,…
As the 2014-2019 term was coming to an end, the House of Representatives (DPR) were persistently trying to pass through a variety of draft legal…
June 30, 2019
Sheith Khidhir – Last Tuesday, an Indonesian military spokesman was reported as saying that any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence…
Yustinus Paat & Dion Bisara & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, officially re-elected after the Constitutional…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and running mate Ma'ruf Amin once again reiterated their call for national unity…
June 29, 2019
Josua Satria Collins – Indonesia's Constitutional Court Thursday rejected defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's lawsuit against…
Hannah Beech, Bunga Tanjung, Indonesia – The men came at Hope and her baby with spears and guns. But she would not leave. There was no place for…
Stania Puspa, Jakarta – For those living in North Jakarta, regular coastal flooding is a fact of life.
Entire communities are inundated,…
Jack Board, Samarinda, Indonesia – In the late 1970s, it is told, Indonesian president Suharto embarked on a journey along the coast of East…
Linda Yulisman and Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, Jakarta – All eyes are on Indonesia's defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his…
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Silas Papare Air Force base in Sentani, Jayapura, has reported that an Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the…
Jakarta – A plan to operate electric buses in the capital, lauded by many as a means of reducing pollution, is facing legal hurdles.
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Christoforus Ristianto, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that Presidential Regulation Number 37/2019…
June 28, 2019
A West Papuan human rights defender has called for more Pacific islands countries to speak up internationally about human rights abuses in her…
James Massola, Jakarta – It has been nearly a year since Indonesia's President, Joko Widodo, formally put his name forward as a candidate for a…
James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia's Joko Widodo will serve a second five-year term as president after the Constitutional…
Jakarta (Bloomberg) – For Indonesian opposition leader Prabowo Subianto, a second straight presidential election loss has done little to dent his…
Aisyah Llewellyn, Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Hendra, an academic in Indonesia's semi-autonomous region of Aceh, vaguely remembers the first time he…
Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to name President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, Ma'ruf Amin, president-elect…
Agnes Anya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received abundant congratulatory messages from state leaders during the opening ceremony of…
Jakarta – The consumer confidence index (CCI) fell for the second straight month in June to 100.7 from 103.1 the previous month as consumers gave…
Jakarta – With the official end to the presidential election dispute, the opposition Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) called for the coalition…
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The stock market and the rupiah showed no significant reaction on Friday morning to the Constitutional Court'…
Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's rejection of losing ticket Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno's legal challenge to the presidential election…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should take immediate action to boost the economy after the Constitutional Court rejected Prabowo…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a regulation on Satu Data Indonesia an integrated data-management service, in accordance with…
After two successive presidential election defeats – the latest of which was legally cemented by the Constitutional Court's rejection of his…
Dion Bisara & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on all Indonesians to reconcile and put any disagreements…
Jakarta – In commemorating its sixth anniversary, the Southeast Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) once again highlighted the Indonesian…
Joniansyah, Tangerang – Hundreds of Rawarengas residents, Tangerang Regency, who were victims of the land eviction for Soekarno-Hatta Airport…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – An observer from the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI), Djoko Setijowarno, opined the achievement of Jakarta…
Yeremia Sukoyo & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto officially disbanded his "Adil Makmur" coalition on Friday after…
June 27, 2019
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court said on Thursday that it had found no evidence that could prove allegations of "…
Jakarta – Unoccupied office space in Jakarta remains plentiful, with 23.8 percent of office space in the Sudirman Central Business…
Jakarta – The Indonesian government has invited experts from around the world to take part in studying the little-known phenomenon of soil…
Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has admitted to accepting US$30,000 from Saudi Arabia and not reporting it to the…
Jakarta – Reports that SMP 44 state junior high school in East Jakarta is separating its stairways based on gender have gone viral on social…
Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit by the campaign team of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and…
Ferry Noviandi, Ismail – Falcon Picture is again producing a film based on a story taken from a novel by Indonesia foremost author Pramoedya…
Nusa Dua, Indonesia – Indonesian coal miners said upcoming regulatory changes are putting added pressure on their businesses amid depressed…
Treviliana Eka Putri and Dewa Ayu Diah Angendari – Last month, the Indonesian government temporarily blocked access to social media for three…
Fearing a significant decline in Bali's local population, the provincial government is stepping up its campaign to increase the birth rate on the…
Bali's Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) said yesterday that the Benoa Bay reclamation project will not be implemented, adding that they…
James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court looked set to confirm that President Joko Widodo won April's…
Steve Jacobs – An Indonesian regency in Central Java plans to end its brutal dog meat trade following a shocking investigation in neighbouring…
Andi Aqil, Jakarta – Jakarta is set to receive an honorable mention at the 2020 Sustainable Transport Award in Fortaleza, Brazil, for the city's…
Jakarta – Foreign investors have started investing in Indonesia's capital market thanks to the more stable condition of the country's economy.…
Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – United Kingdom-based international property consultancy firm Savills has ranked Jakarta as the 20th most resilient…




