Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital was on edge on Friday as the nation's constitutional court held its first hearing on the opposition'…
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June 14, 2019
June 13, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest level in four months at the end of May, after the government serviced its…
Jakarta – Personnel from the National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad and Central Kalimantan Police have detained 34 suspected…
Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has banned cigarette advertisements on the internet following a request from the Health…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker Mohamad Taufik considered the city's light rail transit or LRT…
Gangsar Parikesit, Jakarta – The building permits (IMB) for buildings on D Island issued by the administration of Anies Baswedan was considered a…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – National Police Chief Tito Karnavian barred any group from staging a rally during the preliminary trial of the…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eddy Pramono announced the police's Ketupat Jaya operation succeeded in reducing…
Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Cchairman Tulus Abadi said that internet cigarette advertisements that encourage…
Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has informed the public that it might limit access to social media yet again to curb…
Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has good news for Marvel Comics fans in Indonesia: the antigraft body will…
Jakarta – Heavy rainfall in parts of central Indonesia this month has led to severe flooding and landslides, affecting tens of thousands of…
Picture yourself in this situation: you're at a family gathering, getting bored with all the small talk and want to escape when you suddenly lock…
An Indonesian man may face up to 20 years in prison for premeditated murder, allegedly spurred by a truly warped idea of spousal commitment.
…The relentless growth of palm oil plantations in Indonesia has led to massive deforestation, the death and displacement of countless endangered…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police detained 34 people in Central Kalimantan on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in plans to carry out a…
Christian Lee, Jakarta – The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved a $49.6 million loan to Indonesia to finance its National…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Justice Minister Yasonna Laoly said on Thursday that an initial investigation by Indonesia's national human rights…
Sophie Chao – In West Papua, Indonesia, both conventional and "green" palm oil projects dispossess and exclude Indigenous people from their lands…
June 12, 2019
Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesian police on Tuesday aired video testimony from three suspects who alleged a retired soldier backing…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police believe they have arrested the prime suspects in the alleged plot to assassinate four senior government…
Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the losing candidate in the April 17 presidential election, has repeated a call on his supporters to…
Markus Junianto & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – Vice president-elect Ma'ruf Amin has signaled the possibility that two parties in the opposition…
Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi' Widodo has met with representatives of Indonesia's most powerful business lobbies this week to…
Papua – The elite Indonesian army unit Kopassus will train again with the American military, the Southeast Asian nation's defense chief said…
Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (green berets) chief of staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen and former army Special Forces (Kopassus)…
There is a growing body of research on the correlations between social media use and mental health, and most of that research suggests the…
Carlos K.Y. Paath & Yeremia Sukoyo & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Experts say President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should downsize his cabinet by…
Yesterday, Indonesia's National Police held a news conference in which they offered a plethora of new information regarding the alleged plot to…
Fifteen months after a treaty pledged to usher in a "new chapter" in the relationship between Australia and neighbouring Timor-Leste, the…
Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – A former officer in Indonesia's special forces has filed a complaint with the country's press council and police…
Jakarta – If the definition of civilian supremacy is a democratic system in which the military is under the control of an elected civilian…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police have arrested and detained the United Development Party (PPP) politician, Habil Marati, for…
Jakarta (Antara) – Communication and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) is mulling possible regulation to control the permit of a virtual…
Mikael Niman & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The elite antiterrorism squad of the National Police arrested four terror suspects in Bekasi, West Java…
Jakarta – Three subdistrict heads in West Aceh, Aceh province, are at risk of being removed from their positions for not attending…
Karlis Salna, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Widodo" Widodo has only a narrow window to lock in reforms needed to insulate the economy from…
Jakarta – A resident of South Polongbangkeng district in Takalar regency, South Sulawesi, has said that he had to move his relatives' remains to…
Francis Chan, Jakarta – Retired Indonesian army general Kivlan Zen was behind the plot to assassinate four senior state officials, as well as a…
June 11, 2019
Jakarta – No foreign airline is planning to operate domestic routes in Indonesia, said Air Transportation Director-General Polana Pramesti…
Kate Lyons 00 The people of Timor-Leste have a crocodile problem.
The reptiles are revered in the island, which lies north-west of…
Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – The government has been put on alert after the latest data revealed foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia are behind…
This month, Indonesia's Constitutional Court is set to rule on a lawsuit by losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, which seeks to…
Celebrity musician, failed politician and Nazi-apparel aficionado Ahmad Dhani was just sentenced to 1.5 years in prison in January for hate…
Palu, Indonesia – The flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua's house have drawn warnings from police, but the wiry 50-year-old vows he's not taking…
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will grant undocumented newcomers civil registration documents during a post-Idul Fitri survey, dubbed the…
Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced Karen Agustiawan, the former president director of state energy company…
Hotman Siregar & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The legal team of losing presidential ticket Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno went to the…
The riots in Jakarta from 21 to 23 May have left eight people dead, more than 700 injured, caused millions of dollars of economic losses, and…
Bjorn Dressel, Canberra – The political storm clouds seem to be massing, again, over Indonesia's Constitutional Court. Defeated presidential…




