Robertus Wardi & Carlos Ky Paath & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Wiranto said law…
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May 22, 2019
Following the chaos that unfolded last night in Jakarta after the protests by supporters of Prabowo Subianto ran late into the night, leading to…
Fake news and hoaxes tend to spread rapidly in the wake of any chaotic event, and the riots that took place in Jakarta last night (and continued…
Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Six people have been killed on the streets of Jakarta while protesting against the election victory of Indonesian…
On Indonesian Twitter, the biggest trending hashtag today has been #TangkapPrabowo (#ArrestPrabowo), which is primarily being popularlized by…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto said that the government is forced to…
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has congratulated President Joko "Jokowi…
Jakarta – People protesting the presidential election results attacked the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) dormitory on Jl. KS Tubun in Slipi, West…
Yustinus Paat & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission, or KPU, has given reasons for its decision to announce the results of…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police confirmed on Wednesday evening the arrest of nearly 260 protestors participating in the May 22 rally against the…
Jakarta – The Bandung Regional Legislative Council (DPRD Bandung) in West Java is scrutinizing city-owned water company PDAM Tirtawening…
Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung Corruption Court in West Java sentenced on Wednesday inactive Cirebon regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra to five years…
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that the government will not tolerate anyone who disrupts the country's…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have said that clashes between supporters of Prabowo Subianto and security forces during election protests in…
Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Incumbent leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin were declared winners of the April 17 election in…
Robert Wardy & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Police have seized an ambulance in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, which they presume was…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Ghina Ghaliya, and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU)…
Jakarta – Former Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-era education and cultural affairs minister Muhammad Nuh has been appointed as the new chairman of the…
Jakarta – As riots escalated in the capital on Wednesday morning, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that six people had died as of…
May 21, 2019
Following his official defeat in the April presidential election, as announced by the General Election Commission (KPU) in a surprise move early…
Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Incumbent president Joko Widodo has won last month's Indonesian election with 55.5% of votes against 44.5%…
Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has claimed victory in the country's election, praising his "mature nation" for…
Jakarta – A domestic worker in North Jakarta was reportedly abused to death by her employer, who accused the victim of stealing food and small…
Jakarta – State-owned lender PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) remains the largest public company in the country, according to a global…
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his campaign team will challenge the election results at the…
Beritasatu Team & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – After more than a month of vote-counting marred by protests and accusations of fraud, the General…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Malt Beverage Industry Association (GIMMI) has welcomed the government's decision to exempt the Batam free trade and…
Panca Nugraha, Mataram – The National Police's Densus 88 antiterror squad on Saturday afternoon arrested six individuals on suspicion of…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party has denied that the police have named its chairman and presidential candidate, Prabowo…
Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested the campaign spokesman for presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, Lieus…
Jakarta – The government and the Jakarta administration are in a dispute over the reported mismanagement of Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East…
Jakarta – The government targets a tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 11.8 to 12.4 percent in 2020, compared to this year's target of…
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has officially declared President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo the winner of the April 17…
Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The Jakarta police have launched an investigation into an alleged treason plot that incriminated defiant presidential…
"My husband never told me the truth, that he was HIV positive. Within four years of marriage, his condition worsened and as it happened, I was…
Heru Andriyanto & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's campaign team released a video early on Tuesday morning as the General…
Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Jaya regional police have named Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson and presidential hopeful…
May 20, 2019
Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has rejected a report filed by the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team alleging that…
Winda Ayu Larasati & Christian Lee, Jakarta – East Java Police have arrested Muhammad Roni, the organizer of a "Jihad Tour" to Jakarta on May…
Muh Halwi, DA, Jakarta – A spokesman for presidential ticket Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno's campaign team (BPN), Lieus Sungkharisma, was…
aikel Jefriando, Tabita Diela, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) confirmed unofficial counts by private pollsters in the April 17…
Farouk Arnaz & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Sunarko, the former commander of the Army's Special Forces, or Kopassus, was…
Radesman Saragih & Farouk Arnaz & Winda Ayu Larasati, Jakarta – Police in East Java have found four Molotov cocktails hidden inside a…
Jakarta – The police have arrested a pilot, identified as IR, for allegedly encouraging people through Facebook to take part in a…
Jakarta – Referring to slow growth in tax revenue collection in the first four months of 2019, the Center for Indonesia Taxation Analysis (CITA)…
Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said Indonesia is to still face a tough external economic challenge in 2020 because of an…
Jakarta – A former Indonesian police brigadier has filed a complaint to the human rights commission claiming he was fired for being gay, his…
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's election supervisory agency (Bawaslu) has rejected – on grounds of weak evidence – complaints filed…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi is on the cover of the monthly lifestyle magazine published in Saudi Arabia, Arrajol…
Jakarta – The rupiah's depreciation continued on Monday, when it fell to 14,478 to the United States dollar from Rp 14,469 on Friday.
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