M Rosseno Aji and Indri Maulidar, Jakarta – Two years has passed since the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator…

Jakarta – Police have named three 17-year-old girls as suspects in the assault of a 14-year-old girl in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, in a case…

Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General has seen tax revenues increase in the first half of 2019, triggered by the legislative and…

Erwida Maulia and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – With less than a month to go before election day, a grinning President Joko Widodo stood inside a…

Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas holding company Pertamina announce that it had found new oil and gas reserves in intensive explorations…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-004-2019

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

We're exactly one week off from Indonesia's presidential election and the vast majority of recent polling still shows President Joko Widodo to…

An alleged case of abuse against a middle school student in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, continues to dominate the conversation on Indonesian…

Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab is not welcome on Instagram, at least according to his supporters, as several of them have…

James Massola – Indonesians are in the midst of a fierce electoral contest with potentially enormous consequences.

President Joko Widodo is…

Christian Lee, Jakarta – Economic stability or possible protectionism? That's what investors have to think about beyond the 2019 presidential…

Among the many incidents of violence in the conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, the attack by Christian militants at Kilometre 9 in Lage…

Izzan Fathurrahman, Jakarta – A new movement called "Indonesia without feminism" has started its online campaign through popular social media…

Erwida Maulia and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – The overflowing crowd of 200,000 gathered at Jakarta's Bung Karno Stadium roared as opposition leader…

Vikram Nehru – The runup to Indonesia's general election on April 17 has so far seen four revealing presidential debates. Occasionally strident,…

Erin Cook – With a week left until Indonesia's presidential election, polls are tightening and huge mass rallies show the 193 million voters keen…

William Chalk – For the first time in Indonesia's history, the president, vice president, and constituents of the People's Consultative Assembly…

Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara says the prosecution of past cases of gross human rights…

Jakarta – Mimika regency in Papua banned alcoholic beverage sales on Wednesday in an effort to maintain public order during the…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Health advocates have urged the government to regulate the use of e-cigarettes to prevent non-smokers, particularly…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The electoral gap between Prabowo Subianto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has narrowed amid a large number of undecided voters…

Fadli, Batam – Beaches near Nongsa resorts in Batam, Riau Islands, have been covered with a thick film of stinky, black oil since Tuesday,…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Surakarta, Central Java – The incumbent intends to repeat his 2014 performance in cities and regencies across Central…

Markus Makur, West Manggarai – Local General Elections Commissions (KPU) in East and West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, are putting forth local…

Paul – The West Papua immigration office insists that it will take firm action against foreign journalists trying to cover the…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Several public figures went to the General Elections Commission (KPU) building in Central Jakarta to encourage them…

Dessy Sagita (AFP) – When Indonesian authorities arrested a politician with some 400,000 cash-filled envelopes, it was a stark reminder that a…

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), National Development Planning Minister Bambang…

Nurlis Meuko & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – A high-ranking officer in Indonesia's military has downplayed rumors that some powerful political…

Jakarta – Political changes in post-Suharto Indonesia have triggered ethnic and religious violence across the country, says a book by Andreas…

Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo – A recent Gender and Reproductive Health Study in Indonesia found a surprisingly high degree of comprehension of sexual…

More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing after its chief executive apologised and said a software update for…

Kate Walton, Jakarta – As the Indonesian President Joko Widodo campaigns for a second term after coming into power five years ago on a wave of…

Almost every recent survey about the Indonesian presidential election agrees that incumbent Joko Widodo is comfortably ahead of his rival Prabowo…

In the recent televised debate between Indonesia's vice presidential candidates, Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno, were asked about the threat of "…

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto showed a glimpse of his notorious temper at a campaign event in…

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has blamed the West Java administration for the lack of activity at Kertajadi International…

Jakarta – Two people have been arrested for allegedly spreading a video claiming that the General Election Commission's (KPU) computer servers…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara has been named the Best Halal Tourist Destination on the 2019 Indonesia Muslim Travel…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Press agencies and legal aid organizations have formed the Journalist Safety Committee in the face of the rise in…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A joint search and rescue team has rescued two miners and recovered five dead bodies after a landslide hit an…

Jakarta – The National Police's criminal investigation body has announced that it has uncovered four human trafficking networks that sent an…

Jakarta – A panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Monday evening suspended Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf to seven years in…

Indonesians have been freed from the shackles of work on April 17, as President Joko Widodo yesterday passed a decree mandating that…

Jakarta (Antara) – The advisory board chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Salim Segaf Aljufri accompanied by the PKS Faction head of…

Jakarta – The uptrend in airline tickets is hitting the domestic tourism industry hard. According to the Indonesian Travel Agents Association (…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Prabowo-Sandiaga campaign team spokesman Andre Rosiade conveyed his suspicion on the alleged mobilization of…

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Indonesian election supervisory agency (Bawaslu) published its latest report on…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in tandem with the General Election Commission (KPU) planned to expose names…

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – Democrat Party's secretary-general Hinca Pandjaitan said the grand presidential campaign held by…