Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Representatives from online marketplaces and online retailers have welcomed the government's decision to revoke…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to meet thousands of his supporters in Kupang, East Nusa…

Victor C. Mambor, Jayapura – State-owned mining holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) is waiting for a deal to be made between…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Foreign exchange reserves strengthened in March to US$124.5 billion, up from $123.3 billion in the previous…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry issued on March 29 new regulations on airfare, namely Transportation Ministerial…

Jakarta – PT Berkarya Makmur Sejahtera president commissioner Hutomo Mandala Putra, who is also known as Tommy Soeharto, plans to establish at…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have objected to the European Union's plan to…

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has claimed that 1 million supporters attended his open rally at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is criticizing the opposition's allegations that fraud was being committed by…

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – As Indonesia heads toward its presidential election on April 17, incumbent Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, will…

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's Supreme Court has upheld a jail sentence for a mother of four who was convicted last year on blasphemy charges…

On 20 March, a day after the vice presidential debate featuring Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno, President Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf's campaign team…

Martin Slama – Observers have noted the relative tranquillity that has characterised Indonesia's election campaign this year. Indeed, the contest…

Indonesia's Supreme Court has officially denied the second appeal by Meliana, the woman who was found guilty of blasphemy for complaining about…

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno should be on a high after their massive Kampanye Akbar (Grand Campaign…

A West Papua support group in New Zealand is urging the government to call for the withdrawal of Indonesian forces in Papua.

It…

Fake news is once again a major concern for authorities ahead of Indonesia's elections on April 17. One particular conspiracy theory that is…

Jakarta – A group of men clashed with residents near the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) regional headquarters in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on Sunday.

Jakarta – The Surabaya administration has banned smoking in public places. The legislative council of the East Java city passed a bylaw on smoke-…

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Rini Soemarno has expressed her appreciation for the significant increase in SOEs' profits,…

Jun Suzuki, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto hinted he would concentrate power in the hands of the central government…

Thomas Pepinsky, New York – Indonesians will go to the polls in April to elect their next president, national legislature, and many provincial…

Silkina Ahluwalia – After months of investigation and two deadly crashes involving their 737 Max jets, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has finally…

James Massola, Jakarta – With just 10 days until Indonesians vote in the 2019 presidential election, both President Joko Widodo and his…

Susan Connelly – Franz Kafka's book "The Trial" is a waking nightmare. Josef K, a bank clerk, is arrested. He is never charged, and no evidence…

Johannes Tjendro – Rian Ernest Tanudjaja says he's just a "regular guy". "I just ordered my dinner through Gojek while taking care of my child. I…

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta, Indonesia – In a bid to increase renewable energy use in Europe, the European Commission adopted a new regulatory…

Angguntari C. Sari – In less than a month, Indonesian voters will head to the polls. The fourth pre-election presidential debate between…

Prashanth Parameswaran – Earlier this week, a Malaysian defense delegation paid a visit to the Indonesian defense ministry for a scheduled…

Kiki Siregar, Sragen, Central Java – Tears stream down Lilis Hastirini's mascara-smudged face after she waited hours to snap a selfie with…

Yulia Savitri, Markus Makur, Ganug Nugroho Adi, Palembang, East Manggarai and Surakarta – Legislative candidates are resorting to the…

Rt Hon Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parliament Buildings
Wellington

Dear Winston Peters,

Nduga West Papua…

Jakarta – The Singkawang Interfaith Communication Forum, the police and public figures in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, have signed an…

The Jakarta Metro Police yesterday arrested Bukhori Muslim – a cleric known as one of the founders of the Persaudaraan 212 (PA 212), an Islamist…

The Indonesian presidential election entered a new and bizarre chapter in recent weeks, with much of the contest reduced to an ideological battle…

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Two ships have been spotted allegedly dumping waste oil in the sea off the eastern coast of Sumatra, highlighting what…

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – For Siti Mutmainah, a government cash handout of 800,000 rupiah (S$76.50) every quarter has turned her family's life around…

Pradito Rida Pertana, Bantul – Taking place at the offices of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) in the Central Java…

By the time Fachruzio Alfarisi graduated high school last year, he'd seen a lot. There's nothing more memorable, however, than seeing six of his…

News Desk, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has rolled out a program to provide extra meals for schoolchildren in order to boost nutrition…

Jakarta – Four police officers were caught off guard when a terror suspect they arrested stabbed them with a machete in Batujajar,…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Up to eight political parties may not pass the electoral threshold in Indonesia's upcoming legislative election on…

Christian Lee, Jakarta – You may have made up your mind already on your choice of candidate and cleared your schedule for this month's election,…

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center's (PPATK) deputy of eradication…

Muhammad Halwi, Jakarta – Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) defense and security researcher Diandra Megaputri Mengko argues that both…

Jakarta – The South Central Timor Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) found election material for North Sumatra in East Nusa…

Jakarta – A regulation by a village in Central Java considered discriminatory against non-Muslims has been revoked following an incident that…

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Five years ago he was south-east Asia's democratic poster boy, Indonesia's Obama. His face plastered across Time magazine…

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – The Brunei Darussalam sultanate has enacted laws ranging from canning to stoning to death for the crime of…

Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto has long courted the vote of conservative Islamic voters that support hardline organization such as the…