Nithin Coca – With increasingly regular protests and a violent crackdown by police and the military, the contested Indonesian region of West…

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Gerindra Party secretary general Andre Rosiade quipped the speech by Indonesia Solidarity Party's (PSI) chairman…

Jakarta – Police arrested two suspected terrorists affiliated with the outlawed homegrown pro-Islamic State (IS) movement terror group Jamaah…

Indah Mutiara Kami, Jakarta – The deputy chairperson of Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Fadli Zon, has again met…

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who is facing off against incumbent President Joko Widodo at the polls soon on April 17, is facing a…

Jakarta – To commemorate International Women's Day, a coalition of women's rights organizations has reminded people that the country is still a…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The general election is still a month away but for some residents the voting has already begun, as on Sunday over a…

Jakarta – Heavy metal musicians teamed up with democracy campaigners to stage a free concert in Surakarta, Central Java, in a bid to get young…

Jakarta – Outspoken government critic Andi Arief has accused Karni Ilyas, a senior Indonesian journalist working for TV One, of "defaming him" on…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19…

Jakarta – The forest fire in Riau has expanded as haze spreads to more cities in the province.

The Riau Disaster Mitigation…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The long-delayed oil and gas bill appears to be in limbo once again after the government avoided raising the…

Samsudhuha Wildansyah, Jakarta – Presidential candidate incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo personally attended an event on March 10 to hear…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta and Yogyakarta – The House of Representatives has once again pledged to expedite its…

Jakarta – What started as a toll road inauguration quickly turned into a melodramatic scene when a woman from the crowd barged onto the stage and…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X Reni Marlinawati, said that the music draft bill could…

Budi Utami Putri And Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A criminal law expert at the Trisakti University, Abdul Fickar Hadjar, argues the suspect naming…

Bandung (Java) – At least two people were killed and six more were missing after torrential rains and severe flooding hit parts of Indonesia, the…

Dewanto Samodro, Jakarta – International Women's Day (IWD), which is commemorated every year on March 8 in Jakarta, was marked by a march from…

Jombang – Scores of student from the Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) demonstrated at the Kebonrojo Park intersection in Jombang, East…

Rahmadhani, Padang – Scores of women activists in Padang, West Sumatra, commemorated International Women's Day (IWD) with a "silent" action at Jl…

Jakarta – Scores of people have been arrested and convicted using the "rubber" (catchall) articles in the Information and Electronic Transaction…

In the framework of commemorating International Women's Day (IWD) which falls on March 8 each year, the Lampung Women's March held a creative…

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian voters have yet to directly elect a female president, but more high-profile women than ever are leading parties…

Jakarta – Jakarta ranks first as city with the worst air quality in Southeast Asia last year, a recent study has shown.

The study by…

Jakarta – A number of Islamic and Betawi organizations staged a rally on Friday to support Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's efforts to…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Female legislative candidates from the Jakarta II electoral district, which covers Central Jakarta, South Jakarta and…

Indonesia's military says negotiation with the West Papua Liberation Army can only take place if both sides have the same goal.

Kate Walton, Jakarta – Psychologist Jackie Viemilawati wakes up at 5:30am every day to get her eight-year-old son Noah ready for school. She…

Febriana Firdaus – At the very time Indonesian women are lauded for their campaign skills (look at Eva Bande and the Kendeng farmers, who just…

Jakarta – False claims against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, that he is a communist, a Chinese descendant, a non-Muslim or a bad Muslim, are…

Jakarta – Indonesia has charged a rights activist with allegedly insulting the country's military, sparking a protest from campaigners who…

Hans Kapisa, Manokwari – The Manokwari Papuan Women's Forum (FPP) held a silent action on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD…

Johnny Blades – As the numbers of casualties and displaced people in Papua's Highlands pile up, prospects for an end to armed conflict in the…

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – In 2014, when former Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto faced off against Jakarta's political…

As many as 15 people are feared to have been killed in a firefight between Indonesian soldiers and Papuan independence fighters, adding to more…

The Jakarta Government has long owned a significant number of shares of PT Delta Djakarta, a brewer that produces several local beers including…

Purwokerto – The Banyumas People's Struggle Front (FPR) held a protest action in the Central Java city of Purwokerto to commemorate International…

Sending someone to prison on flimsy evidence for sending WhatsApp messages critical of a company will have a disastrous and chilling effect on…

At least 16 civil society groups in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung commemorated International Women's Day (IWD) with a march on…

Luqman Hakim, Yogyakarta – Women activists from a number of different groups in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta are urging the House of…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Indonesdia is formulating plans to become a upper-…

Luqman Hakim, Yogyakarta – An alliance of women's groups in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held a peaceful action at the zero kilometre…

Women's rights activists commemorating International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8 gathered near the Horse Statue monument before holding a long-…

Husaini Endehttp, Banda Aceh – Hundreds of cross-sector women activists in the Banda Aceh provincial capital of Aceh from the Syura Ureung Inong…

Jakarta – Three Indonesian Army (TNI AD) personnel were reportedly killed during an armed conflict with West Papua National Liberation Army (…

At 12:30am on Thursday morning, Jakarta State University (UNJ) academic (and regular Indonesia at Melbourne contributor) Dr Robertus Robet was…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Voxpol Center Research and Consulting Executive Director Pangi Syarwi Chaniago argues that Prabowo Subianto's…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The spread of hoaxes and fake news has little effect on the electability of presidential candidates Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf…

Astari Pinasthika Sarosa, Jakarta – The International Women's Day that is commemorated today on March 8, 2019, has become an ideal momentum to…