Indonesia's military says the West Papua Liberation Army set fire to a digger owned by a state-owned construction company on Tuesday.

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Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia and the world's largest Muslim organization, is widely seen in contemporary political and religious contexts as…

Farouk Arnaz & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Police have named firebrand cleric Ja'far Umar Thalib, former commander of the disbanded Islamist…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named PT Merial Esa a suspect in a graft case surrounding the procurement of sea…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – There are 135,000 snake bite cases in Indonesia every year, and they can be a time bomb as victims often opt for treatment…

Jakarta – The government has slammed tech giants for failing to filter content that it says has contributed to the spread of misinformation on…

Jakarta – After several delays and a prolonged tug-of-war, the Gerindra Party and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) submitted two names as…

Jakarta – The government sent heavy equipment in its mission to rescue dozens of miners trapped in an unauthorized mine in Bolaang…

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesian actress-turned-political activist Ratna Sarumpaet appeared in the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday,…

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Atma Jaya Institute of Public Policy (IPP) survey revealed 60 percent urban youth across the Greater Jakarta Area, Bandung…

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Rescue workers have used makeshift stretchers to haul victims through steep jungle terrain to safety,…

Resza Mustafa, Semarang – A Kamisan (Thursday) action was held by 32 activist and students from several different groups in front of the…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is conducting an investigation into the safety of low-cost carrier Lion Air following…

A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West…

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia will end months of uncertainty and finally sign a landmark free trade deal in…

Jakarta – Activists from the Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims (JSKK) held their 576th Kamisan (Thursday) action in front of the…

Max Lane, Jakarta – The second televised debate between Indonesia's two presidential contenders, the incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his…

Jakarta – At least seven people have died and dozens more are still trapped beneath the rubble of an illegal gold mine that collapsed in Bolaang…

Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of actress and antigovernment activist Ratna Sarumpaet, who is accused of…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police named 11 members of hardline group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) suspects on Thursday for…

Jakarta – More journalists have come forward to report intimidation and assault during the 212 Munajat prayer event on Feb. 21.

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Jakarta – The city administration of Depok in West Java has warned companies that they may have their business permits revoked for polluting…

Jakarta – Prosecutors have asked the West Jakarta District Court to sentence gang leader Hercules Rozario Marshal to three years in prison for…

Alexandra Back – A jury could hear the controversial prosecution of a former spy known as "Witness K" and his lawyer who are both accused of…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Rini Soemarno has ordered all state-owned companies to eliminate…

Kate Lamb – More than a dozen western pop songs, including Ed Sheeran's Shape of You, have been deemed pornographic and banned from being played…

Yamin Kogoya, Canberra – In the days leading up to Christmas, 16 Indonesian construction workers were killed in Nduga by the West Papuan National…

The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66, by Geoffrey B. Robinson. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018.

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Dozens of people have been buried by a landslide at an unlicensed goldmine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, the national disaster agency…

Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto has, on numerous occasions, promised Rizieq Shihab – the founder of the controversial hardline Islamic…

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The South Sumatra Police say they are looking into the alleged wrongful arrest and assault committed by their officers…

Jakarta – The head of the anticorruption body has suggested that the number of corruption cases involving politicians would decline if the…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Medan prosecutors have sought 18 years' imprisonment for Agung Kurnia Ritonga, a 22-year-old student from North Sumatra…

Jakarta – Amid the brouhaha surrounding the large land concessions managed by members of Indonesia's political elite, Coordinating Maritime…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Exporters are hoping the current tax waivers will be continued, with half of respondents surveyed by the…

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets, Kostrad) chief of staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen has spoken out about a…

Indra Komara, Jakarta – Air force chief of staff (KSAU) Air Martial Yuyu Sutisna has attended the Avalon Air Show in Melbourne, Australia. During…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A preacher popular on social media, Fuadh Naim, has told Muslims to stay away from South Korean popular culture,…

Manado – In the lead up to International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, a number of organisations in Manado, North Sulawesi, have joined together…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced three new policies that aim to jack up the price of natural rubber, which has hit a record low…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Environment and Forestry Ministry received eight reports related to companies that dumping industrial waste to Cileungsi…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the land-cultivation permit (HGU) is one type of assets that must…

Jakarta – The recent rape of a disabled woman in Lampung in which her father and two brothers have been implicated has highlighted the fact that…

Jakarta – Indonesia's most populous province has set restrictions on when certain English-language songs can be aired on television and radio,…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government paid Rp 22.99 trillion (US$1.64 billion) of its debt interest that was due in January, or 8.33 percent of the…

A global grouping of Christian churches has found that discrimination and human rights violations in Indonesia's Papua region are as severe as…

Police in West Java named three women, identified by their initials ES, IP and CW – all in their 40s – as suspects for appearing and uploading a…

Slamet Maarif, the head of the Islamist group the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212), has been relieved of all charges of illegal political…

Haris Ismail AKA Ujang, a 25-year-old laborer, was allegedly abducted and tortured by police officers on Thursday evening last week in the South…

Balawyn Jones and Max Walden – Proposed legislation to eliminate sexual violence in Indonesia has made headlines in recent weeks because of vocal…