Jakarta – Six people named Tuhan (God) are registered to vote in Jember, East Java, in the April 17 general elections.

The six…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Over 300 people crowded the lobby of telecommunications company Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) in South Jakarta at 8:…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Months after being forced to close their houses of worships, members of the Assemblies of God Church (GSJA) in Jambi City,…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Barefooted, Azis Syahputra and his wife stroll around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday to…

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – It was a bright Sunday morning when hundreds of Denpasar residents flocked to the area around Puputan Margarana…

Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) senior researcher Siti Zuhro has spoken out about the plan for active TNI (Indonesian military) officers…

Jakarta (Antara) – Land and forest fire in a number of regencies and city of Riau Province occurred since January continuously spread up to 1,136…

Jakarta – Muara Baru residents have been soaking up oil spills following a fire that destroyed 34 vessels on the coast of North…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The simpler process of claiming tax refunds has caused an increase in claims over the past few months and cut into the…

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto joked about his wealth during a recent campaign event in Lamongan…

News Desk, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno received a less-than-friendly welcome as he hit the campaign trail in areas that…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian consumer confidence rebounded in the fourth quarter of last year after having slipped in the previous…

The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says nine of its members were questioned by police in Merauke for wearing the Papuan…

Police are reportedly questioning three women, who appear to be linked to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's campaign, for allegedly…

A 57-year-old teacher of religion, identified by his initials BS, who works at an elementary school in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, has…

Bandung (AFP) – Three Indonesian housewives have been arrested over an online video that claimed President Joko Widodo would ban prayer and make…

Jakarta (DPA) – The Indonesian military deployed an aircraft to create artificial rain on Monday (Feb 25) as thick smog caused by forest fires…

Jakarta – Twenty-nine countries, including Indonesia, concluded the biggest Asia-Pacific military joint exercise ever in Thailand on Sunday.

Yulia Savitri and Kharishar Kahfi, Palembang and Jakarta – The government has declared 16 provinces across the country as prone to forest and…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Suherdjoko, Jakarta and Semarang – The Central Java Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu Central Java) said on…

This month, the World Council of Churches sent a delegation to West Papua in solidarity with the West Papuan people and to help understand the…

Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno election campaign team (BPN) has admitted that three housewives in Karawang, West Java, who went…

Edho Sinaga, Jayapura – A child and nine West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists in Merauke were arrested by the Merauke district police…

Winny Tang, Jakarta – Massive infrastructure projects by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have helped Indonesia improve its logistical performance…

Jakarta – Military observer Khairul Fahmi from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) says that the plan to place active TNI (…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – In an effort to encourage tourist spending and empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the government will…

Farrah AM/ADV – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI member Heri Gunawan from Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (…

Jakarta – Abdul is a resident of Pancoran subdistrict in South Jakarta who paid his area's subdistrict and community unit (RW) heads an "…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A study suggests that young Indonesian Muslims who use the internet more often tend to have radical and intolerant…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – A poem read by opposition activist Neno Warisman at the 212 Munajat prayer event at the National Monument (…

Jakarta – To reduce plastic consumption in Jakarta, the administration has called on residents to start carrying their own tumblers instead of…

Ernst Willheim – Australians reading about secret trials in foreign countries tend to content themselves in the belief that in Australia we have…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – An oil palm plantation land conversion case in Langkat, North Sumatra, has dragged into the mix a family involved in…

Jakarta – A bill proposed by media organizations aims to tighten control over negative content proliferated via social media, a growing problem…

Carly Cassella – In 1997, Indonesia was devastated by a series of uncontrollable wildfires, now considered some of the worst in history.

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David Lipson – It was meant to be a friendly match between Bali United and Jakarta's team Persija. But even before we got into the Bali stadium a…

Jakarta (DPA) – Indonesia on Friday (Feb 22) said action would be taken against officers who used a snake to extract a confession from a…

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party has said it was still doubtful about the capacity of two Jakarta deputy governor nominees endorsed by the Prosperous…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Routine police traffic stops are nothing but uneventful in Indonesia. Unfortunate drivers are usually fined, or find…

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – The organizers of the 212 Munajat prayer have denied that journalists covering the event were assaulted by event…

Jakarta – Children in Jayawijaya regency, Papua, who have been traumatized after fleeing a recent armed conflict between the Indonesian Army and…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Riau Governor Syamsuar declared support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's reelection bid at his recent…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of members of the Chinese-Indonesian community gathered in Medan on Friday night to listen to Prabowo Subianto…

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The discovery of a large gas reserve in South Sumatra has provided Indonesia with a much-needed boost as the country tries…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Directorate-general of public health at the Health Ministry has set a rehabilitation facility for…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press Council has ruled that daily newspaper Indopos violated the Code of Ethics by spreading misinformation in an…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia was hit by a record 12.9 million cyberattacks last year, according to official data, and experts agree that…

Tom Miles, Geneva – United Nations rights experts have urged Indonesia to investigate accusations of violence by police and military in Papua…

A group of UN human rights experts is calling for urgent investigations into alleged killings and other abuses of Papuans by Indonesian police…

Pacific Media Watch – The Free West Papua Campaign has welcomed the call by the United Nation's human rights experts for "Prompt and impartial…