Arya Dipa, Bandung – Heavy rains in Bandung, West Java and its surrounding areas on Saturday night caused the dam holding the Cinambo…

Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has released a report that details cases of corruption within local administrations…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – For centuries, mosques have served as places where Muslims deepen their knowledge of Islamic teachings. The influence…

Jakarta – Supreme assembly member and deputy chairperson of Tommy Suharto's Working Party, retired Major General Muchdi Purwopranjono has decided…

Adhi Indra Prasetya, Jakarta – After recently obtaining support from the United Jakarta Senior High School Alumni, incumbent presidential…

Jakarta (Antara) – Some 320 children from Nduga district in Papua province have fled to the neighboring Jayawijaya district along with their…

Jakarta (Antara) – This week, the name of Saracen Group, an online syndicate that the Indonesian police had investigated in 2017 for allegedly…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – A woman in Ciwaringin, Central Bogor, West Java, was found dead of an apparent suicide in her bedroom on Thursday, raising…

Jakarta – The Papua Police have apologized for wrapping a snake around a native Papuan they suspected of theft.

A video of the incident,…

John Martinkus – There is a new war on Australia's doorstep. After 57 years of sporadic fighting, military crackdowns, killings and detentions by…

On paper, Indonesia's commitment to human rights is stronger than almost all other countries in the region.

Nearly two decades have passed…

Pontianak (Kalimantan) – The sweltering backwaters of Indonesian Borneo have become the unlikely ground zero for the global production and export…

A Polish man on trial for treason in Indonesia after meeting with Papuan independence supporters said that visitors to his prison assaulted him…

Dieqy Hasbi Widhana – National Press Day, which falls on February 9, is a day to remember the murder of Radar Bali journalists Anak Agung Gede…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Surabaya – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has received a Press Freedom Award for his administration's commitment to…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Surabaya – After mounting public protests, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reversed the decision to commute the life…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian social media activist Permadi Arya has threatened to file a Rp 1 trillion (US$71.68 million) lawsuit…

Bogor – Bogor regency launched on Friday in Cibinong a Quran recitation program called Bogor Ngaos for public school students in all…

Jakarta – Political bickering between the Gerindra Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) over who should replace Sandiaga Uno as Jakarta…

Aman Rochman and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – the largest Islamic group in the country which is now leading the war…

Bambang Muryanto and Evi Mariani, Yogyakarta – The survivor of an alleged sexual assault at a respected university in Indonesia finds herself on…

Jakarta – For exactly four days scores of former PT Freeport Indonesia employees have been camped out opposite the State Palace in Central…

Dedy Eryanto, Wellington – On Jan. 29, the global graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) released the 2018 Corruption Perception Index (…

Two Indonesian students were allegedly verbally harassed and physically assaulted in the Australian capital of Canberra yesterday evening, with…

Mela Arnani – Every year February 9 is commemorated as National Press Day which, it is hoped, will be an impetus to improve press freedom in…

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities should release and drop treason charges against three Papuan activists for peaceful advocacy in the Papua mining…

Aleasha Bliss, Jakarta – At the sweet young age of 14, the world is your oyster. Aspirations to become an actress, scientist or doctor are all…

Kate Walton, Jakarta – Government efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesia have triggered a backlash from conservative religious groups and…

In early January, Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati inaugurated the new Tawiri Ambon naval base near Ambon Bay with direct access…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Indonesia will hold its 12th general elections and first simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in…

Jakarta – The Depok administration in West Java has opted to apply an eradication mosquito breeding site movement (Gertak PSN) in 11 subdistricts…

Ian Morse, Makassar – In the Indonesian city of Makassar, where the rainy season often brings floods, Hasriani didn't worry when a day-long…

Jakarta – In supporting the development of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, the government urged education…

Kharishar Kahfi and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta and Yogyakarta – The police have proceeded to a fully fledged criminal investigation of the…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Purwotomo 74 public elementary school in Surakarta, Central Java, expelled 14 students identified as positive for…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A joint team of police and immigration officers has rescued 252 Bangladeshi nationals who were discovered locked inside…

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Basuki "BTP" Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, has officially joined the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed 2019 with stable foreign exchange reserves, Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Thursday, while…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Research that calls into question claims that palm oil is environmentally damaging compared with other vegetable oils…

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia has said an increase in social assistance from the government for low income families last year helped boost…

Yusuf Manurung, Inge Klara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded children mostly became victims to…

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) debate manager Dian Islamiati Fatwa claims…

Aleasha Bliss, Bekasi – Every day is Christmas for flies and trash-pickers alike at Bantar Gebang in Bekasi, West Java. A haze of bugs hovers…

Jakarta – Rights watchdog Imparsial has urged the government to continue reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI), including imposing a permanent…

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) extended its policing of the country's internet to popular live chat apps over…

Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesia's most infamous hardliner organization, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), played a pivotal role in the…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have called on state-owned energy holding company Pertamina to take firm…

Jakarta – The government plans to establish an institution that will be responsible for synchronizing contradictory and overlapping rules in…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Robert Z. Lawrence, a professor of international trade and investment at Harvard University, once joked during…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has issued a regulation over gas networks (Jargas) for households to reduce the consumption…