Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Mosaic art surrounding a statue on a major road in Surakarta, Central Java, has drawn ire from conservative Muslim…
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January 18, 2019
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
The Guardian - January 18, 2019
Kate Lamb, Jakarta – With their moustaches, traditional headwear and big campaign promises, Nurhadi and Aldo resemble almost any other politician…
Sydney Morning Herald - January 18, 2019
James Massola, Amilia Rosa & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will be freed from jail in a matter of…
Radio New Zealand International - January 18, 2019
Lawyers in Indonesia have launched legal action against last month's arrest of three members of the the West Papua National Committee in Timika…
Indonesia at Melbourne - January 18, 2019
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin squared off against Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno last night in the first of…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2019
The much-awaited first presidential debate finally took place on Thursday evening, pitting incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate…
South China Morning Post - January 18, 2019
Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto on Thursday blamed terror attacks in the country on foreigners and said…
Human Rights Watch Dispatches - January 18, 2019
Kyle Knight – This week a militant Islamist group in Indonesia raided the offices of an HIV prevention organization on suspicion that the group…
Jakarta Globe - January 18, 2019
Sheany and Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was not shy to throw a few jabs in the first presidential debate on Thursday…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2019
The controversial Indonesian cleric known for being the spiritual leader to Jemaah Islamiyah, the regional terror group blamed for the deadly…
Islamic group plans protest against decorative paving supposedly resembling cross in Indonesian city
Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2019
An Islamic group named the Surakarta City Sharia Council (DSKS) in the city of Surakarta (also known as Solo) in Central Java says they plan to…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2019
The number of unlicensed street vendors in Central Jakarta's Tanah Abang shopping district has been a problem for years, with the area so crowded…
CNN Indonesia - January 18, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesian Institute for Science (LIPI) researcher Amin Mudzakir has revealed that that based on the results of a LIPI survey in 2018,…
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
Jakarta – A survey commissioned by Charta Politika on Thursday revealed that the electability of 2019 presidential candidate pairs Joko "Jokowi"…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2019
What former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is going to do after he leaves prison next week has been the subject of much…
Dili Weekly - January 18, 2019
Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Agriculture, Horticulture and Extension at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery (MAP), Amaro…
Berita Bali - January 18, 2019
Denpasar – Scores of people from the People's United Forum (FPR) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held a rally in and around the Renon area…
Sydney Morning Herald - January 18, 2019
James Massola, Jakarta – It was billed as the great debate on law, corruption, terrorism and human rights.
The first presidential debate of…
Okezone - January 18, 2019
Putra Ramadhani Astyawan, Jakarta – The lawyer for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and vice presidential running mate Ma'ruf Amin's election…
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on the Papua Police to immediately and unconditionally drop the "rebellion" charge against three…
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The strengthening rupiah in November led to an increase in Indonesia's external debt, Bank Indonesia data has…
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The first 2019 presidential debate between candidate pairs Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'…
Jakarta Post - January 18, 2019
Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Ma'ruf Amin was anything but young and millennial – until he showed up for the first presidential debate on Thursday…
January 17, 2019
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Mataram Police have caught two officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry's West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) office red-handed…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 17, 2019
The topic of how long Indonesia could last in a hypothetical war has been a hot one in the country after presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto…
Asia Times - January 17, 2019
John McBeth, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has come under a fresh round of harassment in the middle of a…
Radio New Zealand International - January 17, 2019
Papuan civilians in troubled Nduga regency are returning to their villages after recent conflict in the area, according to Indonesia's military…
Nikkei Asian Review - January 17, 2019
Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko Widodo will face his only challenger for the Indonesian presidency, former Army general Prabowo Subianto…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – A bill on oil and gas has been nearly a decade in the hands of the House of Representatives, but there has…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Indonesia will kick off its campaign in February to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Beyond flashy promises and all-out commitments, business players highlighted the importance of policy and regulatory…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 17, 2019
The office of an NGO focusing on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in the city of Pekanbaru in Riau is facing closure by authorities after…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he is ready for the first 2019 presidential debate that will focus on legal…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Pasuruan, East Java – As the current account deficit is now estimated at around 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),…
Jakarta Post - January 17, 2019
Jakarta – The police have claimed that a misunderstanding was behind the rejection of a new church in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.
According…
Human Rights Watch News Release - January 17, 2019
President Jokowi chose not to spend political capital by undoing discriminatory regulations or protecting minorities from abuse. – Elaine Pearson…
Reuters - January 17, 2019
Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor's president has approved a decree allowing use of the country's petroleum fund for a $650 million buyout of…
January 16, 2019
Tempo - January 16, 2019
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Rizky Amelia, who reported her former boss Syafri Adnan Baharuddin over alleged sexual harassment, visited…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 16, 2019
An organization that promotes in HIV/AIDS prevention and sex worker rights may be the latest casualty in Indonesia's ongoing LGBT moral panic…
Coconuts Jakarta - January 16, 2019
In Indonesia, the act of prostitution, specifically the transaction between sex worker and client, is not a crime, as the law only states that…
Melbourne Age - January 16, 2019
James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Terrorism, human rights, legal affairs and corruption will take centre stage when President Joko "…
Asian Correspondent - January 16, 2019
Hal Hill – Indonesia has achieved almost 20 years of continuous economic growth.
The country navigated the 2008 global financial crisis…
Jakarta Post - January 16, 2019
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The 2019 presidential race appears to have overshadowed the legislative election in the past few months,…
Jakarta Post - January 16, 2019
Jakarta – The East Java Police have named a soap opera star, identified as VA, a suspect in a prostitution case after reportedly…
The Conversation - January 16, 2019
Sophie Raynor – There used to be thousands of them – the children of the children of the first Chinese people to migrate to Timor-Leste in the…
Radio New Zealand International - January 16, 2019
Amnesty International is calling on Indonesia to drop treason charges against three Papuan political activists.
Yanto Awerkion…
Reuters - January 16, 2019
Jakarta – An ambitious scheme to replant about a fifth of the land under palm oil in Indonesia is running far behind schedule, marking a blow to…
Jakarta Post - January 16, 2019
Jakarta – The West Jakarta Police have prepared additional security measures at the West Jakarta District Court for the first trial…
Jakarta Post - January 16, 2019
Jakarta – The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) must regard the Anti-Soccer Mafia task force set up by the National Police as encouragement…
Tribune News - January 16, 2019
Rizal Bomantama, Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) commander Air Martial Hadi Tjahjanto says that the TNI's new Special Operational Command (…