Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – In recent weeks, the Indonesian public were baffled by the cases of sexual abuse in the academic world that…

Gregory McCann and Haray Sampurna Munthe – The general public knows about the precarious situation of the world's most recently identified great…

Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said in a statement sent by his assistant to The Jakarta Post on Sunday that he…

Devana Senanayake – Earlier this year, at a march for women's equality in the Indonesian city of Bandung, university lecturer Saras Dewi and her…

Jakarta – Candidates in the 2019 presidential race have weighed in on the debate surrounding Australia's recent consideration to move its embassy…

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) says annual minimum wage increases under the President Joko "Jokowi…

Resty Woro Yuniar – Warung Tiga PutRI is not your typical warung. Although it sells snacks, cigarettes and assorted knick-knacks like countless…

Jakarta – Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has responded to a statement from the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and the…

Jakarta – Following protests by business representatives, the government has stepped back from its policy of removing 54 business sectors from the…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said on Saturday that educators should encourage multicultural…

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – A human right activist, who are helping her waria (transgender woman) friends find justice, visited the National…

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The office of the Jakarta chief prosecutor (kejati) has launched a smart phone application called the "Social Beliefs…

Aman Rochman, Malang – Hundreds of app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers staged a protest on Friday in Malang, East Java, condemning…

Karina M. Tehusijarana and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Twenty-year-old University of Indonesia (UI) law student Salsabila's voice shook…

Joy Muchtar & Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated Gen. Andika Perkasa as new Army chief of staff at the…

Suherdjoko, Pekalongan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged GP Ansor, the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Right activists have questioned Indonesian President Joko Widodo's commitment to settling human rights abuses carried out…

Jakarta – Lawmakers on the House of Representatives Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure have called on the government to act…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the city administration and central government had taken measures to prevent the capital from…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) member Meutya Hafid criticized Prabowo Subianto's statement that seemingly suggests…

Syafiul Hadi and Arkhelaus W., Jakarta – Nahdalatul Ulama's Association of Islamic Boarding School and Society Development (P3M) released a report…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has called on the government to cancel its revision of the negative investment list (DNI…

Jakarta (Reuters) – Police in Muslim-majority Indonesia have questioned the head of one of its newest and most progressive parties, who is…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A Supreme Court justice and spokesman has said the court could not prohibit people…

On behalf of the West Papuan people, the ULMWP calls for a National Day of Prayer in West Papua to take place on 1st December 2018. This day will…

A village in the Indonesian province of Aceh – the only region in Indonesia with special autonomy to enact religious bylaws – is saving its…

Friski Riana and Abdul Latief Apriaman, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yembise expressed her outrage…

Jakarta – The West Java administration has set the 2019 minimum wage for Depok (UMK) at Rp 3.8 million (US$261) per month, as…

Budiarti Utami and Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto personally asks his supporters to reconfirm the final…

Ristu Hanafi, Sleman – A protest by an alliance of student organisations calling themselves the Solidarity Action Alliance Against Sexual Violence…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection urges law enforcement officials to impose severe penalties for sexual…

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said the government would go ahead with its plan to launch a new negative investment list (DNI…

Stephen Dziedzic – Timor-Leste has bought Shell's stake in the rich Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields as it presses ahead with its contentious…

Jakarta – The government safety inspector had spent all night at the Makassar airport, in eastern Indonesia, several years ago, poring over a Lion…

Jakarta – The rainy season has caused prices of vegetables to increase in markets. At Cisalak Market in Depok, West Java, the price of cauliflower…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will continue to track down assets owned by the now-defunct Supersemar…

Presidential candidate and Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto is seemingly not on the same wavelength as his campaign team, publicly contradicting…

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – Scores of truck and bus drivers staged a protest in front of the South Sumatra governor's office in Palembang, South…

It wasn't long ago that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto had to deal with the PR nightmare caused by his allegedly demeaning joke about the…

Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Islamic Community Forum (FUI), Muhammad Al Khaththath, says that it is haram to vote for candidates –…

Devy Ernis, Jakarta – The Papua National Liberation Army of the Free Papua Movement (TPN-OPM) General Coordinator Lambert Pekikir…

Alison Bevege – The Greens party has broken decades of political silence, directing members to raise the banned West Papuan flag on December 1 in…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Nirmala, not her real name, recalled how easy it was to mingle with people of the community she was living in despite…

Shannon Power – Authorities in major Indonesian cities want to exorcise LGBTI people of their behaviors using some unconventional methods.

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James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says it won't be a problem for his country if the Morrison government…

Jakarta – Oil palm tree growers in Indragiri Hulu, Riau province have been experiencing losses amid declines in the price of oil palm fresh fruit…

Michael Sainsbury – The recent agreement by Timor-Leste's government to purchase US energy group ConocoPhillips' 30% stake in the Greater Sunrise…

Jakarta (Antara) – Deputy Speaker of People Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid responded the statement issued by the State Intelligence…

Jakarta – For decades, the Jakarta Pedicab Drivers Union (Sebaja) has been fighting for permission to work in certain neighborhoods in North and…

Teaching is among the most under-appreciated professions in Indonesia, with many public school teachers earning below minimum wage in their…