They may be knot-tying experts, but most members of the Indonesian Scout Movement (Pramuka) are nowhere near old enough to vote.

Despite…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Homegrown ride-hailing app Gojek has come under fire after a screenshot of a Facebook post from one of its…

James Massola, Jakarta – The World Bank has promised up to $1.4 billion to help Indonesians rebuild their shattered lives following twin…

Jakarta – Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a…

Resty Woro Yuniar – An Indonesian anti-government activist's secret plastic surgery procedure has spiralled into the country's latest fake news…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – A Jakarta-based rights group, the Institute of Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR), has criticized the Jakarta Police for…

Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is still carrying out forced…

Hannah Beech, Jambi – When the flowers could no longer summon the gods, the healer knew it was time to leave the forest.

As a traditional…

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) Chief of Staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen discussion in Jakarta yesterday to…

The news editor for National Media Group (GMN) in Timor-Leste has been dismissed due to his role as the TL Press Union (TLPU)…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding a "Walk for Peace and Humanity: The Joint Walk to Independence for…

Budaya Syirik, Bantul – A Sedekah Laut traditional thanksgiving ritual in the Central Java regency of Bantul, which was to be held on October 13,…

Sheany, Nusa Dua – Hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV in lower-middle-income countries, such as Indonesia, risk losing critical…

Jakarta – Thousands of contract teachers in Bekasi, West Java, have not received their salaries for the past two months on the back of the stalled…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 21 people, including…

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) head Abdul Manan said reporters and law enforcers had the same…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Indonesia should follow in Malaysia's footsteps in abolishing the death penalty, a human rights group has said.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Dutch government has appealed a court decision that holds it liable for abuse and torture against an Indonesian…

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The School of Husbandry at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has prohibited a seminar involving two former ministers, who are…

John Duerden, Kuala Lumpur – On September 23, Haringga Sirla, a Persija Jakarta fan, did what tens of thousands of Indonesians do every weekend:…

Chaerul Umam, Jakarta – Political observer Boni Hargens says that the current discourse in Indonesia about the revival of communist ideas should…

Ni Komang Erviani and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta and Nusa Dua – Police arrested and later released six activists protesting the 2018 Annual…

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) Chief of Staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen says that three of the political…

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto exemplifies the action of the United States which declared…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin camp has criticized Prabowo Subianto's "Make…

Dias Prasongko, Nusa Dua – President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo said that the global economy is like the popular TV series, Game of Thrones. Widodo said…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Kharishar Kahfi and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The release of a recent collaborative investigative report accusing a…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take action and investigate the two…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – A total of seven people who claimed to have joined 212 Act declared themselves as representatives of Eks 212 Kawal Kiai Ma'…

Karina M. Tehusijarana and Nedi Putra AW, Malang – A history seminar scheduled for Oct. 24 at Malang State University (UM) in Malang, East Java…

Nusa Dua, Bali – An alternative conference on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meeting this week in…

Len Garae – "Let me assure the world that I can see the light at the end of the dark tunnel, that now the whole world knows more about West Papua…

Dili – The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, Taur Matan Ruak, received on Thursday the Vice Minister of…

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian poultry farmer Yohanes Sugihtononugroho faced ruin four years ago when plummeting prices forced him to…

Seulki Lee, Jakarta – While the 2018 annual meeting of IMF-World Bank Groups entered its third day in Nusa Dua Bali, the parallel global civil…

Rio Apinino – Police have closed down the Peoples' Global Conference Against the IMF-World Bank which should have opened earlier today at the…

Clyde Russell, Launceston, Australia – Indonesia wants to export more coal in order to earn U.S. dollars to shore up its faltering currency, but…

Denpasar – Police arrested and later released five activists from the Community Resistance Movement (Komunitas Gerak Lawan) to prevent them from…

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Despite criticism of the government for not doing enough in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi in…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Fanny Potkin, Jakarta – Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday over the investigation of an…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – While the nation is still mourning the victims of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi, a…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Public pressure amounted on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) following the release of the investigative…

Nusa Dua, Bali – A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) has called for a moratorium or a halt in new projects funded with foreign loans and…

Jakarta (Antara) – National Campaign Team (BPN) of Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno pair has prepared more than 300 lawyers to assist…

Bernadinus Steni and Daniel Nepstad – Large landscapes of intact tropical forests will figure prominently in global strategies to avert…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a regulation to give…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Approximately 6,000 contract-based teachers in Wonogiri, Central Java, have staged a strike,…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Nusa Dua, Bali – The government canceled on Wednesday its plan to increase the price of subsidized Premium gasoline or…

Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas holding company Pertamina has announced a price increase for several types of non-public service…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A Facebook group page that claims to be a online hangout place for young gay people from Garut, West Java, has sent…