Hanna Azarya Samosir, Jakarta – The Indonesian government says that the statement by the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid…
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June 19, 2018
Phelim Kine – What is the Indonesian government hiding in Papua?
That's the question raised by the government's seeming refusal to make good…
Michael Sainsbury, Yangon, Myanmar – Former East Timor president and revolutionary leader Taur Matan Ruak has been announced as the country's new…
June 18, 2018
Jakarta – Five members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) were wounded in two attacks by unidentified gunmen in Papua on Saturday.
…Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – The 2018 Global Law and Order report compiled by consultancy Gallup found that Indonesia was among the safest…
Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan claimed the police did not…
Sheany, Jakarta – Unresolved conflicts result in increasing violence and persecution, which force millions of people to flee their homes in search…
Arya Dipa, Bandung – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has inaugurated high-ranking National Police officer Comr. Gen. M. Iriawan, who once served as…
David Lipson – Indonesian police have dropped pornography charges against hardline Indonesian cleric Rizieq Shihab after failing to find the…
Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – The Islamic Defender Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab planned to return to Indonesia following the issuance of termination…
Jakarta – Police have ended their pornography investigation against firebrand Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab, citing a lack of evidence.
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June 17, 2018
Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the National Police Comr. Gen. Syafruddin stated that there was no political element in the issuance of the…
Jakarta – The National Police have terminated their investigation into a pornography case allegedly involving firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab,…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Fadli Zon said that his party is waiting for incumbent…
Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The police have issued an investigation termination warrant (SP3) on the pornography chat case involving Islamic…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The National Police have ended their investigation into Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's…
June 16, 2018
Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said he will stick to his guns and stop reclamation projects despite…
Jakarta – Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara has said content promoting radical views decreased during the fasting…
June 15, 2018
David Hutt – It is almost certain, barring a constitutional calamity, that Taur Matan Ruak will soon be appointed the new Prime Minister of Timor-…
Adinda Normala, Jakarta – Indonesia must implement policies aimed at diversifying its staple foods and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption…
Jakarta – The Surabaya chapter of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) condemned the police for allegedly…
Jakarta – Bandung-based preacher Abdullah "Aa Gym" Gymnastiar delivered a sermon during Idul Fitri morning prayers on Friday at the Istiqlal…
Suherdjoko and Aman Rochman, Semarang/Malang – Semarang Archbishop Robertus Rubiyatmoko and four other Catholic priests visited the Central Java…
Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Indonesia has been given an Idul Fitri gift as the European Union ban on Indonesian airlines was lifted a day before the…
June 14, 2018
Jakarta – Members of the National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested three residents suspected of being connected with terrorist…
Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakartans can breathe cleaner air and enjoy a bluer sky, thanks to thousands of vehicles that left the…
Malaita provincial government has maintained its support and stand for a free West Papua.
This was highlighted during a dialogue held in…
N.Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Business entities, in conjunction with the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI), have said scientific…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to…
Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – In the lead up to the Idul Fitri holiday, which concludes the month-long fasting month of Ramadhan, Jakarta's streets…
Jakarta – Siti Hediati Hariadi, also known as Titiek Soeharto, said that children of former Indonesian President Soeharto have agreed to support…
Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's decision to form a special agency that would manage reclamation activities in…
June 13, 2018
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy of General Secretary of the Central Executive Board (Wasekjen DPP) Gerindra Party Mohammad Nuruzzaman said he quit…
Jakarta – As many as 1,540 buses were declared unsafe and forbidden to operate in this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season because they did…
Jakarta – Indonesia Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Alfret Denny Tuejeh has said members of his institution and their colleagues in the police force…
Jakarta (Antara) – Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council Maruf Amin appealed to the preachers who will deliver the preaching on Eid Day 1439H…
Jayapura – Five civilians in Timika have allegedly been arrested by the newly reactivated military counter-terrorism unit for aspiring to West…
Farida Susanty, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia Pilots' Association (APG) and workers union (Sekarga) have renewed their threat…
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has defended its stance not to allow ex-corruption, drugs and sexual…
Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Democratic Party executive Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is considering contesting next year's presidential race…
June 12, 2018
It is now less than a year before Indonesia holds its first ever simultaneous national legislative and presidential elections on 17 April 2019.…
From fears that eating chicken wings makes it hard to find a husband to beliefs that pineapple jeopardises fertility, a host of food taboos are…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Presidential Regulation No. 44/2018 on the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW), which is…
Shotaro Tani, Tokyo – Indonesia is studying the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached by 11 nations after the U.S. exited, with a…
Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Chairman of the newly formed Berkarya Party, Hutomo Mandala Putra more known as Tommy Soeharto who is the son of late…
Jakarta – Siti Hediati Haryadi, popularly known as Titiek Soeharto, will reportedly serve as the coordinator of electorate district commands for…
Rahul Bhattarai, Auckland – Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson last night condemned the "obscenity" of jailing West Papuans by Indonesian…
Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Hundreds of people flocked to a bazaar selling basic commodities held by congregation members of the St.…
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh discussed the minimum wage for…
June 11, 2018
Jakarta – Siti Hediati Herijadi, better known as Titiek Soeharto, the second daughter of former president Soeharto, declared on Monday her…




