Lalu Rahadian – A number of trade unions have chosen not to support President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo or Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 presidential…
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April 30, 2018
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Environmental group Sawit Watch has called on the government to issue a special regulation for oil palm plantation…
Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Workers, activists and students are set to commemorate International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, on…
Following previous calls for Muslims to boycotts over the company's support for LGBT rights, Starbucks once again became a focal point in…
Yogyakarta – Whenever heavy rains come at night in her neighborhood in the ancient city of Yogyakarta, schoolteacher Muryani remembers the worst…
Paulina Quintao – According to data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016, 18% of heads of family of the 204,000 families surveyed are…
Paulina Quintao – According to data generated from the Health in Family (Saude na Familia (SnF) national program of home visits, 92% of 206,123…
April 29, 2018
On April 19-20, representatives from some 42 organisations gathered in Jakarta to take part in the People's Movement Conference (KGR).
The…
Wasi'ul Ulum, Jakarta – Hundreds of pro-Jokowi Ulemas and Santri (students of Islam) joined in the Jokowi Militant Santri (Samijo) Banten declared…
Friski Riana, Jakarta – The community supporting for a presidential turnover in the upcoming election, known by its hashtag #2019GantiPresiden,…
Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan revealed that 39 percent of college students have been exposed to…
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – The East Java Police arrested Rendra Hadikurniawan on Friday on blasphemy allegations after Rendra…
The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) has decided to support Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabowo Subianto as…
Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) president Said Iqbal says that the KSPI will declare its support for Greater Indonesia…
Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed the reason he accepted members of the 212 Brotherhood group, which is a group notoriously known…
April 28, 2018
Akhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto officially opened the co-secretarial office of his party and the…
Andrew Greene – The head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) has made a historic appearance before a tribunal to argue…
Nethy Dharma Somba and Evi Mariani, Jayapura/Jakarta – A car belonging to mining company PT Freeport Indonesia employee Moren Francis…
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found a new suspected fund flow in the electronic ID card or e-KTP graft case.
KPK…
Jakarta – The newly issued Gubernatorial Decree No. 5/2018 on the procedures for appointing and dismissing directors of city-owned firms (BUMD)…
Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) stated a political discussion in the worship place is allowed so long the topic is…
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Political expert from Jakarta State University (UNJ) Ubedilah Badrun said it was unlikely for former Indonesian…
Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rejected the demand made by an Islamist group linked to the 2016 sectarian…
April 27, 2018
A programme called 'Bright Indonesia' has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to increase the…
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has refused to explain why documents about Australian spy operations during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor…
Andrew Greene – Australian intelligence operations that took place during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor should stay secret, the head of…
Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – Padjadjaran University (Unpad) students are protesting the use of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police as…
Shannon Power – Indonesian authorities intercepted a shipment of 'LGBT comics' at a major post office hub in Indonesia.
The Attorney General…
Shannon Power – An Indonesia religious leader said people were too 'permissive' of LGBTI people. He also said their 'apathetic' attitude was…
Nur Hadi (contributor), Surabaya – Democrat Party's Sidoarjo branch executive board (DPC) chair Juana Sari has made a public apology…
Moh Nadlir, Jakarta – The Labour Movement for the People (Gebrak) will call for the formation of a political alternative at May Day demonstrations…
Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN is gradually reducing the use of diesel-fueled power plants (PLTD) to improve efficiency.
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Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Dozens of parents and female students in Surakarta, Central Java, have expressed their discontent…
Vela Andapita, Apriadi Gunawan and Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta/Medan – Indonesia has seen growth in Islamic convenience stores that tap into Muslim…
Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – The Chief of Presidential Staff Moeldoko asked the public to stop urging President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on solving…
Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with the ulema from the Alumni 212 Brotherhood (PA 212), or former 212 protesters,…
Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) deputy speaker Fadli Zon from Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has…
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The International Labor Organization (ILO) and Sindikasi, a trade union for media and creative workers, has…
April 26, 2018
Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – A political observer from Padjadjaran University, Muradi, said Amien Rais's speech at Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday is not…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Environment watchdog Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) is calling on the government to…
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) deputy chairman Bara Hasibuan said on Thursday that his…
Jakarta – Workers from across Greater Jakarta are set to march around the area of the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta in…
Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has endlessly issued clarification on the issues and allegations that accuses him of being…
Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Team 11 Leader of Alumni 212 Misbahul Anam said the meeting between President Jokowi and Alumni 212 Brotherhood only…
Guteriano Neves – For the third time in less than a year, Timorese are going to cast their votes. The early election, scheduled for May 12 is the…
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) Director Alghifari Aqsa noticed a downturn in the progress of Police's…
James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has hit back at suggestions that tough new environmental regulations…
John McBeth, Jakarta – When the history books are written, there is little question President Joko Widodo will have earned his legacy as the "…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Mardani Ali Sera contradicted the Mosque anti-politicization movement…
As the leader of the infamous Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who was at the forefront of the 212 protest movement that took down former Jakarta…




