Kathryn Robinson – 21 April – Hari Kartini, or Kartini Day – is a day of civic celebration in Indonesia when the nation commemorates the birth of…

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto, said that the Prosperity and…

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – President of the Prosperity and Justice Party (PKS) Sohibul Iman stated that his party has been offered to be the third…

The People's Movement Conference (Konferensi Gerakan Rakyat) which was held over two days on April 19-20 at the Hotel 678 Cawang in Jakarta, was a…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The deputy secretary general of the Great Indonesia Movement Party [Gerindra], Andre Rosiade, said his party was…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Gerindra sec-gen Andre Rosiade said the party's chair Prabowo Subianto would soon kick off campaigns to absorb people's…

John McBeth, Jakarta – Its ambitious quest for beef self-sufficiency apparently stalled, Indonesia's government is now importing substantial…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The United Indonesia Party (Perindo), founded and led by media mogul-cum-politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, is seen…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Association of Synthetic Fiber Producers (APSYFI) has called on the government to revise its plan for a 10-…

Some sidewalks in Indonesia feature tactile paving strips designed to guide blind pedestrians, which is great, but it's clear that some designers…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Opposition leader Prabowo Subianto is reportedly still weighing up several options for 2019: challenging…

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – The National Police's chief of security maintenance division, Comr. Gen. Moechgiyarto, said five provinces in the…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – An outspoken opposition politician has lambasted a recent move by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to relax the…

Jakarta – A number of women traffic police commemorated Kartini Day by wearing kebaya while on duty in East Jakarta on Friday.

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A group of amorous couples and alleged sex workers were publicly whipped for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh Friday, just a week after…

Heri Juanda, Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Indonesia's deeply conservative Aceh province on Friday caned several unmarried couples for showing affection…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government looks poised to derail a long-awaited bill on the rights of the country's indigenous…

Abeth You, Paniai, Jubi – Students from Kampung Waa, Tembagapura Sub-district, who are currently studying in Australia request the Indonesian…

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has revised its investment target this year by 27 percent to only US$37.2 billion, with the…

Even though prostitution is illegal in Indonesia, there are many "localized" ("lokalisasi" in Indonesian) sites, akin to red light districts,…

Apriadi Gunawan, Karo, North Sumatra – Thousands of villagers affected by the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, staged a rally on…

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Syafruddin ordered police personnel in the regions to carry out large-…

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has warned mining companies over the sluggish progress on the construction of smelters, which…

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Results of a survey conducted by Cyrus Network revealed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would win if the…

Tom Allard and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's new antinarcotics chief Heru Winarko called for an expansion of rehabilitation…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has identified suspicious transfers of funds from…

David Hutt – The campaign season is now in its second week in Timor-Leste ahead of another general election on May 12. Last July's election led to…

Shannon Power – A man who gave up a lucrative career to seek asylum in Canada, said moving away from Indonesia stopped him 'being gay'.

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The 2019 presidential election is widely expected to be a rematch of 2014's contest between President Joko Widodo and Gerindra Chairman Prabowo…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) says it has discovered many suspicious transactions…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police has questioned the Environment and Forestry Minister in the latest development in their investigation of the…

Bobby Anderson and Adrian Morel – Last year's "hostage stand-off" in Indonesian Papua had hardly ended before more armed clashes began. Most…

Shannon Power – An Indonesian man has allegedly killed another man for adding him to a LGBTI group on WhatsApp.

Police in the east of…

Last month, Governor Anies Baswedan passed a new Gubernatorial Decree (Pergub) that gives his administration the power to summarily revoke the…

Ben Bohane – China, China, China. All the talk is of increasing Chinese influence in our region. But this is to wilfully ignore the elephant in…

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Golkar politician Agung Laksono said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will not consolidate with opposition party…

Jakarta – Economic data released so far this year shows a pick-up in the growth of Indonesia's economy.

The government collected more taxes…

Jakarta (Bisnis.com) – Gerindra Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon stated that the party is prepared to accept any requirements asked by the Prosperous…

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Youth Center Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak publically supported the ban against former…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Karawang Police Chief Adjutant Senior Commissioner Hendy F. Kurniawan, said that around 1,500 workers from…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Supporters of regent and deputy regent candidates in Central Mamberamo regency have allegedly protested…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has told state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina to take…

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Facebook executives have endured a hostile grilling from Indonesian MPs, as the company faced…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The latest survey conducted by National Survey Media Institute (Median) on March 24 until April 6, 2018, shows the…

Despite Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto's declaration at the party's national convention last week that he had accepted Gerindra's nomination…

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), a traditional coalition partner of the Gerindra Party, has said that it was unlikely that Gerindra's…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Pollster National Survey Media (Median) research director Sudarto revealed that economics has become one of the factors…

Jakarta – A corruption watchdog said it had unearthed alleged corruption in the procurement of textbooks at some elementary schools in Depok, West…

Jakarta – A 15-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi, have received permission to attend premarital counseling by the…

Sheany, Jakarta – The religiously charged rally that drew hundreds of thousands to central Jakarta in December 2016, has shown the great impact of…