David Lipson – As Indonesia prepares for provincial elections, a moderate Muslim mayor is refusing to bow to hard-line Islamist clerics who insist…

Karlis Salna, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is still chasing some $150 billion to fund his ambitious nation-building agenda, almost…

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini Soemarno has invited investors from a number of countries to invest in various…

Andreas Harsono – A measles outbreak in Indonesia's Papua province has killed an estimated 100 indigenous Papuan children this month. As measles…

Yovinus Guntur in Banyuwangi, Indonesia – An Indonesian court has convicted and sentenced an environmentalist to 10 months in prison on a charge…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is seeing a pushback against some of his populist policies three months into his tenure amid claims from…

Shannon Power – It has been an unusual week in politics in Indonesia as major political parties clamor to prove they're not pro-LGBTI.

It…

Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok – East Timor's Parliament has been dissolved and fresh elections called to end a political impasse that has paralysed…

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres said on Friday he will dissolve parliament and call new elections in a bid…

Simon Roughneen, Jakarta – East Timor will hold parliamentary elections for the second time in a year after President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres…

Andreas Harsono – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was seen laughing and smiling this week as he watched a military exercise in Jakarta in which…

Sheany, Jakarta – The Institute of Criminal Justice Reform, or ICJR, warned on Thursday (25/01) that current draft revisions of the criminal code…

The cities of Tomohon and Langowan in North Sulawesi are currently in the global spotlight after campaigners from the organization Dog Meat-Free…

Jakarta – Indonesia has won a biodiesel dispute against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that will pave the way for…

The number of malnutrition victims in Asmat district of Indonesia's Papua province has reportedly surpassed 10,000.

Papua's police commander…

Steve Jacobs – Sickening footage has been released of animal cruelty at Indonesian markets where dogs and cats are bludgeoned and blowtorched to…

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities are preparing measures to prevent vote-buying and corruption as the 2018 simultaneous regional elections draw…

Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Media Director Ade Armando said that the majority of Indonesian public is against the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The majority of Indonesian people still perceive the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community…

Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Taufik Kurniawan said the pros and cons on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) should be stopped. He…

Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research Consulting (SMRC) stated that the electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) for the 2019…

Jakarta – Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Bambang Soesatyo supports the prosecution of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBT…

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry has said it expects rice production to exceed projected consumption in January, February and March, as the…

Anies Baswedan can thank relentless media scrutiny for his cardiovascular fitness since it looks like the governor will still need to take the…

Jakarta – Human rights violations committed throughout 2017 would likely continue this year, largely due to the government's failure to consider…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government is cracking down on poor-quality flying schools as part of efforts to address the lack of competency among newly…

Michael Sainsbury and Thomas Ora, Dili Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste's embattled Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has backed fresh elections, increasing…

Jakarta – Experts and activists from various institutions lambasted the Criminal Code bill on Thursday, saying articles regulating immoral…

Bindi Bryce – Indonesia's Government has come under fire for its slow response to a severe measles outbreak in the province of Papua that has…

Banyuwangi – An Indonesian environmentalist has been sentenced to 10 months in prison under a tough anti-communism law, a legacy of one of the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) founder Megawati Soekarnoputri has expressed hope that a…

Indonesian women who seek to serve their country by joining the military shouldn't have to subject themselves to an abusive and discriminatory…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Chain-smoking Indonesia is moving to stub out its booming e-cigarette sector, sparking criticism that the government is…

Jakarta – Indonesia will not legally recognize the identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), Vice President Jusuf Kalla commented…

Two Indonesian men have been arrested for allegedly uploading a video of themselves having sex to social media, police said Tuesday, amid a…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's policies mostly contravened existing regulations, the City Council stated, marking…

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said he appreciated the work of the West Java Police's Special Crime…

Jakarta – A soldier tore apart a snake with his teeth and his comrades headbutted flaming stacks of bricks as Indonesia's special forces treated…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police will soon establish a joint task force to help address health…

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Tuesday it was pinning its hopes on U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to help ease American limitations on ties with…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told leaders of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police on Tuesday to…

Hans Nicholas Jong – Officials in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, have lambasted the European Parliament's…

Jakarta – Asrul Sani, member of the working committee of the draft criminal code (RUU KUHP) asserted that the Article overseeing…

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said there is no religion that tolerates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…

Soon after Indonesia's former house speaker, Setya Novanto, officially stepped down due to his highly controversial and dramatic corruption case,…

Jakarta – Two men aged 21 and 31 were arrested in Depok, West Java, on Saturday evening for allegedly uploading a video of themselves…

Jakarta – The Indonesian energy subsidy is estimated to reach Rp 127.7 trillion (US$10.22 billion) this year, or 0.2 percent from gross domestic…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday criticized regional governments that have not deregulated the lengthy…

Jakarta – Indonesia Islamic University (UII) Rector Nandang Sutrisno called on the public not to vote for legislative candidates who are endorsed…

Michael Sainsbury and Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor-Leste's president has convened a meeting of the troubled Catholic Asian nation's State Council for…