Since the latter part of 2017, fighters with the West Papuan Liberation Army, or TPN, have intensified hostilities with Indonesia's military and…

Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves increased to a record high of $130 billion in December from $125.97 billion a month…

Jakarta – Commuter train operator PT Kereta Api Commuter Indonesia (KCI) president director Muhamamd Nurul Fadhila has said the government subsidy…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has appointed Lt. Gen. Agus Kriswanto as the chief of the Army…

Jakarta – The Ternate Military Police Detachment (Denpom) has named 10 people as suspects for allegedly torturing and abusing a man to his death.…

Michael Leach – Nearly six months after an election that left Timorese politics in a state of protracted uncertainty, the manoeuvrings in the…

Jakarta (Antara) – Maqdir Ismail, the defense lawyer of Setya Novanto, said his client is unsure about becoming a justice collaborator. He said…

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – Mount Merapi, in Central Java, is one of the most important volcanoes in Indonesia, one of the most volcanically…

A former West Papuan political prisoner has been interrogated by Indonesian security forces for wearing the Papua Morning Star symbol.

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Jakarta – Banyuwangi Regent and East Java deputy gubernatorial candidate Abdullah Azwar Anas has told running mate Saifullah "Gus Ipul" Yusuf that…

Telly Nathalia, Serang – The Banten branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council, or MUI, issued a statement on Wednesday (03/01) urging…

Randi Julian Miranda – The nexus between climate change and economic development is complex. Indonesia heavily relies on forestry, agriculture and…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has requested for the cyber security to be tightened and expanded this year. The president made the…

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has expressed his appreciation that Indonesia had…

Indonesia's newly appointed Cyber Body and National Encryption Agency (BSSN) chief Djoko Setiado didn't exactly have the best first day at work…

Simon Philpott – John Ondawame greatly admired the independence struggle in East Timor, especially its ability to win active support from people…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has called on the government to speed up the legal process of two…

Ika Ningtyas, Banyuwangi – The state prosecutor in a hearing at the Banyuwangi District Court in East Java on January 4 has demanded that activist…

Sexual harassment has unfortunately long been a problem on Jakarta's KRL Commuterline trains, as evidenced by the existence of women-only…

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said the government had stopped using the state budget to finance renewable energy-based power…

Jakarta – The Democratic Party called a meeting on Wednesday led by party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss matters concerning the…

Amanda Hodge, Nivell Rayda – Indonesia's military chief, who suspended military co-operation with Australia a year ago and accused Canberra of…

Dili – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor Leste, Aurelio Guterres, expressed his solidarity with the Cuban…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – The Karanganyar Legislative Council (DPRD) plans to issue a bylaw that will prohibit…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested several public officials for alleged corruption during…

Jakarta – Indonesia ranks among the world's happiest and most optimistic countries, according to US-based Gallup International's 41st Annual…

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia – or BI, the country's central bank – said local economy remains in check despite rising global oil prices…

Jose Ramos-Horta – As the aftermath of the U.S. election fixes our attention internationally, and will continue to do so as we wait to see what…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced that Rp 1.34 quadrillion (US$93.79 quadrillion) in taxes had been…

Michael Sainsbury, Phnom Penh and Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor-Leste has lurched into a constitutional crisis after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's…

Is there such a thing as a "positive" hoax news story? Well, according to the man tasked with eradicating them in Indonesia, there just might be…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instated Djoko Setiadi as the chairman of the newly established National Cyber and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The two parties with the highest number of seats in the Papua Legislative Council (DPRD) – namely the…

Jakarta – Former political prisoner and Papuan pro-independent activist Filep Karma was intercepted by five Air Force officers upon arriving at…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The coalition of the Gerindra Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) is…

A bunch of things make us happy to be living in Indonesia, such as martabak, the country's pristine beaches, and, of course, its beautiful and…

Jakarta – A survey conducted by Saiful Mujani Research and Consluting (SMRC) says that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would win if the…

Fachrul Sidiq and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan officially appointed former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has vowed to redouble efforts to eradicate poverty and develop human resources in 2018 through the…

Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister plans to monetize a number of infrastructure projects through the Limited Concession…

Indonesia is beefing up its elite Detachment 88 (Densus 88) unit in light of increased threats from local and international terror networks, says…

Dion Bisara & Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – A four hour power outage in Jakarta on Tuesday (02/01) helped expose chronic vulnerability in the…

Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – The government has once again extended the temporary permit of miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) until June 30,…

Tokyo – The Nikkei Indonesia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, fell to 49.3 in December from 50.4 in November.

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Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Tuesday recorded the country's inflation rate at 3.61 percent, lower than the 4.3 percent target…

Anton Hermansyah and Farida Susanti, Tangerang, Banten – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday inaugurated the new airport train that connects…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced that the government will replace the infamous…

If you ever needed convincing that there is always a rational explanation for any supposedly "supernatural" phenomena, particularly in…

Liau Y-Sing, Jakarta – While volatility in many financial markets has been rising over recent weeks, one notoriously unpredictable currency has…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Amole police engaged in a shootout with armed criminals at mile 61 in Tembagapura, Mimika District, Papua…