Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) received fewer complaining reports in 2017 compared to last year, but city and urban-…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – A strike by drivers of public minivans, or angkot, in Medan, North Sumatra, caused chaos on Wednesday and…

Indonesia's biggest corruption trial in years was derailed Wednesday after its graft-charged parliament speaker, Setya Novanto, claimed a bout of…

Luke Lischin – On December 2, alumni of the so-called "Aksi 212" protest that contributed to the downfall of former Jakarta governor Basuki…

A group from the Christian Conference of Asia has reported about a pattern of severe human rights violations in Indonesia's Papua region, known as…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman said that the United States is also responsible for the dark history of Papua…

Nur Hadi, Surabaya – Surabaya District Court has sentenced cleric Alfian Tanjung to two years in prison in a hate speech case. The panel of judges…

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – A group of NGOs has called for greater efforts to stop rampant violence against women and children in…

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – Industrial players in Batam, Riau Islands, are considering using robots to increase production cost efficiency as the…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – Densus 88, the National Police's counterterrorism squad, supported by Riau Police personnel, have arrested four…

Damien Kingsbury – As East Timor went to elections this year, the country was the most peaceful and united it had been in its short history. The…

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – Negative content in the form of hate speech, fake news and divisive ethnic and religious sentiments on social media…

Anne Barker – East Timor's Government is deciding whether to adopt a controversial new policy that would ban contraceptives for anyone except…

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian, accompanied by several high-ranking police officers visited newly inaugurated Indonesian…

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has announced the results of goods and product inspection throughout 2017, based on the Indonesia National Standard (…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday criticized businesspeople, saying they had spent too long in a wait-and-see position, because…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Papua and Mimika have been categorized as two among 171 regions participating in the 2018 regional elections…

Stewart Fenwick – Negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between Australia and Indonesia continue, with little tangible progress so far. One…

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Human Rights lawyer Veronica Koman considers the declassified US files on the history of the Papua independence…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has warned people about false discounts and products unfit for consumption, which are rampant…

If you live or work anywhere within the Greater Jakarta Metro Area, you know all about yesterday's widespread flooding throughout the capital…

Jakarta – Jakarta Council Speaker Prasetio Edi Marsudi has urged Governor Anies Baswedan to focus on his work and not get side tracked building…

Jakarta – Members of several mass organizations went to City Hall on Tuesday to meet Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, claiming they had been…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been criticized for claiming that resolving past human rights violations was still…

More than a dozen people have been arrested by Indonesian anti-terrorism police, authorities said Monday, as they beef up security in the world's…

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The United States has disclosed documents on Papua independence struggle. The documents say that Papuans asked for U…

Jayapura, Jubi – Commemorates the Bloody Paniai tragedy on December 8, 2014, four students and youth organizations: Papuan Youth and Student…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is eyeing to make Indonesia's millennial generation as his future base voters. Indonesia currently…

Konradus Epa – Indonesian Aris Panji Irianto did not mind traveling from his home in Central Java to Jakarta to meet with fellow victims of the…

"The extremists called and told us they planned to attack. We called the police beforehand, they wouldn't come... [they] showed up at the very end…

Several stories about children as young as 14 getting married have went viral on social media in Indonesia in recent months, highlighting what…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the deregulation program is an effective method of eradicating corruption…

Istman Musaharun Pramadiba, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said the battle against corruption in Indonesia is not serious, as evidenced…

Jakarta – Residents of Tiberias village in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, have called on the government to help end their land dispute against…

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's decision to discontinue the publication of videos of executive meetings has been criticized…

Under former governors Joko Widodo and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, Jakartans had unprecedented access to video recordings of meetings conducted…

Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency's (BPS) balance and statistics analysis deputy head, Sri Soelistyowati, denied that poor sales at a number…

Jakarta – Several economists say people will still prefer keeping their money in banks next year.

"People will still prefer saving because…

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has called on newly inaugurated Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto to…

Jakarta – A proper transition period is needed for Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, who, while still a serving general, has no active assignment, following…

Antara, Yogyakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto went on a pilgrimage to the tomb of TNI's first…

Rui Graca Feijo – Almost nine months after the election of the fourth President of the Republic, the first to be won by a President affiliated to…

On the occasion of international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) observes the major human rights issues of concern in…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Prominent Papuans pleaded for the U.S. to give them money and arms in the mid-1960s to fight Indonesia's colonization of…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The government launched on Sunday a movement against child marriage in West Nusa Tenggara as part of…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized greening and land-restoration programs that he described as purely…

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – The National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, arrested three men alleged to be involved in a local…

Jakarta (New York Times) – Tunggal Pawestri says she will never forget being groped on a public bus while travelling to her high school in Jakarta…

Jakarta – Indonesia is looking to impose import duties on intangible goods, such as electronic books and software, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani…

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims protested Sunday in Jakarta against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital…