Jakarta – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) says reduced household spending is likely to persist next year as people chose to save…

Jakarta – A group of gunmen has been laying siege to 1,300 residents in Banti and Kimbely, two villages in Timika, Papua, near Freeport Indonesia'…

Fergus Jensen, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Sam Wanda, Jakarta/Timika, Indonesian – Armed separatists have occupied five villages in Indonesia's Papua…

Jayapura – Mimika District Police Chief Assistance Superintendent Victor Dean Mackbon has denied that residents of the Kimbely and Banti villages…

Paul Gregoire – On September 26, West Papuan leader Benny Wenda presented a petition to the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24) calling…

The ridiculous controversy in Indonesia over "pornographic" GIFs accessible through popular messaging service WhatsApp might be winding down after…

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies – Dewi Kanti adheres to a traditional Indonesian religious belief system known as Sunda Wiwitan, which…

Jakarta – The Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, or IPAC, called out the Indonesian government's "policy miscalculations" on Papua,…

Resty Woro Yuniar – Robbing banks, dealing drugs, stealing motorcycles – these are the kind of activities popularly associated with the world of…

Jakarta – The who's who of Indonesian politics and business gathered in Solo, the hometown of President Joko Widodo in Central Java on Wednesday (…

Andreas Harsono – Dyann Kemala Arrizzqi's Instagram feed is filled with her travel photos, demonstrations of her prowess at traditional Balinese…

Richard Chauvel – Unless Indonesia addresses the failure of the social integration of Papua into Indonesia, the issue of Papua will end up at the…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry will urge the House of Representatives to pass the personal data protection…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is facing new pressure after the National Police launched an investigation…

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – At the reception desk of a Sharia hotel in Jakarta, religion is on show. Guests are checked in by young women wearing…

Amid fears of rising Islamic radicalism in the world's largest Muslim-majority country Indonesia, authorities are targeting the nation's…

Max Walden – Last year, more than 1 million dogs were killed across Indonesia – the world's largest Muslim nation.

While Indonesian Muslims…

Yakub Mulyono, Jember – Hundreds of students from the Muhammadiyah 5 Vocational High School (SMK) in Jember, East Java, have uninstalled WhatsApp…

West Papuan refugees in Papua New Guinea are being urged by the country's authorities to register for citizenship.

This week PNG's…

Jakarta – A recent Bank Indonesia survey shows that consumer trust has weakened in October due to a perceived decrease in jobs, declining incomes…

Kharishar Kahfi and Bagus BT. Saragih, Jakarta – It doesn't take much to get people talking about Setya Novanto these days.

The seasoned…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Jakarta-based rights group Setara Institute has lauded a Constitutional Court ruling that paves the way for native…

While Indonesia's 1945 Constitution actually enshrines the right of all of its citizens to believe in God through whatever faith they choose, the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court granted a judicial review request on Tuesday to challenge the 2013 Civil Administration…

Andreas Harsono – Indonesia's beleaguered religious minority groups got some rare good news today.

The Constitutional Court ruled that the…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed two platoons as reinforcements to the police to hunt down armed…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – In a bid to avoid overlapping regulations, a presidential instruction (Inpres) has been issued that requires ministers,…

Jakarta – The government is to intensify its labor programs next year in 100 regencies and cities in its effort to boost job creation, kontan.co.…

Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has recorded an increase in the number of unemployed people to 7.04 million in August, 2017, up from…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Economic growth stood at 5.06 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of this year, slightly more than the 5.01…

Wataru Suzuki, Jakarta – Low inflation, interest rates cuts and cheaper fuel have not been enough to excite Indonesian shoppers, as weak household…

Jakarta – Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arcandra Tahar has said that nuclear energy is the most expensive of all energy.

"The…

Last week's big news in Jakarta was the closure of the Alexis Hotel, which recently inaugurated Governor Anies Baswedan said was just the…

Jakarta – Three well-known public figures, including children of the late President Suharto and opposition party leader Prabowo Subianto appear in…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – As many as 50 pedicab drivers have been prepared to transport the guests of the wedding of President…

Timor-Leste (East Timor) has other oil deposits with potential for commercial exploration in the Greater Sunrise field, which will guarantee…

There is no doubt that the massive protests against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in November and December of last year…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has called on the Communications and Information Ministry to block access to lewd GIF images…

Cindy Silviana, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Tuesday it will summon executives of messaging services and search engines, including Google, to…

Painan, W Sumatra – The Communication and Information Ministry has blocked some 6 thousand sites containing negative contents, including…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Civilians were reportedly on the receiving end of attacks by armed assailants who set kiosks on fire…

Bangkok – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has reached a decision to refrain from admitting East Timor to the regional grouping within…

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – A young Indonesian couple who believe cigarettes killed their baby son want the country's Government to shut down the…

Manila – How "inclusive" and "pro-people" is ASEAN, as it marks its 50th anniversary this year? The question was raised at the weekend after…

Nabire, Jubi – International Academics for West Papua (IAWP) is a network that was started in 2016 by a group of academics concerned about the…

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – The Alumni 212 held a commemoration of the 411 Action at the Al-Azhar Mosque in South Jakarta. Newly elected Jakarta…

Paul Garvey – Timor Leste will start negotiations today with Woodside Petroleum and other members of the stalled Greater Sunrise liquefied natural…

One of the greatest achievements of the previous Jakarta administration was their success in keeping the sidewalks and streets of Tanah Abang free…

Jakarta – A group of activists have reported Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil to the Indonesian Ombudsman for alleged…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has granted around 1,000 farmers in Teluk Jambe, Karawang regency, West Java, permits to use 2,145…