Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia will not solely use cash to pay for its purchase of French-made weaponry but also use commodities such as rubber.

Jakarta – Indonesia has decided to keep capital punishment in the country's judicial system despite a call from the United Nations for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have denied allegations that they threatened Hanura Party politician Miryam S.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The e-ID graft hearing on Thursday revealed that former House of Representatives member Miryam S.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesperson Febri Diansyah confirmed on Thursday that one of the antigraft body's investigators, Novel Baswedan, had been issued a second warning

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Golkar Party politician Bambang Soesatyo has lambasted Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan for accusing him of having intimidated Mi

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The third hearing in the e-ID graft case trial on Thursday revealed parties that allegedly attempted to influence the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) investigation

Jakarta – French President Francois Hollande praised the Indonesian government during his first visit to the country on Wednesday (29/03) for its ability to maintain a policy of tolerance amid grea

Jakarta – The Ombudsman has summoned chief security minister Wiranto on allegations of maladministration regarding the government's plan to establish the Council for National Harmony (DKN).

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Another large rally is expected to hit the streets of Jakarta on Friday, as thousands of people will hold a protest to demand that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Pu

Indonesia is struggling to curb its increasing culture of sexual abuse as gang rape cases almost double in a year and child abuse is on the rise, a report says.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission II overseeing home affairs has said the selection team for new commissioners at the General Elections Commission (KPU) and E

Stephen Wright, Gunung Gede Pangrango, Indonesia – Shrouded in mist and cloud, the twin volcanoes of the lushly forested Gunung Gede Pangrango national park are the brooding guardians of nature's l

Apriadi Gunawan, Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Panca Nugraha, North Sumatra – Rampant illegal logging and the conversion of protected forests around the upstream area of the Batang Ayumi River are being

Jokowi should show political will, not just rhetorical support

Jakarta – Police shot dead the suspected leader of a separatist group in Papua during a raid that quickly turned into a gunfight on Tuesday (28/03), a police spokesman said.

Shannon Power – Discrimination against LGBTI people has cost Indonesia billions of dollars.

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he is open to a review of the death penalty, if most people in his Muslim-majority nation support it.

Sue Ingram – Last week, Francisco Guterres became Timor-Leste's first party-affiliated president.

David Roman, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is losing out on commodity gains after lawmakers wrapped protectionist policies around the nation's resources.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Five environmentalists staged a demonstration by cementing their feet in front of the PON monument in Pekanbaru during the visit of First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo to the R

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The incident of a large python eating a man in a West Sulawesi village has triggered new concern over "uncontrolled" deforestation across the country, which many believe

Jakarta – The Center for Urban Development Studies, or Cudes, has criticized a low-cost housing program proposed by Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan, saying it has "misled the public.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Was President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promoting secularism when he called on the people not to mix religion and politics?

Jakarta – Relawan Bina Jakarta, a volunteer organization based in East Jakarta which used to support Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Sylviana Murni during the first-round Jakarta gubernatorial electio

Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society for the Constitution (Amsik) alerted the public on Tuesday about an increasing number of intolerant practices involving children in Indonesia.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama did not aim to attract Muslim voters in Thousand Islands by commenting on the Al Maidah 51 Quranic vers

Jakarta – The United Development Party, or PPP, support for Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat in the second round of Jakarta's gubernatorial election would make them only one

Jakarta – A discussion on the dilemma of the death penalty at the Islamic College Sadra on Monday saw another heated debate surrounding the inclusion of capital punishment in Indonesia's legal syst

Ndre Barahamin – Why have Jokowi's promises to open up Indonesia's "forbidden island" to journalists and rights monitors flunked?

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that only 40 percent of Indonesian families could afford to buy houses due to increasing property prices, while another 40 percent of

Jakarta – The government is facing a rampant number of lawsuits from miners, whose mining permits were revoked by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry for, among other reasons, failing to pay

Jakarta – A recent proposal from lawmakers to hand the chairmanship of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to a political party member attracted criticism on Monday.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The Indonesia Textile Association (API) projects that garment exports will stagnate this year after declining by 3.2 percent to US$11.9 billion last year.

Maya Ayu Puspitasari, Jakarta – A freelance journalist who works for a number of well-known international news outlets, Jack Hewson, has recently been blacklisted by Indonesian immigration office.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for religious leaders and politicians not to mix religion and party politics has received a skeptical response from some quarters, wi

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Joseph Patrick McCormick – The French President has been urged to push Indonesia on LGBT+ rights, as he is set to arrive there this week.

"Do not confuse politics and religion," Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Friday as he sought to drive home a crucial message on the merits of diversity to a nation still strugglin

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Hate speech was the most reported form of online crime in Indonesia in 2016, according to Indonesian police.

When she was only five years old, Isabelina Pinto was taken from her family by an Indonesian soldier.

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Devina Heriyanto, Cikarang, Bekasi – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of HKBP Karang Bahagia Church since Sunday morning did not dampen the spirit of worshipers attending their weekly service

A former guerrilla fighter vowed on Saturday to keep peace and unity as East Timor's new president, delivering a victory speech after the final tally showed he was on course to win the election.

Venidora Oliveira – The National Parliament has established a law making it illegal to carry weapons while inside a vehicle.

Jakarta – International Committee of the Red Cross president Peter Maurer met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on Wednesday (22/03) to strengthen humanitarian action and co

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Salil Shetty, the secretary general of UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, has asked Yogyakarta's Sultan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to continue

Venidora Oliveira – Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Chief, Major-General Lere Anan Timor has called on the government to give more attention to the wellbeing of 23 veterans who retired in 2015 a

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The growing animosity between the supporters of Jakarta gubernatorial election rivals Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan has mostly been channeled

Paulina Quintao – Clinical Director at the National Hospital of Guido Valadares Dr Flavio Brandao said that the number of kidney patients was continuing to increase each year due to problems access