Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Witnesses summoned on Wednesday to testify about treason allegations implicating some political activists, including Sri Bintang Pamungkas and Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police on Wednesday raided a house belonging to Firza Husein, a treason suspect who allegedly had intimate conversations over WhatsApp with Islam Defenders Fron

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious intolerance in the country has risen following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ascension to power in 2014 as the government has turned a blind-eye to in

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Attorney General M.

Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan has again highlighted the importance of co-operating with Indonesia on counter-terrorism on the heels of a complaint over military training material in Pe

Dan McGarry, Port Vila – Last month, New Zealand-based analyst Jose Sousa-Santos commented on Twitter that "Indonesia's attempt at buying support from the Pacific region seems to have little to no

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Suherdjoko, Severianus Endi, and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta, Semarang, Pontianak, and Jayapura – What would you do if you only had one candidate to vote for in an electi

Jakarta – Australian authorities finally captured on Monday a man for trespassing on protected Indonesian property after almost a month of pursuit and multiple warnings from Indonesia.

Paulina Quintao – The government is still unable to calculate annual medical supply needs accurately as hospitals are not providing a daily record of stock quantities and usage.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on his Cabinet ministers to create a policy to address socioeconomic disparity in the country.

Desperate and despondent after losing an Indonesian local election, Abdul Junaidi was the perfect prey for a charismatic cult leader promising great wealth and political success.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The central boards of Indonesia's largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have distanced themselves from the Jakarta gubernatorial election

Jewel Topsfield – A 42-year-old protester has been charged with trespassing on the Indonesian consulate-general in Melbourne after an incident which came at a time of renewed tensions in the bilate

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Just two weeks ahead of the election, Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno will wheel out their big gun, Gerindra chief patron Prabowo S

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Ma'ruf Amin testified during a hearing on Tuesday as part of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's trial, admit

Indonesian police have named a controversial Islamist leader who helped organise protests against Jakarta's Christian governor as a suspect in a defamation case, as authorities move to rein in the

Jakarta – Hendardi, the chairman of Jakarta-based human rights group Setara Institute, said on Tuesday (31/01) the police have been thoroughly professional in their handling of firebrand cleric Hab

Tom Allard and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesian police will block a rally in Jakarta next month led by the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) if the group intends to make it politic

When Australian academic Dr Ian Wilson first met hardline preacher Rizieq Shahib, the Indonesian was helping clear away bodies in the aftermath of the devastating 2004 Aceh tsunami.

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – A day after firebrand cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab was named a suspect for allegedly insulting the state ideology and founding president Sukarno, Indonesian police are now in

Jakarta – A survey published by an organization called Alvara Strategi Indonesia has claimed most Muslims in the country do not think that hardline groups FPI, or the Islamic Defenders Front, and H

Jakarta – Jakarta Police have reportedly arrested Firza Husein, a treason suspect whose screen grabs of intimate WhatsApp conversations that allegedly took place between her and Islam Defenders Fro

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia's highest Islamic clerical body is poised to issue a fatwa against hoax news amid fears that fake reports on social media are fuelling ethnic

Paulina Quintao, – Former comfort woman Ines Magalhaes Goncalves travelled to Japan late last year to give testimony at an international conference on human rights about the crimes committed agains

Jakarta – Some Muslim residents are taking part in organizing the first mass service for newly ordained Catholic priest Gregorius Primus Ama Maia CS at St.

Jakarta – A plan by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan to cut incentives for the development of new and renewable energy sources is being criticized because it will discourage inv

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono echoed Monday a recent statement made by his backer, the Democratic Party, which questioned the impartiality of

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said on Sunday (29/01) they will question two leaders of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, in an investigation over an alleged plot against the government.

Strong distrust remains among the indigenous Papuans of Indonesia's Merauke regency about a major "food estate" project.

Jakarta – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil said his administration has issued more than 300 permits for non-Muslim houses of worship in the past five years to promote unity in diversity, one of the count

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto is ready to get directly involved in the campaign of Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno for

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – It was 10 a.m. when The Jakarta Post approached a group of fishermen who were sitting and chatting by boats moored in Kali Adem, North Jakarta.

Unless the role and power of security forces is limited in Indonesia's troubled Papua region, more young locals will end up dead and cases like the Paniai killings will remain unsolved, writes Andr

A West Papuan video-based advocacy organisation says Indonesian security forces commonly demand that it show a permit to conduct its activities.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has launched a three-hour service for obtaining nine licenses connected to energy and mineral resources.

Tim Lindsey – It began with a statement by the spokesman for the commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), General Gatot Nurmantyo, that defence cooperation with Australia had been suspended

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Jakarta – Press Council member Nezar Patria, through his lawyers, sent a legal warning letter on Monday to university lecturer and Muslim preacher Alfian Tanjung for accusing him of being a cadre o

Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Sunday (29/01) the Muslim-majority nation deeply regrets President Donald Trump's plans for "extreme vetting" of people from some Muslim

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) deputy advisory chairman Hidayat Nurwahid has asked party supporters to stay alert to the possible deployment of foreigners to vote for a pa

About 20 protesters in support of West Papuan self-determination were defiant in the face of Indonesian nationalism "blasted at them from the embassy" and a police response in Canberra at the weeke

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid growing tension in the Jakarta gubernatorial race, Democratic Party patron and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a press statement calling f

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to invite representatives of election commissions from Southeast Asia and international NGOs that focus on elector

Jakarta – National antigraft agency KPK said on Sunday (29/01) it will investigate at least 79 reports of corruption and irregularity related to the use of the government's Village Fund.

Jakarta – Jakarta Police have scheduled a questioning for Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab and general secretary Munarman, as well as the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesi

Stephen Jeffery – The friends of a man fined for refusing to cooperate with police during a protest outside the Indonesian Embassy expressed concern that he was kept in custody for almost 24 hours.

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Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has decided to establish a disciplinary council to probe alleged ethics violations by justice Patrialis Akbar, who was recently named a bribery sus

A global petition calling on the United Nations to put West Papua back on its decolonisation list has been launched in Britain.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has refused to make any comment on his surprise meeting with former national antigraft agency chairman Antasari Azhar at the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakar