Liza Yosephine and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan has taken further steps to reach out to conservative Muslims by speaking at a mass gathering organized by the

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Hundreds of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) staged a rally in front of the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Monday to demand the dismissal of We

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Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan has stressed that the government will require mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia to release 51 percent of its shares, stressing that t

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Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$8.78 billion in 2016, marking a 15 percent increase from the surplus of $7.61 billion achieved a year earlier, according to the

Jakarta – Four church organizations in Bekasi, West Java, have named Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi and Deputy Mayor Ahmad Syaikhu patrons of religious tolerance.

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Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – About 5000 members of the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) turned up outside Indonesian police headquarters on Monday morning, to demand the removal of Wes

Surya Anta – The term red trade union is perhaps one that seems rather odd and worthy of debate. But the use of the term red trade union is indeed a reality in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Hundreds of members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, gathered in front of the Bogor Police headquarters on Saturday (14/01) to demand the immediate release of 12 sympathiz

Jakarta – All three Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pairs have managed to effectively convey details of their programs and policies during the first public debate, but the two contenders have yet t

Paul Cleary – When Australian commandos landed in the colony of Portuguese Timor in 1941, they immediately noticed that the gum trees, rocks and ochre-coloured earth were strikingly similar to home

Matt Connors – They gathered on Biak, a small island nestled in the crystalline waters of Cenderawasih Bay.

Jakarta – The capital's incumbent governor highlighted his administration's program and said he has already improved Jakarta's economy, while his two contenders vowed to bolster economic growth and

Michael Leach – Election year in Timor-Leste got off to an unexpected start with Monday's joint announcement that the government in Dili would terminate its 2006 treaty with Australia covering mari

The chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, today starts a tour of the member states' capitals.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Thursday that the spat between Indonesia and Australia over an alleged insult of the former's military and state ideology of Pancas

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's second year in office was marred by his alleged failure to address serious abuses in the republic, from attacks on religious freedom to sexual and gender

Jakarta – Members of the hardline Islamic Defender's Front, or FPI, clashed with the Indonesian Lower Class Movement, known as GMBI, while firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab was questioned by police in

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidates Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Anies Baswedan condemned incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for his eviction

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Jakarta – For a country with the world's largest population of Muslims, Indonesia is remarkably permissive.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The media has failed to meet its obligation to educate the public on homosexuality by not being objective and independent in reporting about the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi

Jakarta – The police have ordered two mass organizations, the hardline Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) and the Indonesian Underground Society Movement (GMBI), to tone down tension after a series of

Jakarta – Bogor Police have detained 20 members of the hardline group Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) after they attacked the office of an organization called GMBI, or the Indonesian Underground Soc

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Jakarta – The arrival of a leader of Indonesia's highest Islamic clerical council in Sintang, West Kalimantan, on Thursday (12/01) drew strong rejection from a group of Dayak youths, who accused hi

Jakarta, Indonesia – The Indonesian business partner of President-elect Donald Trump will be attending next week's inauguration and also plans business meetings with Trump family members, his spoke

Steve Bracks – The revelation this week that Australia will negotiate a maritime boundary with Timor-Leste represents a significant and welcome policy shift within the Australian Government.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The defense team of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama have criticized the credibility of eight witnesses presented by prosecutors on Jan.

Rizal Harahap, Riau – Forest and land fires have begun to threaten Riau again this week following the increasing number of hot spots detected across the province.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In fighting against rampant fake news circulating online, the National Police have issued a special sign to declare certain information unreliable.

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Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has expressed his hope for reinforcement of Indonesia-United States ties after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu held on Thursday an annual meeting with other ministers, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Home Minister Tjahjo Kumol

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Experts taking the witness stand at the Constitutional Court argued that allowing extramarital sex between unmarried couples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)

Babs McHugh – Political and energy analysts have expressed serious doubts that East Timor will ever be able to benefit from a major gas project unless it changes its policy.

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Pontianak, W Kalimantan – Police have sent more unit of its mobile brigade to Papua to maintain security in the country's easternmost province of Papua.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government issued a fourth revision of Government Regulation No.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Thursday's hearing at the Constitutional Court (MK) again saw a fierce debate about criminalizing consensual sex outside marriage between unmarried couples, with representati

Jakarta – Islamic Defenders' Front, or FPI, leader Rizieq Shihab complained on Wednesday (11/01) to the House of Representatives deputy speakers about reports filed against him.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Six supporters of Surabaya soccer club Persebaya have died after consuming bootleg liquor in Subang, West Java, while on their way to Bandung to support their club during the S

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) revealed Tuesday that West Java remained the most intolerant province, blaming some regional heads for neglecting th

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has recorded a steady increase of violations of religious freedom in the last three years.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has vowed to intensify communications with regional administrations in an attempt to proliferate rights principles and