Ina Parlina and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tried to reach out to more Muslim groups on Wednesday to seek their support in lessening the anger over the blasphem

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – No one can predict who they will end up marrying or whether that person will be a foreign citizen, but that should not prevent Indonesians from owning property in their ow

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Environmental activists have lambasted the government for refusing to abide by a Central Information Commission's (KIP) ruling that ordered them to publish a forest

Agnes Anya – The Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Saiful Hidayat pair continues to face disruptions on their campaign trail as the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) calls on th

Jakarta – Police investigators cannot involve lawmakers in a blasphemy probe against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purmama as it would undermine the case's independence, an observer has wa

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Several individuals who were alleged to have played a part in inciting the violence that took place during and after the anti-Ahok rally on Nov.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Citing legal technicalities, the Pekanbaru District Court turned down a lawsuit filed by a local resident demanding a pretrial hearing against a controversial warrant (SP

Venidora Oliveira – The government has been urged to establish regulations for traditional ceremonies to reduce the costs involved in funerals, weddings and engagement parties in Timor-Leste.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' deputy speaker Fahri Hamzah has been reported to the police for allegedly provoking protesters during the anti-Ahok rally on Friday, including apparently cal

Jakarta – Lawmakers said they will form a team to oversee police investigations into the violence that erupted at the end of a rally by Muslim protesters against Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjah

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Association of Muslim Students (HMI), the nation's largest student organization, is under fire after five of its members were charged with instigating a riot in front o

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to sell electricity to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore as the government is targeting greater profitability from several coal mine-mouth power plants th

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia needs to convince investors that its infrastructure projects could run in a structured manner in an effort to cover the US$146 billion financing gap by private

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Venidora Oliveira – MPs have approved more than $17 million for the National Parliament's 2017 budget at a plenary session.

Sonny Inbaraj Krishnan – This Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the Dili massacre, when 270 East Timorese – including Malaysian-New Zealander Kamal Bamadhaj – were killed when Indonesian troop

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – This city's embattled governor was interrogated by police over alleged blasphemy on Monday, amid fears that opponents of the government are deliberately fomenting unrest

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Jakarta – The Jakarta Police arrested five Islamic Student Association (HMI) members early on Tuesday in connection with an attack on police officers during a massive rally in Jakarta on Nov.4.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo paid visits to a number of institutions he considered helpful in maintaining a peaceful rally last Friday, which saw thousands of people demand

Haeril Halim, Nusa Dua, Bali – Despite last week's anti-Ahok rally, which turned violent in the capital, Vice President Jusuf Kalla maintained that the country's religious tolerance was the most ef

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Islamic organization, has pushed for inclusiveness across the country by launching a program aimed at bridging the gap

Medan – The Bukit Barisan Regional Military Command in North Sumatra dismissed with disgrace 47 soldiers for drug abuse and desertion during a dismissal ceremony on the Benteng Medan field in Medan

Jakarta – Indonesia is likely to face a bumpy road ahead to boost its fisheries sector as banks are showing a reluctance to disburse loans to players in the industry, citing high risks and the sect

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Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Gubernatorial candidates Anies Baswedan and Agus Yudhoyono now bear the responsibility of keeping the already tense Jakarta gubernatorial race from descending further into s

Haeril Halim and Moses Parlindungan,Jakarta/Denpasar – The National Police have launched their investigation into President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's suspicions that political actors were behind the e

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – With reduced budgets in 2017, the Transportation Ministry and Public Works and Public Housing Ministry have once again reiterated their wish to partner with the private se

The recent trend for musicians and actors to use the entertainment industry to propagate militant brands of Islam has raised concerns about conservatism creeping into the arts.

Jakarta – Representatives of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's People's Soldiers (LRJ) and Pro-Jokowi supporters filed a complaint against singer and composer Ahmad Dhani to Jakarta Police on Monday

Hotli Simanjuntak, Ruslan Sangadji, and Djemi Amnifu, Lhokseumawe/Palu/Kupang – Local authorities in several regions have stepped up security measures to prevent conflicts or violence following the

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The violence that followed the massive rally in Jakarta, on Friday, has prompted activists to renew calls for the government to review the obsolete 1965 Blasphemy

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Pre-existing inter-ethnic tensions could explain the looting and violence that broke out in majority Chinese-Indonesian areas in North Jakarta on Friday night.

Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Association (AJI) has called on the police to investigate violence against journalists during the mass rally on Friday but at the same time urged journalists t

Jakarta – The recent fatal boat accident, which left 54 people dead, in Batam, Riau Islands, has highlighted the government's poor management of migrant workers, a researcher has said.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The recent sinking of a ferry carrying undocumented Indonesian migrant workers and their families in Batam, Riau Islands, has shown how prevalent illega

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The organizer of the Friday large-scale rally has suspected that some people stirred up a riot in the initially peaceful rally that later turned violent.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The streets of Jakarta erupted into violence on Friday night leaving one dead and multiple people injured as police clashed with demonstrators following a rally of about

Indonesian president Joko Widodo lashed out at politicians for stoking a huge protest that briefly turned violent on Friday night as a hardcore group pressed for the resignation of Jakarta's govern

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A massive rally calling for the criminal prosecution of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja "Ahok" Purnama for alleged blasphemy ended in violence on Friday nigh

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – While Friday's rally was largely free of clashes, at least until it was officially over at 6 p.m., it was marred by frequent racist and violent chants, with white-clad

Ali Yusuf, Jakarta – The thousands of demonstrators rallying at the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta have begun to disburse.

Peter Hartcher, Jewel Topsfield – Trust between the leaders of Australia and Indonesia has been restored after years of wrenching crises, the Indonesian president has declared as he prepares to arr

Helen Davidson – Indonesian president Joko Widodo has cancelled his imminent visit to Australia after violent Islamist protests erupted in Jakarta.

Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has indicated his country wants to move towards abolishing the death penalty.

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Esther Anderson – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits Australia this coming week, he may be surprised to find that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are designated official f

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government says it will intensify its crackdown on websites accused of spreading hatred based on issues of ethnicity, religion and race (SARA) after receiving

Jakarta – The State Secretariat has appealed a ruling issued by the Central Information Commission (KIP) instructing it to disclose a report drawn up by a state-sanctioned investigation into the mu