Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The audience, mostly evictees, turned silent when they saw the scene showing their houses being demolished in a documentary titled "Jakarta Unfair", which was screened by the

Jakarta – Indonesia's democracy rating has dropped slightly on the back of increasing discrimination and alleged corrupt practices among lawmakers and political parties, a leading researcher has sa

Elaine Pearson – As Indonesia's president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, touches down in Australia for the first time since assuming the presidency, will human rights feature at all in the talks?

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari and Haeril Halim, Gorontalo/Jakarta – State University of Gorontalo (UNG) Rector Syamsu Qamar Badu decided on Thursday to take stern measures against lesbian, gay, bisexual an

The Solomon Islands government says it's not in a position to respond to a warning from Indonesia's government not to speak out about West Papua.

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – Foreign defense suppliers expressed readiness on Thursday to transfer technologies to Indonesia in cooperation with local companies to meet the country's need for majo

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The government is intensifying efforts to support the country's long-stagnant pharmaceutical industry after opening up the sector to foreign investment in its latest revisio

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The government has blocked almost a dozen websites it accuses of stirring up ethnic, religious or racial (SARA) hatred, in a move that highlights the dilemma the country f

Jakarta – House of Representatives deputy speaker Fadli Zon, who planned to attend the protest rally on Friday (04/11), has hit back at House Speaker Ade Komarudin who said the deputy speaker did n

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Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front's (FPI) leader and patron Rizieq Shihab rode atop one of the command vehicles during the mass demonstrations against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The newly revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law has once again shown its draconian nature in inhibiting the right to freedom of expression afte

Jakarta – A demonstration by thousands of people in Jakarta calling on Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama to be arrested and charged for blasphemy has elicited a variety of responses from labou

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Hundreds of protesters in Medan, North Sumatra, forcibly drove away a television crew from Jakarta-based Metro TV station who wanted to cover their rally on

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A brief meeting between government officials and representatives of protesters who took the streets in front of the State Palace on Friday ended up with noth

Jakarta – Local media have reported that violence involving unidentified groups of protesters broke out in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, in an apparent spillover from the clash between protesters and

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Around 2,000 people under the banner of the Semarang Muslim Forum called on the Central Java Police to proceed with the religious blasphemy case implicating ina

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched a tirade against the government, accusing it of producing a false i

Tangerang – The Tangerang Police in Banten have called on all dangdut singers to wear "proper" costumes and avoid "pornographic" behavior when performing on stage in the regency.

It might be the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese cosmology but where Indonesians are concerned this might as well be the Year of the Horse.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights, known as Komnas HAM, has called for the resignation of commissioner Dianto Bachriadi following allegations of budget misuse.

Ian Wilson – In a city where demonstrations are a daily almost banal occurrence, one scheduled for 4 November has left Jakarta on an uncharacteristic edge.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesians' love of plastic has propelled the country to become the world's second-biggest contributor to plastic waste in the ocean, choking the seas with soda bottl

A warning by Indonesia's Defence Minister for Pacific countries not to speak out about West Papua has been described as an odd and backward form of diplomacy.

A conference getting underway in Sydney today looks to address two major areas of concern to people in the Pacific region in the same sitting.

Manado – US Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force personnel attended on Tuesday the opening ceremony of the 10-day Cope West joint training exercise held by the two countries' militaries in Manado,

Jakarta – The Russian government has reaffirmed its commitment to increasing defense and security partnerships with Indonesia, Ambassador Mikhail Galuzin said during a press conference on board Rus

News Desl, Jakarta – Business players have strongly criticized a government-sanctioned business competition watchdog's plan to increase fines for companies proven guilty of cartel practices in the

Haeril Halim and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Police rescued Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama from a mob on Wednesday during a campaign stop in Rawa Belong, West Jakarta.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The simmering sectarian tensions in the nation's capital ahead of the gubernatorial election could be used by extremists to "fan the flames of jihad", analysts say

Jakarta – Police have questioned Rizieq Shihab, a member of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, as part of an investigation into blasphemy charges leveled against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tj

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Arya Dipa and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta/Bandung/Pekanbaru – As hundreds of Islamic hard-liners leave their hometowns to join a planned rally in Jakarta on Friday, the police and military have flexed t

Tama Salim, Jakarta – An awkward silence swept over the foreign and defense ministries on Tuesday following reports that Indonesia had proposed joint patrols with Australia in the highly disputed S

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – As tourism slowly takes its place as a new engine of economic growth, the government is making aggressive plans to improve and promote new tourist destinations.

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Fadli, Batam – The recent departure of lithium battery maker PT Sanyo Energy Batam (SEB) from Batam, Riau Islands, should become a wake-up call for the government to intensify efforts to improve th

Dr Budi Hernawan – Since the United Liberation Movement for West Papua was established in December 2014 in Vanuatu, Papua's international diplomacy has gained a new momentum.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The earnings of Indonesian companies as of September has revealed a patchy recovery in local firms as they continue along a bumpy road with persistently weak demand.

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Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Thousands of families residing in Timor Leste before its independence have returned to Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) after passing citizen verification and validatio

Jakarta – The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Fadli Zon, said he had sent a letter to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, asking him to make sure that law enforcers will protect the pro

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) shared on Wednesday its support for the government's plan to increase the provincial minimum wage by 8.25 percent next year, as long as the g

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The government says the "right to be forgotten" clause in the new Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law will be upheld, although critics say the country lack

Andi Hajramurni, Jon Afrizal and Apriadi Gunawan, Makassar/Medan/Jambi – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's attempt to lure in investors by providing certainty in the labor market is facing fresh cha

Oliver Holmes – Security forces in the Indonesian capital Jakarta are on high alert in preparation for a Friday rally by hardline Islamist groups against the city's non-Muslim governor.

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Jihadists are urging violence at a massive rally planned in Jakarta on Friday by Islamic hardliners calling for the city's Chinese Christian governor B

Jakarta – Provocative pictures with the texts "Tangkap Ahok" (Arrest Ahok) or "Peti Mati Ahok" (Ahok's Coffin), suspected to have come from radical group Jaisy Al-Fath in Syria, have gone viral on

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – One day after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo made a joint appearance with Prabowo Subianto, the chairman of the Gerindra Party and his fo

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – In a long white shirt, kopiah (cap) and with a green scarf over his shoulder, deputy governor candidate Sandiaga Uno climbed the narrow wooden stairs to the second floor of