Jakarta – Following the execution of four drug convicts on early Friday, Muslim scholars and the leaders of the country's major Muslim organizations are divided over whether capital punishment is s

Jakarta – The Ministry of Education and Culture's Head of Language Development Agency, Dadang Sunendar, has said that 139 ethnic languages in Indonesia are at risk of falling out of use.

Paulina Quintao – Increased reporting of domestic violence cases and the establishment of more shelters are the two major achievements during the implementation of the national action plan on gende

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rejected a recent plan by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to abolish prison sentences for graft convicts, calling the plan

Paulina Quintao – The Caucus organization is providing training to 30 potential female political candidates, which have been registered in the National Election Commission (NCE), in preparation for

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Jayapura – Military and police personnel totaling 800 have been deployed to Timika, Papua, to secure the region after a tribal conflict in Kwamki Narama district on Sunday.

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Indonesian Catholic students have called on the government to listen to the grievances of the people of Papua and resolve longstanding conflicts.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – More than 13,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers will on Wednesday launch a class action in the Federal Court in Sydney against the company responsible for the worst oil spill

Bogor – Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar highlighted on Sunday the urgency of treating plastic waste, which is one of the country's major environmental problems.

Clashes in the remote Papua province of Indonesia on the weekend have left three people killed and dozens injured, along with 25 houses burned down.

Jakarta – The government said on Sunday the portion of women participating in legislative elections remained stagnant at 17 percent, lower than the 30 percent quota mandated by a law on elections.

Damien Kingsbury – Indonesia President Joko Widodo's recent announcement of his new cabinet line-up aroused two responses.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is the minority group most disliked by Muslim people in Indonesia, according to a survey conducted by the I

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Jakarta – The execution spree in Indonesia has moved respected Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to urge the government to end the death penalty for drug offenders as it does not reflect traditional or

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Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Tanjung Balai – While social media has been influential in effecting positive changes in society, it can have the opposite effect, as witnessed by the comm

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta/Nusa Dua – The government's widening budget deficit may have an adverse effect on the overall economy as public spending may have to be slashed as a result of declining reve

Jakarta – Dozens of residents staged a protest over state-owned railway company PT KAI's plan to evict residents from their houses in Manggarai, South Jakarta, on Sunday.The residents, mostly retir

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives insisted on Friday that it would continue to discuss the revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law despite a heated debate on the inclusion in t

Jakarta – The country's second-biggest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, has called for greater religious and racial tolerance in North Sumatra following the burning down and destruction on Saturday of s

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A mediation session between Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono and Papuan students in Yogyakarta on Friday failed to bridge their differences.

Jakarta – Activists and fishermen voiced on Friday their concern over newly appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan's plan to review the Jakarta Bay reclamation project, w

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As a country that has championed the upholding of human rights, it needs to further review its implementation of the death penalty and whether if it

Indra Budiarim Jakarta – In densely populated cities, a lack of space will always be a problem, with many forced to pay high costs for decent abodes.

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – On his second day in office, newly appointed Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi pledged to make it easier for private businesses to get more involved in the transpo

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has predicted the country's economy will grow by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016 as government spending is projected to increase.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – There are many ways to examine the performance of an institution; the most commonly practiced is through quantitative performance evaluation.

Andre Brahmin – On July 13, Indonesian delegates – angry because the Morning Star Flag, emblem of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), was flown alongside other members

Paulina Quintao – Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo has urged ministers and secretaries of state to include gender issues in the annual action plan and the 2017 budget to ensure both women and men

Paulina Quintao – The Mobile Library Program being implemented in the country through the Alola Foundation is aiming to develop a culture of reading among pupils.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Local residents and activists will continue to challenge land reclamation around Losari Beach, South Sulawesi, after a court rejected a lawsuit against the issuance of a

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The US government has recognized the newly inaugurated Cabinet members while highlighting human rights concerns with regard to the appointment of Wiranto as the new coordi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Newly appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has denied accusations of his involvement in past human rights abuses, amid ram

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto must clarify allegations of his involvement in human rights abuse cases, a lawmaker has said.

Jakarta – The executions of three of four death row inmates that were shot dead by firing squad in Batu Prison on Nusakambangan island on Friday breached the 2010 Clemency Law, a legal expert says.

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Four convicted drug offenders were executed in Indonesia in the early hours of Friday morning but the lives of another 10 were spared in a shock eleventh hour reprieve.

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – The fate of 10 death row prisoners who were saved from the firing squad in Indonesia just minutes before the executions took place remains unclear, with the country's att

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Protracted speculation over a Cabinet reshuffle is over after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced his new appointees for 13 ministerial posts.

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Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The return of World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister, replacing Bambang Brodjonegoro, has boosted confidence across all stakeholders in the

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"An old soldier never stops fighting," Wiranto once said.

It may not be legally binding, but the International People's Tribunal on Indonesia's mass violence carries enough moral and political weight to warrant action.

Jakarta – The government announced on Tuesday that it had recorded Rp 989 billion (US$75 million) of declared assets in its tax amnesty program.

Hanis Maketab – Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been called out over his commitment to protecting human rights following a Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.