Jakarta – A recent survey has revealed that Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is the strongest contender for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is set to hold meetings with the country's largest political organization, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should reverse his decision to appoint Wiranto as the coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister for he was indicted for crimes against hum

Pekanbaru, Riau – Five F-16 fighter planes based at Air Squadron 16 Fighting Falcon, Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru, Riau will be participating in the joint exercise called Pitch Blac

Pekalongan – The Defense Ministry will team up with ulemas (Islamic leaders) to help introduce the state defense program to all Muslims.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights groups have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to appoint Wiranto as the new coordinating political, legal and security affairs minis

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Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Family members of 14 death row prisoners wept and one was close to collapse after learning the largest mass killing of convicted drug felons in Indonesia would take place

Eko Widianto, Jakarta – Dozens of members of Papuan Student Association (IPMP) staged a rally in front of Malang City Hall, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) has reminded the government to resolve the 1965 communist purge without the intervention of any external party.

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Fears that innocent people will be killed in Indonesia's looming executions are intensifying, with a former senior government official revealing an internal investigation

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Association of Papuan Students in Java and Bali has demanded Yogyakarta Sultan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X apologize from statement he made that accused Papuan st

Jakarta – The replacement of education minister Anies Baswedan for Muhadjir Effendy, chairman of Muhammadiyah's education and research department, may be the biggest upset in President Joko "Jokowi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will put the Indonesian government on the wrong side of history if he proceeds with the third round of executions, Human rights watchdog Amnesty Internation

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Corry Elyda, Surabaya – Developing urban areas is never an easy job for the government, let alone local administrations, due to the complication of problems and issues, including those involving re

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced the composition of his new Cabinet after Wednesday's reshuffle, saying that the shake-up aims to create a more efficient Cabin

A controversial former military chief accused of atrocities during Indonesia's brutal occupation of East Timor was appointed top security minister Wednesday, with activists calling it a step backwa

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – "This is disobedience," said Sukarti, 40, a resident of the demolished Pasar Ikan area in North Jakarta. Her expression hardened when she said that.

Gayatri Suroyo and Eveline Danubrata, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleased market reform advocates by bringing home the World Bank's managing director to be finance minister and upset

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Wiranto as coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister in his second Ca

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After exiling herself abroad to serve as the World Bank's managing director and chief operating officer in 2010 due to the Century Bank bailout uproar, Sri Mulyani Indra

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) are holding a week-long joint exercise in Jakarta.

The government's response in the wake of a spate of rape and murder of young women and children this year has been widely welcomed by the public in general, but concerns remain about th

Jewel Topsfield – The spiritual advisers who will spend the final hours of life with those condemned to die in Indonesia's next round of executions have been told they will be carried out around mi

Nethy Dharma Somba and Bambang Muryanto, Jayapura/Yogyakarta – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has sent a team to Yogyakarta following an attack by a number of community organizations at a Papuan stude

Following the move by the Melanesian Spearhead Group to defer a decision on the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's application to become full members, Vanuatu's prime minister Charlot Salw

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Jakarta – Indonesia needs to take measures to combat state-owned enterprise monopolies in the logistics and transportation sectors to create a healthy business climate, the Indonesian Logistics and

Relations between Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono and Papua have been fairly close, with the sultan of the country's only ruling monarchy opening his arms to people from the easternmost province

Denpasar – Despite mounting demands from Bali residents for the disbandment of mass organizations as a result of their involvement in acts of violence, the police are training them to help safeguar

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Rights watchdog Imparsial has urged the House of Representatives to pass specific regulations on the Indonesian Military's role in counterterrorism operations, but

Jakarta – Unlike other government institutions, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has warmly welcomed the International People's Tribunal's (IPT) verdict finding the state of Ind

Jakarta – Against the majority belief that a higher electoral threshold will streamline the number of political parties represented in the legislative assembly – the House of Representatives – an e

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has called for the commission to be given the authority to investigate corruption in the private sector; its inv

Venidora Oliveira – Communities are continuing to build houses on protected land, even though it has been banned by the government.

Paulina Quintao – The policy of equivalent education has been criticized as being unfair to dropout youths due to the learning environment, which is different to the formal system.

Thomas Ora, Dili, Timor Leste – Indonesian Christians have pledged help for hundreds of Timor-Leste farmers whose crops have been ravaged by the El Nino weather pattern.

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Jakarta – Central Java will soon become the next shoe production center in the country after East Java and Banten, following the planned establishment of a new Converse shoe factory in Salatiga by

Jakarta – Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) chairman Tulus Abadi has called on the government to further investigate the fake-vaccine case, saying that a pharmaceutical industry cartel was beh

Pontianak – West Kalimantan Police will not prosecute a company and three individuals allegedly involved in four cases of land and forest fires in 2015, citing a lack of evidence.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Nearly two years after taking office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has improved from last year, despite doubts over the administration's performance.

Panca Nugraha and Suherdjoko, Mataram/Semarang – Indonesia on Saturday celebrated National Children's Day (HAN) with a renewed commitment to stop violence against children and to reduce the number

Stephanie Boltje – A small group of Indonesian tour guides are buying up forest lands in a bid to protect wildlife, including sun bears and orangutans, in the world's top palm oil-producing country

Jewel Topsfield, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies – A Nigerian man facing imminent execution in Indonesia tearfully told a court that police electrocuted his genitals to force him to confess to possessi

Dylan Amirio, Dili, Timor Leste – Timor Leste is probably not on the average list when it comes to destinations for spiritual tourism, or even tourism in general.

Jakarta – One major obstacle to reform of the country's judicial system – represented by the Supreme Court as the country's highest judicial institution – is the court's refusal to be supervised by

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The International People's Tribunal (IPT) on 1965 will move ahead with its fight for the rights of victims of the 1965 purge, despite the government's dismissal of

Jakarta – Apparently under pressure to tackle rampant cases of underage marriage, the government is increasing its campaign nationwide to address the prolonged social problem.