Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Leaders of the House of Representatives have criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for bringing armed members of the National Poli

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Although Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim population in the world, it only contributes a small number of fighters to radical movements in Syria and Iraq, a report says

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Palu – Commission III of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) says mining companies in North Morowali regency have failed to reforest 90 hectares of former concession areas.

Denpasar – Dressed in Balinese attire, more than 1,000 people flocked onto the streets of bustling Kuta on Sunday morning, voicing their opposition to a reclamation project in Benoa Bay, Bali.

Deborah Cassrels – Under cover of darkness, 43 West Papuan asylum-seekers clambered aboard a dugout canoe at midnight.

Their leader Jacob Rumbiak arrived in Honiara on Friday to further discuss the intention with local supporters.

Ayomi Amindoni – Twelve transportation projects will be started in the first quarter of the year as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo witnessed the signing of 12 contracts totaling Rp 2.07 trillion (U

Jakarta – Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the government to immediately intervene to protect members of the Ahmadiyah religious community from intimidation and threats of expuls

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Ina Mariana, 30, could not take her eyes away from the second floor of her nearly finished house as her son ran around the neighborhood.

Magetan – The Education and Culture Minister, Anies Baswedan, has said that one-fourth of the nation's schools will begin to use the 2013 curriculum this year, after earlier suspension due to glitc

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After three years with a negative balance of trade, Indonesia recorded a trade surplus in 2015 due to a decreasing oil and gas deficit and an increased non-oil and gas t

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Rote Island – The captain of an asylum seeker boat who said he was paid thousands of dollars by an Australian official to return to Indonesia has been sentenced to

Jakarta – Thursday's terror attack in Jakarta was proof Indonesia needs "stronger" antiterrorism laws, an official has said, pointing to a lack of legal support to make preemptive arrests.

Jakarta – Thursday's attack on the heart of the city should have been prevented by police, as the attackers were "the same old persons" who have long been on the radar of intelligence and police ha

Jakarta – Indonesian police said they have arrested 12 people suspected of links to the Jakarta bombings, as the death toll rose to eight after a third civilian succumbed to wounds.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – The Banyumas chapter of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, has condemned recent deadly terror att

Dili – A Chinese Navy task force on Saturday arrived in Dili, capital of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to pay a five-day official visit to the country.

Ken Westmoreland – Jordan Peterson's piece "Should Timor-Leste Turn to Portugal?" has had the unintended effect of asking a question to which virtually everyone in the country, irrespective of gene

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance turned back into a surplus position last year after three straight years of deficits, with overall trade activity remaining weak as both full-year

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The much anticipated Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is in limbo once more after the city administration decided to halt groundbreaking work indefinitely.

Jakarta – Police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in the heart of Jakarta and said they had arrested 12 others linked to the plot, which was clai

Jakarta – Indonesia shut down at least 11 radical websites and several social media accounts on Saturday after a deadly gun and bomb attack claimed by Islamic State rocked the capital earlier in th

Jewel Topsfield – At least one of the five assassins in the Jakarta attacks had been jailed for terrorism offences raising fears those convicted are becoming further radicalised behind bars.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has reprimanded seven television stations and one radio station for inaccurate and inappropriate reporting of the terroris

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to reactivate the New Order legacy of community patrols, known as siskamling, in a bid to help prevent terrorism by curbing the developm

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided not to arrest Andi Zulkarnaen "Choel" Mallarangeng, the younger brother of former youth and sports minister Andi

Fadli, Batam – Five days after going on strike, hundreds of workers from PT Amtek Engineering in Batam, Riau Islands, finally returned to work on Friday, after the Apple subcontractor agreed to mee

"The Tale of the Timorese Coffee Farmer" – Timor-Leste's booth at the 2015 Milan Expo – showcases one of the region's main exports.

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Seven years ago, Bahrun Naim was quietly running an internet cafe in the small Indonesian city of Solo.

Yogyakarta – An inter-religion community of young disabled members and a number of non-governmental groups in Yogyakarta have sent a petition to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and religious organiz

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Testifying at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday, Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended graft suspect Jero Wacik against the accusation that the former minister misused

Haeril Halim and Tama Salim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday named Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Damayanti Wisnu Putranti a suspect fo

Fadli, Batam – A strike by hundreds of workers from PT Amtek Engineering, an Apple subcontractor, has continued into its fourth day with no sign of ending, leading the company to reportedly cancel

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Sragen, Central Java – The Sragen Police in Central Java have arrested Sukamto, 52, and his wife, Wiji Lestari, 47, for forcing a 15-year-old girl, identified as RS, to walk arou

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government intends to voice its concerns and negotiate a few issues with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signatories before officially joining the US-led multilatera

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Seven people have been killed in a terrorist attack in central Jakarta, including five who are believed to be perpetrators linked to the Islamic State.

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – State-owned power firm PLN has set a high sales target this year, despite the company reporting lackluster growth last year.

Beh Lih Yi in Jakarta and Oliver Holmes in Bangkok – Up to seven blasts and multiple gunfights hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, including one outside the United Nations building in t

Anton Hermansyah & Arief Gunawan S, Jakarta – After maintaining its rate for 11 consecutive months, Bank Indonesia (BI) has slashed the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percen

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – With global oil prices continuing their plunge – falling below US$30 on Wednesday – small and locally owned oil and gas companies are at great risk of closure or "bleedi

Samantha Hawley – Every Sunday in the centre of Jakarta, tens of thousands of Indonesians flock to what is one of the most congested roads in the city.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Ministry has enlisted the help of civil society organizations (CSO) to address problems at the village level.

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – A number of sectors within tourism and the creative economy are to open up to foreign investors, signaling the government's renewed commitment to welcoming overseas investme

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – After a year of political and economic high tides for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, people still believe that he can lead this country into calme

Tika Primandari, Jakarta – Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir denied that the Foreign Ministry has imposed a ban against foreign journalists from entering Papua to cover human righ

Jakarta – The lawyer of former House of Representatives speaker Setya Novanto, Firman Wijaya, has confirmed that the Golkar Party politician would not abide by an Attorney General's Office (AGO) su

Jakarta – The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has said it is concerned that the outlawed Fajar Nusantara Movement's (Gafatar) activities might trigger social friction, which could lead to v

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday sentenced former religious affairs minister and United Development Party (PPP) chairman Surydharma Ali to six years behind bars after

Jakarta – The government now allows foreigners living in Indonesia to own houses as part of efforts to boost the economy, following the release of a regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Wid