Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After years dodging bullets from those who wanted to see it fall, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has finally been brought to its knees.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has denied the claim that he has promised to allocate two ministerial posts for the National Mandate Party (PAN) in exchange for the party's sup

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government will have to revoke a freeze on operating permits for more than 900,000 hectares of industrial forest or the local pulp and paper industry will lo

Jakarta – Civil society groups are looking to challenge Article 158 of Law No.

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – As the members of the Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Taman Yasmin church in Bogor and the Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) Filadelfia from Bekasi were assembled

Jakarta – Unable to celebrate at their own premises, hundreds of members of two sealed church buildings in West Java have held their Christmas service in Jakarta for the fourth time.

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Jakarta – Graft defendant Otto Cornelius (OC) Kaligis said that he was relieved to learn that outgoing Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Johan Budi and former commiss

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The influence of the Islamic State (IS) in Indonesia has become more apparent along with the rapid increase of radicalization within society since IS d

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said that the state had misused laws on the freedom of expression and the liberty of associa

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu surprised his Australian hosts – and his own colleagues – on Monday with a blunt warning against any attempts to support the Free Papua Movement (OPM)

Jakarta – Antigraft activists have slammed the Golkar Party for naming disgraced legislator Setya Novanto the head of its powerful House caucus, saying it reflects the bloc's lack of co

Palu – Cases of violence against women had not declined in Palu, Central Sulawesi, in the past seven years, mostly as a result of economic problems, an official said on Tuesday.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's timber legality system has not been able to stop pulp and paper giants from using illegally sourced timber, as the system is filled with loopho

Gustidha Budiartie and Eve Warburton – Competing factions of politico-business elites are fighting a war over a lucrative mine contract and President Jokowi is caught in the middle.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Struggling with rivalry and political maneuvering among factions, the House of Representatives has failed to meet its legislation target this year.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government has promised tax allowances and other incentives for much-needed investment in oil refineries to speed up development, as stipulated in the late

Indonesia has announced it is punishing more than 20 companies for starting deadly forest fires that killed 19 people.

Jakarta – A child protection advocacy group has recorded nearly 3,000 reports of child abuse throughout the year, of which almost 60 percent were sexual assault and abuse cases.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Andi Zulkarnaen Mallarangeng a suspect in the high-profile graft case centering on the construction of the Hambalang spor

Jakarta – The Indonesian police were responsible for a third of reported assaults against journalists throughout 2015, an advocacy group says.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has sworn in five newly elected Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners at the State Palace amid public pessimism about the creden

Sumit Galhotra – "Change does not come overnight," President Joko Widodo's right-hand man, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, told an international delegation of 10 media and freedom of expression

Jakarta – A survey commissioned by a Jakarta-based pollster, the Political Communication (Polcomm) Institute, shows that 61.8 percent of 1,200 respondents want an immediate reshuffle in

Jakarta – The Indonesian State Intelligence Board (BIN) has conducted an intelligence exchange program with Australia as part of efforts to thwart terrorism in Indonesia, the boards cha

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian authorities are on high alert for a terrorist attack over the Christmas and New Year period despite the arrest of nine terrorism suspects

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has proposed regular discussions with civil society groups in an effort to achieve wider public participation in reaching targets s

Batam – The government's plan to withdraw a fuel subsidy from fishermen next year is facing opposition from fishermen in Batam, Riau Islands, who argue that the policy would significant

Jakarta – Dozens of Metro Mini bus drivers and conductors staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the Jakarta Transportation Agency's confiscation of their vehicles.

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have expressed support for immediately setting up a special inquiry to probe irregularities in mining company PT Freeport Indonesia fol

Erin Cook, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has used a "2 + 2" bilateral meeting in Australia as an opportunity to warn other countries to not become involved in the long-ru

The Indonesian defence minister has warned other countries to respect his country's sovereignty over the troubled region of Papua, as meetings with Australian ministers ended in mutual

Greg Earl – Australia has flagged more defence exchanges with Indonesian officers after agreeing to renew a defence co-operation agreement amid new joint efforts to crack down on a pote

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Jakarta – The newly appointed speaker of the House of Representatives, Ade Komaruddin, faces an uphill battled trying to win back public trust for a graft-riddled institution that has a

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has criticized the nation's media for failing to exercise sensitivity in reporting on sexual abuse cases,

Jewel Topsfield, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies – The Australian Federal Police and the FBI have assisted Indonesia's efforts to quell terror-related violence before it occurs.

Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru City Police Narcotics Unit has arrested a police officer from the Meranti Islands Regency Police with initials IR on drug trafficking charges.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has inagurated five new commissioners for the Judicial Commission at the State Palace.

Jakarta – Five newly elected Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders pose an internal threat to the commission's very existence, activists fear.

Padang – Since its establishment five years ago, the Padang Corruption Court in West Sumatra, has acquitted 23 of 220 defendants charged with corruption, the Integritas Anticorruption I

John Martinkus – As Indonesian troops fired on a compound of refugees in Dili, John Howard directed the AFP to withdraw.

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Companies running mineral smelters and those developing them are demanding incentives from the government to help sustain their processing activities amid pressu

Jakarta – Considering the track records of the newly elected commissioners of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) by the House of Representatives' Commission III that oversees l

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government predicts that the impact of its deregulation policies will be seen in the first semester of 2016, as most economic policy packages begin to effe

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – Lawmaker Fadli Zon was appointed acting House of Representatives speaker on Friday, following the resignation of Setya Novanto on Wednesday, when the House's e

Benny Mawel, Nduga – A scarcity of medical personnel in Indonesia's Papua province contributed to the mysterious deaths of 43 people, mostly children, in the Mbuwa area of Nduga distric

Jesslyn Angelia, Jakarta – An important part of Udin's daily routine involves buying 20-liter containers of water from a city vendor.

Jakarta – The number of victims of human rights violations in Jakarta grew threefold by August this year from two years previously, mostly as a result of forced evictions by the city ad

Yogyakarta – An expert has warned that rising sea levels caused by climate change need to be considered in development planning as 2,000 islands and 42 million homes are on track to be