Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Amid the persistent land and forest fires, the forestry and logging sectors experienced contraction in the third quarter.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has vehemently denied the allegation that it tried to ban Indonesian students from attending a "people's tribunal" on the 1965 Indonesian Communist Part

Fadli, Batam – Two British journalists recently found guilty by a court in Riau Islands of visa violations were finally released from detention on Thursday and will soon leave Indonesia after clear

Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has thrown his support behind antigraft activist Ronny Maryanto, who has been sued for defamation by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zo

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a judicial review of the 2012 Legislative Elections Law, maintaining provisions that a lawmaker, regional representative council member or l

Paulina Quintao – The Director of the Legal Assistance for Women and Children (ALFeLa) Program Merita Correia said they have prepared five lawyers to provide assistance to victims of gender based v

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two years after a landmark ruling in 2013 by the Constitutional Court on the 1999 Forestry Law that invalidated the government's claim to customary forests, red tape c

Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to move nomadic forest tribes into reservations as part of its solution for "empowering" communities threatened by massive loss of forests in southern Suma

Jakarta – Activists have called on local authorities across Indonesia to ensure that regional bylaws and regulations respect human rights and diversity, in the wake of the recent burning of a churc

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Up until August, unemployment reached 7.56 million people, an increase of 320,000 people from the same period last year.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) ruled on Wednesday that reproductive health education should not be explicitly included in the national curriculum.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung acknowledged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would soon be meeting the leaders of parties within

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Civil society groups have warned National Police chief Gen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has urged the National Police not to include criticism of the government in its definition of hate speech as that wou

Fadli, Batam – In an attempt to maintain a positive environment for business, the government has pledged to guarantee the safety of foreign investment companies by providing proper security measure

Paulina Quintao – The Deputy Program Manager of Marie Stope's International Timor-Leste (MSITL) Julio da Silva said the NGO has established mobile clinic units across the municipalities of Timor-Le

Ina Parlina and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has promised that military tribunals trying personnel taken to court for civil crimes will be transparent and open to the public

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called for an Indonesian Military (TNI) soldier who shot and killed a civilian on Tuesday to be tried in a civilian court and not a militar

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The military police have arrested a soldier, First Sgt.

Despite a handful of Papuan political prisoners being freed recently by Indonesia's president, there's a lot more still languishing behind bars in West Papua.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has allegedly tried to ban Indonesian students from attending a "people's tribunal" on the 1965 Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) purge in The Hague.

Paulina Quintao – The Deputy Program Manager of Marie Stopes International Timor-Leste (MSITL), Juliao da Silva, said the MSITL team has been raising awareness to students in basic and secondary sc

Jakarta – Local authorities in Yogyakarta have seized toys imported from China featuring "communist" symbols over fears they may encourage children to explore communism.

Jakarta – The governors of two key Indonesian provinces say they will not obey a central government directive changing how minimum wages are set, posing a challenge to President Joko Widodo.

Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Sohibul Iman pledged that his party would be loyal to the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, although it would continue to be critic

Julia Suryakusuma, Jakarta – Who doesn't know Barbra Streisand, the super talented singer, songwriter, actress, filmmaker and icon, one of the best-selling artists of all time, known for her songs

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has signed off on a city minimum wage of Rp 3.1 million (US$228.80) per month after the amount was approved by the city wage committee, whic

Jakarta – The draft presidential regulation that would extend the powers of the Indonesian Military (TNI) is a dangerous step backwards.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government plans to revise regulations related to the forestry sector in a bid to put an end to the annual forest fires that have put the lives of millions of peop

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – A survey from global market researcher Nielsen shows that the Indonesian consumer confidence index has continued to decline, going down four points, to 116, in the third q

Jakarta – A soldier reportedly shot a man dead in Cibinong, Bogor regency, after the victim's motorcycle bumped into his car.

National – Two noted lawyers have demanded that the National Police immediately revoke a recently issued circular on hate speech, saying it could cause misperceptions in society, particularly becau

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After holding separate training for almost 15 years, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police wrapped up a joint basic training and education program, which many exp

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X overseeing education, youth affairs, sports, tourism, art and culture is set to summon Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister

Jakarta – The Chairman of Indonesia's Press Council has criticized a circular issued by the National Police ordering a crackdown on hate speech, saying that it could be used to curb democracy and f

Jewel Topsfield – Two British filmmakers who were arrested for filming a documentary about piracy without a journalism visa have been sentenced to two months and 15 days jail.

Nancy Groves – If the Indonesian authorities hoped to silence conversation about the 50th anniversary of the country's anti-communist purges that killed an estimated 500,000 people in 1965, their 1

Anas Apriyadi, Bantul – Scores of sets of children's toy miniature soldiers in Bantul, Yogyakarta, were seized from a number of toy shops by TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers from the Bantul 0729

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) may file a petition with the Constitutional Court against a recently issued gubernatorial regulation that restricts free speech in public sp

Jakarta – The Jakarta city police have shown support for a new gubernatorial regulation that limits demonstrations in the capital city, signed recently by Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok"Tjahaja Purn

When The Jakarta Post's senior editor spoke at the Ubud Readers and Writers festival in Bali, a policeman emerged from the audience to photograph him.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The House of Representatives said the military should expand its base in Biak to anticipate security problems in eastern Indonesia.

Ni Komang Erviani, Gianyar, Bali – The 12th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Bali officially concluded on Sunday evening with a call for writers and the public to continue their fight ag

Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers want to know how exactly the government spent 10 million euro ($11 million) in taxpayer money to be present at the Frankfurt Book Fair and why "certain groups" played

Katharine McGregor & Jemma Purdey – The forced cancellation by local Gianyar (Bali) police of panels and other events related to discussions of 1965 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival las

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Indra Harsaputra, Surakarta/Surabaya – Several weeks ahead of the country's first ever simultaneous elections for regional heads, 16 candidates paid a visit to the grave of fo

Jakarta – The feuding camps of the split Golkar Party have agreed to support the government of President Joko Widodo, Agung Laksono said on Sunday night after a conciliation meeting with his rival,

Apriadi Gunawan and Hotli Simanjuntak, Medan/Banda Aceh – Potential conflicts between animals and human beings have continued to emerge in some regions on Sumatra, mostly because of severe disturba

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Monday that Indonesia had recorded 0.08 percent deflation during the month of October due to a surplus of food supplies.

Ati Nurbaiti and Ni Komang Erviani, Ubud – The young writer Eliza Vitri Handayani went around the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival selling her own novels from her backpack, wearing a T-shirt depic