Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A Religious Affairs Ministry official testifying before the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday said that graft suspect and former religious affairs minister Suryadharma A

Fedina S. Sundaryani – A year-long internal survey conducted by the National Police has concluded that the West Java Police was the best performing provincial police branch among 31 nationwide.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) reported the growth of Indonesia's labor-intensive sector investments declined by 11.74 percent throughout the first nine months o

Yogyakarta – Indonesian Islamic Front (FUI) members asked dozens of Afghan asylum seekers placed at Ambarbinangun Youth Hall in Bantul, Yogyakarta, to leave the country because of their Shia belief

Jakarta – The National Police added on Tuesday five more foreign firms to their list of companies suspected of causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan that have produced haze over Singapore

Jakarta – The rift that has sheared Indonesia's oldest political party appears no closer to healing, despite a ruling by the highest court in the land on the polarizing issue of its leadership.

Gorontalo – The Gorontalo District Court has sentenced Gorontalo governor Rusli Habibie to eight months in jail after being found guilty in a defamation case filed by former Gorontalo Police chief

Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch has given President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla a score of five out of 10 for their performance after one year in office.

Paris – Reporters Without Borders is very disappointed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's performance over freedom of information and media freedom during his first year in office.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government is set to cancel its plan to relax certification requirements for downstream timber products.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – A campus magazine has been taken off the shelves and its journalists have been interrogated by police for publishing a report on the killings of supporters of the now defunct

Neles Tebay, Abepura – This year has seen a new development in the Papuan struggle.

Jakarta – The majority of buses operated by PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) along the 12 busway corridors across the city have failed to pass roadworthy tests, an official says.

Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Bonar Tigor Naipospos, deputy chairman of the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace, warned on Wednesday that the Defending the State program could be a strategy by Presi

A Papua church leader says media reports about the recent burning of a small mosque in Tolikara have largely mis-represented relations between different faiths.

Jakarta – The idea of injecting men who sexually abuse children with female hormones to reduce their sex drive has received support from many public figures, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Jakarta – An additional sanction for child sex offenders, in the form of castration, has received support from the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yembise.

Jakarta – Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorising the use of chemical castration to punish paedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of headline-grabbing child se

Dozens of students marched on the Indonesian Embassy in the New Zealand capital, Wellington, today to protest over continuing violence from the security forces in West Papua.

Jakarta – The sales of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Indonesia have grown at a snail's pace during the past several months as people have reduced their spending to cope with the impact of th

Samantha Hawley in Jakarta, staff – One year after he was inaugurated as Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo has disappointed the hopeful and angered the pessimists.

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students demonstrated in front of the State Palace on Tuesday to mark President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's first year in office, calling

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – Indonesians are unhappy with the performance of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, mostly due to the country's economy, which respondents say h

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Hundreds of Indonesian Military personnel have been dispatched to extinguish spot fires across southern Papua that have caused thick smoke and disrupted flights at Mo

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police has said it will appoint 10,000 spots across Jakarta to monitor child abuse, after several cases of violence against children made headlines recently.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Hundreds of copies of a student magazine published by student publishing institution (LPM) Lentera at the Satya Wacana Christian University's (UKSW) School of Social and Comm

Jakarta – The Association of Semarang Communities for Human Rights (PMS-HAM) said on Tuesday it had reported the retraction of Lentera, a student magazine published by the Satya Wacana Christian Un

Jakarta – The National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said on Monday that he removed Adj. Sr. Cmr.

Jakarta – Today's first anniversary of the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration brought a common theme as supporters and detractors alike both lamented a year of "lost opportunities" and internal di

Jakarta – Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said that the ministry would still achieve its year-end targets despite lower-than-expected spending that barely reached 50 per

Jakarta – Over 50 percent of textile, electronic, toy and food imports are illegal, industry players say.

Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Anies Baswedan is on the right track toward improving the quality of national education, say education experts.

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – In the first year of his administration, furniture businessman cum politician Joko "Jokowi" Widodo still lacks the strong leadership necessary for realizing the progra

Jakarta – Despite repeatedly dodging questioning and having to explain the mountain of irregularities surrounding their trip to the United States, two House of Representatives leaders who appeared

National – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, has rejected the government's plan to declare Oct.

The joint ministerial decree on the building of houses of worship needs to be revised to avoid religious intolerance, said Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo on Tuesday.

Jakarta – At least 30 asylum seekers hailing mainly from Afghanistan had to be relocated from their temporary shelter in Yogyakarta after an anti-Shiite mob stormed into their compound on Monday ev

Jakarta – When President Joko Widodo came into office one year ago today, his Awesome Indonesia Coalition made up just 208 out of 560 seats at the House of Representatives, making his administratio

Aceh Singkil – Authorities in Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hard-line Muslims demanded their closure, citing a lack of building permits, and foll

Jakarta – A public opinion poll conducted by the Indonesian Public Opinion Research and Discussion Group (Kedai Kopi) found that the majority of its respondents were dissatisfied with the performan

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A bribery case implicating the NasDem Party's secretary-general, Patrice Rio Capella, has turned political with the House of Representatives stepping in with its plan to sum

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Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has denied speculation that the Defending the State program initiated by Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu is just an extension of the compulsory military service pr

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura, Papua – West Papua has declared itself as the world's "first conservation province" in a signed declaration on Monday, in an bid to formally dedicate its efforts to conse

Jayapura, Jubi – Native Papuans in seven indigenous territories will welcome the arrival of a fact-finding team from the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) to investigate human rights violations in Papua.

It is the duty of every citizen to contribute to this nation, including in the defense of Ibu Pertiwi (the motherland). That contribution can take many shapes and forms.

Jakarta – Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said on Monday.

China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan held talks with visiting Minister of Defense of Timor-Leste Cirilo Cristovao in Beijing on Monday.

Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Coucil (MUI) chairman Din Syamsuddin said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's plan to name Oct. 22 a national santri (Islamic students) day was ill-advised.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – At least US$187 billion of the country's funds stolen from illicit practices such as corruption, tax evasion and other illegal activities were "legally" funneled by financia