Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has been lambasted for a plan to train 100 million civilians in a state defense program within one decade.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has insisted the House of Representatives' plan to amend Law No.

Jakarta – A petition for murdered activist Salim Kancil has been supported by 50,000 people and Rp 42 million (US$3,138) has been raised for his child's education.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has warned the Yogyakarta administration not to violate residents' rights in its development of the Parangtritis

Boyolali – A wedding reception of a same-sex couple has confused residents of Cluntang village, Musuk, Boyolali regency, Central Java.

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Jakarta – A lawmaker on Monday demanded the ousting of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry's penitentiary director general after another photograph was circulating online that seemed to be showin

Jakarta – The House of Representatives Ethics Council has found several anomalies in the controversial work visit of senior lawmakers to New York last month, during which House leaders also appeare

Slamet Susanto and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Bantul, Yogyakarta/Surakarta, Central Java – The majority of workers in the handicraft industry in Yogyakarta and Central Java are paid below the regional mini

Jakarta – A village chief in East Java has admitted to paying off three officers for protecting an illegal sand mining operation in his village.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Civil Society Coalition is encouraging eligible voters nationwide to not vote for regional head candidates endorsed by political parties supporting an am

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has reaffirmed his commitment to realising a national defence movement.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Television watchdog Remotivi has accused the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) of being biased when it comes to minority-related issues, including on lesbian, gay,

Jakarta – Crescent Star Party (PBB) chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra has criticized the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for repeatedly urging the government to making a formal apology

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National – Marking the 13th World Day against the Death Penalty on Saturday, the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) has called on the government and the House of Representatives to

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Jakarta – An alarming number of states across the globe, including Indonesia, continue to violate international law by executing people convicted on drug-related charges, Amnesty International said

Jon Afrizal and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Jambi/Padang – Fires that razed extensive forest areas and peat lands in Sumatra and Kalimantan over the past few weeks have caused local residents to struggle

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has concluded that the quality of local television programming has been held back by the endless supp

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Jakarta – Textile and footwear businesspeople have welcomed the government's launch of the so-called "investment desk" on Friday, calling it an effort to reach out to labor-intensive industries at

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Jakarta – Unreported forest clearing cost Indonesia up to $9 billion between 2003 and 2014 in lost timber royalties – about three times the royalties it actually received, an investigation by the c

Jakarta – The government and lawmakers have eliminated almost half of the articles in a draft bill on people with disabilities, raising concerns that the bill will fail to address the needs of disa

Jakarta – Less than half of all Indonesians support the House of Representatives, a survey conducted in September by political pollster Indo Barometer has found.

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Jakarta – In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 communist purge, the Jakarta Art Council's (DKJ) Kineforum will screen 30 films, themed "Memori dan Suara yang Terpinggirkan" (Memorie

Kate Walton, Guest Contributor – In the same month that 12 UN agencies called on all states to end violence and discrimination against LGBTI people, two young women have been arrested in Aceh, nort

More than 31,000 people have expressed their support for a petition to reject the revision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) law.

Jakarta – Fadli Zon, a deputy speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, has been appointed to lead the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (Gopac).

Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation against three police officers from a Lumajang precinct in East Java for their alleged role in last month's brutal death of local anti-mi

Havana – Cuba and Timor-Leste strengthened cooperation mainly in areas such as health, education and agriculture in the context of the official visit here of the Prime Minister of this Asian nation

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on Wednesday stripping the Judicial Commission of its role in the selection of judges for district courts, religious courts and

Jakarta – In conjunction with the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, local rights groups have renewed their call for the government to abolish the death penalty, especially for drug convicts

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Jakarta – Public satisfaction with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kala is continuously declining, according to a survey conducted by Indo Barometer.

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli dished out a sharp critique once more, and this time it was directed against foreign companies controlling Indonesia's mineral wealth.

Indonesia's manufacturers said that they had been concerned since Malaysia and Vietnam joined with eight countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.

Jakarta – A prominent Russian representative has welcomed the opportunity to develop the peaceful use of nuclear power in Indonesia after a number of Russian companies signed on to a flagship proje

Havana, Cuba – Having extended the Medical Program of the Family throughout East Timor by November 2016 is the aspiration of Rui Maria de Araujo, its Prime Minister, who takes the Cuban health syst

Jakarta – App-based motorcycle taxis, known locally as ojek, including GoJek and GrabBike have a new contender on the streets of Jakarta with the launch of women-only service LadyJek on Thursday.

Havana – Cuban parliament President Esteban Lazo welcomed today Timor Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo, in a meeting that ratified the good state of bilateral relations between the nations.

Jakarta – Trisakti University criminal law expert Abdul Fickar Hajar said on Thursday that the revision of Law No.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has asked Australia to help it fight forest fires raging through Kalimantan and Sumatra that have created dangerously high levels of air pollution in the region

It is frustrating that serious human rights abuses in Indonesian-controlled West Papua continue to fly below the radar.

Jakarta – Tantowi Yahya, deputy chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives, said on Monday that all factions of the legislature support the idea of revising the law on military tribun

Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticized several articles in the draft revision of Law No.