Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Fakhruddin Kasem hoped for a prosperous new life when Indonesia struck a deal to end a separatist conflict in Aceh, but a decade on the unemployed former rebel is so desp

Bekasi – The Bekasi administration has decided to halt the construction of Santa Clara Catholic Church in Bekasi, West Java, despite no flaws being found in the administrative documents, following

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Jakarta – Newly appointed Papua Police chief Paulus Waterpauw said that he would continue the legal follow up of the Tolikara incident in Papua despite an announcement that the conflicting sides ha

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's president announced a Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday in a move aimed at reviving the sputtering economy and stabilizing the rupiah.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has revamped his ministry, elevating econocrats and an investment banker to key posts while consolidating the power of his political patron, t

Our democracy has remained a work in progress since the beginning of reformasi more than 17 years ago.

Jayapura, Jubi – – The church has demanded Papua Police to remove the Jayapura deputy police chief (Wakapolres) be fired over a raid carried out by dozens of officers around the Kingmi Church in Do

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Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the government to speed up an amendment to the 1974 Marriage Law to strengthen principles of monogamy.

Jakarta – Supreme Court (MA) spokesperson Suhadi said on Wednesday that the court's ruling over a second appeal for a case review (PK) submitted by former president Soeharto's family in relation to

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has said there will be no more candidate registration extensions for the December simultaneous elections after Aug. 11.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court dismissed on Monday a US$125 million civil suit filed against the Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) by TP, the mother of a boy who was sex

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ordered the family of former president Suharto to pay back to the state Rp.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Hutomo Mandala Putra, better known as Tommy, the youngest son of Indonesia's former ruler Suharto, has taken to Twitter to criticize a recent Supreme Court ruling that order

Jakarta – After two weeks of probing, anti-graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found 23 out of 48 candidates for the job of leading the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are a

The final and binding ruling by the Supreme Court against the Supersemar Foundation led by former president Suharto is historic and crucial because it is the first legal decision against the former

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) announced on Monday that it had found four human rights violations during a clash instigated by a Christian group affiliated with the Eva

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Farmers in Galur, Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta, have refused to surrender to the severe drought that has parched their rice fields and are instead taking advantage of the soi

Moyang Kasih Dewimerdeka, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L.P Marsudi said that her Ministry is planning to streamline the process for foreign journalists wishing to report from Papua.

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Jakarta – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has expressed shock – shock – that the price of beef has surged following a massive cut in the import quota by the government.

Eveline Danubrata & Klara Virencia, Jakarta – A steep increase in Indonesia's import tariffs on wine and spirits could more than double prices that were sky-high already, denting demand and rai

Sara Everingham – East Timor is facing a test of its stability after the leader of a rebel group was one of four people killed in a confrontation with the military and police in the area of Fatulia

Jakarta – Head of the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) Neta S.Pane said an article on libel or defamation against the President did not need to be included in the draft of the Criminal Code bill being

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) plans to offer additional days to encourage more candidates to sign up, but since political parties are reluctant to nominate more candidates, uncon

Jakarta – The Buru Quartet, four novels by Indonesia's foremost author Pramoedya Ananta Toer that tell the story of the formation of Indonesia, are still in hot demand as demonstrated by 10 thousan

Jakarta – The government should not be worried about protecting the honor of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the President can still sue anyone that slanders him under the current Criminal Code (

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The increase in bad loans or non-performing loans (NPLs) is predicted to continue to be a major concern among banks in the second half of the year as the lenders gear up

Jakarta – Islamic bylaws in Indonesia exist mostly at the district rather than national level and are adopted in an arbitrary fashion, making it not strict in implementation, an expert says.

Jakarta – A clash broke out between members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) and residents living around the Pasar Gembrong toy market in East Jakarta on Saturday afternoon.

It's typical Indonesia – or more precisely, it's becoming typical of President Joko Widodo's administration.

Soe Tjen Marching – This month, it will be 70 years since Indonesia declared its independence from Dutch colonial rule. But what has Indonesia been best known for internationally in recent years?

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Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said on Sunday that around 70 percent of the coral reefs in Indonesia had been damaged and needed to be restored.

Johannes Nugroho – In late 1945 the first prime minister of Indonesia, Sutan Sjahrir (1909-66), made a radio broadcast to the people of Australia, thanking them for their support at the onset of In

A former East Timor guerrilla leader and long-time political opponent to Xanana Gusmao has been killed in a security operation, the government says, raising concern about unrest in Asia's youngest

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the political party of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has given him a deadline to reshuffle his Cabinet by saying

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Jakarta – Indonesians are becoming more consumptive and tend to not save money, says the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali maintains that he did nothing wrong when he spent the ministry's operational funds, saying that he only borrowed the funds and had since

Pacnews – Increased regional awareness of alleged violence and human rights violations in West Papua has convinced the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat's Specialist Sub-Committee on Regionalism (S

Dylan Amirio, National – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must work harder on meeting the targets set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program to make up for its d

Tom Allard, Jakarta – In the upmarket Jakarta suburb of Menteng, home to former presidents and diplomats and their enormous mansions, al-Fataa mosque is an incongruous building.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Markus Makur, Padang/West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – The upcoming simultaneous election for regional heads on Dec.

Prashanth Parameswaran – The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) is upgrading two of the country's naval bases as part of a broader boost to the country's maritime capabilities, according to local military so

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Suherdjoko, Wonogiri/Semarang – Tens of thousands of residents in Java have been depending on clean water being supplied by local authorities over the past several weeks, as a

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Top economic ministers on Thursday rejected mounting accusations that the government is adopting a protectionist trade policy stance as Indonesia's new import tariff

Haeril Halim, Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – A calm and laid-back plenary session at the Muhammadiyah muktamar (national congress) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, endorsed on Thursday sociology professor

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