Haeril Halim, Jakarta – History has proven that two out of three sitting chairmen of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have been forced to pay for their aggressiveness in the job and have

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Ina Parlina, Bogor, West Java – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, reiterated on Thursday its support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to press ahead with the government's

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Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia and Singapore are working to improve defense relations after last year's spat over the naming of a Usman Harun Navy corvette.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – The Jakarta City Council on Thursday unanimously decided to launch an inquiry against the capital's governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, for

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Acting Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Taufiqurrahman Ruki has vowed to pursue corruption cases less aggressively "to help government progra

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Child rights non-governmental organization Plan International and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) on Thursday released a shocking report saying that s

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Jakarta – Following on from former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali, former House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy and environment chairman Sutan Batoegana, who was imp

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, already under increasingly heavy fire over the imminent execution of 11 drug convicts, on Wednesday was presented with a lengthy to-do list courtesy of Amnesty Inte

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Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has rolled out its plan to use the restive region of Poso in Central Sulawesi as the training ground for its quick reaction strike force (PPRC).

Jakarta – A seminar held to discuss accessibility to health services for victims of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge was disrupted by Indonesia's most notorious hardline Islamic group on Tu

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Jakarta – The Ombudsman Commission announced it had found National Police's arrest of an antigraft deputy last month violated ethics rules.

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Amalinda Savirani – After a narrow victory that brought someone from outside the country's old guard into office, some supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are starting to become disillus

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Kupang – Ninth Regional Military Command (Kodam IX) Udayana commander Maj. Gen.

Woodside's decision to shelve its Sunrise LNG project has not dented East Timor's desire for the resource to be developed.

Solo – Police have announced that an investigation into allegations of child trafficking and sexual abuse against the King of Solo, Pakubuwono XIII, will be discontinued due to lack of evidence.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – For the last 70-or-so years, Indonesia and Australia have been in a dynamic relationship, frequently punctuated by tensions.

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Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali filed a pretrial petition at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday in an attempt to have the court invalidate his suspect status in

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Tired of an endless barrage of celebrity gossip on your TV? Now you can complain about it from the palm of your hand.

Jewel Topsfield and Tom Allard – Indonesian authorities executed a Brazilian man last month without allowing a priest to perform the last rites as he waited for the firing squad.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has slammed the disbanding of meeting of victims of human rights violations in West Sumatra on Sunday February 22.

Tom Allard, Bali – Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing an Indonesian social media backlash over his linking of $1 billion in tsunami aid to the mercy campaign for Bali Nine death-row inmates Andre

A good crowd gathered yesterday at Ratu Sukuna Park to show their support for a 'Free West Papua' campaign.

Jakarta – South Jakarta District Court Judge Sarpin Rizaldi appears to be in more trouble with additional members of civil society organizations taking action against his controversial pretrial dec

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Convicted money launderer, fuel stockpiler and illegal logger Labora Sitorus is back in prison after prosecutors from the Sorong Prosecutor's Office, assisted by some

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has been placed in the spotlight for its quiet response to flight delays that have left thousands of Lion Air passengers stranded at Soeka

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – All seaports, airports, railway networks and bus stations in the country will officially be under the protection of the Indonesian Military (TNI) following the signing of a m

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said it would focus its operations in the western part of the country, especially in Sumatra and Kalimantan, to deal with foreign threats.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police will continue the investigation of cases involving former and current Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, despite a truce between the two national

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Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A lawyer for suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Thursday she had received numerous anonymous death threats from di

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Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Political tension is likely to ease following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to drop the inauguration of Comr. Gen.

Kim Christian – East Timor's new prime minister has rejected Woodside Petroleum's plan to process gas offshore, leaving the $17 billion Sunrise project dead in the water.

Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has almost completed drafting a bill on protecting freedom of religion in Indonesia, saying a new law is necessary to keep the peace in society by, for i

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – In a move to maintain access to clean water, the Constitutional Court has revoked a law that had allowed the private sector to monopolize water resources.

If Megawati Soekarnoputri can claim credit for establishing Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, then it's her hand-picked president, Joko Widodo, who could very well be overseein

Daniel Flitton – East Timor's new prime minister has signalled he will negotiate "in an honest and friendly way" with Australia over shared ocean oil and gas fields, declaring his country does not

Tom Allard and Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo refused clemency for the Bali nine duo facing execution without all the documentation of their cases due to the chaotic handover t

Jane Wardell, Sydney – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott attempted on Thursday to play down allegations of bullying Indonesia as a diplomatic rift deepens between the uneasy neighbors over Jaka

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's decision not to go ahead with his controversial pick for National Police chief has earned praise from observers and activists, but more bumps appear in sight in th