Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has dropped his controversial pick for National Police chief, sources at the State Palace and the House of Representatives said on Friday.

Jakarta – The chairman of Indonesia's Judicial Commission has questioned whether the judges presiding over a pre-trial motion brought by Comr. Gen.

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered a crackdown on individuals and institutions allegedly responsible for launching threats against the embattled Corr

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 2/2015 on the handling of social conflicts.

Jakarta – It was supposed to be a simple matter: The court sends a convicted criminal to jail, and there he stays, until his sentence ends.

Jambi – The Jambi City Education Office has urged students not to celebrate Valentine's Day, by issuing circulars to schools reminding students not to breach ethical and moral expectations on Feb.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – To revamp the country's graft-ridden haj program, the Religious Affairs Ministry has closed its doors to new haj tour organizers after permits were abused.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As the pretrial hearing on top cop candidate Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has launched its annual protest movement against Valentine's Day, telling young people that celebrating the event can lead to promiscuity and other t

Vanuatu's government has welcomed a call by the Papua New Guinea prime minister that the time has come to speak out against human rights abuses in West Papua.

The Vanuatu government says it is open to dialogue with Indonesia over the West Papua bid to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

As a Javanese, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is familiar with the old maxim alon-alon waton kelakon (slow but sure), but now it is time for him to move as quickly as possible to settle the protrac

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) revealed on Tuesday its readiness to start a security operation to deal with the terror threat in Poso, Central Sulawesi.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has revealed that it has agreed to start a joint training program with the National Police for officers from the two corps as part of efforts to

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police questioned on Tuesday US journalist Allan Nairn as a witness in a libel case implicating former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) head AM Hendropriyono.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Four witnesses presented by the legal team of Comr. Gen.

Randy Fabi – East Timor's independence hero and out-going prime minister Xanana Gusmao will stay in the cabinet as investment minister, the government said on Wednesday, raising questions about the

East Timor's president has chosen former health minister Rui Araujo to be the new prime minister of the country, the government says.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali has apparently taken advantage of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) conflict with the National Police by refusi

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo emphasized Indonesia's strong record on religious tolerance on Wednesday as he gave a closing speech at an Indonesian Muslim Congress in Yogyakarta.

Fiji's Government and Opposition have indicated their commitment to help West Papua join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

The secretary-general of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua has been in Fiji meeting government and parliament figures as well as church leaders.

Jakarta – An NGO reported Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prevention unit head Johan Budi and former KPK deputy chief Chandra M.

Jakarta – Widespread flooding in the capital city has displaced 5,986 residents in 307 neighborhoods located in 97 subdistricts in the capital city.

Jakarta – The head of the national police's Criminal Investigation Bureau (Bareskrim) Money Laundering Crimes Sub-Directorate III, Senior Commissioner Budi Wibowo took the witness stand at the pre-

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Around a thousand Muslim intellectuals, clerics and representatives from various Islamic organizations are currently gathering in Yogyakarta to discuss Islam and other

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Rangga Prakoso & Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Scenes of apocalyptic inundation that paralyzed much of Jakarta on Monday could play out again over the next three weeks, with

Dewanti A. Wardhani and Sita W.

Linda Yulisman and Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – In its plenary session on Monday, the House of Representatives agreed 37 bills set for deliberation this year, with more than half related to reform i

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government will soon take drastic measures to tackle chronic and acute malnutrition in the country, deemed to have reached a catastrophic level.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) rejected on Monday all arguments against the prosecution of National Police chief nominee Comr. Gen.

Ezra Sihite, Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo returned to Jakarta early on Tuesday from his first state visits abroad, only to be met with criticism over

Fadli, Batam – Press Council chairman Bagir Manan warned that the Indonesian press was currently facing problems rooted in partisanship, media owners' involvement in politics and phony media.

Fadli, Batam – The perception of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a media darling took a battering on Monday, as senior press figures slammed the President during the official commemoration of Nat

After leading East Timor since independence, Xanana Gusmao has resigned as PM, paving the way for a government overhaul.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Hanif Dakhiri, who accompanied President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's on his recent state visit to Malaysia, has announced that Malaysian employers will no

Jakarta – The Indonesian government's ongoing tolerance of female virginity tests must end, as the tests violate the right to non-discriminatory treatment, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) activist has s

Jakarta – The city council of Jember in East Java has distanced itself from statements made by one of its lawmakers after he said last week all school girls would be required to take a virginity te

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called on President Joko Widodo to formally ban all so-called virginity tests by public institutions in Indonesia, including those used

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Internal rifts within the elites of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) that mark the ongoing transfer of power from the group's old guard to the next generation, may weaken the Ace

Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato has reaffirmed his government's support for Indonesian territorial sovereignty in West Papua and Papua provinces.

Angela Macdonald-Smith – Woodside Petroleum has called for a resolution between Australian and East Timor of the renewed uncertainty over the administration of the Sunrise gas resource in the Timor

Jakarta – Media magnate Hary Tanoesoedibjo on Saturday launched to great fanfare a new political party called the United Indonesia Party (Perindo).

Hamish McDonald – Just over five years ago, Indonesians were transfixed by a political-legal brawl that came to be known as the "Crocodile versus Citcak" battle.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Sorong – Around 1,500 people congregated on Monday on the streets of Rufei district, Sorong, West Papua, demanding that the state prosecutor's office abandon its efforts to send

Venidora Oliveira – Members of Parliament have called for protection detail to be available to female justice officials when serving court summons.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A petition has been launched calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to ratify the UN's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which was passed to prevent t

SP/Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has denied reports that a joint venture between Malaysia's national car manufacturer and a little-known Indonesian company will produce an Indonesi

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Indonesian environmentalists have protested the government's plan to use a portion of funds from fuel subsidy cuts to drive the growth of the biofuel industry, sayi

East Timor's president Taur Matan Ruak has accepted Xanana Gusmao's resignation as prime minister, leaving the former resistance fighter to wind down his celebrated career.