Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth has decelerated to its slowest rate since the global financial crisis five years ago, with the country's c

Aaron Sheldrick – Australia's Woodside Petroleum is in talks with East Timor on building an onshore gas plant, potentially removing one of the major barriers to developing gas fields th

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – In a bid to boost the number of foreign tourists, Indonesia will officially waive visa requirements for visitors from Australia, China, Japan, South Korea

Jakarta – The national women's rights body is demanding that the Aceh criminal code, or the Qanun Jinayat, be annulled, saying it is unconstitutional.

Jakarta – Rights activists have balked at the list of candidates to head up Indonesia's intelligence agency, most of whom have been implicated to some degree in gross human rights abuse

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has pledged to spur the development and production of naval weapons by national defense firms in an effort to realize President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vis

Jakarta – A survey by the pollster Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has revealed that most Indonesians want the "shadow" leadership appointed by the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle-led

Warren Doull – With the great hope for Indonesian democracy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, taking office last month, pro-democracy groups in the country are buzzing.

Fadli, Batam – As many as 2,000 workers from various factories and labor unions sponsored by the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Unions (FSPMI) held a mass rally on Thursday in t

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has instructed all regional heads at every level, from governors, to mayors and regents, to conduct meetings in the meeting rooms at their offices.

Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Thursday that he intended to allow the followers of religions that are not formally recognized by the state to leave the religion f

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Paulina Quintao – Deputy Minister for Industry and the Environment Abel da Costa Ximenes says the government will not intervene to regulate prices for goods as sales tax produces revenu

Estevao Nuno – The Ministry of Education will permit the Catholic Church to open a privately managed university in Timor-Leste, provided it fulfills a list of criteria set by the govern

John M. Pile – The Timorese government recently released its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report for 2014.

Jakarta – The two rivaling coalitions in the House of Representatives have agreed to set aside their differences, according to the leader of the legislative body.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police have announced the arrest of five civilians in Manokwari, West Papua for allegedly trading in firearms.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Maintaining Indonesia's transmigration program in Papua will threaten indigenous culture and further destabilize an already troubled area, critics of the controver

Surabaya – Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia should teach students to embrace diversity, and steer clear of radicalism and violence, Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddi

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is carefully weighing his options to fill the chief position of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), in expectation that he coul

Erwida Maulia, Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo gave his strongest signal yet on Tuesday of his intention to raise the price of subsidized fue

Sonali Paul, Melbourne – East Timor has ordered five foreign judges out of the country after a court ruled in favour of US oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips in cases tied to $236 mill

Jakarta – A representative of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) agreed that the current Marriage Law has violated the rights of Indonesian citizens to participate in interfaith

Ezra Sihite & Herman Genie – President Joko Widodo officially launched the Indonesia Health Card and Indonesia Smart Card at a ceremonial unveiling in Jakarta on Monday, despite cri

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Haze again blanketed cities in Sumatra and Kalimantan on Monday, including Palembang, which decided to extend its emergency status.

Jakarta – Resistance to Djan Faridz, the new chairman of a breakaway faction of the United Development Party (PPP), has emerged after a national congress in Jakarta named him to replace

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Golkar Party politicians vying for the party's top post have suggested that they would reverse Golkar's role as an opposition party should they succeed to un

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged governors, mayors and regents to thoroughly review regional spending on administrative affairs so that they can allo

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Police on Monday suspended the detention of Muhammad Arsyad, who stands accused of defaming President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, but

Syailendra, Maria Rita, Jakarta – American investigative journalist Allan Nairn on Monday was summoned by the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to talk about his recent

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Human rights activists on Sunday renewed calls for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to appoint as attorney-general only a candidate who is bold and shows commitment

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Since 2012, the congregation of Bogor's GKI Yasmin church has held prayer meetings outside the State Palace, to remind the government of the fact that their house

SP/Mikael Niman & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Jakarta resident who allegedly superimposed an image of President Joko Widodo's face on pornographic photos was released on bail on Mon

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in cooperation with online pollster YouGov says Jakarta has the fifth-most dangerous transportation system fo

Novy Lumanauw & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Monday launched the much-vaunted Indonesia Smart Card and Indonesia Heath Card, despite calls from an education gro

Dessy Sagita, Barcelona – International advocates for tobacco control have called on President Joko Widodo to ratify a World Health Organization framework aimed at minimizing harm from

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The simmering power struggle between two opposing coalitions in the House of Representatives is threatening to seriously disrupt the government's

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has forgiven Muhammad Arsyad, a satay vendor who was detained by the police for allegedly defaming him online.

Jakarta – Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Inc's Indonesian copper mine have cancelled a planned one-month strike due to start next week, a union official said on Friday, after reaching an a

Tony Walker – When French journalists – Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat – are released from 2-and-a-half months of Indonesian detention on Monday, it will bring to an end a mini-sa

Jakarta – A recent survey has revealed that Jakarta's public transportation is among the top five in the list of the world's most dangerous public transportations for women.

Paris (Reporters sans Frontieres/Pacific Media Watch) – French journalists Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat have returned to France after being detained for 11 weeks in the Indonesi

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Prostitution remains thriving in Surabaya, East Java, despite the closure of the Dolly red-light district, purportedly the biggest in Southeast Asia, as the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has found in its latest survey that most people are reserving their judgment on the Working Cabinet formed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Ervani Emihandayani, 28, has been detained at the Wirogunan detention center in Yogyakarta since Wednesday for posting comments on her Facebook account co

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party politician and deputy speaker in the House of Representatives, Fadli Zon, has joined the legal battle to defend Muhammad Arsyad, a satay vendo

Chris Blake – Former Suharto-era general Ryamizard Ryacudu, tapped by Indonesian President Joko Widodo for defense minister, could become a conduit to the powerful armed forces for the

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Police on Thursday reiterated their commitment to continuing an investigation into a small-time worker in East Jakarta, who stands accused of po

Jakarta – The rift within the United Development Party, or PPP, reached new depths this week with a breakaway camp staging its own national convention in Jakarta.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – A group of Golkar Party politicians vying for the party's top job have warned their incumbent chairman Aburizal Bakrie against abusing his authority to stay