Jakarta – Bishops Council of Indonesia (KWI) chairman and Jakarta Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo, who was just appointed cardinal, denied any knowledge of a report of sexual abuse in the

Jakarta – Pornography site PornHub, which is blocked by the Indonesian government, has annoyed the Communications and Information Ministry with the discovery of an account on the websi

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to revive a 'truth and reconciliation' commission to bring closure over past human rights violations, including the killing of hundreds of t

Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern

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Vela Andapita and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – What happened in Indonesia over the past 365 days?

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Rights activist Ratna Sarumpaet was released from prison on Thursday after serving around 15 months of a two-year sentence for making a false claim that she

Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has blocked 1,130 illegal streaming websites in a major crackdown on video piracy, a minister said on Wednesday.

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi said that regional heads must not prohibit people from worshipping according to their respective beliefs.

Jakarta – As an important element in our democratic state, the Indonesian Police is taking too long in putting their house in order.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Febri Diansyah has officially resigned from his position as Corruption Eradication Commission spokesman since the leaders of the anti-graft agency had collecti

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, has just ratified the Presidential Decree overseeing the governance work and organizing leadership of the Corruption Eradicati

Antara, Jakarta – Bogor Regent Ade Yasin has issued a circular calling for his residents to not celebrate New Year's Eve with fireworks and trumpets, which he said, in order to maintai

Jakarta – Indonesia next year will offer more airport management projects to foreign investors after awarding its first to a foreign company on Thursday, the transportation minister sa

Annie Yuan Cih Wu – A wedding is one of the biggest expenses in Timor.

Jakarta – While floods are usually seen as an unwanted natural disaster, a village inundated with floodwater in Kampar regency, Riau, has instead become a destination for local tourist

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – In 2019, the Judicial Commission received 1,544 reports of alleged ethical code violations by judges, down from 1,722 last year, the commission revealed on Thu

Antara, Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Air Carrier Association, or Inaca, proposed a one-price policy on jet fuel on Thursday, citing sharp price disparity between the e

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Despite the fact that some Christians in the country had to celebrate their holy day without being allowed in their own churches, Coordinating Political, Leg

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Hundreds of people living in a housing complex 35 kilometres to the south of the Indonesian capital have been forced to learn safe snake-handling techniques t

Jakarta – Head of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency Doni Monardo has said that 98 percent of rivers in the country have been polluted, especially in major cities.

Jambi, Indonesia – In stark contrast to the pervading sense of gleeful anticipation of Christmas on Wednesday (Dec 25) in many parts of the country, Christians in Indonesia's Jambi cit

Nic Maclellan – Yudha Korwa was just 17 years old when he was attacked by Indonesian soldiers during the Biak massacre on 6 July 1998.

Antara, Jakarta – A Lamborghini driver was detained after he opened fire and threatened two high school students using his gun in a Jakarta road rage, police said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Members of the Yasmin Bogor Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) and the Filadelfia Bekasi Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) were again forced to hold their Christmas ser

Suherdjoko, Asip Hasani and Apriadi Gunawan, Semarang, Blitar and Medan – Despite reports that Christians in some regions faced problems as they were due to celebrate Christmas, religi

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government awarded sentence cuts to 12,629 Christian convicts on Christmas Day, with 166 of them being able to walk out of jail on Wednesday th

Jakarta – As Christians in Indonesia prepare to attend religious services in celebration of Christmas on Tuesday and Wednesday, authorities have stepped up measures to secure churches

At least 25 people have been killed after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned.

Carter Banker – Walking through Indonesian college campuses today, it's easy to spot the young women clad head-to-toe in black amongst the sea of students wearing jeans and brightly co

Surfboard tucked under his arm, Dery Setyawan sprints into the crashing waves.

Dedi Dinarto – In November 2019, the newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian sparked a controversy when he proposed a review of the direct election system for regional

Eliza Borrello and Phil Hemingway in West Java – After some coaxing, Siti Dalfa stands against a height chart in her family's modest living room in Cipanas, West Java.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A search and rescue team has recovered the bodies of all six victims killed in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Pulau Baru village, Merangin regency in Jamb

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Local K-pop fans have expressed their disappointment on social media after the government slapped import tariffs on more e-commerce goods.

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matron Megawati Soekarnoputri, who served as the country's fifth president – and the first female one – said it should be poss

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry named on Monday prominent banker Zulkifli Zaini as the new president director of state electricity firm PLN, a posit

Dwi Argo Santosa, Jakarta – After many years, Christians in two of West Sumatra's predominantly Muslim districts are finally allowed to hold their own Christmas celebrations.

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Customs Director-General at Finance Ministry Heru Pambudi announced that imported books are exempted from duty and tax including VAT or value-added tax and inco

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) expressed suspicion about the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) search for a new spokesman.

Fikri Arigi and Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Spokesman for the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Munarman criticized Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko's statement regarding Xinjiang's Muslim et

Nasori, Jakarta – The Customs Office has tightened the rules for e-commerce imports on Monday as part of a concerted effort to protect local small businesses producing shoes, bags and

Della Syahni – Contrary to often-used arguments that fossil fuels are cheaper than renewable energy in Indonesia, a recent analysis found that shifting to renewables could actually cut

Antara, Jakarta – Dozens of protesters from multiple communities in Aceh Province took to the streets today, December 24, voicing support for Uighur Muslims reportedly oppressed in the

Emma Powys Maurice – International teachers in some Indonesian schools are being subjected to intrusive 'psychological exams' aimed at uncovering their sexual orientation and attitude

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir asserted he will not hesitate to liquidate insolvent SOEs that are just "camouflages".

Antara, Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) chairman Robikin Emhas said, non-theologically, Muslims offering Christmas wishes in the spirit of brotherhood pose no prob

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy of Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi said that the organization has never issued a fatwa over

Erwin Bramana Karnadi – Women earn less than men in the workplace. It would take 202 years for women to make as much as men according to 2018 data from the World Economic Forum.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Jokowi said that the palm oil field moratorium remains conclusive despite the government eyeing to achieve 100 percent diesel fuel and palm oi