Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The communication and informatics ministry (Kominfo) initiated a partnership with 10 state-ministries and agencies to launch the aduanasn.id, a website that enab

Jakarta (Antara) – Vape continues to become a dilemma even though it is widely deemed by its users as a safer alternative compared to traditional smoking.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Laode M.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said he would examine the claim voiced by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab about the ban to retu

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – PDIP politician Dewi Tanjung challenged the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) to show proofs that she spread hoaxes regarding the acid attack on Corruptio

Jayapura (Antara) – Papuan Customary figures demanded the government manage Lake Sentani like the management of Lake Toba in Medan, North Sumatra.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Legal and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly denied that the government had demanded the Saudi Arabian government issue a letter banning the Islamic Defenders

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) chairman of Sobri Lubis claimed that his side had obtained a recommendation letter from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and

Ian Sample – A scientist who takes on the companies responsible for massive wildfires across Indonesia has won the prestigious John Maddox prize for standing up for science in the face

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially urged state ministers to emulate the United States' policymaking, which he said involved retracting the previous set of min

Jakarta (Antara) – Members of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission I asked for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to seriously handle the issues on Papua and West Papua.

Heru Andriyanto, Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto said on Sunday that during nearly two years of his leadership he had brought the party to a commandi

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia will start using a single set of data, instead of several compiled from many sources, for its food production and distribution next year to rem

Jakarta – Amid ongoing efforts to secure electricity transmission lines around the country, state electricity giant PLN has employed a rather unorthodox strategy in Aceh.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission, or KPU, says there has been an increase in the number of women representatives in the national legislatures after the April 2019

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his ministers to slash regulations for every new rule issuance, inspired by a story shared with him by U

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) supports its East Java branch's advice for Muslims to avoid using greetings from other religions, saying the call was in line with guidelin

Jonathan D Smith – Young environmental activist Greta Thunberg's famous quote "listen to the scientists", during her meeting with the US Congress is a clarion call for policy-makers to

Muthia Kusuma, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Choirul Anam has noted a number of reports related to alleged human rights violations involving the

Laily R and Genta Tenri Mawangi, Jakarta – The first pretrial hearing of the suspects accused of treason, including the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-West Papua) spokes

Stanley Widianto and Jessica Damiana, Jakarta – The murder of two Indonesian activists, allegedly ordered by a palm oil businessman, highlights the threats faced by environmentalists,

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Following a visit to the headquarters of state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said the country's defense indust

Jakarta – North Sumatra Police say they are on a manhunt for three fugitives who are part of a conspiracy linked to a palm oil company to murder two journalists in Labuhan Batu, a dist

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – There were at least 2,400 recorded cases of religious freedom violations in Indonesia in the past 12 years, a new study from the Setara Institute for Democracy an

Beritasatu, Jakarta – As many have expected, media magnate Surya Paloh was reelected chairman of the National Democratic Party by acclamation during the last day of its national congre

Beritasatu.com, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry says it will revise the current religious studies curriculum and ban textbooks that propagate intolerant views at state-run sch

Jakarta – A representative of the Islamic-based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), Jazuli Juwaini, has asked Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto to pay more attention to missio

Walda Marison, Jakarta – The first pre-trial suit hearing involving Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) spokesperson Surya Anta Ginting and five other Papua activists cha

Jakarta – Scores of students from the United Student Front (FMB) held an action at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday November 11.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) deputy secretary-general Dita Indahsari considered President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's plan to add more seats for deput

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) would examine the son of Legal and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly, Yamitema Tirtajaya Laoly, in the corruption cas

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Palace balked at commenting the statement conveyed by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab who said that Indonesian government demanded Saudi

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) announced they would put forth dialogue with Papua's religious and public figures ahead of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) anniversary

Michael Koziol – A legacy project of former prime minister Tony Abbott – an exhaustive official history of Australia's military operations in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq – is in d

Jakarta – Ever wondered how President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo got his now-ubiquitous nickname? The unlikely answer: from a French businessman.

Jakarta – The East Java branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a letter advising Muslims against using greetings from other religions, calling the practice a form of b

An Indonesian palm oil executive has been arrested for allegedly ordering the killing two activist journalists who were mediating a land dispute between his company and local residents

Jakarta – The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java has officially appointed its first female rector since the first-tier state university was founded almost a century ago

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's new administration is seeking to roll out a set of measures to boost its exports in a bid to revive economic growth amid pressure from the ongoing

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Police have arrested an oil palm plantation owner believed to be the mastermind behind the murder of two journalists-cum-activists, Maraden Siani

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said that Prophet Muhammad is a role model because he was able to change society for the better.

Andy Gregory – Household brands such as Nestle, Unilever and P&G are buying palm oil from suppliers deemed partly responsible for forest fires currently ravaging Indonesia and blan

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – New Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo on Wednesday declared his commitment to continue his predecessor Susi Pudjiastuti's much-praised hardl

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia has witnessed a decline in internet freedom over the past year, largely as a result of on-and-off restricted access to social media and manipulatio

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Former ruling party Golkar is set for a heated chairmanship election as two of its strong men prepare to face each other in a national congress in December.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The Indonesian capital should consider canceling its Formula E Championship next year as the city is still running a budget deficit and many of its resi

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – After more than two years hoping for the resolution of his assault case, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan faces another hurdl

Jakarta – Members of Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) Commission B overseeing finance have asked that their names be engraved on a monument after the second phase of the MRT conclude

Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has announced that projects funded by the state budget will be obliged to purchase and use only locally made hoes in an attempt t

Jakarta – A man was arrested for a crime he did not commit in Cengkareng, West Jakarta and the incident was recorded by a CCTV camera, the footage of which went viral on social media.