Jakarta – Pancasila Youth (Pemuda Pancasila, PP) Deputy General Chairperson, Bambang Soesatyo, has stated that the organisation will take a tough stand against anyone who intends to di

Jakarta – On Saturday October 26 President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended the opening of the Pancasila Youth's (Pemuda Pancasila, PP) 10th Convention and 60th anniversary at the Sultan

Fikri Arigi, Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud Md, ensured that there will be discussion on the efforts to settle past huma

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Two days after inaugurating the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has named the new deputy ministers to assist the work of his

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A number of human rights activists expressed pessimism for newly sworn-in Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Human Rights Mahfud MD in solving past hu

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) secretary-general Dewi Kartika was cynical toward President Joko Widodo's constant land certificate distributions.

Jakarta – A senior member of the National Awakening Party has been caught up in a bribery case involving infrastructure projects. The party could be charged with corruption.

Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) reported 63 cases of oil theft at Rokan Block managed by Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI).

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Dozens of human rights activists gathered to protest President Joko Widodo's decision in naming archrival Prabowo Subianto as Minister of Defense.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Indonesia failed to improve its rank in the latest ease of doing business list issued by the World Bank, falling short of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's promis

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo named Bintang Puspayoga as the women's empowerment and child protection minister, many assumed the surprising appointmen

Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – IndonesiaLeaks has questioned the national police headquarters' decision to halt the criminal investigation into alleged evidence tampering in the case of bee

Jakarta – The announcement and inauguration of the new Advance Indonesia Cabinet members by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has attracted a variety of res

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – When Agus Suparmanto, a ruling coalition lawmaker who owns a small construction company, appeared in a white button-up shirt at the presidential palace in Jaka

Emma Connors, Jakarta – Controversial and polarising are two adjectives frequently used to describe former Indonesian general and special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who this we

Jakarta – Indonesia wants to expedite talks on a trade deal with the European Union and complete within a month a review of trade with the United States, the president and new deputy f

Simon Calder – Boeing started the sequence of events that led to the first 737 Max crash by installing an anti-stall system without telling pilots about its existence, purpose and pitf

Jakarta – The wave of student protests last September spurred adrenaline rush in Edward Aspinall.

Kevin Candra, Lea Citra, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General (AG) Sanitiar Burhanuddin has promised to make past human rights (HAM) cases a priority during his first 100 days in

Valda Kustarini, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed constructional law expert Mahfud MD as the new Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (M

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it will not follow suit in ceasing the investigation of the high-stakes case known as the "red book

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Low learning outcomes have been a scourge on Indonesia's education system and may undermine the country's future competitiveness, researchers warned.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has defended his decision to include members of the erstwhile opposition, the Gerindra Party

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan) in North Sumatra were reportedly recently terrorized by an attack when some unknown individuals threw

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Cengkareng Police in West Jakarta have arrested a man for allegedly abusing a maid working at his house for the past nine years and not paying her a single

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has introduced 113 compulsory national industrial standards (SNI) as of June, this year for products that present dangers to people'

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5 percent, the fourth time it has done so in the past four months, in an

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The city of Bandung will give away 1,000 chicks to boys in elementary schools next month in an effort to stop their gadget addiction.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesians stormed social media to express anger and regret as soon as they found out Susi Pudjiastuti, known as "the minister who blows up boats," was not

Investor Daily, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Stocks of Indonesian state-owned enterprises closed in positive territory on Wednesday evening, hours after young tycoon Erick Thohir was ina

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index has remained stagnant at 73rd despite efforts to attract investment by removin

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Coordinating ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet have been given the power to veto regulations issued by ministries or institutions under their

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank cut interest rates for the fourth month in a row on Thursday (Oct 24) as Southeast Asia's biggest economy looks to counter slowing global growth.

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Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Head of the NasDem Party central executive board (DPP), Irma Suryani Chaniago argues that the naming of ST Burhanuddin as the new Attorney General is no

An Indonesian lawyer being pursued by the state has won a human rights award for shining "a light on violations of the rights" of West Papuans.

Dewi Nurita, Arkhelaus Wisnu, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) criticized President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his formation of the new cabinet of Indonesia Onward (Kabinet

Jakarta – Projo, a volunteer group that had supported President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo since before his first-term presidency, has bid farewell to the Indonesian leader after he picked e

Jakarta – After being held in custody by the police, 10 Greenpeace Indonesia environmental activists who climbed to the top of two of the capital's landmarks and unfurled banners that

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The newly appointed Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is to focus on the development of industrial zones and to increase exports of manufacturi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed Thursday's decision by world football governing body FIFA to award Indonesia the right to host the 2021 Under-20 Worl

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Jakarta – The unusually high daytime temperatures currently experienced in several parts of Indonesia are expected to persist over the next seven days, the nation

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – British Council Indonesia collaborated with London design studio Intoart and local brand CottonInk to put on a fashion show featuring designers and models with di

Jamie Fullerton – The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, has appointed as his defence minister his former bitter election rival Prabowo Subianto – an ex-army general accused of human r

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked the government to involve small and medium-scale contractors and local construction work

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Three days after he took his oath to serve for his second and final term, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Wednesday the 38 members of his

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The appointment of Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim as the new education and culture minister has been met with mixed public opinion, with a number of people us

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially tapped his erstwhile opponent and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto to take the helm of the Defen

Ivany Atina Arbi and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has proposed the National Police's criminal investigation department (Bareskrim) head Comr. Gen.

Mark Dodd – While relations with Timor-Leste remain strained over Australia's 2004 bugging of its cabinet office, the young nation, on half an island just 720 kilometres from Darwin, h