Hong Kong – The global collapse in coal prices this year has dealt a particularly heavy blow to miners in Indonesia, the top exporter and one of the largest producers of the fuel.

Jakarta – The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data given by a government offic

Corazon Miller – Two men accused of gambling are the latest to receive a public whipping in the capital of Indonesia's Aceh, where people are commonly flogged for a range of offences i

Jakarta – Students protesting near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta today said they hope that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not betray the people during his second term in off

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has stated he is ready to join the Cabinet in the second term of President

Camellia Webb-Gannon – Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an independence day celebrat

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – The legal counsel team for seven suspects of treason case from Papua stated their clients are in good condition after a visit in Kalimantan Timur.

Diana Mariska, Nur Yasmin, Farouk Arnaz, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stopped short of announcing his new cabinet on Monday but the list of people

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Today, exactly five years ago, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was inaugurated as the president of the Republic of Indonesia for 2014-2019.

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has set lofty goals for his second-term presidency, promising to simplify bureaucr

Emma Connors – There was pomp and ceremony aplenty but compared to the last presidential inauguration, Sunday's crowning of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his new Vice President Ma'ruf Amin

Dicky Christanto Wulandaru, Jakarta – The incoming chair of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) should focus on improving the performance of the senior national team, following

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Leaders from ASEAN countries, Australia and Swaziland made courtesy calls on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Sunday at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta to

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Jakarta – The Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) offices in Medan, North Sumatra, has been attacked by molotov cocktails thrown by unidentified assailants.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid says that it will be difficult to stop the current attempt to weaken the fight against corruption by crippling the Corrup

Arys Aditya, Viriya Singgih and Karlis Salna, Bloomberg News – Joko Widodo was inaugurated as Indonesia's president for a second five-year term and faces an early test to shore up supp

Amy Remeikis – Scott Morrison's whirlwind trip to Indonesia is a "good thing", his political opponent says, as Labor embraces bipartisan support for Australia's latest free trade agree

James Massola, Jakarta – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has discussed free trade, Papua and Indonesia's proposed new capital during a flying visit to Jakarta for President Joko Widodo's

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – According to the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), President Joko Widodo or Jokowi did not mention at all the issue of law enfor

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Laurenzus Kadepa, Papua parliament member from Politics, Legal and Human Rights Division, said Papuan peoples do not need an offer in the presidential cabine

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received a letter in mid-August, urging him to support the swift passage of a controversial criminal code bill that wo

Haeril Halim – Indonesia's human rights commission called for a probe into scores of deaths in Papua on Friday after some of the deadliest violence in years swept the restive region.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is making a flying visit to Jakarta for ceremonial reasons but the trip comes at an opportune time to talk trade with Indonesia.

Since the fall of the Indonesian dictator Suharto in 1998, civil society has flourished under the country's burgeoning democracy.

Yoga Rusmana – The world has more than enough coffee, and Indonesia is looking to add to the glut.

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Rully Satriadi, Carlos Ky Paath, Jakarta – At least 18 heads of state, heads of government and special envoys of friendly countries are planning to attend the inauguration of President

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo refused to answer a question from a journalists about progress in solving the acid attack against senor Corruption Eradication Comm

We've been through this before, but this time it's official: cell phones obtained outside of legally recognized means may soon no longer function in Indonesia, as the government today

A 47-year-old man in Surabaya, East Java, identified as Maspuryanto, was arrested for allegedly setting his 19-year-old wife, named Putri Nalurita, on fire during a dispute between the

There have been debates in recent months on whether or not controversial hardline group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) should be disbanded, but one high-ranking government official has

A shocking case of alleged deadly animal abuse has sparked huge outrage on social media in Indonesia this week, prompting a police probe into the matter.

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Swathes of rainforest Indonesia plans to recover from oil palm planters must not instead be handed to the mining and timber sectors nor used for infrastr

Jakarta – Indonesia has issued regulations to allow authorities to block smartphones purchased on the black market, in a bid to encourage investors to produce mobile phones in the coun

Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono, Medan, Indonesia – Ais likes to dance. She knows the words to "I'm a Little Teapot." Her dimples are disarming.

Jakarta – A clash between two Indonesian communities reignited near the site of the country's planned new capital, police said on Thursday, with rioters burning down scores of houses,

Emma Connors – Indonesia is on track to ratify the free trade agreement with Australia by the end of the year in what will be welcome news for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who will b

Semarang (Antara) – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo proposed a new model to patrol the neighborhood to anticipate various threats of terrorism in the surrounding environment.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Students Executive Boards' Alliance (BEM SI) is set to invite President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to an open dialogue on October 21, a day after the presid

Jakarta – If the government is serious about finding the best solution to the Papuan problem, the communication and informatics ministry should support the endeavor by Facebook to rid

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia has been re-elected to have a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council through voting in New York, United States, on October 17.

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Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has inked a circular letter for all governors across Indonesia regarding the increase in the minimum wage of provinces (UMP) and

Byniniek karmini, Jakarta – In fisherman Saimin's fly-strewn riverside slum, less than an hour's drive from Indonesia's presidential palace, much of the age-old problems President Joko

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – A college student has died during basic training for members of a university paramilitary group (Menwa) in Palembang, South Sumatra.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Two days before the inauguration ceremony of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's second and final term, a get-together was held between

Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty – Australia's negotiations with Timor-Leste should be the subject of a royal commission, and the government should return $5bn unfairly taken from the im

Indra Nugraha, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has charged a former politician from Borneo in connection with a port development project, in a move that could shed light o