Eight members of the House of Lords call on the foreign secretary to take a strong stand against the banning of nearly all foreign media, NGOs and humanitarian agencies from entering W

Fans of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama may have to live with the fact that he won't ever return to politics in Indonesia.

Jakarta (Antara) – Fire has razed 15 hectares of peatland on the outskirts of the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru since Friday (July 18, 2019)

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – May. Gen.

David Robie – Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a "Pacific" nation while attempting to provide an unconvincing imp

Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General has revoked a regulation on individual income tax to simplify the tax calculation process and ensure legal certainty.

Jakarta – The level of air pollution in Depok, West Java, has alarmed a group of regular pedestrians, who referred to data from an air quality monitoring service showing that the city

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected 58 of the 260 petitions filed against April's legislative election results.

Anne Barker and Michael Barnett in Suai, Timor-Leste – At the Xanana Gusmao International Airport on Timor-Leste's picturesque south coast, a morning flight comes in to land.

Dina Afrianty – Despite many controversies surrounding deliberation on the anti-sexual violence bill in Indonesia's parliament, people with disabilities welcome the new bill.

Jakarta (Antara) – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has urged all companies that produce plastic products to help clean up seas and oceans from plastic debris.

Jakarta (Antara) – As the search for Mega Tug Boat's four missing crew members is still under way, the Search and Rescue (SAR) Office in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, was report

Jakarta – The construction of a new observation tower near the offices of the South Tangerang administration has apparently irked local residents living nearby.

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – An Indonesian soldier was killed in a separatist attack on the Yuguru River Bridge construction project in Nduga district, Papua, on Saturday.

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – When Harijanto needed more workers to make Nike and Adidas sneakers at one of its factories outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta, he couldn't make the numbers w

Jakarta (Antara) – As many as 1,048 people have registered to join a parade rejecting single-use plastic bags in Jakarta Sunday. The parade will start at 06:00 a.m.

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government plans to plant and establish mother-in-law tongue (lidah mertua) gardens at the mayor's office and local administrative offices to reduce po

Dina Fitri Anisa & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – James Riady, founder and chairman of Pelita Harapan University, expressed concern over asylum seekers' access to education and health care

Jakarta (Antara) – A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and Greenpeace, launched a public awareness campaign

Supriyadi – The Depok municipal Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) has tabled a draft regional regulation (Raperda) against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT).

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has made plans to allocate Rp 240 billion (US$17.24 million) to disentangle Depok city's infamous traffic congestion.

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has said Indonesia's waters will have more plastics than fish by 2030 if the country does not take action to tackle t

Juhri Selamet – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry has failed to communicate the risk of air pollution in the capital, Jakarta, and surrounding areas.

Nick Rodway and Grace Dungey – In a time of near universal dependence on the English language, it is all too easy to dismiss the importance of linguistic diversity across the globe.

Rizal Bomantama, Jakarta – Indonesian Child Protection Agency (KPAI) Commissioner for Education Affairs, Retno Listyarti, has revealed that the cases of sexual violence in schools in 2

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) congratulate Mr Benny Wenda for receiving the Freedom of Oxford City Council.

Irsyan Hasyim, Depok – The Depok Love Society has questioned the urgency of planned deliberations on an Anti-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Draft Regional Regulation or Raperda

Andrew M Potts – East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, has celebrated LGBTQI pride for a third year in a row, with a Pride March taking place in the capital, Dili, on July 12.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The moment Leona set foot in Jakarta – a bustling metropolis of 10 million residents – she knew that she had a lot of adjusting to do.

Nick Baker – A series of marital rape cases have made headlines in Indonesia this month, with activists demanding the country better address this "hidden" crisis.

Jakarta – Thousands of people in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have been displaced by fighting between soldiers and separatists, and at least 139 of them have died from mal

Jakarta – The Mesuji Police have confiscated a range of weapons, including firearms and sharp objects, from the Register 45 plantation area in Mekar Jaya Abadi, Mesuji, Lampung, follow

Jakarta – Businessman Tomy Winata is apologizing for one of his lawyers who allegedly assaulted two judges during a court session in Central Jakarta on Thursday.

Jakarta – The Garuda Indonesia Workers Union [Sekarga] has revoked a police report it filed against YouTube content creators Rius Vernandes and Elwiyana Monica for posting a photo of a

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given the National Police a deadline of three months to discover who attacked the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) senior investig

Jakarta – The removal of a bamboo art installation titled Getah Getih from near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Wednesday has left an empty spot in the area.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) welcomes the government's plan to revise Energy and Mineral Resources Ministerial Decree No.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised to allocate eternal funds to support the development of the country's arts and creative industry in next year'

Jakarta – A lawmaker's revival of an idea to build a nuclear power plant in Indonesia has triggered public debate over the pros and cons of the technology, particularly about its safet

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesian Navy Chief Admiral Siwi Sukma Adji met his Australian counterpart Vice Admiral Michael Joseph Noonan in the Australian capital Canberra on Friday.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – PKB and Golkar are not the only parties eyeing the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker position.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Law and Human Rights Ministry's director-general of immigration Ronny Franky Sompie said that there are no rules that prevent Rizieq Shihab from returning to his

Siti Sadida Hafsyah, Jakarta – Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Cahyo Pamungkas says that the Trans Papua Highway has yet to bring any benefits to the Papuan people.

Jakarta – Non-biodegradable waste has been found clogging sewer pipes in Mega Kuningan, one of the Jakarta's most high-end business districts.

Jakarta – The government is considering whether or not to extend the mass organization permit for the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), a hard-line group with a controversial track record.

Jakarta – Indonesia must pass the new land bill into law to give investors legal certainty and avoid conflict with indigenous communities, experts say.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Jakarta Police handed over more than 300 people suspected of being involved in isolated riots in Jakarta in May to state prosecutors on

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia has dropped its defamation charge against a local vlogger who posted a photo on social media of a handwritten menu he was handed in bu

Indonesia has condemned the Oxford City Council for its recognition of West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda.

An aid group says at least 139 people have died in displacement camps in the highlands of West Papua.