Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan has said the increase in oil and gas imports was triggered by the significant increase in consumption, while domestic pro

Jakarta – In response to a recent case of a man allegedly assaulting his wife for refusing sex, the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that forci

The Bandung District Court today sentenced highly controversial cleric Habib Bahar bin Smith to three years in prison for assaulting two minors last year, footage of which went viral o

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a regulation on major tax deductions aimed at boosting investment, research and development (R&D) as well as the participation o

Jakarta – Members of a religious group have stopped the first-ever Base Jam concert in Aceh because of the pop band's alleged violations of the region's strict Islamic law.

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Klaten, Central Java – The student admissions committee at SMPN 1 Jogonalan junior high school in Klaten, Central Java, is requiring all applicants to bring in used

Asip Hasani, Blitar – The Blitar Police have charged a local woman with defamation and hate speech after she referred to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as "pharaoh" in an image that ha

There's strong opposition in West Papua to a reconfiguration of military forces in the struggle for independence from Indonesia.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee group has again urged President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to establish an independent joint fact-finding team

Jakarta – Defense Minister (Menhan) Ryamizard Ryacudu still reminisces about his friendship with the supreme leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The United Nations Refugee Agency, or the UNHCR, will work together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Justice and Human Rights Ministry to find a way out

Antara & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Tuesday that thousands of Indonesian Islamic State sympathizers will be allowed to return to their hom

Fana Suparma & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted an appeal from Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung, the former chairman of Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Ag

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Blood Diamond, a 2006 Hollywood blockbuster, depicts how the illicit economic activity to secure diamonds in Sierra Leone involved conflicting dome

Avit Hidayat and Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Apart from the discussions on Jakarta's May 22 riots' alleged human rights violations, Amnesty International Indonesia also talked about the j

Iil Askar Monza, Jakarta – The National Commission of Anti-Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) assessed the plan to legalize polygamy practice presently discussed by Aceh provinc

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Aviation observer and member of the Republic of Indonesia's Ombudsman, Alvin Lie, said the government has intervened airlines' businesses too far.

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said that the government plans to operate Tanjung Priok Seaport in North Jakarta, the country's largest port, for 24 hours seven

Riza Roidila Mufti, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) is not yet in full operation, as the developer is still working to complete facilities in the new airport in Kul

Jakarta – The Bogor regency administration has taken measures for the possibility of crop failures during this year's dry season.

Jakarta – Drought is taking its toll on nearly 103,000 hectares of rice fields in at least 100 regencies and cities across the country after 30 days without rain.

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has issued a regulation that requires all public transportation companies to install a global positioning system (GPS) device in every vehicle for

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's (BI) latest assessment on the country's consumer confidence revealed that domestic consumers have a largely optimistic outlook on the

Jakarta – Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, known to many as Pak Topo, the spokesman of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), passed away on Sunday in Guangzhou, China, at 2:20 a.m.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed on a set of macroeconomic assumptions that will form the basis for the 2020 state budget.

Jakarta – The draft Aceh qanun (bylaw) legalising polygamy has attracted support and opposition.

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – A Base Jam concert on the closing night of the 2019 Aceh Culinary Festival (ACF) has been closed down by a hardline Islamic group.

A resident of North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok neighborhood, identified as 37-year-old Anton Nuryanto, was arrested on Friday for violently assaulting his wife, identified by her initials

The overcrowding in Indonesia's prison system is at near crisis levels.

Even as soccer fans around the world watched and celebrated the incredible performances of the gifted athletes at this year's recently concluded Women's World Cup (congrats Team USA!),

Following Prabowo Subianto's failed legal challenge to overturn President Joko Widodo's election victory late last month, one of the most hotly discussed issues in Indonesian politics

Bayu Marhaenjati & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Former army general Kivlan Zen's lawyer said he will report Judge Ahmad Guntur from the Jakarta District Court to the Judiciary Commiss

Aw Cheng Wei, Singapore – The young South-east Asian nation of Timor Leste is hoping that Singapore will play a bigger role in its development story as it strives to become an upper mi

Jakarta – The number of conflicts between residents and Sumatran elephants doubled in Riau during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, data from the Riau

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian Embassy in Moscow will hold the fourth Indonesian Festival in Russia on Aug.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that the Aceh Regional House of Representatives (DPRA) does not need to issue a regional regulation

Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – The West Java Ministry of Justice and Human Rights representative office (Kemenkum HAM Jabar) is proposing a special way to handle inmates who have a devian

Taylor McDonald – The looming 50th anniversary of a so-called referendum that condemned the two Papuan provinces to exploitation by Indonesia has coincided with a rising tide of milita

On Saturday, dozens of activists from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) who were holding a rally to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Biak massacre in Denpasar clashed with local

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – After his re-election, President Joko Widodo said his new cabinet for the second-term of his presidency might include millennials or youths under 30

Aichi Halik, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reprimanded State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan for the tr

Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – The West Java Ministry of Justice and Human Rights representative office has found signs of deviant sex being committed by inmates at a number of correction

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia criticizes Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan for his plan to create artificial rain in the nation's capital.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A joint fact-finding team (TGPF) for Novel Baswedan case has completed the investigation of the acid attack against the senior investigator of Corruption Eradi

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said that its Commission III requested that President Jokowi pardon honorary senior high school

Jack Board, Surabaya – The village of Bangun is surrounded by greenery – stretches of lush paddy fields and a slow-moving river.

Vicky Amin, Jakarta – Pointing at somewhere in the distance, a middle-aged woman asked a bajaj driver: "How much to the station?"

Jakarta (Antara) – The 2019 presidential election held simultaneously with legislative elections on April 17, 2019, across Indonesia was a long and tiring process with a campaign lasti

Viji Menon – The political gridlock in parliament in 2017-2018, which resulted in its inability to pass the 2018 budget, led to the second general election in May 2018.