Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesia's highly regarded disaster agency spokesperson, a man who continued to provide updates on the country's inordinate number of natura

It's 21 years since a massacre on Biak Island in West Papua and an activist says there's yet to be any action taken against the perpetrators.

Jakarta – Fiscal incentives in the form of a tax cut introduced by the government resulted in a slight increase in sales of luxury homes and apartments in June and early July, accordin

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Ever since taking office in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, in December, Nagekeo Regent Johanes Don Bosco Do has been receiving grim reports from residents livin

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Supreme Court has rejected a cassation appeal filed by the Muarobulian Prosecutor's Office in Jambi in relation to the case of a 15-year-old rape victim charge

Jakarta – Asylum seekers from several war-torn countries are camped out on the sidewalks of Jl.

Jakarta – Under an intense public spotlight illuminating Jakarta's heavy air pollution, the city administration has admitted that it still needs more measuring equipment to better gath

Michael Andrew – West Papuan human rights defender Rosa Moiwend was in New Zealand this week, speaking about the need for more countries to challenge Indonesia on its human rights abus

Fadli, Batam – The Batam Customs and Excise Office has warned the importers of 49 containers filled with hazardous waste to follow the government's order of returning the waste to thei

Fikri Arigi and Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said that everyone should understand the Supreme Court verdict on rejecting Baiq Nuril's appeal for a cas

Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – Dozens of Damri bus drivers and the conductors at Soekarno-Hatta went on strike since last night until this morning, July 5-6, hampering the bus service

Antara, Meulaboh – West Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) chairman Teungku Abdurrani Adian has expressed support for a plan by the Aceh administration to legalize polygamy.

Jakarta – Perempuan Mahardika (Free Women), a non-government organisation (NOG) working to protect women, is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to give amnesty to Baiq Nuril aft

Jakarta – The Acehnese Regional House of Representatives (DPRA) is justifying a plan by the Aceh government to legalise polygamy on the grounds that it will save women and children who

Denpasar – A commemoration of 21 years since the "Bloody Biak Tragedy" in West Papua by the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) in the Balinese provincial capital of Denpasar on Saturday July

A demonstration by Papuan students in Bali commemorating 21 years since the "Bloody Biak Incident" was forcibly broken up by Tanjung Bungkak Village Balinese traditional security guard

Jakarta – An Indonesian woman who was handed a prison sentence for exposing her cheating boss, prompting a public outcry, has had her court appeal rejected.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The fate of Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was charged under Indonesia's notorious electronic information law for recording sexual advances by her boss, now rests on a p

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah regrets that the Supreme Court (MA) rejected the appeal for a case review (PK) submitted by Baiq Nuril

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has called on the government not to overregulate the aviation industry, arguing that it could kill the business itself.

After its official permit as a civil society organization (referred to in Indonesia as "mass organizations" or ormas for short) expired on June 20, the hardline Islamic Defenders Front

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has claimed that sent away some 10,000 fishing ships from Indonesian waters through her tough policy of sinking vesse

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not ruling out dropping spying charges in a commonwealth case involving East Timor.

Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) through institutions such as the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police is expected to deploy thousands of officers

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Pasuruan, East Java – A resident of Semedusari, Lekok district, Pasuruan regency, has been wounded by a stray bullet that allegedly came from the Navy's Combat Tr

Febriana Firdaus & Kate Mayberry, Jakarta, Indonesia – The three main armed separatist groups in West Papua have joined forces to step up their push for independence as clashes bet

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has recorded that, from June 2018 to May 2019, the National Police carried out hundreds of acts of violen

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has revealed on Tuesday that last year's state budget recorded a deficit of Rp 269.4 trillion, or 1.81 percent of gross domestic produc

Thomas Paterson – The 2019 Indonesian election period was marred by violent protests and incessant widespread disinformation – commonly referred to as 'hoaxes' in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has blamed "excessive" imports on the recent price drop of salt produced by local farmers for household needs.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will announce a major overhaul of his cabinet aimed at firing up South-east Asia's biggest economy, but will now delay the reshuffle until Oc

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Responding to the civil lawsuit on the capital's pollution, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that the people behind the lawsuit have also contributed

A number of Islamic and youth organisations in the Acehnese city of Lhokseumawe have objected to the national-level U-17 Women's Soccer Tournament being held in Lhokseumawe because the

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition, which is made up of a number of non-government organisations (NGOs), is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to give amnesty to Baiq Nuril after

Pangkalan Kerinci – Five years since the Fire Free Village Program was initiated by Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, or RAPP, a subsidiary of April Group, the number of forest fires in Ria

Jakarta – Residents of Muara Baru, Penjaringan district in North Jakarta are starting to suffer the effects of the dry season and are complaining that their wells are running out of wa

Jakarta – An elementary school teacher in Lamongan, East Java, has been named a suspect in a child sexual abuse case that allegedly involved 30 students.

Gita Irawan, Jakarta – Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher for political affairs, Professor Syamsuddin Haris, is concerned that there is a plot to "tame" the Corruption E

Ahmad Rafiq, ABC, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto called the formation of the West Papua Army was a separatist activity.

Siobhan O'Grady – Nuril Maknun was tired of getting lewd phone calls from her boss, who she alleged repeatedly shared explicit details of his sexual encounters with her and demanded sh

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) released a report on its official Twitter account about women's representation at the Indonesian parliament,

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The wiretapping draft bill (RUU) currently being formulated by legislators at the House of Representatives (DPR) prohibits wiretap recordings to be kept

The controversial case of Baiq Nuril has come to an end with a recent court ruling, which will see her serve a six-month prison sentence for trying to out her sexual harasser.

Halida Bunga Fisandra, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police (Polri) spokesman Brig. Gen.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – As many as 234 people have registered themselves for the 2019-2023 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader selection process in the final day today.

Jakarta – The Indonesian armed forces (TNI), particularly the army, found itself caught in a crossfire between supporters of Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto who are bitterly polarized

Jakarta (Antara) – A member of the Communication Office of Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Andre Rosiade is sure that Sandiaga Uno will remain with Prabowo Subianto, and wil

Jakarta (Antara) – University of Indonesia's political observer Ade Reza Hariyadi said that President Jokowi could recruit young figures to handle a number of national strategic issues

Jakarta (Antara) – The Papua Police will fire the officer who allegedly shot a civilian at the Ilwayab District of Merauke Regency.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party threatened to take legal action against the people responsible for producing ID cards in support of former presidential election cand