This time, it's from the National Population and Family Planning Board, also known as the BKKBN, which today said homosexuality is not only a disease that can and should be cured, but

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has recorded a 30 percent decrease in air travelers during this year's Idul Fitri exodus from last year.

Phnom Penh – Cambodia and Timor-Leste vowed on Monday to enhance bilateral relations in trade, tourism and education, a Cambodian spokesman said.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian police have arrested Fitriadin, a man who allegedly spread the hoax about the attack inside a mosque in Petamburan during the May 22 riot.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Key benchmark surveys on Indonesia's consumers and manufacturing sector have pointed to robust confidence among local buyers and businesses, which indicates high

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), encouraged the government to apply the open sky system, which will allow foreign airlines to conduct business in Indon

Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world's biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.

Jakarta (Antara) – As many as 81 Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia who are being deported after paying MYR 135 arrived at the Dumai International Port together with the homecomers

Ian Wilson – Many of the questions surrounding who was responsible for the violence that erupted in Jakarta on 21-22 May will likely never be answered.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police Spokesman Gen.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A ruwat (traditional purification ritual) was performed during an interfaith gathering at the Johannes Maria Presbytery of Soegijapranata Catholic

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government pledges to push forward with its structural reforms after Indonesia showed an improvement in the International Institute for Management

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has asserted that there is no room for any call of referendum in any region of Indonesia, amid reports that some groups in Aceh are dem

Jakarta – Former Indonesian first lady Kristiani Herrawati Yudhoyono passed away on Saturday at the National University Hospital in Singapore, where she had been receiving treatment fo

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that medical treatment for victims of the Jakarta riots is mostly covered by the National Health Insurance (JKN), with only a small n

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed his concern over a Rp 21.9 million (US$1,522) airfare from flag carrier Garuda Indonesia for a Bandung-Medan flight av

The Military, Police and the National Commission on Human Rights are investigating the deaths of four people in a shooting during election related violence in Papua.This week it was re

Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Centers Tenants Association (Hippindo) has blamed the postelection protests on May 21 and 22 for sluggish sales during Ramadan, which is usually a pea

Jakarta – Australia's Federal Court has ordered flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to pay 19 million Australian dollars (US$13.13 million) for colluding on fees and surcharges for air freig

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government owes state energy holding company Pertamina US$3.1 billion for selling Premium gasoline, Solar diesel fuel and kerosene below market

Chaidir Anwar Tanjung, Pekanbaru – Environmental activists in Riau province held a theatrical action in protest over the construction of a ring road in Duri City, Bengkalis regency.

Bernard Aw – The pace of Indonesia's manufacturing growth gained momentum in May, according to the latest PMI survey data, boding well for the economy in the second quarter after a dis

Jakarta (Antara) – Former Army chief of staff for the Strategic Reserve Command Kivlan Zen was officially detained by the Metro Jaya Police on Thursday, May 30, after being questioned

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said that the May 22 riot can still be considered as a social order issue and could yet be considered as a di

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Jakarta – Global rating agency Standard & Poor's has raised Indonesia's sovereign credit rating by a notch on Friday, just a week after the re-election of reform-minded President J

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Antara/Robertus Wardi & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu met his United States counterpart, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Michael Shanahan, during a c

Jakarta – In a bid to create a more equal capital for all, the Jakarta administration has decided that it will no longer carry out post-Idul Fitri civil registration raids targeting ne

Jakarta – The current religious discourse among student groups at a number of state tertiary institutions (PTN) is largely dominated by Islamic study groups (tarbiyah) and former membe

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Jakarta – The government hopes that retired TNI (Indonesian military) generals will not miss-perceive the recent arrest and indictment of other former military generals.

Jakarta (Antara) – Spokesman for Prabowo-Sandi National Winning Body (BPN) Andre Rosiade revealed it will report back 98 activists, who had approached the Police over allegations of Pr

Indonesian soldiers shot and killed four people in Papua province during a riot reportedly linked to the recent national elections.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Papua Military Command, the National Police and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have launched an investigation into the deaths of four

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have extended Kivlan Zen's detention for another 20 days on Thursday after declaring him a suspect in the assassination plot against four high-ranking

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – A group of Reformasi activists reported Prabowo Subianto and some of his most prominent backers to police on Wednesday as those responsible for the riots in J

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named on Tuesday two high-ranking officials at the Mataram Immigration Office and a resort director in West Nusa Tenggara as suspe

Yustinus Paat & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency, Bawaslu, said it disagreed with a claim made by Bambang Widjojanto, the head of losing presidential ticket

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno are responsible for provoking many teens to take part in violent post-election riots

Edna Carolina Pattisina, Jakarta – On Thursday May 30 Indonesia become the first country in South-East Asia to be visited by US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Michael Shanahan.

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The violent riots that engulfed Central Jakarta for two nights last week have left the public with many concerns and authorities are under pressure to provide answers.

The prosecutor for Indonesia's independent Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today in court laid out the allegations facing Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Indonesia's Minister of Religi

Jakarta – The riots that gripped parts of Central and West Jakarta from late May 21 to the early hours of May 23 have left behind many questions, including who masterminded the apparen

Jakarta – Members of the People's Sovereignty National Movement (GNKR) have reportedly planned another postelection rally in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) buildin

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police have named two activists affiliated with the People's Sovereignty National Movement (GNKR) suspects of treason in Medan.

Jakarta – Thousands of have signed the petition #TurunkanTiketPapua on change.org to urge Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to regulate airfares to and from Papua.

Jakarta – City thoroughfares are busy again as they were reopened on Tuesday after being closed for around a week following protests staged by supporters of losing presidential candida

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights watchdog has set up a fact-finding team to investigate conflicting claims on the number of people killed during last week's riots in