Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Tasikmalaya Mayor Budi Budiman a suspect in an undisclosed corruption case, making him the fourth regional head in West

Jakarta – The National Police's fact-finding team dedicated to investigating an attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan has named new witnesses in

Jakarta – The Depok administration in West Java has sent a letter to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) requesting an immediate ban of Garin Nugroho's film "Kucumbu Tubuh Ind

Andri Sulistyo with Kiki Sirigar in Jakarta – Political hopeful Yayat Abdurahman bet that he would be a winner among some 245,000 candidates in Indonesia's huge election last week, but

The trial of three West Papuans charged with treason has been adjourned until tomorrow.

Indonesia's military says elections held last week in Papua went smoothly, despite threats of more violence from rebels.

Jakarta – Calls have been mounting for incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo and rival Prabowo Subianto to immediately hold a one-on-one meeting and ease tensions between the two

Jakarta – The organizing committee of the 21st International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft 2019) has set its sights on achieving US$13 million in trade contracts and Rp 149 billion (

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's chief security minister said on Wednesday accusations that the government and security forces conspired with election agencies to conduct

Jakarta – As in previous years, the 2019 legislative elections have resulted in cases of depression among losing candidates and their campaign teams.

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry has assured that power plant projects will not be affected by the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) move to name state-own

Jakarta – The European Union's plan to prohibit crude palm oil (CPO) as a raw material for biofuel will affect about 16 million people, including small oil palm plantations and laborer

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is calling on the government, particularly the Transportation Ministry, not to intervene in airfares, but let airplane

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police deployed around one thousand personnel to secure the rally staged by people joined in Aksi Tolak Pemilu Curang (Act against Election Fraud)

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Human Rights, Wiranto, held a closed meeting with a number of ministers in his office in Medan Merdeka Barat, Cen

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto welcomed several guests in his residence on Jalan Kertanegara 4, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Tue

Jakarta – Prosecutors have asked the Surabaya District Court to sentence musician Ahmad Dhani to one and a half years' imprisonment for calling his political rivals "idiots" in a vlog

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – After much huffing and puffing, the government officially rebuked on Wednesday circulating allegations by the opposition parties that it was involved

While the General Election Commission (KPU) has received much praise for their generally smooth implementation of the biggest one-day democratic elections in the world on Wednesday, th

Three West Papuans will today appear in an Indonesian court on treason charges.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia election las

Alexander R Arifianto – Indonesia's presidential elections took place on 17 April 2019, after an eight-month political contest that was characterised by some as "the most polarised ele

Helen Davidson – Calls for Australia to repay a year's worth of oil and gas revenue revenue to Timor-Leste will not be considered by the Labor party before the election, Penny Wong has

Thomas Pepinsky, New York – The early estimates from Indonesia's Apr 17 presidential, legislative, and regional elections have the incumbent, President Joko Widodo, defeating his oppon

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Amid political tension surrounding the election results, an aide of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has jumped into the fray and called for t

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Bogor, West Java – The government has set a higher GDP growth target for 2020 than 2019 after taking into account the higher aggregate demand outlook for consum

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Bogor, West Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his Cabinet ministers to increase capital expenditure and to cut spending on goods procurement

Jakarta – The government has issued a new regulation on incentives and facilities for investment in Indonesia's regions (provinces, cities, regencies) in an effort to boost economic gr

Jakarta – The government agency tasked with organizing elections is scrambling to find extra funds to compensate the families of polling station workers who have died on duty during la

Jakarta – Golkar Party politician and former social affairs minister Idrus Marham has been sentenced to three years in prison for accepting bribes from a businessman to finance his fai

Nithin Coca – Quiet. Boring. Stable.

While Sandiaga Uno didn't have the hiccups that supposedly kept him off stage when Prabowo Subianto claimed "victory" for the first time on Wednesday, the expression on his face during

Christian Lee & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Korsa, or common loyalty shared by members of a specific group, apparently does matter and plays an important role in political communi

Ghina Ghaliya, Syofiardi Bachyul JB and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Padang, and Medan – Thousands of polling stations across Indonesia are expected to hold revotes to make up for technic

As a former general and the head of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto has long been an intimidating political powerhouse, but the sheer amount of jokes being made on social media ab

Jakarta – A Bank Indonesia survey has shown slow growth in loan demand in the first quarter of 2019, but the central bank projects faster growth in the second quarter.

Jakarta – The Industry Ministry projects the food and beverage industry will grow above 9 percent in 2019 owing to increased investment.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – A Malaysian woman has reportedly been cleared of murdering her Indonesian maid, who was allegedly tortured and forced to sleep outside with a dog, with activists o

Edward Aspinall – When the results of Indonesia's presidential election became clear last Wednesday evening, they told a story of an electorate even more divided after five years of Pr

Jakarta's representative in Penang is demanding answers after a harrowing case involving the death of an Indonesian domestic helper, Adelina Jerima Sau, was dropped by the courts.

Despite President Joko Widodo clearly winning last Wednesday's election according to the quick count results (which continue to be backed up by the still ongoing real vote count), Prab

Jakarta – With the country still reeling from the contentious presidential and legislative elections last week, millions of people across the archipelago gathered under collective sole

Amilia Rosa, Bali – Bali's beaches are one of the main reasons tourism took off for the Indonesian island in the 1970s and 80s, drawing surfers and holidays makers from around the worl

Helen Davidson – Jose Ramos-Horta, the former president of Timor-Leste and Nobel laureate, says he believes Australia will reimburse "every cent it wrongly received" after the countrie

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – The electoral victory of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo last week represents a win for the nation's political elite.

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto sees brighter investment prospects in the manufacturing industry following April 17's general election as investors realize a number of p

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – The local offices of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Jakarta and East Java reported over the weekend that they recommended holding revot

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate in Tawau, Sabah State, stated that there were Indonesian citizens working for farms and refineries in Malaysia who were being paid unfair wag

Antara, Jakarta – Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara confirmed that the General Election Commission (KPU) had been on the receiving end of several hoax attacks or fake n

Muhamad Al Azhari & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Repeated victory declarations by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – despite quick count results pointing to an easy win for his