Nathan Schmidt and Sulthan Azzam – Bookseller Yanto Tjahaja was tending to his shop when soldiers burst through the door and confiscated a dozen titles over claims they violated one of

Valerie Esmeralda Krisni – Few people are looking forward to the vice-presidential debate, scheduled for Sunday evening.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's Anti-Bandit Squad arrested 186 suspects during Operation Cipta Kondusif, which was conducted from March 11 to 15 in Greater Jakarta.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – It has now become apparent that this year's presidential campaign is more about Sandiaga Uno than Prabowo Subianto.

Bekasi – Bekasi Regent Neneng Hassanah Yasin, who is a suspect in a graft case involving the Meikarta megacity project, has submitted her resignation to the city's council.

Jakarta – Around 200 school students from many villages in conflict-ridden Nduga, Papua, may not be able to participate in the national exams this year following ongoing conflict betwe

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – A site thought to be from the Majapahit Kingdom has been found in Sekarpuro subdistrict, Malang regency, East Java, during the development of section

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed on Friday that Indonesia's foreign debt reached US$383.3 billion in January a rise of 7.2 percent year-on-year (yoy) compared to January 2018, wh

Azis Anwar Fachrudin – In the aftermath of Jakarta's 2017 gubernatorial election, it seemed that Indonesia's Islamists would be more solid than ever in their support for Prabowo Subian

The UN Human Rights Council has heard that at least 2000 Papuans have been displaced by escalating violence in Indonesia's Nduga regency.

Tom Stayner – West Papuan Victor Yeimo has given testimony to the UN Human Rights Council alleging more than 2000 people have fled violence in his homelands.

Jakarta – The government has told the administrations of Papua province and Mimika regency to establish a region-owned enterprise (BUMD) to hold the 10 percent combined shares they wer

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Jakarta – Protesting residents of Burangkeng village in Bekasi, West Java, have closed access to a nearby waste disposal (TPA) site for 10 days, demanding the local administration pay

A new US government report has found West Papuans continue to face violence, politically-motivated detentions and threats in Indonesia.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) this morning arrested United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Romahurmuziy, popularly known as Rommy, in what may be the anti-corruption bod

Lisye Sri Rahayu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is known to hold land use rights (HGU) over thousands of hectares of land in Aceh and East Kalimantan.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Indonesian religious organizations have called on the people of Indonesia, which is home to the world's largest Muslim population, to avoid provocation

Samarinda – Scores of protesters wearing multi-coloured clothing from the Samarinda Anti-Sexism Alliance began gathering at 2 pm local time at the Samarendah Park on Friday March 8.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Police in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, are investigating a case that claims 23 students of a madrasah (Islamic school) in Serapuh ABC village, Padang Tualan

Jakarta – When her parents brought her home from school, 14-year-old Dewi, not her real name, had the surprise of her life.

Yogyakarta –A well-publicized case of sexual abuse in Gadjah Mada University often referred to as Agni's case, in reference to the survivor's pseudonym, has opened a public discussion

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As part of bureaucratic reform efforts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to start "rightsizing" th

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has telegraphed his intension to create new ministries covering exports and investment in response to poor performances in the two sectors, but

An Indonesian man running as a regional legislative candidate for the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is now running from the law after grave accusations of sexual abuse inv

Jakarta – Chinese and Russian hackers are attacking Indonesia's voter data base in a bid to disrupt the country's upcoming presidential election, according to a senior election commiss

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta – The collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia this month is renewing attention on illegal mining in the country, which authorities say often overlook

Jakarta – As the most populous Muslim-majority nation, the country is aiming for the top spot on the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI), as part of an effort to achieve the foreign tour

Jakarta – Dionysius Utomo Rahardjo, the father of pro-democracy activist Petrus Bima Anugrah who was abducted in 1998 for challenging Suharto's New Order regime, is pessimistic that Pr

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The government is being asked to ascertain the fate of the activists who disappeared after being abducted in 1998.

Jakarta – While the government stated last week that it would soon issue a new regulation on low-emission incentives to boost the development of electric vehicles, it seems the process

Gabung Nugroho Adi, Klaten – The Klaten Police arrested five people last Friday for allegedly running an online abortion clinic in Ceper, Klaten, Central Java.

Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) commissioner Choirul Anam says that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) could forcibly summon Agum Gumelar over his admission ab

The 2014 Presidential Election revealed the schisms among Indonesia's three main trade union confederations.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan claimed that the current user of public transportation in the capital city declined to only 23 percent or a quarter of th

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Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – North Sumatra has suffered a sharp decline in its cabbage exports over the past two years, but is trying to revive exports of the produce with assistance fro

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has heaped praise on 30 taxpayers – both individuals and corporations – whose total contribution to tax revenue amounted to Rp 418.73 t

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Faisol Riza, a victim of the 1998 activist kidnapping, said that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has responded to his letter on the 1998 activist kidnap

Koran Tempo, Jakarta – Iriana Ekasari, Head of the Indonesian Tea Council's Internal and Foreign Affairs Division, said tea production has continued to decline since 2007.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The police's joint team specially formed to solve the case of Novel Baswedan said that the investigation was still afoot, and so it could not publish anything

Jakarta – The younger brother of missing radical street poet and labour activist Wiji Thukul, Wahyu Susilo, is urging presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto to go to the National Human

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for communication and information division, Masduki Baidowi, appealed to all parties to not politicize the houses

The spokespeople for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto have been having to explain a lot of their leader's more outlandish behavior recently.

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest non-government environmental group on Wednesday launched a fresh legal bid to stop the construction of a controversial China-funde

While the release of Siti Aisyah – one of the two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un – was warmly welcomed in Indonesia, i

While many animal activists inside and outside of Indonesia are working hard to save the country's increasingly endangered orangutans, there are still some in Indonesia who still see t

Indri Maulidar, Jakarta – When end of fasting month Idul Fitri celebration arrived last year, Bandiyah (56) let out a sigh of relief.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan and Jakarta – The National Police have said the wife and children of suspected terrorist Husein, aka Abu Hamzah, blew themselves up early on Wednesday in the fam