Jakarta – The head of the anticorruption body has suggested that the number of corruption cases involving politicians would decline if the government increased state funding for partie

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Medan prosecutors have sought 18 years' imprisonment for Agung Kurnia Ritonga, a 22-year-old student from North Sumatra University's School of Agriculture, for

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Exporters are hoping the current tax waivers will be continued, with half of respondents surveyed by the University Network for Indonesia Export Devel

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Rini Soemarno has ordered all state-owned companies to eliminate duplication of business lines to increase

Jakarta – Amid the brouhaha surrounding the large land concessions managed by members of Indonesia's political elite, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has admitt

Manado – In the lead up to International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, a number of organisations in Manado, North Sulawesi, have joined together in the Civil Society Coalition Against

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets, Kostrad) chief of staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen has spoken out about a request for money from Wiranto in 1998.

Indra Komara, Jakarta – Air force chief of staff (KSAU) Air Martial Yuyu Sutisna has attended the Avalon Air Show in Melbourne, Australia.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A preacher popular on social media, Fuadh Naim, has told Muslims to stay away from South Korean popular culture, claiming that its drama and music exposed p

Jakarta – The Indonesian government paid Rp 22.99 trillion (US$1.64 billion) of its debt interest that was due in January, or 8.33 percent of the debt interest payment target it set in

Balawyn Jones and Max Walden – Proposed legislation to eliminate sexual violence in Indonesia has made headlines in recent weeks because of vocal opposition to the bill from Islamic co

Jakarta – Indonesia's most populous province has set restrictions on when certain English-language songs can be aired on television and radio, citing concerns over "vulgar" and "negati

Haris Ismail AKA Ujang, a 25-year-old laborer, was allegedly abducted and tortured by police officers on Thursday evening last week in the South Sumatra capital of Palembang.

Slamet Maarif, the head of the Islamist group the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212), has been relieved of all charges of illegal political campaigning, a mere two weeks after he was name

Police in West Java named three women, identified by their initials ES, IP and CW – all in their 40s – as suspects for appearing and uploading a video in which they spread unsubstantia

A global grouping of Christian churches has found that discrimination and human rights violations in Indonesia's Papua region are as severe as they were two decades ago.

Jakarta – The recent rape of a disabled woman in Lampung in which her father and two brothers have been implicated has highlighted the fact that women are often not safe even in their

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced three new policies that aim to jack up the price of natural rubber, which has hit a record low since 2018.

Jakarta – Six people named Tuhan (God) are registered to vote in Jember, East Java, in the April 17 general elections.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Over 300 people crowded the lobby of telecommunications company Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) in South Jakarta at 8:30 a.m. on Friday.

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – It was a bright Sunday morning when hundreds of Denpasar residents flocked to the area around Puputan Margarana field in Renon, which is a car-free area e

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Months after being forced to close their houses of worships, members of the Assemblies of God Church (GSJA) in Jambi City, Jambi, have found a new site to build th

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Barefooted, Azis Syahputra and his wife stroll around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday to collect plastic bottles littered by pa

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The simpler process of claiming tax refunds has caused an increase in claims over the past few months and cut into the tax revenue, the tax office has said.

Jakarta – Muara Baru residents have been soaking up oil spills following a fire that destroyed 34 vessels on the coast of North Jakarta.

Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) senior researcher Siti Zuhro has spoken out about the plan for active TNI (Indonesian military) officers to be placed in strategic posts in minis

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the land-cultivation permit (HGU) is one type of assets that must be listed in the state official wealth

Jakarta (Antara) – Land and forest fire in a number of regencies and city of Riau Province occurred since January continuously spread up to 1,136 hectares.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Environment and Forestry Ministry received eight reports related to companies that dumping industrial waste to Cileungsi River, and so one of them has undergone c

Yulia Savitri and Kharishar Kahfi, Palembang and Jakarta – The government has declared 16 provinces across the country as prone to forest and land fires ahead of the upcoming El Nino,

Jakarta – Military observer Khairul Fahmi from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) says that the plan to place active TNI (Indonesian military) officers in strateg

Jakarta (DPA) – The Indonesian military deployed an aircraft to create artificial rain on Monday (Feb 25) as thick smog caused by forest fires forced schools to close on Sumatra island

Bandung (AFP) – Three Indonesian housewives have been arrested over an online video that claimed President Joko Widodo would ban prayer and make gay marriage legal in the Muslim majori

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – In an effort to encourage tourist spending and empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the government will revise a regulation pertaining to valu

Edho Sinaga, Jayapura – A child and nine West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists in Merauke were arrested by the Merauke district police on Saturday February 23.

Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno election campaign team (BPN) has admitted that three housewives in Karawang, West Java, who went door-to-door telling people that "the c

A 57-year-old teacher of religion, identified by his initials BS, who works at an elementary school in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, has been arrested on suspicion that he molest

Police are reportedly questioning three women, who appear to be linked to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's campaign, for allegedly spreading lies about incumbent President Jok

The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says nine of its members were questioned by police in Merauke for wearing the Papuan Nationalist emblem.

This month, the World Council of Churches sent a delegation to West Papua in solidarity with the West Papuan people and to help understand the deteriorating human rights situation in t

Winny Tang, Jakarta – Massive infrastructure projects by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have helped Indonesia improve its logistical performance, although the country still lags behind

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto joked about his wealth during a recent campaign event in Lamongan regency, East Java, in the wake of criti

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian consumer confidence rebounded in the fourth quarter of last year after having slipped in the previous quarter, according to the latest installment

News Desk, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno received a less-than-friendly welcome as he hit the campaign trail in areas that strongly support President Joko "Jokowi"

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Suherdjoko, Jakarta and Semarang – The Central Java Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu Central Java) said on Saturday that Central Java Governor Ganjar Pra

Jakarta – Twenty-nine countries, including Indonesia, concluded the biggest Asia-Pacific military joint exercise ever in Thailand on Sunday.

Carly Cassella – In 1997, Indonesia was devastated by a series of uncontrollable wildfires, now considered some of the worst in history.

Farrah AM/ADV – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI member Heri Gunawan from Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) says that his party wants to focus

Jakarta – Abdul is a resident of Pancoran subdistrict in South Jakarta who paid his area's subdistrict and community unit (RW) heads an "administrative fee" of Rp 750,000 (US$53.51) fo

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A study suggests that young Indonesian Muslims who use the internet more often tend to have radical and intolerant views compared to their peers who rarely