Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Journalists and rights activists have condemned a defamation lawsuit against Fadli Aksar and Wiwid Abid Abadi, two Southeast Sulawesi journalists who wrote n

Jakarta – Hundreds of students have fled fighting in Indonesia's restive Papua province, a local NGO said, amid unconfirmed reports of violent military reprisals after a massacre of ci

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is in the process of completing a regulation that will provide the legal basis for offering fiscal incentives to businesses that establish education and

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Hans van Ginneken and his wife Corrie fell in love with Bali the first time they visited the resort island several years ago.

Jakarta – City-owned busway operator PT Transjakarta has suspended the operation of 60 buses following a fire that engulfed one of its buses on Monday evening in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta – Election watchdog the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) launched on Tuesday its new web-based platform pintarmemilih.id that will allow the public, particula

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing a regulation to relax the value added tax (VAT) refund requirements for foreign tourists to support efforts to achieve this year's targ

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The concept of a low carbon footprint in buildings has long been around in Indonesia, but it has yet to gain traction to the point where developers, buyers and

Abraham Utama – A debate about land use rights (HGU) controlled by a handful of businesspeople has come to the fore following the second presidential debate on Sunday February 17.

Safrin La Batu and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) named on Tuesday another 32 former corruption convicts who are running in the legislative ele

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) has condemned the hacking of cekfakta.com, an official fact-checking website that was created in a col

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has expressed disappointment with Indonesia's presidential candidates for failing to mention the climate change impacts an

As has become prevalent in Indonesia in recent years, especially in the lead up to major elections, many religious figures have used their influence to push a political agenda, often i

Jakarta – Palm oil corporations, nongovernmental organizations and farmers are engaged in constant tugs-of-war in resolving land disputes.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been reported to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for his remark during the second presidential election debate calling out his o

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt increased in 2018 amid rising foreign capital inflows toward the end of the year.

Jakarta – The Indonesia AIDS Coalition (IAC) has urged the government to establish a special working unit to increase public awareness about HIV/AIDS following recent cases in Surakart

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Statement: In the past three years, there are no forest and land fire [across the country].

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Monday recorded a US$10.95 million investment commitment from operators (KKP) for exploration activiti

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Jakarta – The Trade Ministry's Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) has issued four regulations that treat crypto assets as commodities.

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Executive Director Djayadi Hanan deemed Sunday's second presidential debate between incumbent Jokowi and Prabowo Su

Jakarta (Antara) – Both incumbent presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto failed to talk about the root cause of natural resources and energy issues in the sec

Jakarta – The North Jakarta Police fired six officers on Tuesday who abused drugs and were absent from work.

Jayapura, Jubi – Two West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists have been arrested by police in Bitung City, North Sulawesi, for carrying shirts with the Morning Star logo.

Evarianus Supar, Timika – A sole judge at the Timika District Court in West Papua, Saiful Amam, has rejected a pre-trail suit by three West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) activists a

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – In two lukewarm rounds of the presidential debate, both the incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his challenger Prabowo Subianto seemed happy enough to stick to

Joy Muchtar, Bali – Tirta Investama, the company that produces Indonesia's oldest and most popular bottled water product Aqua, has just launched the first water bottle in Indonesia mad

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The chairman of the Democratic Party Jansean Sitindaon has revealed that a quarrel had occured between the Jokowi and Prabowo camps inside the venue for the se

Jakarta – The administration of Bogor in West Java has significantly reduced plastic waste through a policy banning plastic bags at many retailers, which has been in place since Dec.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan expects that active TNI (Indonesian military) and Polri (National Police) officers will maintain their neut

Tondano – District police officers have "secured" protesters from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) who were holding a rally at the God Bless Minahasa Pa

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his sole challenger, Prabowo Subianto, both put forward policies based on resource nationalism, a known "vote-ge

James Massola, Jakarta – The second Indonesian presidential debate was so boring it increased the chances of people not voting in the election on April 17, according to Australian Nati

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has launched a petition opposing the revival of the TNI's (Indonesian military) dual socio-political function (dwi-fungsi ABRI).

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – An explosion outside a south Jakarta stadium complex has sent hundreds of people watching a presidential election debate scrambling for safe

Ben Bland – With the slick presenters, questions pulled out of a fishbowl, and baritone voice-overs, the casual viewer might have thought this was a game show rather than a political b

Chen Toisuta, Ambon – Scores of student from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have called on the public not to vot

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his signature infrastructure spending on Sunday in the second televised debate ahead of presidential elections in Apri

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The new Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA), located in a coastal area of Kulon Progo regency, will start operating its international terminal in Apr

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A Malaysian disability NGO has responded to a viral video posted by a wheelchaired man who was prohibited from entering a mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, be

Jakarta – Amid concerns about pervasive smoking among minors in the country, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has set the stage for confronting PT Djarum, saying the c

Jakarta – Unlicensed mining of bauxite continues on the islands of Angkut, Dendang and Bukit Batu in Bintan, Riau Islands, despite a government call to end the activities.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has responded to the recent expulsion of 14 elementary school students with HIV/AIDS in Surakarta, Central Java, calling on

Jakarta – The Rooftop Solar Power Users Forum (PPLSA) has called on the government to revoke a ministerial regulation that has discouraged PLN users from installing photovoltaic (PV) c

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy has soared over the past five years, but the government's restrictions on investment and innovation could stifle growth, experts h

Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General saw a significant increase in tax disputes in 2018 following a government tax amnesty held from July 2016 to March 2017.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Bengkulu – Islamic group Muhammadiyah is planning to mobilize its members to campaign for wasatiyyah (religious moderation) in a renewed attempt to stem the tide of r

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Last December, East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor was criticized for dismissing offhand the possibility that a landslide in the province's Kutai K

Jakarta – Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto may have missed an opportunity to give incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo a run for his money on environmental issues in the second presi