Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Basuki "BTP" Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, has officially joined the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), ending speculations of wh

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed 2019 with stable foreign exchange reserves, Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Thursday, while economists said more favorable externa

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia has said an increase in social assistance from the government for low income families last year helped boost people's purchasing power, the main aspect i

Yusuf Manurung, Inge Klara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded children mostly became victims to cases involving online prostitution and exploitation

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) debate manager Dian Islamiati Fatwa claims that the team is not worried by the latest poll result

Aleasha Bliss, Bekasi – Every day is Christmas for flies and trash-pickers alike at Bantar Gebang in Bekasi, West Java.

Jakarta – Rights watchdog Imparsial has urged the government to continue reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI), including imposing a permanent return to the barracks, amid a plan to

Rik Glauert – Conservative Muslim lawmakers in Indonesia are delaying a bill to protect against sexual violence.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have called on state-owned energy holding company Pertamina to take firm action against theft in its oil and gas

Jakarta – The government plans to establish an institution that will be responsible for synchronizing contradictory and overlapping rules in regulations issued by different institution

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Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has issued a regulation over gas networks (Jargas) for households to reduce the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distrib

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Securing funding for environmentally friendly projects has not been a straightforward process for Indonesian companies and organizations, many of w

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The government will work together with its Australian counterpart to address employment and labor force issues, as Indonesia's demographics could pose chall

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Riza Roidilla Mufti, Jakarta – After Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced 5.17 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018 on Wednesday, the governme

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) extended its policing of the country's internet to popular live chat apps over the last year, implementing filters for c

Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesia's most infamous hardliner organization, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), played a pivotal role in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial race but has h

Eko Widianto, Jakarta – University of Brawijaya political science expert Andhika Muttaqin predicts around 27,000 University of Brawijaya Malang students may potentially end up being no

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Imparsial Director Al Araf suggests the National Armed Forces (TNI) form a special cyber defense division as a means to anticipate future threats and re

Over the past week, Muslims all over the world have been pressuring Nike to redesign the logo on the soles of their Nike Air Max shoes because it allegedly resembles the Arabic script

Press freedom advocates are raising the issue of political interference in Timor-Leste's public television network after the unceremonious removal of the network's president.

Devina Halim, Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas HAM) chairperson Azriana Manalu has revealed that the government has discarded as many as 100 articles fro

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that opposition the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) has become a "hot pota

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – The Surakarta Resort Police questioned on Thursday Slamet Ma'arif, the chairman of an organization calling itself 212 Rally Alumni after, over allegation

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Semarang Corruption Court has sentenced suspended Purbalingga regent Tasdi to seven years' imprisonment and Rp 300 million (US$21,451) in fines for accepting

Jakarta – A palm oil task force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released the results of a study showing that palm oil production is the most efficient

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – In an upset turn in a sexual violence case against a female student, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector Panut Mulyono announced on Monday that the case had b

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has issued a new regulation on a new tax incentive that reduces interest income taxes for exporters that place their foreign exchange earnings as fixed d

Usman Hadi, Yogyakarta – Advocates and the legal team supporting a Gajah Mada University (UGM) student who was the victim of rape during a student community placement program (KKN) on

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on residents to allow the construction of an oil refinery in Tuban regency, East Java, by state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina and

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the term "Russian propaganda" that he used to describe his rival's campaign strategy for the 2019 presidential ele

Jakarta – Under a recent agreement on mutual legal assistance (MLA) between Indonesia and Switzerland, the Indonesian government is now able to more effectively track ill-gotten wealth

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy last year grew at its fastest pace since President Joko Widodo took office, but failed to hit the government's growth target.

Over the weekend, President Joko Widodo went on an innuendo offensive against his electoral challenger, Prabowo Subianto, by implying that his rival's campaign was using a "Russian pro

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), one of Indonesia's most prestigious universities, says it has put to rest a highly publicized rape allegation with a "peaceful" resolution between the al

The Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction in Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has refused to support the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) called for the government to incentivize enterprises which will help bolster the number of collective labor agreement (CLA).

Jakarta (Antara) – The Communications and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) identified an average of 4-6 daily hoax contents across the internet and social media platforms in January with

Jakarta (Antara) – In a speech in front of the Nahdalatul Ulama (NU) crowd, Vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin said that the '212-movement' shifted away from its original goal and

Moral vigilantes getting karmic retribution has thankfully become somewhat of a trend in Indonesia lately, the latest incident seeing three young men being sent to jail for sticking th

Devina Halim, Jakarta – The Pro-Women's National Legislation Program Network (JKP3) is calling on the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government to straighten out fake news or h

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto says he is deeply moved by the support given to him by the Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) in the 2019 presidential el

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Express Couriers Association of Indonesia (Asperindo) has spoken out against a price hike on cargo services, saying it increased operational costs for

Jakarta – Singer-songwriter and Gerindra Party politician Ahmad Dhani, who was convicted of hate speech last month, will be transferred to Sidoarjo, East Java, on Wednesday to face ano

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – E-commerce accounted for 8 percent of total retail sales in Indonesia last year, on course to reach 18 percent by 2023, fueled by changing behavior among tech-sav

Indonesian corruption investigators have been assaulted while tailing Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.

Paulina Quintao – The Chief of Suku of the Suku of Kaikoli, in the administrative post of Vera Cruz, Dili municipality, Hipolito Marques, said drains are full of rubbish because the go

Jakarta – The East Nusa Tenggara administration has agreed to release a tanker owned by PT Ocean Tangker after the company pledged to compensate for damages to coral reefs it had cause

Ayat S. Karokaro, Medan – Police have charged the brother of a top official in Sumatra with clearing a protected forest for a palm oil plantation.

Kristian Erdianto, Jakarta – The Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) has rejected the Draft law (RUU) on the Elimination of S