Jakarta (Antara) – Some 89.1 percent of the millennial generation are optimistic about diversity in Indonesia based on the Indonesia Millennial Report 2019.

Andhika Prasetia and Rachmadi Rasyad, West Bandung – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vice presidential running mate Ma'ruf Amin says that he proposed the release of Al-Mu'min Islamic

Jakarta – Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will be unconditionally released from Gunung Sindur prison in Bogor, West Java, as he has received a pardon from President Joko "Jokowi

Jakarta – The legal team representing firebrand Muslim cleric and terrorism convict Abu Bakar Baasyir rejected on Saturday claims that the unconditional release of the cleric was "a gi

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – The Surakarta administration in Central Java has finally decided to cover a cross-shaped road mosaic in front of the City Hall with paint following compl

James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – The early release of radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is very disappointing and a "slap in the face", according to

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto is trying to cultivate an image as a pious Muslim, with analysts calling his recent national address an effort to

Dozens of students have turned out across Indonesia to protest military action in Papua's Nduga regency.

What former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is going to do after he leaves prison next week has been the subject of much speculation in Indonesia, but in a heartfelt ope

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – With their moustaches, traditional headwear and big campaign promises, Nurhadi and Aldo resemble almost any other politician.

The number of unlicensed street vendors in Central Jakarta's Tanah Abang shopping district has been a problem for years, with the area so crowded with sellers on most days that many of

An Islamic group named the Surakarta City Sharia Council (DSKS) in the city of Surakarta (also known as Solo) in Central Java says they plan to protest a particular public facility tha

The controversial Indonesian cleric known for being the spiritual leader to Jemaah Islamiyah, the regional terror group blamed for the deadly 2002 Bali bombing, is set to be released f

Sheany and Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was not shy to throw a few jabs in the first presidential debate on Thursday, pushing his challenger, Prabowo Subian

Kyle Knight – This week a militant Islamist group in Indonesia raided the offices of an HIV prevention organization on suspicion that the group had been conducting "LGBT activities." T

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – A subdued performance from Joko Widodo's running mate in the first televised election debate has raised questions over his ability to support the Indonesian Pr

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto on Thursday blamed terror attacks in the country on foreigners and said homegrown extremism was the result of Ind

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin squared off against Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno last night in the first of five presidential debates.

Lawyers in Indonesia have launched legal action against last month's arrest of three members of the the West Papua National Committee in Timika.

James Massola, Amilia Rosa & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will be freed from jail in a matter of days, according to a senior adviser in

Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on the Papua Police to immediately and unconditionally drop the "rebellion" charge against three activists from the West Papua National Commit

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Ma'ruf Amin was anything but young and millennial – until he showed up for the first presidential debate on Thursday night.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The first 2019 presidential debate between candidate pairs Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Un

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The strengthening rupiah in November led to an increase in Indonesia's external debt, Bank Indonesia data has revealed.

James Massola, Jakarta – It was billed as the great debate on law, corruption, terrorism and human rights.

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Agriculture, Horticulture and Extension at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery (MAP), Amaro Ximenes, said every year the government prov

The much-awaited first presidential debate finally took place on Thursday evening, pitting incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin against Prabowo Subianto and

Jakarta – A survey commissioned by Charta Politika on Thursday revealed that the electability of 2019 presidential candidate pairs Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Mosaic art surrounding a statue on a major road in Surakarta, Central Java, has drawn ire from conservative Muslim groups, which have said that an aerial

Jakarta – Indonesian Institute for Science (LIPI) researcher Amin Mudzakir has revealed that that based on the results of a LIPI survey in 2018, there are three regions where there is

Denpasar – Scores of people from the People's United Forum (FPR) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held a rally in and around the Renon area in the Balinese provincial capital of D

Putra Ramadhani Astyawan, Jakarta – The lawyer for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and vice presidential running mate Ma'ruf Amin's election campaign team, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, says th

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor's president has approved a decree allowing use of the country's petroleum fund for a $650 million buyout of Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips' hold

Jakarta – The police have claimed that a misunderstanding was behind the rejection of a new church in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Pasuruan, East Java – As the current account deficit is now estimated at around 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the government has started to introduce

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he is ready for the first 2019 presidential debate that will focus on legal, human rights, terrorism and corruptio

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Mataram Police have caught two officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry's West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) office red-handed for allegedly demanding and accepting i

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Beyond flashy promises and all-out commitments, business players highlighted the importance of policy and regulatory certainty when it comes to presidential

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Indonesia will kick off its campaign in February to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2020-2022 period.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – A bill on oil and gas has been nearly a decade in the hands of the House of Representatives, but there has been no significant progress on its deli

The office of an NGO focusing on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in the city of Pekanbaru in Riau is facing closure by authorities after members of a hardline Islamist group, along w

The topic of how long Indonesia could last in a hypothetical war has been a hot one in the country after presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto recently made the claim that Indonesia

John McBeth, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has come under a fresh round of harassment in the middle of a presidential and legislative election campaign

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko Widodo will face his only challenger for the Indonesian presidency, former Army general Prabowo Subianto, on Thursday in the first televised deb

Papuan civilians in troubled Nduga regency are returning to their villages after recent conflict in the area, according to Indonesia's military.

Jakarta – The West Jakarta Police have prepared additional security measures at the West Jakarta District Court for the first trial of a case against Hercules Rosario Marshal and his 1

Sophie Raynor – There used to be thousands of them – the children of the children of the first Chinese people to migrate to Timor-Leste in the 1800s and their indigenous Timorese husba

Amnesty International is calling on Indonesia to drop treason charges against three Papuan political activists.

Jakarta – An ambitious scheme to replant about a fifth of the land under palm oil in Indonesia is running far behind schedule, marking a blow to efforts by the world's top producer to

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State-owned electricity firm PLN is set to acquire coal mines as part of its plan to secure 40 percent of the coal demand for its power grid – whic