Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is proposing deep tax cuts to stimulate South-east Asia's largest economy, copying the playbook successfully us

John McBeth, Jakarta – To no one's surprise, conservative cleric Ma'ruf Amin, the 75-year-old running mate forced on President Joko Widodo at the nomination deadline, is proving to be

Wahyu Pratomo Hariyono, Jakarta – Last Dec. 26 marked one year since the opening of Railink, a dedicated railway system connecting Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Jakarta.

Prashanth Parameswaran – On January 8, an Indonesian state-owned company announced that it had moved forward with an additional order for helicopters.

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia was rattled by more than 11,500 earthquakes last year, almost double the annual average of the past decade, according to the nation's meteorological age

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) hopes that the candidates who will fight it out in the 2019 presidential election can explain their views

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has criticized the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and demands that it be more selective in responding to reports after being cleared o

Jakarta – The supervisory board of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) denied on Friday that it had protected a former member from sexual-assault allegations, say

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Indonesia Positive Women Association (IPPI) national coordinator Baby Rivola's cell phone has been buzzing day and night over the

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Angelina Merlyana, 31, found the skin on her face burning not long after she applied aloe vera soothing gel from a famous Korean skin care brand that sh

Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry is planning to issue a regulation that will make it possible for women to work more flexible hours and thus increase their participation in the labor ma

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has accepted the verdict against publicly listed construction company PT Duta Graha Indah – now rebranded as PT N

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The ambitious 35,000 megawatt (MW) electricity program kicked off in 2015, but has yet to contribute significantly to the electricity supply.

John McBeth, Jakarta – Amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, President Joko Widodo has followed through on a two-year-old pledge to strengthen Indonesia's military presence on N

Azis Anwar Fachrudin – Ma'ruf Amin's vice presidential candidacy will undoubtedly be a test for the so-called inclusion-moderation theory.

Rivki, Jakarta – On January 8 officials from the Padang public prosecutor's office and the TNI (Indonesian military) seized several books alleged to contain the teachings of the banned

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has given its nod to Hanura Party chairman Oesman Sapta Odang's candidacy for a seat on the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)

Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Fishermen's Union is urging the General Elections Commission to raise maritime topics during the upcoming presidential candidate debate.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has rejected the revision to the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno presidential candidate vision and mission document, which had been submi

Jakarta – As the moderator of the 2019 presidential debate held by the General Elections Commission (KPU), seasoned host Ira Koesno said she wants a fierce debate between the candidate

Jakarta – The Jakarta Smart Card Plus (KJP Plus) has reportedly deviated from its initial purpose as an education scheme to providing cash for various expenses, due to poor monitoring,

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Vice president candidate Sandiaga Uno today, January 11, conducted a campaign visit to an Islamic Boarding School or Pesantren Al-Wahdah in Rembang, Ce

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan demanded President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo establish a joint fact-finding te

Kharishar Kahfi and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Public representatives and prominent citizens have declared their support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), followi

Jeka Kampai, Padang – The owner of the Nagare Boshi bookshop in Padang, Yanto Tjahaja, says he has been left deeply traumatised by the raid by a team from the TNI (Indonesian military)

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – Tommy Suharto's Working Party (Partai Berkarya) has spoken out about communism – which is banned in Indonesia – in relation to the seizure of books deemed t

Jakarta – The Jakarta Environment Agency is questioning twelve cooking oil producers operating in the city over the discovery of several mounds suspected to be filled with hazardous an

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Scholars and rights activists have condemned the Indonesian Military's (TNI) recent move to confiscate books about the now-defunct Indonesian Communist Part

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN projects that the company's coal-fired power plants will require some 100 million tons of coal this year, a 5.4 percent increase from last

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairperson Agus Rahardjo says that the panelists and the presidential election campaign teams of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Wi

Jakarta – State-owned energy holding company Permina is targeting oil and gas production of 921.54 million barrel oil equivalent per day (MBoepd) this year, or 1.7 percent higher than

Adri Wanto – West Sumatra is the only province in Indonesia where more than 50% of its population are consistently dissatisfied with the performance of the Joko Widodo ("Jokowi") gover

The Information and Electronic Transactions Act (UU ITE) has often been criticized as a tool used by those in power to silence criticism against them.

Bagus Prihantoro Nugroho, Jakarta – A book written by a politician from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Budiman Sudjatmiko title

Jakarta – Participants of the Kamisan (Thursday) actions in Jakarta are pessimistic that either presidential candidate (capres) is willing to resolve cases of past gross human rights (

Bernadette Christina Munthe, Jakarta – Copper concentrate exports from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, the world's second-largest copper mine, are forecast to plunge this year because of a

Winny Tang, Jakarta – Participants of the National Health Insurance (JKN) program can now let out a sigh of relief as healthcare services return to normal after the Health Ministry ord

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A former secretary for the Workers Social Security Agency's (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) supervisory board – identified as RA – who accused former board member

Jakarta – The Indonesian Exporters Association (GPEI) is seeking incentives from the government for the use of local raw materials to manufacture its products.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The police will intensify security around Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders' homes following suspected bomb attacks at the houses of chairman A

Jakarta – While supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto have been trading increasingly vindictive blows online, the results of the latest

Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry's data shows 1.13 million new houses were built in 2018, exceeding the 1 million new houses target.

Trash-filled waterways are quite a common sight in Indonesia, but a village in the Bekasi Regency of West Java managed to make headlines around the country for letting their water poll

State-sanctioned discrimination in Indonesia against the LGBT community and individuals saw a sharp increase towards the end of last year as officials in a number of cities and regions

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno Volunteer Director Deputy Ferry Juliantono strongly denies accusations linking his campaign team to the suspect of spr

Jayapura, Indonesia – Indonesia's military said a Papuan rebel was killed and a soldier injured in a gunbattle Wednesday, the latest spasm of violence to hit the country's troubled eas

Jakarta – The government will allocate 6 trillion (US$422.85 million) in 2019 to provide low-income families with electricity connections, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasiu

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The Jakarta Post has welcomed 2019 with a significant achievement as World Desk reporter Agnes Anya was conferred the Adam Malik Award for Best Print Jour

Jakarta – The government has lowered the investment target for new and renewable energy to US$1.79 billion this year from $2.01 billion in the previous year.

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