Many Indonesians still see body-shaming as a non-issue.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two South Jakarta District Court judges and a court clerk suspects of bribery in connection with a civil

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto promoted Indonesia as a safe destination to the Singaporean business community on Tuesday, claiming it is a mode

Jeka Kampai, Padang – The Pariaman municipal government in West Sumatra has responded swiftly to anxiety about deviant behaviour by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people

Jakarta – More than a third of Indonesia's coral reefs are in bad condition, scientists said Tuesday, raising concerns about the future of the archipelago's vast marine ecosystem.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The National Commission of Anti-Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the United Nations Women's Organ

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN has expressed its commitment to lowering the price of electricity for industry, as it is still considered too expensive.

John McBeth – It is finally dawning on Indonesia's political elite that holding presidential and legislative elections on the same day next April could sound the death knell for as many

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto said on Tuesday that Indonesia, which has a majority moderate Muslim population, was a role model for democracy,

Shotaro Tani and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's latest measures to defend the rupiah has drawn a rebuke from the opposition as the economy, rather than religious s

Jakarta – The Jakarta Administration is currently drafting a gubernatorial regulation that will ban single-use plastic bags.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo once again warned ministers and local government leaders on Tuesday not to excessively issue regulations.

James Glanz, New York – Data from the jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea last month shows the pilots fought to save the plane almost from the moment it took off, as the Boeing 737'

Indonesian investigators have said the Lion Air Boeing 737 jet that plunged into the sea, killing 189 people in October, was not airworthy on a flight the day before it crashed.

Jon Afrizal and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jambi and Jakarta – Residents in four neighborhood units in the Payo Selincah subdistrict in Jambi City, Jambi, have lived for almost a decade with the

Jakarta (Bisnis) – The government said that the budget raise for the National Army (TNI) would be adjusted to the state income growth.

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security Wiranto said that soldiers of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) must maintain the stability of state security while en

Jakarta – The campaign team of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and running mate Ma'ruf Amin has confirmed that tycoon Tomy Winata has thrown his support behind the ticket in ne

Aceh is the only province in Indonesia given special autonomy to implement sharia-based laws.

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjoyo announced on Tuesday the revision of its gross domestic product (GDP) projection for 2019 to between 5 and 5.4 percent from its init

Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) – the highest legislative body in the country – has responded positively to plans to reactivate Pancasila Moral Education (PMP) course

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has promised to disburse more funds to cover the Health Care and Social Security Agency's (BPJS Kesehatan) deficit because the revenue from premiums paid

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to consider moving his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem has had far-ranging political consequences beyond his nation's border

December 2, 2016 is a date with huge significance to many of Indonesia's Islamic organizations.

Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, Jakarta – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday met with Indonesia's presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto, who is in Singapore for The Economist's "The W

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Agus Rahardjo claimed that if his agency were equipped with enough personnel, it would able to conduct daily st

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) says that a Supreme Court (MA) verdict increasing the sentence against an activist who protested a mine in East Java and was c

Jakarta – Mohamad Taufik, the head of Gerindra's Jakarta chapter, has criticized the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) for hesitating to conduct a screening for its deputy governor candida

Banda Aceh (AFP) – A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Quran stu

Paulina Quintao – The Minister of Public Works, Salvador Soares dos Reis Pires, said the government has reestablished a taskforce to control and identify members of the community who de

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful from Indonesia's opposition party Prabowo Subianto said that he is concerned by his words that are being twisted out of context

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Haedar Nashir, the chairman of the country's second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, said that in facing the 2019 presidential race the organizati

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Village leaders of Curee Baroh in Simpang Mamplam district, Bireun regency, Aceh, have issued a circular that calls on all cafes to remove access to free Wi-Fi,

Jakarta – Prosecutors are seeking two years of imprisonment for musician Ahmad Dhani over alleged hate speech.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – In recent weeks, the Indonesian public were baffled by the cases of sexual abuse in the academic world that gradually came to light.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors indicted suspended Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf on Monday in three separate corruption cases.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday, November 26, appealed to all personnel of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to maintain neutrality.

Jakarta – A challenge on social media related to the 2019 presidential election has led to a death of one man in Sampang regency, East Java.

Taufiq Siddiq, Budiarti Utami Putri, Francisca Christy Romana, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Sociologist Sunyoto Usman said the recent deadly feud triggered by a heated online

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Spokesman of the 212 alumni brotherhood (PA 212) Novel Bamukmin called for its members to avert from gathering at the Istiqlal Mosque during the grou

Jakarta – Indonesia's national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, which allows members of t

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Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged high-ranking government officials who have a deep understanding of Islam to lead government office mosques, following a recent study that

The moral panic over LGBT rights in Indonesia has risen to alarming levels in recent weeks, with numerous instances of mass anti-LGBT demonstrations led by government officials promisin

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) says annual minimum wage increases under the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration has continued t

Devana Senanayake – Earlier this year, at a march for women's equality in the Indonesian city of Bandung, university lecturer Saras Dewi and her fellow marchers were almost run over by

Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said in a statement sent by his assistant to The Jakarta Post on Sunday that he appreciated what Catholic educational instituti

Jakarta – Candidates in the 2019 presidential race have weighed in on the debate surrounding Australia's recent consideration to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, w

Resty Woro Yuniar – Warung Tiga PutRI is not your typical warung.