Jakarta – The Jakarta administration should maintain impartiality and fairly evaluate the use of public space for political activities, observers said on Monday, following a case of all

The talk of Jakarta today is a viral video, taken during yesterday's Car Free Day (CFD) event, that shows several instances of people belonging to the #2019GantiPresiden (Change the Pre

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has rejected claims that it opposes the indigenous peoples bill initiated by the House of Representatives.

Yogyakarta – Whenever heavy rains come at night in her neighborhood in the ancient city of Yogyakarta, schoolteacher Muryani remembers the worst floods she experienced, almost 35 years

Following previous calls for Muslims to boycotts over the company's support for LGBT rights, Starbucks once again became a focal point in Indonesia's culture wars last week after a vide

The 2019 presidential election is exactly a year away this month.

Paulina Quintao – According to data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016, 18% of heads of family of the 204,000 families surveyed are women.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Environmental group Sawit Watch has called on the government to issue a special regulation for oil palm plantation workers, arguing that the 2003 Manpowe

Lalu Rahadian – A number of trade unions have chosen not to support President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo or Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 presidential elections.

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Water Resources and Management, Ministry of Pubic Works (MOP) Gustavo da Cruz said Timor-Leste has sufficient water resources within the terr

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Workers, activists and students are set to commemorate International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, on Tuesday by staging a rally to call for highe

Jakarta – A community organization has set up a post that aims to collect reports of intimidation during Car Free Day in Central Jakarta.

Paulina Quintao – According to data generated from the Health in Family (Saude na Familia (SnF) national program of home visits, 92% of 206,123 families in Timor-Leste present risk fact

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The community supporting for a presidential turnover in the upcoming election, known by its hashtag #2019GantiPresiden, has cancelled its plan to hold a Sunday r

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – The East Java Police arrested Rendra Hadikurniawan on Friday on blasphemy allegations after Rendra posted a video that went viral in which he

Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan revealed that 39 percent of college students have been exposed to radical ideas.

Wasi'ul Ulum, Jakarta – Hundreds of pro-Jokowi Ulemas and Santri (students of Islam) joined in the Jokowi Militant Santri (Samijo) Banten declared its support for President Jokowi to le

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed the reason he accepted members of the 212 Brotherhood group, which is a group notoriously known to constantly throw criticism against t

Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) president Said Iqbal says that the KSPI will declare its support for Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabow

The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) has decided to support Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabowo Subianto as a candidate for the 2019 presidential

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rejected the demand made by an Islamist group linked to the 2016 sectarian rally in Jakarta that he drop the pornogr

Nethy Dharma Somba and Evi Mariani, Jayapura/Jakarta – A car belonging to mining company PT Freeport Indonesia employee Moren Francis Ras was shot up by an unidentified shooter at his h

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) stated a political discussion in the worship place is allowed so long the topic is not related to either general or region

Andrew Greene – The head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) has made a historic appearance before a tribunal to argue intelligence files on East Timor and Indonesia ca

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found a new suspected fund flow in the electronic ID card or e-KTP graft case.

Akhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto officially opened the co-secretarial office of his party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to the success

Jakarta – The newly issued Gubernatorial Decree No.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Political expert from Jakarta State University (UNJ) Ubedilah Badrun said it was unlikely for former Indonesian military (TNI) commander Gatot Nurmantyo to run for

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has refused to explain why documents about Australian spy operations during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor should remain secret.

Andrew Greene – Australian intelligence operations that took place during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor should stay secret, the head of the country's overseas spy agency will

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN is gradually reducing the use of diesel-fueled power plants (PLTD) to improve efficiency.

Vela Andapita, Apriadi Gunawan and Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta/Medan – Indonesia has seen growth in Islamic convenience stores that tap into Muslim consumers' wish to buy halal products a

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Dozens of parents and female students in Surakarta, Central Java, have expressed their discontent with a rule that prohibits Muslims from we

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with the ulema from the Alumni 212 Brotherhood (PA 212), or former 212 protesters, on April 22.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – The Chief of Presidential Staff Moeldoko asked the public to stop urging President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on solving the case of an acid attack against Nov

Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – Padjadjaran University (Unpad) students are protesting the use of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police as security on campus.

Shannon Power – Indonesian authorities intercepted a shipment of 'LGBT comics' at a major post office hub in Indonesia.

Shannon Power – An Indonesia religious leader said people were too 'permissive' of LGBTI people. He also said their 'apathetic' attitude was letting the LGBTI 'movement thrive'.

Nur Hadi (contributor), Surabaya – Democrat Party's Sidoarjo branch executive board (DPC) chair Juana Sari has made a public apology in behalf of its party member Rendra Hadikurniawan,

Moh Nadlir, Jakarta – The Labour Movement for the People (Gebrak) will call for the formation of a political alternative at May Day demonstrations or the commemoration of International

A programme called 'Bright Indonesia' has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to increase the electrification rate in the country's eastern provinces.

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) deputy speaker Fadli Zon from Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has initiated a right of inquiry special committee

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The International Labor Organization (ILO) and Sindikasi, a trade union for media and creative workers, has expressed concern over work-related stress am

Despite the ridicule he received over the "Fitsa Hats" incident, former secretary general for the Jakarta chapter of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Habib Novel Bamukmin, has remained on

Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – A political observer from Padjadjaran University, Muradi, said Amien Rais's speech at Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday is not ethical.

Jakarta – A fire erupted at an illegal oil well site in Indonesia's northernmost province on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring about 40 others, some of whom were badly

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Land and forest fires have been detected in the regencies of Batanghari and Kerinci, as well as Sungai Penuh city in Jambi, the Batanghari Disaster Mitigation Agenc

Jakarta – Workers from across Greater Jakarta are set to march around the area of the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta in celebration of May Day.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) Director Alghifari Aqsa noticed a downturn in the progress of Police's investigation on Novel Baswedan's acid attack

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Environment watchdog Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) is calling on the government to immediately stop illegal crude oil drilling act