While modern laws exist in Indonesia, cultural traditions still play a huge part in the lives of people in many parts of the country, including for punishing immorality.

Jakarta – Under the leadership of Airlangga Hartarto, the Golkar Party will withdraw its support for the controversial inquiry initiated by the House of Representatives to probe the work of the Cor

John Mcbeth – What China Wants These Days, It Usually Gets.

Jakarta – Indonesian police appealed on Thursday for tolerance and respect for other people's religious celebrations after an Islamist group threatened to raid businesses to check for Muslims being

Michael Kimmelman, Jakarta – Rasdiono remembers when the sea was a good distance from his doorstep, down a hill.

Jakarta – The Bengkulu Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) is drafting a regional bylaw on child protection and family resilience that stipulates proper dress and bans "sexy clothing" in public,

Sydney (Media Alliance/Pacific Media Watch) – Two journalists from Timor-Leste will benefit from the Balibo Five-Roger East Fellowship in 2018, an initiative of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Al

Krithika Varagur in Aileu, Timor-Leste – It was 39 years since Kauka had last walked up the steep dirt road to her house in the Timor-Leste highlands, a lifetime since she was taken by an Indonesia

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – New Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has revoked the rotations of 16 of 85 high-ranking officers ordered by former commander Ge

It looks like Indonesia's most controversial Islamist hardliner group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) will be pretty busy for the foreseeable future.

Raimundos Oki, Dili, East Timor – A political crisis is looming in East Timor after a coalition of opposition parties rejected the new government's policy program for a second time.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno has declared that the administration will take a hard stance in its fight against drug trafficking in the capital, including a "shoo

Wisnu Prasetya Utomo – Almost two decades after the authoritarian regime in Indonesia ended, democratisation in the media has yet to reach an ideal situation.

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta, Indonesia – Steven Handoko admits it wasn't his most dignified moment.

Jakarta – PT Tirta Investana, the producer of Aqua bottled water, has denied any wrongdoing after the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ordered the company to pay Rp 13.84 billion

Phelim Kine – On Monday, he called for Indonesia's beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population to be, "nurtured, not shunned."

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Indigenous communities in Indonesia have faced rampant rights violations throughout 2017, a rights group said on Wednesday.

Indonesia is currently experiencing what doctors have called an "extraordinary" outbreak of diphtheria that has already killed dozens of people this year, mostly young children.

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesian women migrant workers in Hong Kong have been targeted by extremist groups to raise funds for acts of terrorism through social media, experts said on Tuesday (19/12).

Muh. Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin asked society not to excommunicate and avoid lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

Jakarta – The government says 68 renewable energy plants, mostly constructed in remote areas that are not connected to the electricity network of state-owned electricity company PLN, have sustained

Hendri Yulius – After almost two years of intense debate, the Constitutional Court last week rejected a challenge to the Criminal Code (KUHP) that would have criminalised sex between people of the

We've said it time and time again: there is practically zero logical reason for drug traffickers to get kids hooked on narcotics, mainly because drugs are expensive.

Bastian Tebai, Semarang – On Tuesday December 19, the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) held simultaneous protest actions around the country aga

Muhammad Aminudin, Malang – A demonstration by the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) in the East Java city of Malang ended in a clash with Pancasila Youth (PP) members who were offended by the protest.

Jakarta – Catholic priest and social observer Benny Susetyo has said that Governor Anies Baswedan's plan to celebrate Christmas at the National Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta is unneces

Shannon Power – A group of trans women attending a birthday province were targeted by vigilantes in Indonesia.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Several environmental activists from the Clean Air Movement have urged the government to pay attention to air quality in Jakarta ahead of the 2018 Asian Games i

Rieka Rahadiana and Yudith Ho, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to lose its first and only female constitutional justice, whose term is up next year, potentially dealing a blow to women's rights in a cou

Jakarta – With pornographic content flooding the internet, the government is set to use a censorship machine starting next year to surf the net to block porn.

Kharishar Kahfi and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The daughter of former president Soeharto, Siti Hadijati "Titiek" Soeharto, has confirmed that she has dropped out of the race for the Golkar Pa

Safrin La Batu and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has withdrawn its support for Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil after the later was slow to respond to the party's demands to pick one

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on Golkar, one of major Indonesian political parties, to maintain its solidity ahead of the political year in 2018.

Last year, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the country's highest Muslim clerical body, released a fatwa saying it was forbidden for any Muslims to wear "attributes" of any non-Muslim holidays o

Jakarta – Nightclubs across Jakarta have been put on notice following a raid on the MG International Club in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, on Sunday, as the city authorities plan to intensify op

An Indonesian court has sentenced ten men to two years in prison for taking part in a gay sex party at a sauna, court documents show.

John McBeth – The 100,000-strong crowd that turned out in downtown Jakarta for Sunday's protest over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli's capital again demonstrates the

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Papuan religious figure Pastor John Djonga says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's one price fuel policy in Papua has yet to run smoothly.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Polmark says that the electability of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for the upcoming 2019 presidential election is above that of Gerindra Part

Jakarta – The public is able to once again access videos of Jakarta executive meetings on YouTube for significantly shorter durations of four to 13 minutes per video as a result of tight selection

Kyle Knight – Militant Islamist vigilantes targeted a group of transgender women attending a birthday celebration in Indonesia's Aceh province on Saturday.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has resumed uploading videos of executive meetings on YouTube, after the decision to halt uploading the material earlier this month incurred strong public criti

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) held an event in Central Jakarta on Sunday entitled "The Mighty Generations: The Future Is In Your Hands," seeking to promote entrepreneurship among

Jakarta – The government through the State Asset Management Agency (LMAN) has disbursed Rp 25.29 trillion (US$1.77 billion) to 34 toll road operators, tribunnews.com reported on Monday.

Throughout much of Indonesia, government officials are becoming increasingly aware that the country is facing a hidden epidemic of gender-based violence.

Jakarta – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the street Sunday against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the latest show of support for the Palestinians in the countr

Timor-Leste's youth bulge presents huge opportunities for the still fragile country, 15 years after independence from Indonesia's brutal occupation.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the youth wings of Indonesia's two largest Islamic organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to continue stre

Chandni Vatvani, Sumenep Regency – Bold makeup in hues of red and black lined their eyes, hair adorned with buds of jasmine, a bejewelled golden plate rested upon their foreheads, while more gold c

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has demanded that state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I consider human rights aspects while working on