Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Whether they are tweeting or posting, Indonesians love social media.

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Ivany Atina Arbi and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to require all hospitals in the capital to become partners of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

The Indonesian Ambassador for New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga says journalists are failing to cover Indonesia's attempts to address human rights violations in West Papua.

Jakarta – Residents of Jl.

Indonesian officials have been criticised for the manner of their condemnation of a West Papua protest during the Pacific Forum summit in Apia.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Dozens of people claiming to be residents of remote villages in Papua rallied at Cenderawasih University in Jayapura on Monday, where almost 2,000 applicants took a w

Jakarta – Indonesia's retail sales in July declined 3.3 percent from a year earlier, the first contraction in nearly six years, a central bank survey showed on Monday.

Muhammad Abdus Syakur – The discourse about or proposal that the film on the September 30 Movement-Indonesian Communist Party (G30S/PKI) rebellion be shown again and broadcast nationally on televis

Jakarta – Parents of Tiara Deborah Simanjorang, an infant who died after reportedly being turned away by a West Jakarta hospital because of financial constraints, have demanded an apology from the

Andreas Harsono – "The life of a native Papuan is worth only an apology. This is the law in Indonesia."

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated his commitment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday, stressing that the anti-graft body, in its capacity as an institutio

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Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker and Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto has been unable to fulfill the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Monday'

Jakarta – Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat, Indonesia's largest listed hospital operator by market capitalization, came under the spotlight over the weekend when details of the tragic death of a 4-month-o

Paul Malone – The announcement by the Permanent Court of Arbitration last week that Australia and Timor Leste have reached an agreement on maritime boundaries will hopefully bring to an end a shame

Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency head Koesmedi Priharto has said that fewer than half of hospitals in Jakarta have partnered with the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

Jakarta – The National Police continue to dig deeper into the Saracen group, an online syndicate accused of creating and spreading hoax news and hate speech for money, including by investigating th

Nabire, Jubi – A high school student in Nabire suffered a head injury and bleeding, allegedly due to a rattan blow by one of the Nabire police's force.

Jayapura, Jubi – The verdict of Deiyai shootings' trial by the Police Commission of Police's Code of Ethics (KKEPP) against nine members of the Police or Brimob responsible for the shooting on Augu

Theresia Sufam, Bogor, West Java – Scientists from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences' (LIPI) Biology Research Center and the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) have joined hands to explore the bio

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Jambi Police have named five people as suspects during their investigation into seven land and forest fire cases, which occurred from January to August.

Jakarta – Investigative journalist Dandhy Dwi Laksono has been reported by the youth wing of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, to the East Java Police for allegedly insulting f

Jakarta – Polygamy has long been a subject of controversy in Indonesia, so when online dating website-cum-application AyoPoligami was launched, it quickly caught the attention of internet users.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A mass rally attended by around 3,000 people to show solidarity to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar ran safely and peacefully on Friday.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget deficit stood at Rp 224.35 trillion (US$16.9 billion) or 1.65 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) up to August, Finance Minister Sri Mulya

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Thousands of Muslims from various organizations, joining hands with the Care for Rohingya Action (APRO) group, staged a rally in front of the Borobudur Templ

Vaidehi Shah Friday – Environmental campaigners have found that The Australian and Courier Mail newspapers in regional Queensland are printed on paper linked to illegal deforestation and human righ

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Around 5,000 motorcyclists, who previously planned to hold a protest against the city administration's policy to expand the ban on motorcycles on Jl.

Jakarta – As the world's biggest exporter of palm oil, Indonesia plans to increase production to 42 million tons by 2020 to maintain its global lead, according to a top industry player.

Jakarta – While the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is proceeding with an internal ethics inquiry into its police-affiliate investigation chief, Brig. Gen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As activists howled over the government's lethargy in resolving the murder case of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, the country's chief security minister s

Indonesia's Ambassador to Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand, Tantowi Yahya, says protesters supporting West Papua independence should have sought a government permit of approval to stage the action.

Jakarta – The creation of an independent fact-finding team is a crucial move that could help solve the case of the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan

Joyetter Feagaimaali'i-Luamanu – A senior staff member of Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Franz Albert Joku, has rubbished the peaceful protest highlighting the plight of West Papua at the

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has complained to the World Trade Organisation over a protectionist tariff imposed by Australia on paper imports, in a move that could overshadow the last month

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police arrested Alfian Tanjung, a former lecturer at Jakarta's Muhammadiyah University of Prof. Dr.

Jakarta – Jakarta Police are set to question two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees in the investigation of defamation allegedly committed by senior KPK investigator Novel Baswedan a

Jakarta – The government has requested that gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of United States-based Freeport McMoRan.inc, sell its shares to Indonesian state-owned enterpri

An Indonesian official says human rights abuses are no longer happening in West Papua like they used to.

Jakarta – Muslim protesters set fire to a Myanmar flag outside the Myanmar Embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday during a demonstration urging an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Mu

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is planning to evaluate several tax incentives because of investors' low interest in tax incentive programs.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Four activists and watchdogs are set to file a judicial review request with the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to challenge an article in the 2017 Elections Law o

Elizabeth Ah-Hi, Apia – The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor, has promised protesters that their voice on West Papua will be heard by the leaders attendin

West Papuan independence campaigners are to petition the United Nations in New York later this month with signatures of people inside the Indonesian province.

A small, but vocal, group of protesters gathered this morning outside the Sheraton Aggies Resort in Apia, venue of the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting, to raise awareness about the pligh

Demonstrators are staging another protest this afternoon outside the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Apia, in support of West Papuan independence.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it's not interested in one-on-one dialogue with Indonesia's government.

Jakarta – Almost 13 years to the day since human rights activist Munir Said Thalib was poisoned with arsenic aboard a Garuda Indonesia flight bound for Amsterdam, his fellow activists are urging Pr

Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday demanding an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.