Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Activists and low-income residents have criticized Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for having no plan to include the public's participation in creat

Pat Walsh – Since its foundation as a modern state in the 1940s, Indonesia has been plagued by a series of conflicts that have threatened the dream of a united republic, inflicted griev

Jakarta – A politician with the United Development Party (PPP) has suggested president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should not bother asking his party to join the government bandwagon if

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – After days of defending his comments about corrupt practices in police investigations, National Police Commission (Kompolnas) member Adrianus Meliala on Frid

Jakarta – One of the world's most prominent human rights' pressure groups has written an open letter to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo calling on the president elect to prioritize Indonesian huma

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – As the inauguration of President-elect Joko Widodo draws near, the challenges that commonly plague a country's top executive already have him surrounded

Max Lane – The Indonesian Constitutional Court has rejected all components of a legal challenge by Prabowo Subianto to the July presidential election results.

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Jambi – The planned closure of the Payosigadung or Pucuk red-light district by the Jambi municipality has been met by opposition from local residents.

Jakarta – A motley crew comprising women's rights activists, a legislative body with no actual powers, and a former president said to be trying to cling to power vicariously through her

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Civil society and human rights groups have strongly criticized National Police chief Gen.

Michael Bachelard, Nusa Dua, Bali – Australia has given away none of its ability to spy on Indonesia with the signing of a new agreement to settle the nine-month old row between the two

Daniel Hurst and agencies – Australia and Indonesia's foreign ministers have signed an agreement to promote intelligence cooperation, drawing a line under the rift caused by spying reve

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ni Komang Erviani, Nusa Dua, Bali – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted a two-hour discussion with president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Nusa Dua, Bali, o

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – When he was nominated in March as a candidate for Indonesia's presidential election, polls showed Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had a 30-point lead over the man who w

Indonesia gained new momentum for harnessing its 28,000 megawatts (MW) of potential geothermal power after the House of Representatives surprisingly approved on Tuesday a new Geothermal

Xan Brooks, Venice – The outside world came to gatecrash the glamour on the opening night of the Venice film festival.

Robbie Collin – In 1965, the Indonesian government was overthrown by the country's armed forces, who embarked on an instant and merciless purge of Communists, their sympathisers and the

"As president, Widodo should reverse the failings of the previous administration by giving priority to the human rights problems that have gotten worse over the past decade.

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Jakarta – Women are still largely discriminated against at the workplace in Indonesia.

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John McBeth, Jakarta – When Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo takes power in October, he will be confronted by a laundry list of pressing issues, ranging from budget-sapping energy

Rangga Prakoso & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – State energy company Pertamina lifted daily quotas on purchases of diesel and gasoline late on Tuesday, eight days after being implemented, i

Peter Bradshaw, Venice – Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence is a stunning companion piece, or possibly narrative development, to that extraordinary 2012 documentary The Act Of Kil

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's confirmation last week of Joko Widodo's presidential win has resulted in the quiet fight among his bac

Arya Dipa and Fadli, Bandung/Batam – A number of gas stations in cities and regencies across the country have run out of subsidized diesel and gasoline fuel stocks.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The fallout from a sustained decline in commodity prices and the government's recent ban on raw mineral ore exports have caused non-performing loans (NPLs) i

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Erwin Cristianson, Ezra Sihite & Ridho Hizbul, Jakarta – Activists are criticizing lawmakers for their lack of support for witnesses, saying they have failed to touch on crucial mat

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang – With the support of its provincial government, East Kalimantan's large cities are continuing their war on prostitution, citing fears of an unmonitored spread

Jakarta – The Indonesian Association for Public Opinion Surveys (Persepi) will apply strict rules and a code of ethics on its members to prevent them from duping the public with fraudul

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Phelim Kine – Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono broke his long silence on violent religious extremism the other day, describing it in an Aug.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Witness and Victim Protection Agency says budget restraints hamper its efforts to provide maximum protection for witnesses.

Jakarta – Middle-ranking officials from the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Golkar reiterated on Saturday that they had no plans to jump ship from Prabowo's Subianto's permanent coalit

Jakarta – President-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has vowed tough law enforcement to fix the recurring haze problem, making it clear that the local authorities know who the culprits are.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – A furious Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Friday that he would send a bill to the coordinator of Thursday's protests in support of

Yuliasri Perdani, Bandung – Six protesters and one policeman were injured on Thursday during a rally held by supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto prior to the Co

Jakarta – Exactly 16 years to the day that an Officers Ethics Council issued an order dismissing him from military service for his alleged role in the abduction and torture of political

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – It appears to be the end of the road for chief patron of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto after the Constitutional Court issued its verdict on Thursday, reject

Jakarta – Experts have criticized the government, especially the Communications and Information Ministry, for failing to update laws and regulations to keep up with the rapidly expandin

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Jakarta – Economists have concluded that despite the country's intensified development program, income inequality has worsened over the past 10 years.

It will likely be just a matter of days before most of Prabowo Subianto's supporters completely abandon him after his failure to embarrass Indonesia in front of the international commun

Satria Sambijantoro and Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Investors and industry representatives on Thursday responded positively to the Constitutional Court ruling that dismissed Prabowo Subia

There are at least two pieces of good news from the proposed Rp 2.02 quadrillion (US$172 billion) state budget for the 2015 fiscal year beginning in January.

Jakarta – Prabowo campaign team spokesperson Tantowi Yahya said Thursday that the losing presidential pair Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa accepted the Constitutional Court's verdict

Jakarta – The Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) said on Wednesday that president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his deputy Jusuf Kalla must keep their promise to pr

Jakarta – As Indonesia's Constitutional Court continued to deliberate on its final verdict on losing candidate Prabowo Subianto's legal challenge on Thursday, the country's electoral et