Hal Hill – Viewed in the long sweep of history, Indonesia's first two decades of democracy have been quite remarkable.

Jakarta – Islamic junior high school SMP IT Nur Hidayah in Surakarta, Central Java, has drawn criticism over its decision to expel a female eighth grader because of her recent interact

Jakarta – The widespread flooding that started hitting parts of Jakarta on New Year's Day is having lasting repercussions almost two weeks later, as a number of shopping centers across

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Karo Police in North Sumatra have arrested the Payung police chief for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate.

Jakarta – A bomb hidden inside a bag exploded in front of a house in Padang village of Seluma regency in Bengkulu on Saturday morning, injuring the house owner.

Jakarta – The Yogyakarta administration is planning to turn the popular tourist destination of Malioboro into a smoke-free zone starting in March.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Japan has expressed interest in new investments covering a wide range of sectors from fisheries and tourism to hydropower and waste-to-energy facilities, a min

Ade Mardiyati – Sarifah Nurhayati is five months' pregnant with her second child.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The European Union had provoked a "trade war" by issuing discriminative restrictions on Indonesian palm oil, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tweeted on Saturda

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – In response to reports that the family of Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian convicted serial rapist in the United Kingdom, lives in Depok, West Java, the city's

Rusdy Nurdiansyah, Depok – Depok Mayor Muhammad Idris is furious about and deplores the same-sex violence committed by Reynhard Sinaga in Manchester, England.

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said that the United States is committed to investing in Indonesia.

Citizens in the Indonesian regency of Demak, East Java now have a couple of hours every evening during which they are advised by the regional government to set aside their friends for

Erin Cook – Jakarta welcomed the new year with a new record – the heaviest rains in decades.

Erwin Renaldi – When the reports surfaced about Britain's "most prolific rapist" Reynhard Sinaga – an Indonesian national sentenced to life for 150 crimes, including 136 rapes against

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The World Bank appointed Indonesian senior economist Mari Elka Pangestu as its managing director for development policy and partnerships, making her t

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Plans to build a hydropower plant (PLTA) with a capacity of 443 megawatts (MW) in the Leuser ecosystem zone in Gayo Lues regency, Aceh province,

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Wahyu Setiawan, a commissioner of the General Election Commission, or KPU, announced his resignation early on Friday after he was named suspect for taking brib

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – New documentary film "Nyanyian Akar Rumput," or "Song of the Grassroots," attempts to bring public attention back to the still-unsolved disappearance of poet and

Jakarta – A General Election Commission (KPU) commissioner was named suspect on Thursday for allegedly taking the equivalent of Rp 600 million in bribe from a politician of the ruling

Ivan Pereira – Scientists who explored high altitude locations in the Indonesian archipelago discovered a group of new bird species.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Safira Andini, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Gen. Insp.

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) says that there are some 94 open pits on former mining sites which have yet to be restored or rehabilitated in East Kalimantan

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – Indonesia's health minister, Terawan Agus Putranto, has alarmed the country's medical community by recommending that its hospitals start to use a controversial tr

Luke Hunt – The recent floods in Jakarta took a deadly toll, creating widespread chaos, landslides, and putting millions at risk from disease, forcing officials to spray the city with

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia and Japan have agreed to pave a way for cooperation in counter-terrorism and deradicalization, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Securit

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Japan-based Softbank Group has hinted at partnering with the government to fund Indonesia's new capital city.

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has said that over 6,000 Indonesian citizens have been identified as foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs).

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – According to a report by the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam), regions which have a large number of mining concessions were hit by some of the worst flooding in 20

Jakarta – The central government and the regional administration are busy accusing each other to the cause of the floods that inundated Jakarta.

Zunita Putri, Jakarta – The country's peak religious body, the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI), supports a program by Demak Regent Muhammad Natsir who issued a circular banning socialisi

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) claims to have found procedural violations by the National Police in the detention of demonstrators foll

Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Forest rangers in Indonesia's Aceh province will be equipped with guns in the battle against illegal logging, an environmental agency official said Thursday (Ja

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia ordered coal miners to slash output after record production and exports from the world's largest shipper last year weighed on prices and state revenue.

Jakarta – Indonesia's military said on Thursday that Chinese coast guard vessels and fishing boats had left disputed waters in the western reaches of the South China Sea following a vi

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Bantul administration in Yogyakarta and the congregation of the Indonesia Pentecostal Church (GPdI) Immanuel Sedayu in the regency have agreed to mov

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – In an effort to bolster the economy, President Joko Widodo on Thursday (Jan 9) said that the performance of Indonesian envoys overseas must be measured

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's diplomatic missions overseas should focus heavily on economic diplomacy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed on Thursday, with the p

Jakarta – The government welcomes Chinese investment despite concerns that the country could fall into a debt trap.

Jakarta – A coalition of trade unions will mobilize thousands of people next week to block the Indonesian government's plan to relax restrictive labor rules, as President Joko Widodo's

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has revealed that a number of alleged violations of standard operating procedures or protap by police took place during the

Rizki Febianto – Cross-Factory Labour Federation (FBLP) Chairperson Jumisih says that workers from various different sectors will continue to hold demonstrations if the government is t

At least 100 workers from the Jakarta Labour Movement (GBJ) held a rally in front of Post 9 in the North Jakarta port of Tanjung Priok on Thursday January 9.

Muhammad Ridwan – Amnesty International Indonesia has responded to a case involving an interfaith activist from West Sumatra, Sudarto, who has been charged with hate speech.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry projects that domestic coal consumption will rise by 12 percent this year, thanks to additional demand from up to eig

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – A Jakarta labor alliance went on strike on Thursday to protest the government's omnibus bill on job creation, fearing it would deprive workers of their ri

Jakarta – Demak regent H.M.

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has deplored the criminal case involving Indonesian student Reynhard Sinaga who was found guilty this week of raping more than 130 men while s

Sg Wibisono, Balikpapan – An observer of sea transportation Bambang Haryo Soekartono responded to rampant China's coast guard vessels and fishing boats trespassing Indonesian territori

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – When Bagia Arif Saputra was growing up in a university town near Jakarta, becoming a jihadist seemed a natural choice for young men like him, who were steep