Sylvia Tidey – In early 2016 Komnas HAM (Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights) found itself in hot water.

Fanny Syariful Alam – On 10 December 2015 Bandung's then mayor Ridwan Kamil signed the Bandung City of Human Rights Charter, honouring the city's official commitment to uphold the huma

Dede Oetomo – Ten years into reformasi, waria (trans women) participants in HIV/AIDS, human rights and organisational development workshops started complaining that their situation had

Herlambang P Wiratraman – "Honourable panel of judges, once again, people's lives, happiness, prosperity and peace have been disrupted!

Investor Daily, Labuan Bajo – Flores, a volcanic island in East Nusa Tenggara, has set to become the first region in Indonesia to meet the government's 2025 renewable energy goal on th

Jakarta (Antara) – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has outlined a goal of creating 20 million hectares of water conservation area in 2020.

Ian Lloyd Neubauer, Denpasar, Bali – The people of Bali have shared water resources through "subak" – a sophisticated irrigation system that diverts water from channel to rice field an

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency, the BPK, has been selected as the external auditor for the International Maritime Organization for 2020-2023, the first Sout

Antara, Jakarta – The East Nusa Tenggara provincial government is developing an online ticketing system for the Komodo National Park, the world's remaining natural habitat of Komodo dr

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has referred to state ideology Pancasila as one of the best frameworks for character education, noting that his

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia will continue negotiations on an economic agreement with the European Union despite growing tension, after a leaked document revealed the EU intended to

Jakarta – The desire of President Joko Widodo for law enforcement personnel to provide warnings to officials with the potential of being caught up in corruption is very strange.

Amy Chew – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is determined to retain direct presidential elections, despite recent calls by political elites to empower the upper house of parliament to

Jakarta – The Depok administration has declared an emergency following a hepatitis A outbreak in the city that has affected dozens of students and teachers, prompting authorities to im

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The disbursement of bank loans grew only 6.53 percent year-on-year (yoy) in October, the slowest pace since 2016, according to the Financial Services Auth

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating its 244th anniversary in November 2019.

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Jakarta – Jakarta, Banten, and Central Java have entered rainy season this week, prompting the national weather service agency to issue warnings on potential floo

Maikel Jefriando and Tabita Diela, Jakarta – Excess liquidity in Indonesia's banking system and weak demand for credit could lead to more bad loans, a regulatory official warned on Fri

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court promptly rejected a judicial review request by a group of mostly university students who sought the annulment of the amended law on the C

Alicia Izharuddin – Less than two weeks after Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo installed his cabinet for his second term, one of his ministers stirred controversy last month w

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Researchers say certain homeschooling systems could be vulnerable to the spread of radicalism and even serve as a platform to spread radical religious views to

A female Indonesian athlete who was scheduled to compete in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines was allegedly sent home due to accusations that she is not a virgin.

Harry Suhartono and Tassia Sipahutar – Fears among retail investors about some of their mutual-fund investments have triggered a sell-off in Indonesian stocks, with the nation's benchm

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Dyaning Pangestika and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – In a turn of events that rocked the Twitter world, the Prabowo Subianto-led Gerindra Party took to the social media platform to convey t

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Thursday shared the government's planned tax reforms, which includes relaxing income tax for Indonesian and fore

Jakarta – Jakarta's notorious traffic congestion was once again in the spotlight after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo revealed that he was held up by gridlock in the capital on his way

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Biodiesel industry stakeholders have completed a five-month road test, whereby 11 vehicles were driven up to 50,000 kilometers using 30 percent blended biodie

Jakarta – The deputy chairperson of Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Fadli Zon, insists that his party rejects Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LG

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – After a Jakarta doctor told him in September that his heart palpitations were the result of stress, and handed him a script for low-dosage anti-anxiety medici

Nicky Aulia Widadio, Jakarta – A national survey by the Coalition for Safe Public Space (KRPA) has revealed that three out of five Indonesian women have experienced sexual harassment i

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he knew people who loved to import oil and gas and vowed to "disrupt" them should they mess with the government's efforts

Herman, Jakarta – The government is expecting two million electric motorcycles to roll off the local production line by 2025 – 20 percent of the total number of motorcycle production b

Beritasatu, Subang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed hope for the Patimban Port to become the country's largest hub for automotive exports on his visit to the port on Friday.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The capital city's plan to build a hotel in Taman Ismail Marzuki is finally canceled after the city legislative body (DPRD) cut the budget for the arts center rev

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said the Ministry of Religious Affairs was reviewing the rules of association and internal bylaws (AD/ART) of the I

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) opined that the challenge faced by Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim is on how to solve issues on r

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) conveyed three recommendations to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as supports and evaluations of the government'

Jakarta – There is no longer any reason for the government to allow the import of waste, including plastic, because the threat to human health is becoming more real.

Ahmad Fikri, Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil admitted that more than 100 industries in his region have moved to other regions because of wage issues.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Presidential Palace spokesman Fadjroel Rachman confirmed that President Jokowi would not issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perpu) to revoke the revi

Beh Lih Yi, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indonesian female gymnast training for a major sport event has been sent home on grounds she was no longer a virgin, her fami

Jakarta (Koran Tempo) – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim announced that he plans to review the relevance of continuing the National Exam (UN).

Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board, or PBNU, the executive body of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, has suggested amending the 1945 Constitution to bring back electo

Jakarta – The hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has pledged loyalty to the five principles of Indonesia's state ideology Pancasila, Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi said on

Jakarta – The internet economy is rapidly growing in Indonesia amid an increase in the use of digital payments across Southeast Asia's largest economy.

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Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The Red Scare may not be entirely over in Indonesia more than 50 years after the 1965 anticommunist hysteria that led to the massacre of thousands if not millio

Jakarta – Police are pushing ahead with their investigation of an alleged scam surrounding a halal certification agency, with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's expert staff member Lukmanul

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A blind male orangutan that was found with 24 air rifles pellets in his body was declared to be a stable condition on Thursday after a team of veterinarians re