Gemma Holliani Cahya – These scenario and answers are based on The Jakarta Post interviews with survivors and activists, who have persistently pushed for the enactment of the sexual vi

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the government will replace top civil service positions with artificial intelligence, instructing ministers to rem

Jakarta – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has set a target to increase its commercial business revenue by carrying out initiatives, including rice distribution partnerships and the

Jakarta – In yet another attempt to curb radicalism in the country, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin says the government is set to revise school textbooks on religious studies as they have f

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has refused to accept a judicial review petition on the recently revised Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law, citing errors

Jakarta – Fires that destroyed Indonesian rainforests pumped out more carbon dioxide than the blazes in the Amazon this year, according to the European Union's atmosphere observation p

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta (Koran Tempo) – Deputy head of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X, Dede Yusuf Macan Effendi, put his weight behind Education and Culture Mini

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy head Laode M.

Syailendra Persada, Jakarta – The lawyer and human rights activist Veronica Koman opened up about her reasons for not returning yet to Indonesia.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Saut Situmorang opined the change in employment status to be a state apparatus or ASN threatens the ins

Jakarta (Antara) – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has called for more production of halal products to enable Indonesia to become a major exporter of halal products.

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Amid increasing trade tensions between Indonesia and the European Union, European businesses called for constructive dialogue over the contentious issue of pal

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia is to host the 12th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) next week when representatives from at least 81 foreign countries and international organizations sit

Jakarta – Jakarta's sanitation workers seem to have found a way to contribute in the country's efforts to reduce plastic pollution – Indonesia's very own modern-day enemy – through cre

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo again raised the European Union's discriminatory measures against Indonesia's palm oil during a meeting with EU's busin

Jakarta – A baby girl was found inside a cardboard box beside Jl.

Karina M.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Akhmad Taufiq, a lecturer and the head of the Institute for Learning Development and Quality Assurance at Jember State University in East Java was dismissed from

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Next week's Bali Democracy Forum will highlight the role of women in democracy with an official theme of "Democracy and Inclusivity," an official said on Thursday

Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who has been in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia for over two years, signaled yet another intention to return to Indonesia in time

Jakarta – A self-proclaimed healer is under fire for claiming in a video that has gone viral on social media that rape victims were to blame for their own sexual assault.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Laode M.

Leaving babies, especially newborns, unattended is highly ill-advised.

James Massola, Jakarta – Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Gary Quinlan, has let fly with a withering assessment of Australia's national capital, describing Canberra as "one of the

Victim-blaming has transcended the realm of the living in Indonesia.Recently, a video has gone viral online showing a self-proclaimed supernatural healer telling a spirit, which suppos

Dewi Nurita and Yogi Eka, Jakarta – Human rights advocacy group Setara Institute deputy head Bonar Tigor Naipospos said his agency agreed with the decision of Batam 21 Junior High Scho

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Commissioner of Indonesian Ombudsman, Adrianus Meliala, warned the government about its newly-launched website dubbed aduanasn.id, a complaint portal th

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeking to secure a board membership with the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, for the 2020-2021 period.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman revealed on Wednesday that the National Police was the third most complained about state institution after regional governments and th

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The operator of Jakarta's mass rapid train, MRT Jakarta, is on course to book a profit in its first year of operation, paving the way to become a publi

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Indonesian police have uncovered a plot to carry out more attacks on police facilities and places of worship after examining a laptop belonging to a militant grou

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is seeking to bolster his public support by handing a number of advisory and cabinet posts to media moguls or members

By Max Lane, Singapore

Executive Summary

Jakarta – In a bid to more widely disseminate information about the government's programs, the Communications and Information Ministry wants to make use of civil servants who have larg

Jakarta – Residing in a quiet suburb is a luxury not everyone can afford, especially in jam-packed Jakarta.

Jakarta – Indonesian Home Minister Tito Karnavian has suggested that nondemocratic countries are more economically well-off than democratic countries.

Jakarta – An Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) executive has called a plan by Muslim activists to hold a reunion marking the anniversary of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally in Jakarta "unnecessar

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially issued a regulation that streamlines all business licensing toward the Investment Coordinating Board (BK

Ghina Ghaliya, Kharishar Kahfi, and Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – The joint decree, issued on Nov.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) sees flat sales next year as an increase in cigarette prices and rising power prices, along with softening economic grow

It's officially that time of year again! No, not for Christmas cheer, but for the annual "take off that Santa hat" paranoia.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was shocked by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to favor the plea for clemency submitted by former Riau go

Andita Rahma and M.

Nindya Astuti and Andita Rahma, Jakarta – House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission II legislator from Gerindra faction, Sodik Mudjahid said that the rights of the LGBT community shou

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and anticorruption activists have lamented President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to grant clemency to former Riau governor Ann

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has never suggested increasing the maximum number of presidential terms through a constitutional amendment, according to the State Palace.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to hand over a revised labour law Bill to Parliament by early January as it seeks to boost employment in South-east Asia's biggest economy, Fi

Jakarta – Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Indonesia, Esam A.

Galuh Putri Riyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) lamented the local government's response to the recent issue on the contamination of eggs and tofu with

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan has spoken up the reasons for the hotel construction as part of the revitalization project of Taman Ismail Marzuki arts and cultur