Owen Howell – After three weeks of improved air quality, the thick haze of smoke from deliberately lit forest fires, which began to spread across Indonesia in July, has returned to the

Singapore – Three Indonesian maids were charged in court on Wednesday (Oct 23) with financing terrorism, after being detained under the Internal Security Act last month.

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Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo took what appeared to be his biggest political gamble on Wednesday by including controversial former general Prabowo Subianto in the cabinet,

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires in Indonesia have razed an area the size of Puerto Rico, following a sharp spike in burning in September.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin have announced Indonesia's cabinet ministers for the 2019-2024 administration.

Erwin Renaldi and Wires – Indonesians have expressed disappointment after Indonesian President Joko Widodo has selected Opposition Leader Prabowo Subianto to serve in his new Cabinet a

Jamie Fullerton – The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, has appointed as his defence minister his former bitter election rival Prabowo Subianto – an ex-army general accused of human r

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is pressing ahead with plans to launch an overseas aid program for the first time, with plans to set aside $1 bill

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has cut the number of women in his cabinet, appointed a bitter political rival and appointed several new ministers that signal

Mechanical and design problems with a Boeing flight control system were key factors in the crash of a Lion Air plane last year, Indonesian investigators told victims' families in a bri

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – After keeping the public guessing with two days of visits from ministerial candidates at the State Palace, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on

Reza Gunadha and Novian Ardiansyah – The 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) is calling on Prabowo Subianto to repatriate Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab within

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Human rights lawyers have called for the immediate release of six detained activists from Indonesia's restive Papua province who were arrested and charged with

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Environment activists of Greenpeace Indonesia are determined not to leave the newly sworn Cabinet unchecked and are revisiting the #ReformasiDikorupsi (refo

Fana Suparman & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin denied links with any political parties on Wednesday, despite his older brother, Tu

Hotman Siregar & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday that Comr. Gen.

After two highly charged electoral contests between political rivals Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, relations between their respective supporters have grown tense, even dev

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Three environmental activists for Greenpeace Indonesia, who installed giant banners at Pancoran's Dirgantara Monument in South Jakarta, was told to get down

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked the government to involve small and medium-scale contractors and local construction work

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia installed two giant banners at the Dirgantara Monument in Pancoran, and at Hotel Indonesia Roundabout's "Selamat Datang Monument."

Julio Achmadi, Jakarta – The deceased Golfrid Siregar was a human rights defender in North Sumatra who fought for the right to a good and healthy environment.

At times, during the presidential election campaign earlier this year, it appeared that Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab's unwavering support for Gerindra Chairman Pr

Mobile phone addiction, more commonly referred to as "gadget addiction" in Indonesia, has become a legitimate concern for many parents whose kids just can't take their eyes off of the

James Massola, Jakarta – In six short months, they have gone from mortal political enemies to – seemingly – political allies who will work together in Indonesia's next cabinet.

Kuala Lumpur – Local leaders in Indonesia must get involved with young people to tackle the trash problem that blights the nation's islands and surrounding seas, a leading Asian youth

Jakarta – The rupiah continued to gain ground against the US dollar on Tuesday following news reports that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has picked a number of professional figures fo

Heru Andriyanto, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to make changes in his cabinet portfolios that will affect at least four ministries, Hou

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Jakarta Police say they were interrogating lawyer Eggi Sudjana early on Sunday morning, just hours before President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's inauguration, ove

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reportedly summoned his first-term minister for the environment and forestry Siti Nurbaya to State Palace, Tuesday, O

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) executive director, Asfinawati, said that the government will truly be insensitive toward human rights violations if

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$100 million intermediary loan to the government to help kickstart private sector investments in infrastructure projects as

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for failing to address human rights issues in his inauguration speech on Sunday, poin

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have revealed plans to fire bombs from slingshots and release monkeys to disrupt Sunday's inauguration of President "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'r

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia's crude palm oil production rose by 14 percent to 34.7 million metric tons in the first eight months of 2019, from the same period last year, while e

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – A man, believed to be a foreign worker, was killed in a major fire at an oil pipeline owned by state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina in South Cimahi

Herman, Jakarta – A new book by senior economists Faisal Basri and Haris Munandar repeats an old warning that Indonesia risks falling into the so-called middle-income trap, reminding r

Karim Raslan – The Nggapulu – named after a glacier-covered peak in Papua's Jayawijaya range – is a German-built ship that forms part of the fleet operated by Pelni, Indonesia's nation

Jakarta – The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data given by a government offic

Hong Kong – The global collapse in coal prices this year has dealt a particularly heavy blow to miners in Indonesia, the top exporter and one of the largest producers of the fuel.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has confirmed that the Gerindra Party will be represented in the upcoming Cabinet, the Jokowi Mania volunteer group has claimed.

Jakarta – A Quran teacher, identified only as AI in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, is suspected of molesting seven elementary school girls.

Rosseno Aji, Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Human rights activist and founder of the Lokataru Law and Human Rights Firm, Haris Azhar, subjected President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to firm criticis

Jakarta – PDIP secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto defended President Jokowi's presidential inauguration speech that was widely criticized for not mentioning issues regarding law enfor

Diana Mariska, Nur Yasmin, Farouk Arnaz, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stopped short of announcing his new cabinet on Monday but the list of people

Jakarta – Students protesting near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta today said they hope that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not betray the people during his second term in off

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has stated he is ready to join the Cabinet in the second term of President

Dicky Christanto Wulandaru, Jakarta – The incoming chair of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) should focus on improving the performance of the senior national team, following

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has set lofty goals for his second-term presidency, promising to simplify bureaucr

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – According to the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), President Joko Widodo or Jokowi did not mention at all the issue of law enfor