Halida Bunga, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) head Muhammad Isnur outlines three blunders of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the aspect of law enforcement and hu

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesian police have arrested 22 suspected Islamist militants planning attacks across the country, just days after the country's security minister was wounde

Jakarta – Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Chairperson Abdul Manan predicts that violence against journalists by security forces will still represents a real threat under the

Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – The Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) has still not been ratified.

Jakarta – Gerindra and Golkar, two of the country's largest political parties, have agreed to work together to maintain Indonesia's stability, following a meeting between Gerindra Part

Farouk Arnaz & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or JAD, an Islamic State-affiliated terror group based in Indonesia, has been making bombs using not only high-expl

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Benoa Bay in Bali has been declared a maritime conservation area by Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, an official said on Tuesday.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Syafruddin has emphasised that state civil servants or ASN are not allowed to criticise the government in public

Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya regional police chief Gatot Eddy Pramono has emphasised that they will not issue permits for people wanting to hold protests in Jakarta.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has completed the construction of a massive, nationwide internet network using fiber-optic wires called the Palapa Ring, President Joko

Dyaning Pangestika & Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo continued his agenda of meeting with erstwhile opposition party leaders on Monday as he welcom

Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo seems unburdened by the MPR's big agenda of amending the 1945 Constitution for the fifth time, for the purpo

Last week's violent attack on chief security minister Wiranto has had several unexpected repercussions in Indonesia, including sanctions for those who commented on the incident in a ne

Islamic organizations in Indonesia have voiced their complete rejection of a community of cross-dressing Muslim men wearing female Muslim attire, with one organization going as far as

James Massola, Jakarta – When Prime Minister Scott Morrison flies in to Jakarta this weekend to attend the second inauguration of President Joko Widodo, he'll heap praise on Indonesia'

Jakarta – The AMAR Law Firm and Public Interest Law Office says that 37 tertiary education institutions have threatened to sanction students who take part in #ReformasiDikorupsi (Refor

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Khairul Bukhari is in mourning.

Jakarta – Indonesia has completed the last leg of a 13,000-km (8,080 mile) fiber-optic network that will bring high-speed internet to some of its poorest regions in the country's east,

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, confirmed on Sunday it would request a review of the Supreme Court's decision to acquit Syafruddin Arsyad Teme

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Jakarta (Antara) – The National Police (Polri) are urged to reveal the actual identities of the people who are currently still under arrest following the students' protests at the end

Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo confirmed that July 2019 was the hottest month in the past century owing to global warming."July

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The meeting of NasDem and Gerindra Party chairmen, Surya Paloh and Prabowo Subianto, resulted in several political agreements.

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – Housewives from Indonesian Housewives Solidarity have held an action in front of the Metro Jaya Jakarta regional police headquarters.

Jakarta (Antara) – The lawyer team of two students killed in a rally outside the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on Sept.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh is scheduled to meet Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto on Sunday night at the former's residence in South Jakarta.

The death of an Indonesian activist leading a lawsuit to block a Chinese-funded hydroelectric dam has raised "numerous alarm bells" and should be investigated, Human Rights Watch (HRW)

The event in Jakarta was held at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base to mark the 74th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military, has taken disciplinary action against three of its members after their wives raised doubt on social media over Thursday's attack in B

Heru Andriyanto & Beritasatu, Jakarta – The shocking attack on Chief Security Minister Wiranto earlier this week is likely only a forerunner of more serious acts of terror ahead of

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's anti-terror special detachment Densus 88 have nabbed suspected terrorists from September 23 until October 11.

Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives (DPR) should restart their discussions of the draft of the mineral and coal mining law.

Beritasatu & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with political rival Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon to

The Eradication of Sexual Violence Bill (RUU-PKS) may still be a long way from ratification, but the government has decided to take matters into its own hands to push for its immediate

Biking without fear of getting run over by cars in the heart of Jakarta may soon become an activity that's not just limited to Car Free Day every Sunday, as more dedicated bicycle lane

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Lawmaker and former Purwakarta regent Dedi Mulyadi has called on the Purwakarta regency administration in West Java to revoke the permit of a stone mining c

Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has said his office will be dissolved once the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla administration is over on Oct.

Jakarta – The hashtag #Reformasidikorupsi (Reform corrupted), which became the tagline for recent nationwide rallies in the country, has inspired a musical protest that amplified prote

Nindya Astuti, Jakarta – Terrorism, and intelligence expert Harits Abu Ulya called for Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto to do self-introspection on

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Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Parliament Watch (Formappi) called for people to tightly monitor and control the political dynamics within the House of Representatives (DPR) as th

Jakarta – Political jockeying over seats in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's next Cabinet seemed to have reached new heights on Friday, with Jokowi welcoming Gerindra Party chairman Pr

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has accused the National Police of maladministration while handling a string of post-election protests in Jakarta in May, which kil

Christoforus Ristianto, Jakarta – Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPG) researcher Klara Esti says that the political buzzer phenomena can be said to have begun during the

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition held an evening of contemplation and prayer in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Red-and-White

Andreas Harsono – An Indonesian woman with a psychosocial disability faces up to five years in prison for an altercation at a mosque, the latest victim of Indonesia's toxic "blasphemy"

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Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Indonesia's chief security minister has been stabbed by a man who authorities suspect may have been radicalised by Islamic State ideology.

Jakarta – Manggarai Station in South Jakarta will serve long-distance trains by 2022, replacing in that function Gambir Station in Central Jakarta, which will be left to serve commuter

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The government has named 13 traditional arts from West Java as intangible cultural heritage as a way to protect the arts from being claimed by other countries.