Eve Warburton – Over the last week, tens of thousands of students and activists have poured on to the streets of Indonesia's major cities.

Norman Harsono, JAKARTA – State-owned energy company Pertamina has added this year 37 new locations for its single fuel price program, bringing the 3-year-old program's total reach to

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives just got its first female speaker on Tuesday with the election of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Pua

Jakarta – Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to ban people with a track record of committing adultery, gambling, drinking as well as using and trading drugs from run

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Darman Mappangara, the president director of state-owned telecommunication company PT Industri Telekomu

Adrian Wail, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is looking to establish a national action plan to promote principles of human rights in businesses activities.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Amid the ongoing mass protests against the government and members of the House of Representatives, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged a

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – "Karma" is the theme of the 16th annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, set to take place at various locations in Ubud, Bali, on Oct. 23-27.

Yasonna Laoly, who recently left his post as justice and human rights minister and was sworn in as a member of the House of Parliament (DPR) yesterday, has urged President Joko Widodo

James Massola, Jakarta – A former president's daughter has been named the new Speaker of Indonesia's parliament, in the most recent example of a trend towards dynastic politics.

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Thousands of workers plan to carry out protests against Indonesia's labour, wage and health insurance regulations, which they say are discriminatory, raising fres

Amy Chew – Indonesia's new Parliament got its first female speaker of the House of Representatives when Puan Maharani, the daughter of the country's first female president, Megawati Su

Jakarta – Many of the newly sworn-in 575 House of Representatives and 136 Regional Representatives Council members might feel relieved as they can finally begin their terms on Tuesday,

Kuala Lumpur – Lawmakers sworn into Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday are being urged to push through a sexual violence bill to protect women from abuse that rights groups say has reac

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Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Musician Ananda Badudu, who is in the police's crosshairs after commenting on their alleged mistreatment of detained university students, has asserted that h

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has called on Indonesian companies to exercise caution and be wary of the risk of default amid potential for a global economic slowdown

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan called for today's street protest put forth nonviolence as he claims the government has done its be

Primus Dorimulu, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The Indonesian government on Wednesday announced a competition to design the country's new capital in East Kalimantan.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Education Agency asserted that the city administration would stop the student support program dubbed Jakarta Smart Card or KJP for those who are proven to

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Press Council condemned acts of violence and intimidation committed by security officers against journalists while covering demonstrations against the ratificati

Jakarta (Bisnis) – After the wave of massive demonstrations in Jakarta for the last few days, toll gates belong to state-owned toll operator Jasa Marga in several locations were damage

Francisca Christy Rosana and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan opined President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo cannot necessarily issue a

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More than 500 people were arrested after clashes in Indonesia's capital amid nationwide protests against a raft of divisive reforms – including banning pre-marital sex and weakening th

Police in Indonesia have been widely criticized for their heavy-handed approach to securing student-led protests nationwide that have entered its second week, with one particular incid

Nicola Smith – Indonesian police fired tear gas in central Jakarta on Monday after a new round of protests against controversial legal reforms descended into running street battles.

Gayatri Suroyo and Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades will test President Joko Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Heavily-armed security forces stood guard in front of Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday as thousands of protesters attempted to disrupt the

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo presides over the annual ceremony to commemorate Pancasila Sanctity Day on October 1 at the Pancasila Sakti Monument fiel

Indonesia's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has cri

Jakarta – The National Police's internal investigation team is questioning 13 police officers after a demonstration in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, resulted in the deaths of two studen

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Dyaning Pangestika & Sausan Atika, Jakarta – University students are planning to return to the streets in Jakarta on Tuesday in yet another chapter in a string of protests against

Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry is preparing a regulation to exclude nickel slag produced by local mineral smelters from the list of hazardous and toxic waste (B3) so t

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs has decided not to close Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara – the home of the rare Komodo dragons – b

Meidyana Aditama Winata, Jakarta (Antara) – The Metro Jaya Police announced that it plans to subpoena Ananda Badudu for his statement on how police conducted its investigation on arrest

Marlinda Oktavia Erwanti, Jakarta – The new speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, says that the eight draft laws (RUU) which were postponed by the previous DPR

Valda Kustarini, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) believes there is no relationship between the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Vio

Jakarta – Amid heightened security measures following days of protests that ended with clashes, university students took to the streets on Tuesday with flowers in their hands as a symb

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmaker Puan Maharani, the former coordinating human development and culture minister and daughter of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwom

Daniel Boffey, Brussels – The relatives of five men summarily executed during the final years of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia will have their case heard in court after a ground-bre

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Political parties in the House of Representatives (DPR) shared different opinions on President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's plan to issue a regulation in lieu of law

Jakarta (Antara) – The University Student Executive Bodies or BEM Nusantara has stated its readiness to meet President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to convey their objectives regarding several

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister, Muhadjir Effendy, said he received reports from the police about people disguising as high school students during the ra

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Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade sector has received its Christmas gift early: The European Union has granted Indonesia Rp 232 billion (US$16.37 million) through a prog

Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday in fresh demonstrations sparked by a raft of divisive legal reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency.

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consu

Anna Whyte – Three shipping containers of used, contaminated plastic waste are on the way back to New Zealand after a sting by the Indonesian government, and more could be on the way.