Devana Senanayake – 'My crotch does not belong to the government,' read a board held up in a protest against a series of proposed updates to the Dutch-era criminal code in Indonesia.

Kurniawan Ulung – Industry members in Indonesia have expressed their deep reservations and objections over the passing of a revised criminal code containing controversial articles, as

Siddharth Chandra – The Indonesian killings of 1965-66 marked a turning point in Indonesian politics, and rank among the most traumatic episodes in the country's history.

Harry Suhartono and Tassia Sipahutar – Foreign investors pared their holdings of Indonesian stocks as escalating political demonstrations added to worries of a slowdown in Southeast As

Aisyah Llewellyn – In my five years as a journalist, I've seen a fair share of tragedy.

Max Lane – Since Sept 23, there have been student demonstrations in almost every province of Indonesia against numerous new Bills being tabled and passed by the outgoing Parliament.

Kharishar Kahfi and Karina Maharani Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The wave of protests against the government and the House of Representatives is expected to continue on Monday as the legisl

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Democrat Party deputy chief Syarief Hasan said there was no urgency for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) o

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Other than university students, the Independent Journalist Alliance or AJI Yogyakarta joined the second students' demonstration dubbed Gejayan Memanggil 2 he

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The massive university students' protest dubbed Gejayan Memanggil (Gejayan is Calling) was echoed again to be held today, September 30, in Yogyakarta.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI) President Andi Gani Nena Wea and Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (K

Jakarta – Riot police in Indonesia have clashed with protesters as thousands of students resumed demonstrations against a new law they say has crippled the country's anti-corruption ag

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Construction on the 82.7-kilometer elevated section of the China-backed Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train project commenced on Monday.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Farouk Arnaz & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police made a series of raids on Friday night and Saturday morning in Tangerang, Banten, and arrested at least six p

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – About 6,000 members of the military and police were set to be deployed in Jakarta on Tuesday to secure the inauguration of the new national legislatu

Fana Suparman & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Supreme Court justice who overturned a graft conviction against Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung, former head of the Indonesian Bank Rest

A brutal Indonesian forest fire season that left Southeast Asia choking in smog has renewed scrutiny of major palm oil and paper companies, with activists accusing them of breaking pro

Thousands attended a mass prayer in the devastated Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday, one year after a quake-tsunami swallowed up whole neighborhoods and killed more than 4,000 peopl

Tasha Wibawa – "I had my first child at 14, a little boy, and I was destroyed," Indonesian woman Rasminah, who goes by one name, told the ABC.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry has invited rectors from various universities in Indonesia to discuss issues related to student protests that

Jakarta – Ambon Mayor Richard Louhenapessy has declared a 14-day emergency following the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the Maluku capital and two adjacent districts on Thursday.

Jakarta (Antara) – A total of 504,000 inhabitants of West Kalimantan, particularly children, suffered from respiratory illness due to the smog from forest fires, according to Inspector

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Lili Pintauli Siregar, one of five newly elected commissioners of the national antigraft agency, said she supported the establishment of a supervisory body f

Jakarta – A 212 Holy Warriors Action (Aksi Mujahid 212) to Save the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on Saturday in Jakarta has demanded that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo r

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Public Housing and Public Works Minister Basuki Hadimuljomo said the government plans to build 2,500 kilometers of toll road within the next five years, or in t

Jakarta – Expressions of regret for President Joko Widodo came after the domestic textile industry was brought to its knees.

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – "The road was quiet with only palm trees around and it was only two of us in his car when he began to caress my thigh and slip his hand under my bottom.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Indonesians are struggling to rebuild their lives a year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused widespread devastation, with many still

Fresh protests broke out across Indonesia on Friday as the president ordered a probe into two student deaths during a wave of demonstrations against divisive legal reforms, including b

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Justice Minister Yasonna Laoly submitted his resignation to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday, after opting to take up the seat in the House of Repres

Ian Morse, Palu, Indonesia – For Ariyati, the disaster that took her mother's life and that of more than 4,800 others a year ago has been followed by another unseen, but greater disast

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A student from Halu Oleo University in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, has died after a demonstration in front of the provincial legislative council (DPRD) bui

Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Student Executive Boards have refused an invitation to meet with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday, fo

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police arrested journalist and documentary filmmaker Dandhy Dwi Laksono on Thursday night and charged him with a crime over a tweet about the rec

Friski Riana, Jakarta – State Secretary Pratikno said he was preparing the draft of a government regulation in lieu of law or Perppu concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission (K

Ananda Badudu, formerly of indie band Banda Neira and a former journalist for Tempo, was taken in by the Jakarta Metro Police this morning for questioning over a crowdfunding campaign

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has balked at commenting on the arrests of activists Dandhy Laksono and Ananda Badudu by the Jakarta Metro Police.

Jakarta – A year after the implementation of an integrated online single submission (OSS) system for business licensing, businesspeople claim they have yet to benefit from the system a

Ardilla Syakriah and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Musician Ananda Badudu, who initiated a crowdfunding campaign to support university students voicing their aspirations, was taken by

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III Deputy Chairperson Herman Hery from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction is leaving it entirely up

Aninda Dewayanti and Deasy Simandjuntak, Singapore – Over the past week, tens of thousands of university students and activists gathered in some of the biggest simultaneous rallies acr

William Gallo, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing its largest protests in two decades, amid a wave of public anger at a proposed overhaul of the country's criminal code and a controversial

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's three newly formed joint defence commands, Kogabwilhan, designed for flexible and quick deployment to any security situation, will be led b

Jakarta (AFP) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said on Friday (Sept 27), as more than 15,0

Arlina Arshad – Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto said yesterday that the student protests in the country were being hijacked by a group set on disrupting Parliament and the

James Massola, Jakarta – On October 20, Indonesian President Joko Widodo will finally be sworn in and begin his second and final term in office, six months after winning re-election.

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo could revoke a controversial law that weakens the country's anti-corruption commission after at least two p

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Student Executive Body (BEM) of all faculties in the University of Indonesia (UI) rejected President Joko Widodo's invitation to meet and have a dia

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Former Tempo journalist and musician Ananda Badudu broke into tears after he was let go by the Jakarta Metro Police following a stringent 5-hour question

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) should delay the ratification of the Land Bill at the end of this parliamentary session.