Indonesia's plan to build a new capital from scratch on the island of Borneo has sent real-estate developers scrambling for land in the vicinity of the proposed city.

Jakarta – Amid reports of intolerance between ethnic groups and religious communities, pictures showing a Christian funeral service in the courtyard of a mosque has attracted people's

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax office has announced several tax incentives for oil and gas contractors operating in the country.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is seeking to speed up the development of four priority tourist destinations across the country, as part of his administration's efforts to boo

On Friday the 21st of June 2019, the Ministry of Education and Culture resolved to work collaboratively with the Indonesian National Armed Forces in disseminating material to new stude

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has decreased the punishment for former Constitutional Court justice Patrialis Akbar to seven years in prison following a case review petition filed by the

Natalia Santi – Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won't save the fast-sinking Indonesian megacity from disaster and could even spark a fresh environmental crisis in a regi

In recent years, we have seen a depressing number of stories from Indonesia related to religious minorities being robbed of a place to perform their religious duties.

Rina Chandran, Bangkok – Thousands of indigenous people may be uprooted from their ancestral lands on Borneo island as large areas of forests are cleared to make way for Indonesia's ne

Kyle Springer – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, known for various infrastructure projects during his tenure, is embarking on another mega-project yet with his plan to build

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Members of Suku Anak Dalam (SAD), grouping remote indigenous communities in Jambi, are marching from their villages to the State Palace to demand that President Jo

Jakarta – Would-be holidaymakers are now able to start planning vacations for next year as the government has finalized the list of public holidays for 2020.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved the government's target of 5.3 percent economic growth for next year and this will be the foundation for other projections made unde

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A thick blanket of haze from forest fires has forced schools in Dumai, Riau, to dismiss their students early.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is in the midst of composing a roadmap policy to organize street vendors that open their businesses across Jakarta.

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) Chief Suhardi Alius warned academic administrators to pay close attention to radicalism that might happen within ca

Jakarta – Hundreds of people and three command vehicles arrived on the grounds of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) Red-and-White building in Jakarta at 3 pm Friday August

Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry entered the year with high optimism, which was subsequently followed by steady growth throughout the year.

The use of Indonesia's "religious harmony" laws to prevent members of a minority religion from being able to worship was dramatically highlighted once again in a case that was captured

Andreas Harsono – In early January 2016, journalists in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta chatted about a doctor who had left her husband, moving to Kalimantan Island and joining a bac

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – A day after President Joko Widodo announced his plan to move Indonesia's capital to East Kalimantan Province, property developer Agung Podomoro Land placed a f

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Jakarta – Students of Al Jamiyatul Washliyah Social Funding Foundation in Medan, North Sumatra, have called for an investigation into the school's principal for alleged sexual harassme

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Sapri Maulana, Jakarta – The East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) openly doubts the commitment of Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Panjaitan to curb the minin

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has won the lawsuit against the Governor of Aceh at the Banda Aceh state administrative court (PTUN) over th

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia may start to repatriate Iranian migrants currently in limbo in the archipelago, following an agreement with their country's consular repres

Sarah Martin – The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has reassured the Indonesian government that he supports deeper trade ties with Jakarta, as the party comes under growing union press

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Some 53 unlicensed buildings in Naringgul village in Cisarua, part of the Puncak resort in Bogor, West Java, were demolished by the regency's Public Order Agency

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Jakarta city council has announced that after two months it will stop aid for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers currently be

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's traffic division has blocked 9,169 vehicle registration certificates (STNK) belonging to vehicle owners who had been caught by the Electronic Traffic Law

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said some of the government buildings left vacant after the Indonesian capital is relocated to East Kal

Asip Hasani, Blitar, East Java – The National Police's Densus 88 antiterrorist squad has arrested three suspected terrorists in Blitar regency, East Java, who authorities believe are c

Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's palm oil lobby group said profit, people and planet define sustainability in the industry and that the European Union should consider these aspects as

A long-debated overhaul to Indonesia's Criminal Code is currently being discussed in the House of Representatives (DPR) and officials say they are going to try and pass it before the c

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The fifth Indonesian president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri hopes that President Jokowi's decision to mo

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – A number of asylum seekers accommodated at one of Jakarta's facilities, the West Jakarta Military Command (Kodim) building, are still unsure about their future

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The announcement to relocate Indonesia's capital city to East Kalimantan province provides an opportunity to shift the developmental focus to other parts of the

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Vale Indonesia, the country's largest nickel producer, said the government's planned ore export ban will give the country a strategic advantage and bring positive

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD DKI) secretariat announced that it will distribute brand new sets of gold pins today for the newly elected councilors whi

Jakarta – Indonesia will continue to lean on palm oil economically for decades to come despite European opposition, as stakeholders look for a strategic policy that will help the indus

Erwida Maulia and P Prem Kumar, Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur – Asia's two dominant palm oil producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, may be heading for a clash with the European Union in internation

There is a growing anxiety among rights activists regarding the trajectory of Indonesia's democracy.

President Joko Widodo finally revealed the exact location of the country's new capital in East Kalimantan yesterday, putting Indonesia one major step closer to actually enacting the lo

The choice for the location of Indonesia's planned new capital city in East Kalimantan province, which was announced yesterday, has sparked speculation of backdoor political dealings a

Dewi Nurita, Tempo Magazine, Jakarta – President-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the formation of three new State Ministries in his upcoming second-term Cabinet which will consist

Jonathan Watts – Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital from the climate-threatened megalopolis of Jakarta to the sparsely populated island of Borneo, which is home to some

Rizieq Shihab, the infamous leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), says that he wants to leave Saudi Arabia – where he has lived for more than two years after fleeing po

An Indonesian man named Muh Aris bin Syukur from the city of Mojokerto in East Java was sentenced with chemical castration for the rape of nine children in a landmark ruling for the co

James Massola, Jakarta – Labor leader Anthony Albanese has called on the Morrison government to commission a white paper on Australia's economic relationship with Indonesia, as parliam