Jakarta (Antara) – In the midst of several countries legalizing marijuana for medical use, Indonesia remains unfazed to follow suit as the country never used the substance as a form of

Indonesia's presidential election took place in April and was finally legally settled in June when the Constitutional Court rejected Prabowo Subianto's election fraud lawsuit, cementin

Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute (LBH) in Surabaya, East Java, has lambasted the Kraksaan Police and the Indonesian Military for seizing books believed to contain communist teachings,

Due to the highly ambiguous nature of Indonesia's Information and Electronic Transactions Act (UU ITE), any legitimate criticism against the government or those in power could potentia

Rini Astuti, Helena Varkkey and Zu Dienle Tan – Early in Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's first term, Indonesia experienced some of the worst forest fires and haze in decade

Amy Chew – Indonesian opposition leader Prabowo Subianto will play a "mediatory role" between the government and the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) if authorities refuse to renew the op

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – To offset the limited state budget allocation for infrastructure development, the government is inviting the private sector to participate in building tra

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Bangladesh is seeking more cooperation with Indonesia in the energy sector, especially for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support its

Jakarta – Plastic and paper trash believed to have originated from abroad has been found near the Burangkeng landfill in Bekasi, West Java.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solar Energy Association (AESI) has criticized the issuance of four ministerial regulations that it claims do not support the govern

Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court dismissed on Tuesday the lawsuit of four former buskers seeking financial compensation for wrongful arrest and false accusation in connection

Stefi Thenu & Yustinus Paatk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's sons, Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep, have found themselves leading in opinion polls to be nom

Jakarta (Antara) – An oil spill from state energy company Pertamina's Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) in Karawang has reached the Thousand Islands since Thursday, July 25.

Jakarta (Antara) – The city of Pekanbaru in Riau is enveloped in thick smoke coming from the land and forest fires.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association (PDPI), Agus Dwi Susanto, said that air pollution emitted from motorized vehicles is as dangerous as

Iil Askar Monza, Jakarta – A semi-permanent home owned by Asnawi Liwi, a journalist of Serambi Indonesia in Southeast Aceh suddenly went up in flames on Tuesday morning, July 30th.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Human rights group Komnas HAM (The National Commission on Human Rights) argues that the decision taken by Bantul Regent Suharsono to revoke the permit of a c

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Mohammad Nasir spoke about giving college students leniency to discuss contended ideals such as Marxis

Ichsan Emrald Alamsyah, Jakarta – Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir says that it is acceptable to discuss ideas such as Marxism and an Islamic caliphate

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – While the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has expressed its firm stance as an opposition party, it has expressed its readiness to open talks with the ruling Ind

Jakarta – The Jakarta Social Affairs Agency will soon stop logistical aid to refugees from the Middle East currently housed at the former building of the West Jakarta military command

Emanuel Kure & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – YouTuber Kimberly Khloe, or Kimi Hime as she is known online – her channel profile describes her as a "Multi-talent Gaming and Tech Infl

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Police in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have arrested a 14-year-old student, identified only as AP, and Sofyan, 43, for stealing an earthquake detector owned by the M

After successfully getting Youtube to suspend videos by gaming influencer Kimi Hime over "immoral" content, it appears that Indonesia's Information and Communications Ministry (Kominfo

Suherdjoko, Demak, Central Java – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti praised the sustainable way fishermen in Demak regency, Central Java caught crabs by using bu

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – An environmental NGO is warning authorities of a potential increase of forest fires in Jambi during the dry season, as satellites detected dozens of hot spots – id

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – The Batam Customs Office in Riau Islands has sent seven containers containing hazardous and toxic waste owned by importing company PT Arya Wiraraja Plastin

Jakarta – The decades-old plan to relocate the capital from Jakarta has reached new heights as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided on Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of Borneo

Jakarta – Residents of Bahagia (happy) subdistrict in North Bekasi, West Java, joined on Tuesday workers and other stakeholders to remove solid waste, mostly plastics, from the Bahagia

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board, Thomas Trikasih Lembong, is optimistic investments would record a double-digit growth this year after a 7

Another week, another highly disturbing report about extreme domestic violence in Indonesia, this time involving a man who allegedly set his wife on fire over suspected infidelity.

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to start paying a monthly allowance for its two million unemployed next year and provide training to teach them new skills.

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Hadi Tjahjanto says that the Koopssus TNI (special operations command) is specially formed to tackle terrorism,

Jakarta (Antara) – Political expert Dewi Fortuna Anwar predicts that there is a strong possibility for Democrat Party to join forces with the government in power to pave way for their

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) Seto Mulyadi sees the issue regarding child pornography in Indonesia fits the iceberg phenomenon analo

Shi Yinglun, Jakarta – Indonesian military launched on Tuesday a new elite unit designated to carry out special military missions, particularly in addressing terrorism issue.

A river in Bekasi, West Java, has come to represent the exact opposite of what its name means as it has made headlines across the country for the insane amount of filthy garbage that i

Bangun Santoso – The seizure of books allegedly containing communist ideas belonging to the Vespa Literacy community by the Kraksaan sectoral police and Probolinggo regency TNI (Indone

Jakarta – Indonesia is stepping up efforts to prevent a repeat of haze that blanketed much of Southeast Asia four years ago by deploying thousands of firefighters and emergency respons

Jakarta – Singapore remained the largest foreign investor in Indonesia during the first half, with investments of US$3.4 billion comprising 5,348 projects, according to the latest inve

Revered journalist and writer Arswendo Atmowiloto died on 19 July aged 70 after a short illness.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – At least 10 villages and seven beaches in West Java have been affected by the oil spill from state energy giant Pertamina's Offshore North West Jav

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A group of about 100 migrants protested in front of the offices of the United Nations Refugee Agency in Central Jakarta on Monday.

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democracy Index, or IDI, improved slightly in 2018 from the year before, the Central Statistics Agency announced on Monday.

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Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's cybercrime directorate is investigating alleged personal data trading, such as e-ID Number and Family Card Number (KK), on social media.

Jakarta – PT Gudang Garam Tbk (GGRM), one of the country's major cigarette producers, will expand into the road construction business to increase the company's sources of revenue, alth

Jakarta – The discovery of at least 300 rusty abandoned buses bearing Transjakarta logos in a field in Dramaga subdistrict, Bogor, West Java has led the Jakarta city government to file

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has appointed former chairman of Muhammadiyah's youth wing, Dahnil Simanjuntak, as his spokesman.