Panca Nugraha, Mataram – The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration has released a book on disaster mitigation in the hope of making religion one way to approach natural disaster miti

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, a niece of the Great Indonesia Movement Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, has said she is ready to take ov

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto met Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday, a move that many interpret as a further sign that the former general might be joining the country's ruling coalition

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – In a surprise move that could throw a wrench in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's recent effort at coalition-building, the National Democratic Party declared on

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must streamline the bureaucracy and overhaul the relationship between the central and regional governments to improve the investmen

Rik Glauert – An Indonesian city of nearly two million people is planning an anti-LGBT law.

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – Green groups have urged the Indonesian government to step up help for hundreds of thousands of people made sick by forest fires and the haze they cause e

Jakarta – Indonesian police said on Tuesday a suspected militant arrested last week was plotting Independence Day bomb attacks and they suspect he was part of a network behind violence

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian police say its anti-terror squad has arrested a suspect and foiled a plan for terror attacks on August 17, Independence Day.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmental activists say they fear for what's left of Indonesia's tropical rainforests, following a fiery call by President Joko Widodo threatening act

Irsyan Hasyim, Depok – The Depok City government along with the Depok Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) are discussing a draft regional regulation (raperda) against Lesbian, Gay

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office has released 50 names on its wanted list (DPO).

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said the government will reduce spending in the coming months as revenue growth was slow in the first half of 2019.

Jakarta (Bisnis) – The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Minister Bambang P.S.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A team tasked with selecting new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders has announced that 104 applicants passed the second phase of tests.

Ilham – Despite having dealt with transiting refugees for nearly 45 years, Indonesia is still unable to properly address the problem.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Law has done much to push the industry towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically on human rights.

Jakarta (Antara) – The deputy chairman of National Mandate Party (PAN), Bara Hasibuan, claimed his party is willing to join the government coalition of Joko Widodo or Jokowi – Ma'ruf A

Jakarta – The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 arrested a member of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah or JAD in Padang, South Sumatera on July 18.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), Unifah Rosyidi, said one of the country's homework in the education sector is the lack of training for t

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expressed rejection against the plan of Depok administration to pass a regional regulation concerning anti

Achmad Ali – A thanksgiving celebrating the 23rd anniversary (HUT) of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) at the secretariat offices in the Bratang Gede area of the East Java provincia

Aichi Halik & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman asked the central bank and the country's financial regulator on Monday to launch an in-depth investigation into abnorm

Fans of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama may have to live with the fact that he won't ever return to politics in Indonesia.

Dina Afrianty – Despite many controversies surrounding deliberation on the anti-sexual violence bill in Indonesia's parliament, people with disabilities welcome the new bill.

Jakarta – The level of air pollution in Depok, West Java, has alarmed a group of regular pedestrians, who referred to data from an air quality monitoring service showing that the city

Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General has revoked a regulation on individual income tax to simplify the tax calculation process and ensure legal certainty.

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – May. Gen.

Jakarta (Antara) – Fire has razed 15 hectares of peatland on the outskirts of the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru since Friday (July 18, 2019)

Jakarta – A number of ormas (social or mass organisations) arrived at the People's Democratic Party (PRD) offices in the Bratang Gede area of the East Java provincial capital of Suraba

Jon Grevatt – The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has called for greater levels of synergy between the government, military, and the national defence industry in efforts to improv

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected 58 of the 260 petitions filed against April's legislative election results.

Jakarta – The construction of a new observation tower near the offices of the South Tangerang administration has apparently irked local residents living nearby.

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – An Indonesian soldier was killed in a separatist attack on the Yuguru River Bridge construction project in Nduga district, Papua, on Saturday.

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – When Harijanto needed more workers to make Nike and Adidas sneakers at one of its factories outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta, he couldn't make the numbers w

Jakarta (Antara) – As the search for Mega Tug Boat's four missing crew members is still under way, the Search and Rescue (SAR) Office in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, was report

Jakarta (Antara) – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has urged all companies that produce plastic products to help clean up seas and oceans from plastic debris.

Jakarta (Antara) – A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and Greenpeace, launched a public awareness campaign

Jakarta (Antara) – As many as 1,048 people have registered to join a parade rejecting single-use plastic bags in Jakarta Sunday. The parade will start at 06:00 a.m.

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government plans to plant and establish mother-in-law tongue (lidah mertua) gardens at the mayor's office and local administrative offices to reduce po

Supriyadi – The Depok municipal Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) has tabled a draft regional regulation (Raperda) against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT).

Dina Fitri Anisa & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – James Riady, founder and chairman of Pelita Harapan University, expressed concern over asylum seekers' access to education and health care

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has made plans to allocate Rp 240 billion (US$17.24 million) to disentangle Depok city's infamous traffic congestion.

Irsyan Hasyim, Depok – The Depok Love Society has questioned the urgency of planned deliberations on an Anti-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Draft Regional Regulation or Raperda

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has said Indonesia's waters will have more plastics than fish by 2030 if the country does not take action to tackle t

Rizal Bomantama, Jakarta – Indonesian Child Protection Agency (KPAI) Commissioner for Education Affairs, Retno Listyarti, has revealed that the cases of sexual violence in schools in 2

Nick Rodway and Grace Dungey – In a time of near universal dependence on the English language, it is all too easy to dismiss the importance of linguistic diversity across the globe.

Juhri Selamet – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry has failed to communicate the risk of air pollution in the capital, Jakarta, and surrounding areas.

Jakarta – The government is considering whether or not to extend the mass organization permit for the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), a hard-line group with a controversial track record.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The moment Leona set foot in Jakarta – a bustling metropolis of 10 million residents – she knew that she had a lot of adjusting to do.