It has been close to two weeks since a woman, identified by police by her initials SM, was arrested on charges of blasphemy for bringing her dog into and causing a scene at a mosque in

The Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia today shared the amazing news that an Indonesian domestic worker has been freed from death row in the Middle Eastern kingdom following almost 19

Horrible overcrowding has long been a serious issue in Indonesia's prison, but one that rarely merits much attention from average Indonesians or the local media.

Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab's name has again come into the public spotlight in the midst of a planned political reconciliation following the 2019 presi

Jakarta – The City Council special committee tasked with selecting the new deputy Jakarta governor is still preparing the procedures.

Jakarta – The subdued textile and textile products industry is not impressed by the government policy to offer "jumbo" tax deductions as the industry considers that the safeguard polic

Jakarta – Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Agus Maftuh Abegebriel said Islam Defenders Front (FPI) head Rizieq Shihab would have to pay a hefty fine for overstaying in the Middle

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Three coal mines in Kalimantan operated by PT Tanito Harum have to suspend operations after the government revoked the firm's extended contract tha

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a government regulation that will give fiscal incentives to airlines after all relevant stakeholders in the aviat

Fadli and Kharishar Kahfi, Batam – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Riau Islands Governor Nurdin Basirum and five others during a meeting at the governor's residenc

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani said the government would consider the urge to amend the law on electronic information and transact

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Denpasar District Court has sentenced a Russian man, Andrei Zhestkov, 27, to one year of imprisonment for a foiled attempt to smuggle an orangutan fro

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A joint team comprising investigators from several ministries and law enforcement agencies sealed an unauthorized seabed reclamation project at Air Saga vill

Jakarta – Squatters living along the banks of the West Flood Canal in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta know that they are not supposed to dwell in the area, but limited options have forced

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java Education and Culture Agency has turned down the applications of 446 students who tried to enroll in state high schools in the province using fa

Beritasatu Team & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court sentenced stage actress and political activist Ratna Sarumpaet to two years' imprisonment on Thursday f

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The House of Representatives wants industries to respond to the government's tax on plastic shopping bags by creating more environmentally friendly a

Relatives of people killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia last year have been cheated out of compensation, their lawyers say.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH Jakarta) urged the police to stop the investigation and detention of woman SM who brought a dog to Al Munawaroh Mosque, Sentul, Bogor.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri said she would not interfere with formation of cabinet by President-elect Jo

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The advocacy team of Baiq Nuril visited Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani in Bina Graha building, Jakarta, Thursday, July 11 to deliv

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned former Coordinating Ministers for Economic, Financial, and Industry Affairs, Kwik Kian Gie and Rizal Ramli,

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – NasDem Party secretary-general Johnny G.

Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy (DPR) Speaker Fahri Hamzah has confirmed that the Indonesia New Direction Movement (Garbi) social organisation (ormas) will soon be transforme

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The government and the Jakarta capital administration plan to provide help to the asylum seekers currently dwelling in on the sidewalks of Kebon Sirih Road

Rizieq Shihab – the controversial leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who is living in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia – has seemingly become a political football i

Many public spaces in Indonesia, particularly malls, already provide special parking spaces for women, often connoted with pink "ladies parking" signs and situated closest to the build

Mercedes Hutton – Ever since Bali first established a position on the tourist trail in the 1920s, the Indonesian island has become a haven for foreign travellers in search of sanctuary

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A number of activists in Padang, West Sumatra, protested on Tuesday the removal of a dentist from the civil servant candidate list because she has a disa

Jakarta – Although its mass organization permit expired on June 20, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has still not fulfilled the administrative requirements for an extension, the Home M

Jakarta (Bisnis) – Indonesia managed to become the nation with the largest export among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries after the country's export in 2018 reach

Muh. Syaifullah, Jakarta – Education and Culture Ministry Vocational High schools (SMK) Director M. Bakrun said some 2,000 SMKs will be closed due to its poor quality.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed several instructions to the National Police during his speech in the Police 73rd anniversary ceremony at Monas, Wednesda

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Bina Marga Road Agency revealed on Tuesday that it had allocated Rp 50 billion (US$3.5 million) to renovate 194 roads in the municipality.

Jakarta – Defense Minister (Menhan) Ryamizard Ryacudu still reminisces about his friendship with the supreme leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab.

The Bandung District Court today sentenced highly controversial cleric Habib Bahar bin Smith to three years in prison for assaulting two minors last year, footage of which went viral o

While Baiq Nuril, the schoolteacher who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss' sexual harassment on tape, has exhausted all of her legal options to appeal in cou

James Massola, Karuni Rompies and Chris Vedelago, Surabaya – Indonesia's Customs agency has seized 210 tonnes of "toxic" garbage at the port in Surabaya and is preparing to ship eight

Asip Hasani, Blitar – The Blitar Police have charged a local woman with defamation and hate speech after she referred to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as "pharaoh" in an image that ha

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Klaten, Central Java – The student admissions committee at SMPN 1 Jogonalan junior high school in Klaten, Central Java, is requiring all applicants to bring in used

Jakarta – In response to a recent case of a man allegedly assaulting his wife for refusing sex, the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that forci

Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan has said the increase in oil and gas imports was triggered by the significant increase in consumption, while domestic pro

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives on Monday agreed to revise down the tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio assumption for the 2020 sta

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – The narrow sidewalks of Jalan Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta are now occupied by refugees and asylum seekers who were kicked out of their tents near the immigr

Jakarta (Antara) – Political observer from Widya Mandira Catholic University Kupang, Dr.

Avit Hidayat and Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Apart from the discussions on Jakarta's May 22 riots' alleged human rights violations, Amnesty International Indonesia also talked about the j

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Bivitri Susanti said that granting a pardon for Baiq Nuril Maknun is the appropriate step that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could do

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee group has again urged President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to establish an independent joint fact-finding team

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Aviation observer and member of the Republic of Indonesia's Ombudsman, Alvin Lie, said the government has intervened airlines' businesses too far.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a regulation on major tax deductions aimed at boosting investment, research and development (R&D) as well as the participation o