Over the past couple of years, the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi has been in the news with alarming frequency for viral stories of children getting married, either among themse

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesia's election commission has rejected out of hand claims the April presidential election was subject to systematic fraud, during cour

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The legal team representing presidential candidates Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'ruf Amin says that the Indonesian 2019 presidential election was held in the

Jakarta – A man disguised as a woman was caught red-handed as he tried to steal underwear and other personal belongings from a female nursing student at a kos (share house) in Tangeran

Jakarta – Four of the nine victims of the May 22 riots in Jakarta have died from bullets, police say, promising to reveal the identities of the shooters.

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – TransJakarta will add five new routes each month to the capital's bus rapid transit system to meet its target of carrying one million passengers per

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – At least 20 people have died in two separate shipping accidents within a week in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara, while five were still missing as of Tuesday

Antara & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has suggested providing incentives to regions that have proven successful in encouraging investment and con

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – In today's Constitutional Court trial, the Jokowi – Ma'ruf Amin legal team rebutted the biased police and intelligence forces allegations pointed out by

Jakarta – Japanese and Korean electronics companies Sharp Corp.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Sukabumi District transportation agency conducted an operation against urban public transport mini vans – locally known as angkot – that exhibits offensive stick

Aisha Shaidra, Jakarta – The draft music bill (RUU Permusikan) that was infamous for the amount of backlash it garnered from fellow musicians is finally dropped from the 2019 prioritiz

Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has expressed approval of a plan for the police to monitor groups on the WhatsApp messaging application.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara expressed his support for the National Police's decision to monitor public Whatsapp message gr

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Rudiantara recalled that the hoax which spread prior to the Constitutional Court's presidential el

Throughout his campaign for re-election, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo emphasised improvements in children's health and education as a way to boost human development.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Previous announcement from Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno's campaign team (BPN) upon presenting 12 truckloads of evidentiary documents will likely not

Christy Francisca R and Andi Ibnu, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) said they found strong indications of duopoly behind the expensive airplane ticket p

A group of young people in the Indonesian city of Samarinda in East Kalimantan came up with a creative new way to protest flooding in their city – perhaps inspired by previous instance

Lani Diana, Jakarta – Director of the leaded fuel eradication committee (KPBB) Ahmad Safrudin said that the high levels of sulfur contained in several types of fuel have shown direct e

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Member of the selection committee for future Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader Diani Sadia revealed that the committee is focused on improv

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) says it will hold a series of protests in the vicinity of the Constitutional Court (MK) in Central Jakarta throughout the l

Melbourne – Indonesian seaweed farmers were set to seek more than A$200 million ($137 million) from Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production in a trial starting on Monday, to cover da

Hussein Abri, Jakarta – More than ten Indonesian nationals at the Al-Hawl refugee camp expressed elation once Tempo journalist Hussein Abri introduced himself on Thursday, May 23.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry said on Sunday (Jun 16) that it will tighten rules regarding paper waste imports, a day after officials said five containers

In conservative Indonesia, the fear of children engaging in the 'sin' of pre-marital sex often leads to young couples being forced to marry, which often leads to them dropping out of s

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Incumbent presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hinted on types of individuals he would include in his upcoming cabinet if he is re-elected as a president

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Upon his own personal request to be firmly criticized, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was urged by Adian Napitupulu, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The families of people who died during the May 22 post-election rights in Jakarta went to the offices of the Victims and Witness Protection Agency (KPSK) in East

Jakarta (Bisnis) – Chairman of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Bambang PS Brodjonegoro is optimistic that Indonesia's poverty rate and Gini coefficient will continu

Farouk Arnaz & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The police have arrested a man who appeared in a viral video claiming that the General Elections Commission, or KPU, had manipulated its data s

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) has applauded Indonesia for its move to block online cigarette advertising, as an attempt to protect yo

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The fifth Congress of Indonesian Diaspora, or CID-5, will open with a one-day conference on Aug. 10 at Kota Kasablanka, South Jakarta.

Jakarta – The head of the selection committee for the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), Usman Hamid, says not enough candidates were applying to be Komn

Abba Gabrillin, Jakarta – A survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) has found that there has been a declining trend in democratic reforms, particularly following the May

Jakarta – At least two people died and five are still missing after a passenger boat carrying 52 people including the skipper and three crew members sank before dawn on Saturday (June

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The deputy chairperson of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission I, Golkar Party politician Satya Widya Yudha, supports a plan by the National Police (P

Carlos Ky Paath & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A recent survey shows more than two thirds of Indonesians believe the April 17 presidential and legislative elections were fair.

Jakarta – Setya Novanto, a former House of Representatives speaker currently serving a 15-year jail sentence for graft, has been transferred to the Gunung Sindur maximum security priso

Tens of thousands of security personnel were on the streets of Jakarta Friday as a court heard a defeated presidential challenger's claim that Indonesia's 2019 election was rigged – al

Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a "dumping ground", officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imp

Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry has moved graft convict Setya Novanto from Sukamiskin prison in Bandung, West Java, to Gunung Sindur prison after a photo showed him hanging

Jakarta – According to the latest Tom Tom Traffic Index, Jakarta's traffic eased in 2018, making it the city showing the "biggest improvement" last year.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has handed a case pertaining to the illegal dumping of hazardous medical waste in Karawang regency, West Java, by provi

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry and the Foreign Affairs Ministry managed to secure the release of four underage Indonesian fishermen who were bein

Jakarta – A number of parties have protested over statements quoted by the loosing Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno presidential ticket in a legal challenge against the presidential elect

On 11 June, lawyers representing Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno registered a new application with the Constitutional Court in which they challenged their loss in the 2019 presidenti

Bangkok – A pledge by Indonesia to hand back control of customary forests to indigenous people is being hampered by overlapping land claims for mines, plantations, forests and public l

Jakarta – With national unity in mind, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said he is open to the idea of the opposition Gerindra Party under long-time rival Prabowo Subianto joining hi

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital was on edge on Friday as the nation's constitutional court held its first hearing on the opposition's legal challenge against the election