Jakarta – If the definition of civilian supremacy is a democratic system in which the military is under the control of an elected civilian authority, then Indonesia could fit the descr

Yesterday, Indonesia's National Police held a news conference in which they offered a plethora of new information regarding the alleged plot to assassinate several senior government of

There is a growing body of research on the correlations between social media use and mental health, and most of that research suggests the relationship between the two is not good.

Papua – The elite Indonesian army unit Kopassus will train again with the American military, the Southeast Asian nation's defense chief said Thursday, in the strongest sign that Washin

Palu, Indonesia – The flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua's house have drawn warnings from police, but the wiry 50-year-old vows he's not taking them down.

Jakarta – No foreign airline is planning to operate domestic routes in Indonesia, said Air Transportation Director-General Polana Pramesti according to a report by news site Tempo.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will grant undocumented newcomers civil registration documents during a post-Idul Fitri survey, dubbed the civil training service, starting Friday.

Bjorn Dressel, Canberra – The political storm clouds seem to be massing, again, over Indonesia's Constitutional Court.

Hotman Siregar & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The legal team of losing presidential ticket Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno went to the Constitutional Court on Monday to submit a revi

Celebrity musician, failed politician and Nazi-apparel aficionado Ahmad Dhani was just sentenced to 1.5 years in prison in January for hate speech and today he was found guilty of hate

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – The government has been put on alert after the latest data revealed foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia are behind target, threatening to undermine the countr

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced Karen Agustiawan, the former president director of state energy company Pertamina, to eight years in prison after fi

The riots in Jakarta from 21 to 23 May have left eight people dead, more than 700 injured, caused millions of dollars of economic losses, and resulted in at least 441 arrests.

Halida Bunga Fisandra, Jakarta – Election Commission (KPU) has released the audit result of campaign funds of the 2019 general elections and the presidential election.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Former commander of the "Tim Mawar" (rose team), Maj. Gen.

This month, Indonesia's Constitutional Court is set to rule on a lawsuit by losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, which seeks to overturn President Joko Widodo's re-election

Yustinus Paat & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party, or PKS, executive Mardani Ali Sera said the party will not leave the Prabowo coalition until the Constitutional C

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – A political observer Adi Prayitno opined that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi on his second term would be more independent in choosing his ministers.

Inge Klara & Avit Hidayat, Jakarta (Koran Tempo) – National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian said that perpetrators behind Jakarta riot on May 21-22 were called from other regio

Andita Rahma & Rosniawanti Fikri, Jakarta – Southeast Sulawesi Police arrested 82 suspected perpetrators of the clash between villagers of Gunung Jaya and Sampuabalo, Buton, Southe

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo would give a sanction for state apparatus who were absent on the first day of work after 2019 Eid or Lebaran holiday, June 10

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto asked the police to be transparent in processing the May 22 riot case so as to tackle sp

Jakarta – After upgrading Indonesia's sovereign rating to BBB from BBB- with stable outlook, Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global Ratings has also looked into the long-term debt rati

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia booked month-to-month (mtm) inflation of 0.68 percent in May, higher than the 0.44 percent registered in April, as an uptick in demand durin

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad has arrested a suspected terrorist in Jatiteken village, Mojolaban, Sukoharjo, Centr

Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesia's infamous Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), is currently in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia, but that has not stopped the firebrand preacher fro

Several senior supporters of failed presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto have been investigated for and charged with treason in recent weeks in relation to the violent protests that

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The elites of National Mandate Party (PAN) shared different views on the future of their coalition with the presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga

Arnold H Sianturi & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Farmers in three sub-districts on the slope of Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, are facing harvest failure following a major eru

Jakarta – Several areas in Samarinda city, East Kalimantan, remained flooded on Monday, forcing thousands to flee their homes to seek refuge.

Jakarta – Floods in three provinces in Sulawesi have forced thousands of people to flee their houses for higher ground.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife Itjih Nursalim suspects in a graft case pertaining to irregularities surrounding the disbu

Jakarta – The head of Indonesian Police Public Relations Division Information Section, Senior Commissioner Asep Adi Saputra, says that police are currently looking into the involvement

Sarah Martin – Labor is holding out its support for the Indonesian free trade agreement signed off by the Coalition in the previous parliament, as the trade minister, Simon Birmingham,

Willy Masaharu, Jakarta – The coalition of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has shown the Democratic Party the door after comments by a senior party official on the futur

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – A hitman allegedly hired to assassinate four high-profile state officials during riots in Jakarta last month has named former army general Kivlan Zen, a close

Rosseno Aji and Irsyan Hasyim (Majalah Tempo), Jakarta – Iwan Kurniawan, one of the suspects apprehended in the assassination plot on four Indonesian State Officials, confessed that he

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Trans-Java and Trans-Sumatra highways are expected to be completed during the second term of President Joko Widodo, shortening travelling times and openin

Stefi Thenu, Jakarta – The man who launched a failed suicide bomb attack on a police post in the Kartasura subdistrict of Sukoharjo, Central Java, earlier this week, reportedly admitte

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The number of people signing an online petition titled "Revoke Rizieq Shihab's Indonesian citizenship" (Cabut Status WNI Rizieq Shihab) continues to grow.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's proposal to allow foreign airlines to operate Indonesian domestic routes with the aim of bringing down ticket prices has sparked a robust debate among

Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has called on the government to find a way to reduce the country's dependency on imported raw materials for its manufa

Jakarta – A University of Indonesia (UI) international law expert has cautioned the government over its plan to invite foreign airlines to serve domestic routes in an attempt to push d

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has expressed his optimism that the economy will grow faster in the second quarter of 2019.

Willy Masaharu & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reportedly been in discussion with Prabowo Subianto to bring the former Army general and his Gerindra

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – This year's mudik road rush saw far fewer road accidents than in previous years, thanks to improved awareness of road safety and beefed up preventive measur

Jakarta – The government has vowed to keep a close eye on social media for content that may spread agitation and hate ahead of the preliminary hearing on the presidential election disp

Jakarta – Two separate brawls broke out in Central and North Jakarta during the Idul Fitri holiday, leaving an 18-year-old seriously injured.

Jakarta – More than 700 residents of Gunung Jaya village in Siotapina subdistrict in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi were forced to leave their homes to nearby Laburunci village on Wednesday

Jakarta – Over 1.2 million cars left the capital in the week leading up to Idul Fitri, according to state-owned toll road operator Jasa Marga.