Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A video showing a group of police officers beating an unarmed man near Al-Huda Mosque in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has been circulating online in recent

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Incumbent President and 2019 presidential election winner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has again conveyed his hope to meet with rival Prabowo Subianto in a bi

Jakarta – The two-day postelection riots in Jakarta have not only claimed eight lives and injured over 700 others but also taken a toll on the livelihood of small vendors.

Jakarta – The government has pledged to boost spending in the second quarter to significantly boost gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Jakarta – Losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has appointed four lawyers to challenge the election results at the Constitutional Court (MK) following the official announceme

Jakarta – The area in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Jakarta saw a different crowd on Thursday night.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The central government had disbursed most of the Idul Fitri holiday bonuses (THR) for civil servants, including members of the police force, the milit

Ben Bland – Images of rioting by supporters of defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta have been beamed around the world this week, tainting what was otherwise a fr

The violent protests against the official announcement of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's re-election as Indonesian president this week mark the culmination of a months-long campaign by losing

At least seven Indonesian journalists were reportedly attacked during post-election protests this week in Jakarta, prompting calls on authorities to investigate alleged press freedom v

Rangga Prakoso & Nurjoni, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has defended the government's decision to build the Batang Toru hydroelectric power plant in North Sum

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have arrested another 185 suspected rioters during Wednesday night's clashes in Jakarta, bringing the total arrested so far to 442, a spokesman said on

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – At least eight people were killed in two days of post-election riots in Central Jakarta, while hundreds required medical care, the city administration said on T

In the weeks since the April 17 presidential election, failed candidate Prabowo Subianto and his supporters have attempted to delegitimize not just the election but the entire Indonesi

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have confiscated an ambulance marked with a Gerindra Party logo after it was found filled with rocks instead of medical equipment and arrested three people

A former Indonesian cop has vowed to fight for justice after he was dismissed from the police force for being gay, but he's already hit a legal roadblock after a court threw out his la

Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) rose to 6,029.58 in the first trading session on Thursday, 1.51 percent or 89.95 points higher than its position the previous day, after sec

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has spoken out against the rioting and violence that gripped Central and West Jakarta on Tuesday night and Wednes

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on the political elite from the presidential election campaign teams of Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Ami

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Following the riots that took place in Jakarta on May 22, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and 15 LBH branches across Indonesia are calling on the

The pair allegedly behind the child sex trafficking case that was uncovered in Sanur earlier this year could be facing well over a decade in prison after the prosecutor in their case d

Jakarta – Four of the six people who were killed during post-election protests that turned into a full-fledged riot on Wednesday (May 22) had sustained stab wounds, according to the Ja

David Lipson – The white toothpaste smeared in lines across their faces looked like war paint, but it was actually there to offer scant protection against the clouds of tear gas that s

Arie Dwi Satrio, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have slammed the actions of both police as well as demonst

Kanupriya Kapoor and Tommy Ardiansyah, Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters setting fires and trying to breach barbed wire barricad

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Two suspects affiliated with a radical Islamist group who were "intending to perform jihad" were arrested during the Indonesian protests that killed at least

The Jakarta Metro Police have arrested 257 people alleged to have provoked and then taken part in violent riots during last night's post-election protests.

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairperson Asfinawati has drawn a comparison between the May 21 and 22 riots in Jakarta, the May 1998 riots and the 1974 Malari affai

Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh – In Indonesia, at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured after supporters of former military commander Prabowo Subianto took to the

Once again freedom of the press in Indonesia was marred as journalists were assaulted and threatened while reporting at the rally that turned into a riot around the Election Monitoring

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on protesters and riot police who have been clashing for the past two days in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to respect the work of journalists.

Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Wiranto said that the government has already identified the intellectual actor behind the riot on May 22

Bogor – A number of student elements, initiated by the Indonesian Muslim Student Union (SEMMI), calls on the public to accept the 2019 Election results as announced by the KPU.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) stated that May 22 riot was attributable to many remarks previously issued by political elites.

Andita Rahma and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has identified the owner of an ambulance suspected to be operated by Gerindra Party's Tasikmalay

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sampang – A mob reportedly attacked and set fire to Tambelangan Police station in Madura, East Java, on Wednesday night following riots in Jakarta.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Failing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto tweeted a video late on Wednesday evening, calling on his supporters to abide by the law and avoid expressing

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has called on his supporters to put their trust in the law as he plans to contest the election results.

Jakarta – Former Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-era education and cultural affairs minister Muhammad Nuh has been appointed as the new chairman of the Press Council for the 2019-2022 term.

Fake news and hoaxes tend to spread rapidly in the wake of any chaotic event, and the riots that took place in Jakarta last night (and continued into the morning in some parts of the c

Jakarta – As riots escalated in the capital on Wednesday morning, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that six people had died as of 9 a.m.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has congratulated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for winning the 2019 president

Jakarta – People protesting the presidential election results attacked the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) dormitory on Jl.

Jakarta – The rupiah dropped to Rp 14,488 per US dollar on Wednesday from Rp 14,462 per dollar the previous day, according to the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) following

Jakarta – A series of post-election protests escalated in Pontianak, West Kalimantan as an unknown party set fire to a police post on Wednesday.

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The legislative complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta has been closed following unrest caused by a protest to challenge the victory of incumbent Presiden

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The campaign team of Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno has denied responsibility for the deadly riots that started during a rally involving supporters

Dozens of college students in Bali gathered in Denpasar on Tuesday to represent a coalition of student alliances staging a protest rejecting the "people power" movement that's brewing

Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta's governor, after mobs clashed with security forces and set fire to a police