Jakarta – The dismissal of a Central Java regional police officer Brigadier TT was a violation of National Police Chief Regulation (Perkap) Number 8/2009 on the Implementation of Human

Fabian Januarius Kuwado, Jakarta – The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Directorate General of Immigration has confirmed that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto brie

Muhammad Radityo Priyasmoro, Jakarta – The Coordinating Spokesperson for the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno election campaign team (BPN), Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, has revealed that Pra

Jakarta (Antara) – The Women School of Ciliwung in South Jakarta has embraced women in the area to decrease the number of domestic violence through education and women empowerment.

Jakarta (Antara) – The proliferation of fake news and hatred in social media platforms and online media did not end after the first simultaneous parliamentary and presidential election

Jakarta (Antara) – The North Sumatra Provincial Police have arrested a 30-year old man on charges of spreading a fake video promoting the people power movement in the North Sumatra pro

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Dialita Choir, a group of survivors of the 1965 tragedy in Indonesia, has been honored with the 2019 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights for "showing the path to re

Jakarta – Sixteen-year-old, Danu Satria, died of stabbing in a Sahur on the Road event in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, on Saturday.

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – National Police personnel will not be armed with live rounds while on duty during the announcement of the elections results in Jakarta on May 22, despite their w

Yustinus Paat & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Former intelligence chief A.M.

Jakarta – Indonesia is deploying 32,000 security personnel in the capital Jakarta after warnings of a possible militant attack during the official announcement of presidential election

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Amnesty International lambasted the National Police for its discriminative stance toward sexual minorities after a 29-year-old brigadier in Semarang, Ce

Yustinus Paat & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) spokesman Dedek Prayudi has labeled presidential ticket Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno "the worst elec

Oktaviana Maria, Jakarta – The National Police have decided not to equip officers with firearms during Wednesday's expected election protests in Jakarta, as they seek to minimize risks

Fadli and Djemi Amnifu, Batam and Kupang – The National Police have been mobilizing additional personnel from the regions to anticipate potential violence in the capital in connection

Maria Rosari Dwi Putri, Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Civil Society Coalition has rejected the composition of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) candidate leadership selection

An Indonesian police officer was allegedly fired from the force over his sexual orientation in what is shaping up to be the latest high profile case of state-sanctioned discrimination

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesian police said Friday (May 17) that they have arrested dozens of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria-linked terror suspects, including some who planned to detonate

Ministers in the Government of President Joko Widodo are blocking efforts to reform the palm oil industry.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil inaugurated inactive Cirebon regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra as a regent for a second term on Friday in Gedung Sate in Bandung.

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry announced that the state budget deficit had reached Rp 101 trillion (US$6.97 billion) as of April this year, compared to the deficit o

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The police appealed to the public to refrain from staging a rally on May 22 following possible threats of terror attacks that day.

Jakarta – Some time ago President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave his blessing to six ministers in his "Working Cabinet" to run as candidates in the 2019 legislative elections.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's general crimes unit questioned retired military general Kivlan Zen, a supporter of presidential candidate Prabowo S

Irsyan Hasyim and Egi Adyatma, Jakarta – Spokesman for the country's conservative Islamic group 212 alumni brotherhood (PA 212) Novel Bamukmin claims their upcoming mass-rally dubbed "

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto requested both regional military commanders (Pangdam) and regional police chiefs (Kapolda

Theresia Felisiani, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Wiranto has guaranteed that any legal measures taken by the government bas

Jakarta – Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo has denied accusations that law enforcement officials are using the makar (treason, sedition, subversion, rebellion) article like a "fire s

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Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The National Police's antiterrorism squad, Densus 88, raided a suspect's house in Cibinong district of Bogor, West Java, on Friday afternoon, arresting a 51-year

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party and the Democratic Party (Dems) are again finding themselves on opposite sides of the table over Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, who has been under the sp

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned on Friday former finance minister Agus Martowardojo as a witness in the multitrillion rupiah e-ID corruption case.

Harry Suhartono and Karlis Salna, Jakarta – Indonesia is drafting ambitious plans for more than $400 billion in building projects, from constructing 25 airports to new power plants, as

Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru City Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in Riau province has again embarked on a moral crusade by sweeping boarding houses and internet cafes that remain open late

While most Muslims see the holy month of Ramadan as a time of peace and reflecting on their own personal relationship with their faith, some in Indonesia use it as a justification to p

A senior politician from the Gerindra party – which is chaired by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – has proposed quite an extreme method of protesting against the government ov

Saeed Kamali Dehghan – The release of an award-winning Indonesian film about a male dancer exploring his sexuality has led to a backlash from religious groups in the south-east Asian c

Bali – A domestic worker in Gianyar, Bali, reported her employer to the police on Wednesday for allegedly dousing her with hot water last week.

Jakarta – The Garut Police in West Java revealed on Wednesday that they had arrested a 26-year-old self-proclaimed dukun (shaman) identified as RGS for the alleged sexual assault of 20

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested a woman, identified only as IY, for allegedly distributing a video of a man threatening to behead President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati says that Indonesia will face difficulty in maintaining gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 5 percent this year because of the ongoi

Jakarta – The Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has revealed that 83.94 percent of the population, or 221 million people, are registered under the National Health

Jakarta – While acknowledging that some reports of street crimes that have recently gone viral on social media are genuine, the Jakarta Police has warned netizens not to uncritically a

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The TKN campaign team backing incumbent presidential candidate Jokowi recently had the time to respond to pieces of evidence Prabowo Subianto's campaign team (BP

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Political expert of the Islamic State University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Adi Prayitno assessed that the term 'people power' often heard in the

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A massive series of seizures of timber from rare tree species has thrown into question the effectiveness of Indonesia's existing mechanisms to tackle ille

Police and military personnel in Meulaboh, West Aceh apprehended a man yesterday on suspicion of terrorizing a mosque and destroying its loudspeakers, an action that was allegedly trig

Robertus Wardi & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The main political party backing presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno said on Thursday that it plans to reject t

Antara/Bayu Marhaenjati & Nur Yasmin & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Investigators are currently studying a police report containing treason allegations against prominent figures A

Hotman Siregar & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Arief Poyuono, deputy chairman of the opposition Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, said supporters of presidential candidate pa