Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has asserted it was bereft of any relations with Ijtima Ulama III, thus it had no direct nor indirect responsibilities for the

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) criticized the way police personnel handled members of the anarchy group identified as

Zunita Putri, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno election campaign team (BPN) is proposing that the graves of polling station organising committee (KPPS) officials who die

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung City Police have named two suspects in a May Day riot in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday. The suspects were identified only as SR, 20, and TR, 18.

Jakarta – Indonesia is set to enjoy the benefits of a "demographic bonus" – a large productive population – until 2030, but it has its work cut out to prevent radicalism and intoleranc

Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has announced a toll of 30 people killed, six others still missing and losses of around Rp 144 billion (US$10.3 million) in the

Jakarta – The KPK has welcomed 21 independent investigators following a Constitutional Court pretrial motion decision.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The City Council has said it will continue with the process for appointing a new deputy governor after May 22, when the official results of the 2019 general ele

The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system has been a hit since it recently opened to the public, averaging over 82,000 passengers per day in its first month of commercial operation.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Japanese automakers Yamaha and Honda, who had been found guilty by the Business Competition Supervisory Commissi

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The monthly inflation rate increased to 0.44 percent in April, higher than market expectations due mainly to an increase in food prices, Statistics Indonesi

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Just weeks after an election he is projected to win and seal a second term, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's economic plans for the next five years

Donald Greenlees – At the conclusion of an Indonesian election, it might seem strange to contemplate the next, but the 2019 presidential election signposts a significant transition in

Singapore – The number of hotspots in restored peatlands in Indonesia has dropped by nearly 93 per cent since 2015, on the back of restoration efforts.

For those supporting Prabowo Subianto and his claims he actually won Indonesia's April 17th election, neither the same-day quick count polls nor the ongoing results from the painstakin

Foreigners in Indonesia on limited stay visas, listen up.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Pontianak, West Kalimantan – Artists and university students clashed with members of a local mass organization during a World Dance Day celebration in Pontianak, We

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian strongly denies rumors that he ordered his men to execute the Islamic Defenders Front (F

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian regretted the fact that the International Workers' Day, or May Day, that was held in

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The Indonesian workers' union suspected the mass rally in Jakarta and across the nation in commemorating the International Workers' Day or May Day was infiltra

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Kendari Police are investigating a deserter of the Indonesian Military (TNI) for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing six young girls in Kendari, S

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – The Bogor Public Order Agency (Satpol pp) tore down 22 buildings used as karaoke bars on Thursday ahead of Ramadan as part of a policy that restricts

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Volunteers of the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team claim to have recorded 13,000 instances of inconsistent counting on the General Elections Commiss

Christian Lee, Jakarta – Indonesia's often chaotic capital Jakarta has been implementing artificial technology in the past few years to help it cope with flood, traffic, security issue

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Campaign ads on television, radio and print media hardly swayed Indonesian voters' decisions in last month's presidential and legislative elections, new data fro

Eva Mazrieva, Washington DC – In mid-April Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its annual report and world press freedom index.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Two journalists from Tempo – photo journalist Prima Mulia and a freelance journalist Iqbal Kusumadireza – were assaulted by police when they were covering the c

Wahyu Setiawan Nugroho, Yogyakarta – At least three different groups of demonstrators joined the commemoration of International Labour Day in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, which

Nur Azizah Rizki Astuti, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) held its commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day 2019 at the Senayan Indoor Tennis C

Datuk Haris Molana, Lhokseumawe – Protesters from the Malikussaleh University Law Students Alliance held a commemoration of May Day in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh.

Himawan, Makassar – Hundreds of workers in Makassar, South Sulawesi, held a protest action to commemorate International Labour Day on Wednesday May 1.

Bandar Lampung – Commemorating International Labour Day or May Day, around 600 workers from various different trade unions took to the streets of Bandar Lampung in South Sumatra on Wed

Stepanus Purba, Medan – Hundreds of workers held a protest action in front of the North Sumatra (Sumut) governor's office in Medan on Wednesday May 1.

Chandra Iswinarno – A commemoration of International Labour Day which was held at the Imbi Park in Jayapura, Papua, was only allowed to proceed for around 30 minutes.

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – The Media and Creative Industry Trade Union (Sindikasi) articulated the rights of workers in the creative industries during a commemoration of Internationa

Walda Marison, Jakarta – A number of journalist organisations from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) held a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day in Jakarta

Muhakir Tamrin, Palu – Scores of students in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, took to the streets on Wednesday May 1.

Denpasar – Hundreds of protesters from the Balinese United Labour Movement (GBBB) alliance commemorated International Labour Day or May Day with a peaceful action in front of the Bali

Semarang – Hundreds of students, ordinary people and social groups joined the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) and took to the streets of the East Java provincial capit

Jakarta – According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) there were as many as 1,586 disasters in Indonesia between January and April 2019, an increase of 7.2 percent comp

Pramono Putra, Sidoarjo – Thousands of workers from various cities in East Java held a joint demonstration commemorating International Labour Day on the morning of Wednesday May 1.

Kukuh S. Wibowo, Bandung – Police arrested hundreds of people warring all black clothing during a Labour Day rally in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Wednesday May 1.

Two hundred protesters held an action commemorating May Day 2019 or Labour Day on May 1 which was centred in front of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in the provincial capital of Banda A

Hotman Siregar & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto delivered a fiery speech at an International Workers' Day celebration in Jakarta on Wednesday,

Jakarta (Antara) – Labor Institute Indonesia has appealed to the government to step up capacity and competency of the labor force for better competing in the industry.

Jakarta (Antara) – Migrant Care, a migrant workers' advocacy group, appealed to the government to lift the ban on sending migrant workers to the Middle East since it has fuelled widesp

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Berbak Sembilang National Park (TNBS), located on the eastern coast of Sumatra, will be made into a Sumatran tiger conservation site to stop poaching in the area.

Eva Aruperes, Manado – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested a businessman who allegedly bought luxury items worth almost half a billion rupiah to bribe Talaud Islan

Jakarta – Sri Wahyuni Maria Manalip, the regent of Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday for allegedly soliciting bri

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) will not join other workers rallying in Jakarta during the commemoration of May Day or International Labour