Feru Lantara, Depok – The Depok Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) in West Java has issued a letter supporting the Depok government's decision to ban the screening of the film "Memories of

Hendra Cipta, Pontianak – The mayor of the West Kalimantan city of Pontianak, Edi Rusdi Kamtono, has issued a circular banning the screening of the film "Memories of My Body" (Kucumbu

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Thousands of people marched from Jl.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) said it will extend voting day in Sydney this weekend although local organizers have been unable to identify the names o

Jakarta – Floodwaters have inundated 37 areas across Jakarta on Saturday, according to the Jakarta Disaster Management Agency.

Adam Triggs, Febrio Kacaribu and Jiao Wang, Jakarta – Rising interest rates, an appreciating US dollar and tighter global financial conditions are squeezing firms and households throug

Jakarta – Greater Jakarta was once again struck by floods on Friday morning, causing heavy traffic and forcing thousands of residents to leave their homes.

Jakarta – An election watchdog has said that it found no indication of "systematic cheating", but instead discovered that hundreds of data-input mistakes in the vote count by the Gener

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Police summoned lawyer-turned-politician Eggi Sudjana for questioning on Friday over his "people power" threats, which had gone viral on social media and me

Jakarta – MA, who successfully hacked the official website of the General Elections Commission (KPU), has received an offer to work for the National Police, his mother claimed.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Unites States' Asia Pacific advocacy manager, Fransisco Bencosme, visited Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission on Friday to meet senior investi

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said the government aims for a 15 percent growth of car exports in 2019, from 346,000 in the previous year to 400,000.

Jakarta – Eighteen students from SMPN 2 Pulau Sembilan junior high school in Kotabaru regency, South Kalimantan, had to spend 17 hours crossing the sea on a fishing boat to sit the com

Jakarta – Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Advocacy Manager Fransisco Bencosme paid a visit to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building on Friday April 26.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a meeting with trade unions leaders in the Garuda Room at the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java on Friday April 26.

Jakarta – Airlines have been on the receiving end of criticism recently, as frustration mounts among other stakeholders in the travel industry, particularly hotel and restaurant operat

Nurni Sulaiman, Bogor, West Java – After reports emerged last week that more than 200 election workers and police officers died of fatigue after voting day, calls are now mounting for

"Hard-headed" is one term that people have been using recently to describe Prabowo Subianto, the former general who is still claiming victory in last week's election (despite clear and

Aisha Shaidra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's personal assistant Rizky Irmansyah, through his Instagram account, recalled the presidential candidate's attachment to animals.

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Hasyim Asyari announced that the institution was willing to reveal its data and docu

Jakarta – Responding to the naming of state-owned electricity company PLN president director Sofyan Basir as a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a case involvin

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, has sent Wahid Husen, the former warden of Sukamiskin prison in Bandung, back to his old haunt, this time as an

Despite President Joko Widodo being the clear winner in last Wednesday's election (based upon the quick count results which are being further validated by the ongoing real count), Indo

Jakarta – The Depok administration in West Java has sent a letter to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) requesting an immediate ban of Garin Nugroho's film "Kucumbu Tubuh Ind

James Massola, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Bali bombing survivors are furious that construction of a five-storey restaurant and nightclub complex on the site of the Sari

Dio Herdiawan Tobing – The Indonesian public still needs to wait until May 22 to know the official tally of votes in the presidential election last week.

Chris Pleasance – Shocking video footage and images have emerged showing the grim conditions inside an Indonesian slaughterhouse where dogs are butchered for humans to eat.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State electricity firm PLN has suspended its president director, Sofyan Basir, after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named him a graft

Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home Wednesday after their sentences were commut

A woman's tweets alleging officials' extremely misogynistic handling of sexual harassment on a train in Indonesia have gone viral in what seems to be yet another case of officials vict

When Prabowo Subianto declared victory for the first time in last Wednesday's election, despite all of the quick count pollster indicating he had lost to President Joko Widodo 55% to 4

There has been a great deal of speculation over Sandiaga Uno's next move.

The 2019 Jakarta Women's March will be held on Saturday April 27 with the slogan #BeraniBersuara (ReadyToSpeakOut).

Jakarta – The National Police's fact-finding team dedicated to investigating an attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan has named new witnesses in

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Tasikmalaya Mayor Budi Budiman a suspect in an undisclosed corruption case, making him the fourth regional head in West

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is expecting that household spending, the primary driver of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Indonesia, w

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – The director of the film "Memories of My Body" (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku), Garin Nugroho, has spoken out about an on-line petition rejecting his film which is

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has dismissed an allegation that the authorities rigged last week's presidential election.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – In the '80s and '90s under the New Order, Indonesian theater company Gandrik gained notoriety for its biting social satire, which often earned the ire of governme

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has received a "red" average rating for its poor public information openness, according to a study conducted by the Alliance of Independent Journal

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – An annual automotive event, the 10-day Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS), kicked off on Thursday to run until May 5 at Jakarta International Expo

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is calling on the government, particularly the Transportation Ministry, not to intervene in airfares, but let airplane

Andri Sulistyo with Kiki Sirigar in Jakarta – Political hopeful Yayat Abdurahman bet that he would be a winner among some 245,000 candidates in Indonesia's huge election last week, but

Jakarta – Calls have been mounting for incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo and rival Prabowo Subianto to immediately hold a one-on-one meeting and ease tensions between the two

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's chief security minister said on Wednesday accusations that the government and security forces conspired with election agencies to conduct

Jakarta – As in previous years, the 2019 legislative elections have resulted in cases of depression among losing candidates and their campaign teams.

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry has assured that power plant projects will not be affected by the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) move to name state-own

Jakarta – Prosecutors have asked the Surabaya District Court to sentence musician Ahmad Dhani to one and a half years' imprisonment for calling his political rivals "idiots" in a vlog

Jakarta – The European Union's plan to prohibit crude palm oil (CPO) as a raw material for biofuel will affect about 16 million people, including small oil palm plantations and laborer

Jakarta – The organizing committee of the 21st International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft 2019) has set its sights on achieving US$13 million in trade contracts and Rp 149 billion (