M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in tandem with the General Election Commission (KPU) planned to expose names of members of the House of Representat

Fake news is once again a major concern for authorities ahead of Indonesia's elections on April 17.

Silkina Ahluwalia – After months of investigation and two deadly crashes involving their 737 Max jets, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has finally apologized and admitted their mistakes c

Thomas Pepinsky, New York – Indonesians will go to the polls in April to elect their next president, national legislature, and many provincial and local governments.

Jun Suzuki, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto hinted he would concentrate power in the hands of the central government if elected, reversing a longstanding t

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Rini Soemarno has expressed her appreciation for the significant increase in SOEs' profits, which had grown by Rp 57 trillion (US$4.04

Jakarta – The Surabaya administration has banned smoking in public places. The legislative council of the East Java city passed a bylaw on smoke-free zones on Thursday.

Jakarta – A group of men clashed with residents near the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) regional headquarters in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on Sunday.

James Massola, Jakarta – With just 10 days until Indonesians vote in the 2019 presidential election, both President Joko Widodo and his challenger Prabowo Subianto are campaigning righ

Yulia Savitri, Markus Makur, Ganug Nugroho Adi, Palembang, East Manggarai and Surakarta – Legislative candidates are resorting to the supernatural ahead of April's election, with many

Kiki Siregar, Sragen, Central Java – Tears stream down Lilis Hastirini's mascara-smudged face after she waited hours to snap a selfie with Indonesia's president, only to be thwarted by

Prashanth Parameswaran – Earlier this week, a Malaysian defense delegation paid a visit to the Indonesian defense ministry for a scheduled meeting.

Angguntari C. Sari – In less than a month, Indonesian voters will head to the polls.

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta, Indonesia – In a bid to increase renewable energy use in Europe, the European Commission adopted a new regulatory framework in June 2018.

Johannes Tjendro – Rian Ernest Tanudjaja says he's just a "regular guy". "I just ordered my dinner through Gojek while taking care of my child.

Jakarta – The Singkawang Interfaith Communication Forum, the police and public figures in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, have signed an agreement to bar campaign activities at houses of

The Jakarta Metro Police yesterday arrested Bukhori Muslim – a cleric known as one of the founders of the Persaudaraan 212 (PA 212), an Islamist political advocacy group – for his alle

The Indonesian presidential election entered a new and bizarre chapter in recent weeks, with much of the contest reduced to an ideological battle between supporters of communism and su

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Two ships have been spotted allegedly dumping waste oil in the sea off the eastern coast of Sumatra, highlighting what activists say is poor enforcement agains

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – For Siti Mutmainah, a government cash handout of 800,000 rupiah (S$76.50) every quarter has turned her family's life around, putting healthcare and education for

By the time Fachruzio Alfarisi graduated high school last year, he'd seen a lot.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has rolled out a program to provide extra meals for schoolchildren in order to boost nutrition among children in the capital.

Jakarta – The South Central Timor Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) found election material for North Sumatra in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Thursday.

Pradito Rida Pertana, Bantul – Taking place at the offices of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, a group of activists

Jakarta – Four police officers were caught off guard when a terror suspect they arrested stabbed them with a machete in Batujajar, west Bandung, West Java, on Thursday.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Up to eight political parties may not pass the electoral threshold in Indonesia's upcoming legislative election on April 17, two polls indicated this week.

Christian Lee, Jakarta – You may have made up your mind already on your choice of candidate and cleared your schedule for this month's election, but you can always level up your partic

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center's (PPATK) deputy of eradication division, Firman Shantyabudi, said his

Muhammad Halwi, Jakarta – Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) defense and security researcher Diandra Megaputri Mengko argues that both presidential candidates for the 2019 preside

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has stressed that the cancellation of the e-commerce tax regulation would not apply to those sold products through online marketplaces and social

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry issued two regulations last week with the aim of pushing airfares down, however it said that it may issue another regulation if prevailing regulat

Jakarta – A regulation by a village in Central Java considered discriminatory against non-Muslims has been revoked following an incident that went viral on social media earlier this we

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia's ready-to-sell oil and gas production, known as lifting, was recorded at 1.814 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in the

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media.

Jakarta – A police officer in Garut, West Java, divulged on Monday that his accusations about the local police being impartial were the result of a personal conflict.

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Chairman of the Prabowo Subianto presidential Campaign team Amien Rais attended a hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday, April 4.

Deden Abdul Aziz (Contributor), Jakarta – The West Java Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) announces that it will closely monitor social media accounts owned by Indonesian state civ

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – Executive Director of pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, claims Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidential election ele

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Spokeswoman for Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN), Dian Islamiati Fatwa, said that the team is greatly disturbed by the people accusi

Ericssen – Breathe deeply. The presidential election will finally be over two weeks from now. But at the moment, the proliferation of polls may still give us a headache.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that its investigators have found thumb-shaped stamps on thousands of envelopes confiscated from Gol

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – Incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended on Thursday a campaign event at Purwokerto sports stadium in Banyumas regency, Central Java, just days after

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has announced that it has completed the refarming of 800 and 900 hertz frequencies, giving customers faster speed for internet ser

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – "Mama, just killed a man," sings Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo during a recent ride in a local YouTube celebrity's car while Queen's Bohemian Rh

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Five years ago he was south-east Asia's democratic poster boy, Indonesia's Obama. His face plastered across Time magazine with three words: A New Hope.

Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto has long courted the vote of conservative Islamic voters that support hardline organization such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), with the

Francis Chan, Jakarta – Self-exiled Muslim cleric Rizieq Shihab has been warned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs against making further comments about Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi,

Francis Chan, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's lead over his election rival Prabowo Subianto has narrowed slightly, a new survey of more than 1,000 eligible voters has show

Ben Bland – How do you organise free and fair elections in a sprawling developing country beset by political corruption, bureaucratic incompetence and organisational inefficiency?

Batam – With only a couple of weeks until polling day, residents of a housing complex in Nenas village, Batam, Riau Islands, have made it clear their votes are not for sale.