Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Migrant CARE, a labor rights advocacy group, has called on presidential candidates Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto to address the protection of Indon

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto clarified during the fourth presidential candidate debate on Saturday that he was not in any position to support the establishment of

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shrugged off a concern expressed by challenger Prabowo Subianto, who questioned the capability of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to

Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, Jakarta – With campaigning in full swing for the elections on April 17, candidates are working to address voters' main concerns.

Juke Carolina – In Indonesia, the rise of rock star clerics on social media has fueled a movement known as hijrah, capturing the attention of Muslim youth seeking new ways to express t

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) yesterday uncovered what they allege to be a huge scheme to buy votes during next month's legislative election while arresting House of Repr

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's air quality has deteriorated from among the cleanest in the world to one of the most polluted over the past two decades, shaving five years from life e

Tiara Maharani – With rising airfares in Indonesia impacting the local travel and tourism industry, the Indonesian government is strongly urging Indonesian air carriers, especially the

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A number of North Sumatra University (USU) students staged a rally at the USU campus on Thursday to protest the rector's decision to dismiss 18 students from t

Jakarta – The Golkar Party announced on Friday the dismissal of member Bowo Sidik Pangerso, who has been named a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a case

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has revoked a regulation on tax treatment for e-commerce transactions amid pushback from digital economy players.

Dewi Nurita, Arkhelaus W, Jakarta – The survey conducted by Center Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows the presidential and vice presidential candidate number 01, Joko Wid

Jakarta – Research organization Perkumpulan Prakasa has revealed that the Indonesian government has lost about US$11 million in state revenue as $142.07 billion worth of key commoditie

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta lambasted alleged assault conducted by infamous gang leader Hercules Rosario Marshal prior to his verdict hearing at the

Jakarta – The government is yet to issue a technical regulation on e-commerce taxation with only several days left before the new policy is scheduled to take effect on April. 1.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences' (LIPI) research center, Firman Noor, revealed the ever-strengthening political oligarchy in Indonesia

Recently, an entertainment resort in Indonesia covered up statues of mermaids in an attempt to be more 'family-friendly.' The incident has stirred a debate on nudity and "immoral" cond

Indonesian democracy throws up many contrasts.

Vincentius Jyestha, Jakarta – National Police Public Information Bureau Head Brigadier Dedi Prasetyo says that people inviting others to golput – to abstain from voting – in the April

With anti-LGBT sentiment at "alarmingly" high levels in Indonesia (stoked at least in part by political interests), few Indonesian authorities are brave enough to speak out in defense

A significant number of Indonesians, especially young people of voting age, have expressed their dissatisfaction with both candidates vying for the presidency in next month's election

Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno's campaign have been beset by numerous PR disasters in the lead up to next month's election, but this latest

Furious over the European Union's (EU) plans to phase out palm oil from transportation biofuel mix, Indonesia warned of pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Than Donnell – Six months after the deadly earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, 118 children are still officially registered as missing.

Yogyakarta – In a metal pavilion down a backstreet in Yogyakarta, a mid-sized Indonesian city, Tutiek Widyo is making her pitch to the crowd.

Ikhsan Abdul Hakim – The actions by North Sumatra University (USU) Rector Runtung Sitepu in closing down the student press publication Suara USU (Voice of USU) has been criticised by m

Indonesia's president has started beaming a hologram of himself to reach voters in key battleground provinces as he shuttles around the south-east Asian archipelago ahead of national p

Jim Zarroli – When a friend texted him the news that a Lion Air plane carrying 189 people had crashed off the coast of Java early on the morning of Oct.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has disbursed Rp 324 billion (US$22.7 million) for a child nutrition program to be implemented at state elementary schools across the province.

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Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) apprehended a lawmaker and a high-ranking official of state fertilizer holding company PT Pupuk Indonesia during

Bernadette Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister warned on Wednesday Southeast Asia's biggest economy could consider exiting the Paris climate d

Jones Gultom, Medan – A number of student organisations from the North Sumatra University (USU) which are part of the group Student Solidarity Speaking Out (Somber) held a peaceful pro

Medan, Sumut News – Students from the group Student Solidarity Speaking Out (Somber) from the North Sumatra University (USU) held a protest action in front of the USU rectorate on Thur

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says there are 1,466 state civil servants (PNS) who have been proven guilty of corruption but have yet to be dismissed.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Wiranto says that people who invite others to golput – to abstain from voting – in the 2019 el

After losing his wife recently, a man from the Probolinggo regency in East Java, Indonesia had to go through the humiliation of having his genitalia inspected by local police after fal

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The worker's union of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) would meet Police criminal investigation division chief Comr. Gen.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced there are only 111 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) who have already submitted the state official

Fadli, Batam – Bank Indonesia (BI) in cooperation with the Indonesian Navy is distributing cash to the country's 116 outermost islands to help prevent the use of foreign currencies in

Jakarta – The government has raised Rp 223.97 trillion (US$15.76 billion) from the auction of conventional and sharia government debt papers implemented along the first quarter of 2019

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) called on greater synergy between stakeholders to help the country book a higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

A theme park in Indonesia has removed its mermaid statues after images of their breasts covered by gold cloth went viral in the country and sparked an online backlash.

Jakarta – Major Muslim and Christian religious organisations have called on the faithful to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections to counter a rising movement in favou

Jakarta – Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, has certified a record amount of land under palm oil cultivation as employing environmentally sustainable methods, the Indon

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – Police are searching for two individuals suspected of being involved in the killing of a 24-year-old female priest, identified only as MZ, in Air Sugihan dis

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – GlobeAsia's '99 Most Inspiring Women in Indonesia' special premium edition issue, with a list that includes the famously tough Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mini

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) is protesting a statement by Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Wiranto who stat

Nick Kuipers – In a recent op-ed, the acclaimed Indonesian novelist Eka Kurniawan announced that, whatever the outcome of the upcoming Indonesian national election, "the Islamists have

A student news website in Indonesia that published a story about a woman expressing her love for another young woman was ordered by university officials to shut down its entire news op