A pair of bare-breasted mermaid statues have been given the family values treatment at an Indonesian amusement park where officials slipped golden tube tops over their chests.

Medan – The North Sumatra Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says it regrets a decision by the University of North Sumatra's (USU) rector to revoke the Vo

Ian Morse, Maroangin – One day in March last year, Rahim was shocked and furious to find an excavator rolling through his rice field, turning the bright green grains into piles of mud.

Muhammad Fida Ul Haq, Jakarta – The country's peak Islamic body the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) has reiterated that the fatwa (edict) declaring that golput – to abstain from voting

Jakarta – Thousands of children are living in makeshift shelters six months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami pounded the Indonesian city of Palu, aid agencies said on Tuesday

Rik Glauert – University officials in Indonesia this month ordered a student news website shut down its entire operation after it published a fictional same-sex short story.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's track record of considering gender representation in ministerial appointments is lauded in global circles.

Dwi Andayani, Jakarta – The country's peak Islamic body the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) has declared that taking a position of golput – to abstain from voting – in the elections is h

Jakarta – Representatives of two business associations have called on the government to lower the rate of corporate income tax so they can manufacture products that can compete in the

Karlis Salna and Viriya Singgih, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy, the biggest in Southeast Asia, is getting a boost from an election campaign that's kicking into high gear.

Jakarta – The government has pledged to include motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers working for ride-hailing apps in the insurance schemes of both the Health Care and Social Security Agency

Aditya L. Djono, Jakarta – Indonesia is adopting a tougher stance against the European Union's plan to phase out the use of palm oil in renewable transport fuel.

Rezki Alvionitasari, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) said that it intensified coordination with several institutions in handling hoax or false information ahead of t

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A national political development researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Aisyah Putri Budiarti, pointed out potential voter migration ahea

Riyan Novitra, Jakarta – Thick smog allegedly caused by land and forest fire in Riau province clouded high buildings in Pekanbaru city, Tuesday, March 26.

Jakarta – The government has decided to keep discounts on trans-Jakarta toll roads in place until the Idul Fitri holiday season, as the relevant parties are still calculating the tolls

Jakarta – The textile industry is seeking the government's protection from high growth of imports as the sector could not compete in both domestic and international markets.

Jakarta – The government on Monday announced the various fares for app-base ojek (motorcycle taxis) in a bid to end the disputes between the drivers and ride-hailing providers that hav

Some people actually believe that breasts on statues of mermaids can be a turn on and therefore are morally abominable.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said the country would not meet the nontax target revenue in the oil and gas sector, which was set at

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto is meeting his supporters in Merauke, Papua, on Monday for the first time as a presidential candidate.

Jakarta – Surabaya's water company PDAM Surya Sembada wants to purify all tap water in East Java's capital city to make it safe for residents to consume without boiling.

Jakarta – A legislative candidate from an unidentified political party was arrested along with four suspects for allegedly stealing money to use for his campaign, the Bogor Police repo

Jakarta – The National's Police antimatch-fixing task force arrested Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) acting chief Joko Driyono after an interrogation on Monday in Jakarta.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta Council approved a minimum Rp 8,500 (60 US cents) fare for Indonesia's first subway service, MRT Jakarta, on Monday.

Jakarta – The country's peek religious body, the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), is calling on the Indonesian public to use their right to vote on voting day in the 2019 presidential a

Jakarta – The total area lost to wildfires in Riau this year has increased to 2,719 hectares.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) called on society to maintain unity just less than a month to Indonesia's 2019 Presidential Election.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said the government considered boycotting a number of products from European Union countries.

Ahmad Salman and Markus Junianto & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – The public campaign period for the 2019 presidential election kicked off on Sunday with visits to various locations by

Jakarta – Forests play a bigger part in our lives than we realize.

Jakarta – The national antigraft agency has not ruled out the possibility that more officials at the Ministry of Religious Affairs may have been involved in a bribery case that led to

Jakarta (Antara) – The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) held a declaration of joint commitment ahead of the convening of open campaigns to ensure that the parliamentary and presiden

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Wisnu Kuncoro, a director at state-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel, and three business executives suspects in

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected a petition to revise regulations on apartment management for the purpose of giving tenants more power over issues such as residential fees.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the country's first MRT line in Jakarta on Sunday, calling on citizens to adapt to a new culture

Jakarta – Former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's nasi goreng (fried rice) recipe was shared with the public on the fir

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta, Indonesia – Mugiyanto remembers very well how the event that nearly cost him his life unfolded in March 1998.

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system on Sunday (March 24), a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling som

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The Palembang administration has revealed that the number of tributaries flowing into the city's pride, the Musi River, has diminished mainly due to infrastr

Jakarta commuter Irnawati can spend up to four hours daily in her car, but now she and millions of others may get some relief as the traffic-clogged Southeast Asian city opens its firs

On the afternoon of Monday March 18, scores of people from various different groups held a protest action at the Yogyakarta Monument in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – City-owned water operator PT PAM Jaya said only 60 percent of Jakartans had access to clean water.

Jakarta – North Jakarta has seen the growth of 32,000 trees since they were planted 10 years ago at the Ecomarine Mangrove Forest.

Jakarta – Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has said that Indonesia is currently developing disaster mitigation technology that will be placed in tourist destinations.

Jakarta – The rector of state-run North Sumatra University (USU), Runtung Sitepu, has threatened to revoke the publishing permit of the campus' student website, Suara USU, after the ne

Jakarta – In response to Jakarta's objection to a European Union bill that would cap the use of palm-oil-based biofuels in the region, the bloc explained that the regulation was not me

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN will operate three steam-fueled power plants (PLTU) late this year and early next year that will produce 1,000 megawatts (MW) each and wil

Jakarta – Seventy percent of 5,018 industries in Tangerang regency, Banten, use groundwater, posing a threat to clean water resources, an environmental agency has said.

Jakarta – Almost a week after being declared a bribery suspect, Muhammad "Romy" Romahurmuziy said on Friday the case had nothing to do with the United Development Party (PPP), the part