Antara, Jakarta – State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad is eyeing to generate Rp12.7 trillion from contracts and sales for 2019.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is set to hold a meeting on March 23 on numerous environmental issues.

One of the many peculiarities of the Indonesian legal system that sometimes surprises foreigners is that defendants convicted in lower courts can actually have their sentences increase

Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry has said the ministry will complete the construction of 15 more dams this year to support the irrigation system in regions across country

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Three members of the Ali Kalora-led East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT) died during a gunfight on Thursday afternoon, March 21, against the police's Tinombala Task

Prayugo Utomo – The fate of the North Sumatra University (USU) Student Press Institute's Voice of USU (Suara USU) is on the "horns of a dilemma".

Jakarta – A coalition of political parties backing Indonesian President Joko Widodo is on course to win more than half of the votes in next month's elections, giving them control of pa

Ben Bland – How can we address the profound gender disparity that afflicts the vast majority of the world's parliaments?

Jakarta – The rupiah was quoted at Rp 14,122 per US dollar at 10:27 a.m. on Thursday, having strengthened 0.46 percent since Wednesday, according to the foreign exchange spot market.

Jakarta – Police have arrested a man they refer to as both M and Abu Arkam in Berau, East Kalimantan, accusing him of involvement in the explosions in Sibolga, North Sumatra, that have

Jakarta – As many as 8,722 inmates in prisons across Jakarta might not be able to vote in the general election on April 17.

Jakarta – A certified internship program is being offered to 9,000 university students to provide them with first-hand job experience.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has accused House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Taufik Kurniawan of accepting Rp 4.8 billion in bribes from two C

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MU) has reminded all food, medicine and cosmetics manufacturers that they must obtain halal certificates for their products because new halal pr

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As Indonesians prepare to cast their votes in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections slated for April 17, the government has stepped up m

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Pelita Harapan University political communication expert Emrus Sihombing argues that the lacking performance of political parties backing presidential c

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto has long likened the spread of disinformation or hoax as acts of terrorism since both impo

Jakarta – A survey by the Voxpol Center found that the majority of Indonesians don't care about or aren't interested in the promises made by the presidential (capres) and vice presiden

Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono, Jakarta – As the seconds ticked by on the doomed Lion Air flight, the pilot handed the controls to his co-pilot and flipped through the pages of a t

Jakarta – The government has intensified the disbursement of its social assistance to low-income households ahead of the April 17 presidential and legislative elections.

Cindy Silviana, Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher, Jakarta/Singapore/Paris – The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was

Christian Lee, Jakarta – The campaign team of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, cleric Ma'ruf Amin, is redirecting its effort to door-to-door campaigns to inform the

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the lack of access to clean water supply is still a basic problem for North Jakarta residents.

Khairul Imam Ghozali, Jakarta – IBB Astra UD Trucks Regional Head Hendro Priyo Purnomo revealed that more than 50 percent of trucks across Indonesia are operating illegally, he believe

Riyan Novitra (Contributor), Pekanbaru – The Terra and Aqua Satellite detected a 100 percent increase of Indonesian wildfire hotspots indicating land and forest fire in several areas o

Jakarta – During the first election debate back in January, vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin became an object of online mockery for his poor performance.

Jakarta – Ride-hailing app taxi drivers have threatened to take to the street if their proposed fare of Rp 3,000 (21 US cents) per kilometer is rejected by the government, which plans

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the central government approved infrastructure projects worth Rp 571 trillion (US$40.12 billion) in Jakarta and its satellite cities –

Jakarta – Amid low demand and the price decrease of crude palm oil (CPO) in the global market, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has advised oil palm tree growers to grow durian trees, as

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have detained 10 suspects in the hijacking of two tanker trucks owned by state-owned energy company PT Pertamina that were subsequently taken to a protest

Jakarta – The respective camps of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto have started gearing up for massive political rallies as the presidential el

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – The spread of fake news and disinformation has spiked in Indonesia in recent months, weeks before millions are scheduled to vote in the country's elections.

Media giant Kompas today released the results of its presidential election poll, shedding insight on how people in Indonesia's different regions and provinces might vote come April 17.

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Many have criticized Indonesia's mainstream political parties for endorsing legislative candidate who had previously been convicted on corruption charges, but at least none of those ex

Although pornography is strictly illegal in Indonesia, it was once relatively easy to find pornographic DVDs being sold under the table at some of Jakarta's shadier shopping centers.

Sian Cain, Jakarta – With a great heave, a young man pushes the ancient, three-wheeled rickshaw down a ramp and it splutters to a start.

Jakarta – The arrest last Friday (March 15) of the chairman of United Development Party (PPP), M.

Agus Bebeng, Bandung – Commemorating the Global Day of Solidarity with Venezuela, a group of protesters from the Solidarity Committee for Venezuela (KSV) held a protest action in West

Indonesia's third debate on March 17, exactly a month before the presidential election in April showcased vice-presidential candidates Ma'ruf Amin, a senior Islamic cleric chosen by in

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Voter lists have become the latest battleground in the run-up to elections in the world's third-largest democracy, with claims of infiltration by Chinese and Russi

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The death toll from the deadly flash flooding that hit Jayapura, Papua, on Sunday has risen to 89, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announ

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The government is preparing to take its latest dispute with the European Union on crude palm oil (CPO) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a bid to

Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Through the eyes of the haves, the kampungs of the city might be unpleasant to look at.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says its investigators have confiscated Rp 180 million (US$12,667) and $30,000 from the office of Religious Affairs Minister Lukma

Jakarta – The high-profile, 35,000-megawatt (MW) electricity program had produced 3,009 MW by Jan.

Jakarta – The new regulation on the export of palm crude oil (CPO) and its derivative products has taken effect and is part of the government's plan to simplify the export procedures o

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government has lowered this year's revenue target for the tourist industry from US$20 billion to US$17.6 billion.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is aiming for 77.5 percent voter turnout during the upcoming general election.

The investigation into explosive allegations of corruption inside Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs that led to Friday's shocking arrest of United Development Party (PPP) Chair