Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – The organizers of the 212 Munajat prayer have denied that journalists covering the event were assaulted by event participants, claiming the incidents were i

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Riau Governor Syamsuar declared support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's reelection bid at his recent inauguration at the State Palace.

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Eating fish and mussels from Jakarta Bay is dangerous because of toxic and hazardous compounds (B3) that damage fish organs and paralyze mussels, an expert has s

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung City Population and Civil Registry Agency in West Java has for the first time issued identity cards (KTPs) with a column for faith rather than religion

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has been criticized for issuing a regulation on photovoltaic solar panels, which has discouraged homeowners and businesses from inst

Jakarta – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) denied on Thursday reports about the company's plan to lay off more workers as the end nears of open-pit operations at the

Jakarta – The Supreme Court acquitted on Tuesday Wisni Yetti, a housewife who was sued by her ex-husband for defamation, of all charges in a case related to her Facebook chat.

Jakarta – The government is working to achieve its target of ranking 40th on the World Bank's ease of doing business (EODB) index to attract more investors to the country.

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The association of provincial governments has lodged a request for a pay raise for governors with Vice President Jusuf Kalla during a national meeting on Thursd

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – A group of journalists claim to have been intimidated and assaulted by members of an Islamist group while covering the 212 Munajat prayer event at the Natio

Andar Nubowo – The 2019 presidential election is a face-off between two old rivals – incumbent president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his challenger Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – After years of exasperating stop-start development, Indonesia's first mass rapid transit network is finally set to be open for public next month.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Vice presidential hopeful number 01 Ma'ruf Amin asserted that the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) was an independent institution that should not set up any event

Suci Sekarwati, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi will use the United Nation's Human Rights Council's annual assembly as a platform to campaign for Indonesia's entrance

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The Munajat 212 event held at Jakarta's National Monument (Monas) last night showed a video of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab leading a pr

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia was hit by a record 12.9 million cyberattacks last year, according to official data, and experts agree that such attacks will increase in 2019 as bu

Mulia Ramdhan Fauzani – The word golput or white group – to abstain from voting – has been heard more frequently in concert with the approach of the 2019 legislative and presidential e

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has announced a downward revision of its electricity procurement target because of an unexpected slowdown in the growth of electrici

Jakarta – Indonesia ranks third among the most optimistic countries globally, after India and the Philippines, according to the Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey, whic

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The controversy surrounding presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's land ownership took a new turn on Wednesday, with Gerindra Party figures insinua

Makassar – The campaign team of presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno has reported 15 district heads in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to the Elections Supervisory A

Jakarta – The future of professional football in Indonesia is hanging by a thread.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The fate of the government's ambitious program to clean up the Citarum River – the longest and dirtiest river in West Java – has been mired by the late disbursemen

Gita Irawan, Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Andika Perkasa and Australian Defense Force chief General Angus John Campbell have agreed to further increase military cooper

The implementation of a government-mandated prepaid SIM registration effort in Indonesia had a heavy impact on the two largest operators in the country, as they shed a collective 69 mi

There have been a few moments in recent Indonesian history that embarrassingly revealed to the world how little many Indonesians knew about the history of Nazi Germany, to the point th

Being a religious minority in Indonesia can not only lead to struggles in life, but also after death, as illustrated in this latest story of yet another burial dispute based on religio

Jakarta – After joining 120 countries in the Automatic Exchange of Information in 2018, the tax office has obtained information about the wealth of Indonesian nationals that is deposit

On February 20 the International Women's Day Joint Committee alliance held an action at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The concept of a low carbon footprint in buildings has long been around in Indonesia, but it has yet to gain traction to the point where developers, buyers and

Indonesia's presidential election – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo versus Prabowo Subianto II – is trundling toward its 17 April denouement, an event less exciting for its potential drama and mo

When Joko Widodo (Jokowi) took over the Indonesian presidency in 2014, he faced a stagnating poverty reduction effort and stubbornly high inequality levels.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Journalists and rights activists have condemned a defamation lawsuit against Fadli Aksar and Wiwid Abid Abadi, two Southeast Sulawesi journalists who wrote n

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is in the process of completing a regulation that will provide the legal basis for offering fiscal incentives to businesses that establish education and

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Hans van Ginneken and his wife Corrie fell in love with Bali the first time they visited the resort island several years ago.

Jakarta – City-owned busway operator PT Transjakarta has suspended the operation of 60 buses following a fire that engulfed one of its buses on Monday evening in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta – Election watchdog the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) launched on Tuesday its new web-based platform pintarmemilih.id that will allow the public, particula

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing a regulation to relax the value added tax (VAT) refund requirements for foreign tourists to support efforts to achieve this year's targ

Abraham Utama – A debate about land use rights (HGU) controlled by a handful of businesspeople has come to the fore following the second presidential debate on Sunday February 17.

Safrin La Batu and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) named on Tuesday another 32 former corruption convicts who are running in the legislative ele

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) has condemned the hacking of cekfakta.com, an official fact-checking website that was created in a col

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The continuous decline in oil prices that has led to a lower contribution to national revenue should become a wake-up call for the government to im

As has become prevalent in Indonesia in recent years, especially in the lead up to major elections, many religious figures have used their influence to push a political agenda, often i

Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo

Statement: In the past three years, there are no forest and land fire [across the country].

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Monday recorded a US$10.95 million investment commitment from operators (KKP) for exploration activiti

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry's Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) has issued four regulations that treat crypto assets as commodities.

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Executive Director Djayadi Hanan deemed Sunday's second presidential debate between incumbent Jokowi and Prabowo Su

Jakarta – The Indonesia AIDS Coalition (IAC) has urged the government to establish a special working unit to increase public awareness about HIV/AIDS following recent cases in Surakart

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt increased in 2018 amid rising foreign capital inflows toward the end of the year.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been reported to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for his remark during the second presidential election debate calling out his o