Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – As part of the commemoration of International Anticorruption Day, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is building on its momentum to urge for internal

Charles McDermid – Amanda, who identifies as bisexual, whispers about deep fear and frustration in Indonesia's LGBTI community.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the Jokowi-Ma'ruf campaign team, Abdul Kadir Karding, argues that it is not appropriate for Prabowo Subianto to express his distaste against news

Whisnu Mardiansyah, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto claims that the majority of journalists are publishing lies.

M Guruh Nuary, Jakarta – The 212 Reunion is over and proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Jakarta – 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) chairperson Slamet Maarif says that regardless of the outcome of the 2019 presidential election the group will remain a moral movement similar

Rezanti Putri Pramana – In 2011, Indonesia ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and running mate Ma'ruf Amin have released their platform for the 2019 presidential election, giving it the title Indonesia Ma

Arie Ruhyanto – Almost every December, the Indonesian region of Papua makes headlines both nationally and further afield.

Jakarta – Indonesia is unlikely to hit its target of getting 17 million tourist arrivals this year because of a series of disasters the country experienced in 2018, according to Tourism

Jakarta – More than a quarter of Jakarta's 661.52 square kilometres will be submerged in less than a decade, and the sprawling capital will continue to sink rapidly unless significant m

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno have released their platform for the 2019 election, titled Indonesia Adil Makmur (Fai

Jakarta – Members of the coalition endorsing the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin ticket shrugged off the call on Muslim voters to shun presidential candidates and politic

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has launched an investigation into potential violations of election regulations in a rally held on Sunday and organized by a group c

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry expressed concern over a statement made by Saudi Arabian Ambassador Usamah Muhammad al-Syuaiby on Twitter regarding an Islamist rally over

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday renewed his call for the country's miners to move into processing, citing the need to curb imports to narrow its pers

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – A researcher from Yayasan Kehati (Biodiversity Foundation) has called on stakeholders in the country's palm oil business to listen to the aspirations of fore

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The government's focus on jailing drug users while providing only little funding to help users get healthy again is not effective in combating drug abuse and amount

Jakarta – The manufacturing sector in Indonesia grew slower in November, as indicated by a decline in the purchasing managers' index (PMI), according to a Nikkei and IHS Markit report.

Jakarta – Several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) had a combined third-quarter debt of Rp 5.57 quadrillion (US$369.04 billion), most of which were owed by state-owned lenders, an officia

On 11 November, at the fourth birthday celebration of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), party chair Grace Natalie delivered her formal address.

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – An organization comprised of Soeharto lovers called Hasta Mahardika Soehartonesia (HMS) filed a police report against Ahmad Basarah, PDIP's deputy secretary gene

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has earned praise for issuing Gubernatorial Regulation No.

Jakarta – App-based ride-hailing company Grab Indonesia has announced a plan to expand in-app safety features and educate drivers about sexual harassment for the provision of a service

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Every Thursday for more than 560 weeks, Ms Maria Katarina Sumarsih, clad in black and holding a black umbrella, has stood in front of the presidential palace i

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of Muslims gathered in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally as they followed in the footsteps of their

Pasti Liberti, Jakarta – We'll just call him Teguh, who along with Hartoyo and his friends are active with Suara Kita (Our Voice, https://www.suarakita.org), an organisation fighting ag

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government has insisted that its plan to liberalize the tobacco industry will trickle down positively in terms of job creation and export outputs d

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that the country needed to develop its upstream industries to help reduce the manufacturing industry's dependence o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has received reports about the involvement of children in a massive rally staged by Islamic groups around the National Monume

Dewi Nurita, Taufiq Siddiq and Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab repeatedly reminded participants of the 212 reunion rally that 2019 marks the ye

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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The name of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto was shouted repeatedly during a 212 Reunion action on December 2 at the National Monument (Monas) in Central J

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Opponents of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has marked Dec.

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) Tengku Zulkarnain called on younger generation who attended the 212 alumni reunion in Jakarta on Sunday t

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Bogor municipality officially implemented on Dec. 1 a ban on single-use plastic bags at all modern stores.

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has rebuffed claims that he and the government were not paying attention to the deforestation and

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Press Council has appointed nine new members to serve for the 2019-2022 period, consisting of journalists, representatives of press companies and pu

Andreas Harsono – Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious mino

Bambang Muryanto and Kharishar Kahfi, Yogyakarta and Jakarta – Sunanto, the newly elected chairman of Pemuda Muhammadiyah, the youth wing of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest M

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is claiming the media erroneously reported that the Lion Air jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea last

Jakarta – Residents on a string of coral-fringed islands off Jakarta's coast are battling a tidal wave of trash, with more than 40 tons of rubbish collected daily over the past week, an

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to heed the call of businesspeople to maintain restriction on foreign investments in several sectors out of

It's pretty much an open secret that the 212 mass protest on December 2, 2016, that saw hundreds of thousands of demonstrators demand the imprisonment of former Jakarta Governor Basuki

Jakarta – Police say it will be business as usual on Sunday, when Islamic groups are expected to gather again at Monas square in Gambir, Central Jakarta, exactly two years after a large

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry recorded that the foreign capital invested in the government's debt papers (SBN) broke this year's record on Nov.

Sheany, Jakarta – It is nearly two years since thousands of protesters took to the streets of Central Jakarta to demand the arrest of then-Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blas

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Authorities in Jakarta are preparing for the worst when Islamic group 212 Rally Alumni is expected to gather at the National Monument (Monas) square in Centr

Jakarta (Antara) – Researcher Lestari Nurhajati from London School of Public Relations (LSPR) Jakarta revealed online cigarette advertisements had significantly affected teenagers.