Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) says annual minimum wage increases under the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration has continued t

Jakarta – Candidates in the 2019 presidential race have weighed in on the debate surrounding Australia's recent consideration to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, w

Devana Senanayake – Earlier this year, at a march for women's equality in the Indonesian city of Bandung, university lecturer Saras Dewi and her fellow marchers were almost run over by

Jakarta – Following protests by business representatives, the government has stepped back from its policy of removing 54 business sectors from the current negative investment list (DNI)

Aman Rochman, Malang – Hundreds of app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers staged a protest on Friday in Malang, East Java, condemning presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto for his r

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – A human right activist, who are helping her waria (transgender woman) friends find justice, visited the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas

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Jakarta – Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has responded to a statement from the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and the Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association (Ap

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The office of the Jakarta chief prosecutor (kejati) has launched a smart phone application called the "Social Beliefs and Teachings Monitor" (Pengawasan Aliran

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said on Saturday that educators should encourage multicultural dialogues with students to teach students to

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A Supreme Court justice and spokesman has said the court could not prohibit people from getting married, including minors who

Syafiul Hadi and Arkhelaus W., Jakarta – Nahdalatul Ulama's Association of Islamic Boarding School and Society Development (P3M) released a report on a study which found 41 mosques in t

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the city administration and central government had taken measures to prevent the capital from sinking.

Jakarta – Lawmakers on the House of Representatives Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure have called on the government to act firmly against private airline Lion Ai

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Right activists have questioned Indonesian President Joko Widodo's commitment to settling human rights abuses carried out by the military with the appointment of

Joy Muchtar & Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated Gen.

Suherdjoko, Pekalongan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged GP Ansor, the youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, to be brave and to be on th

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) member Meutya Hafid criticized Prabowo Subianto's statement that seemingly suggests Indonesia would not mind Australia's decision t

Jakarta (Reuters) – Police in Muslim-majority Indonesia have questioned the head of one of its newest and most progressive parties, who is battling accusations of "Islamophobia" from ri

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has called on the government to cancel its revision of the negative investment list (DNI), which is part of the 16th economic pol

Budiarti Utami and Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto personally asks his supporters to reconfirm the final voters' list (DPT) in every neighborhood units (RT)

Friski Riana and Abdul Latief Apriaman, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yembise expressed her outrage following the criminal case that jailed Baiq N

Jakarta – The West Java administration has set the 2019 minimum wage for Depok (UMK) at Rp 3.8 million (US$261) per month, as stipulated in Gubernatorial Decree No.

Ristu Hanafi, Sleman – A protest by an alliance of student organisations calling themselves the Solidarity Action Alliance Against Sexual Violence at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – Scores of truck and bus drivers staged a protest in front of the South Sumatra governor's office in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Wednesday, demanding the imme

Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Islamic Community Forum (FUI), Muhammad Al Khaththath, says that it is haram to vote for candidates – whether they are running for the executive o

Jakarta – The rainy season has caused prices of vegetables to increase in markets.

It wasn't long ago that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto had to deal with the PR nightmare caused by his allegedly demeaning joke about the people of Boyolali, but the Gerindra c

Shannon Power – Authorities in major Indonesian cities want to exorcise LGBTI people of their behaviors using some unconventional methods.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Nirmala, not her real name, recalled how easy it was to mingle with people of the community she was living in despite being a waria (transgender woman).

Jakarta (Antara) – The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection urges law enforcement officials to impose severe penalties for sexual offenders, especially child predators,

Jakarta – The government safety inspector had spent all night at the Makassar airport, in eastern Indonesia, several years ago, poring over a Lion Air jet that suffered a hydraulic fail

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says it won't be a problem for his country if the Morrison government presses ahead with a plan to move Austr

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will continue to track down assets owned by the now-defunct Supersemar Foundation, which was set up by former presi

Presidential candidate and Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto is seemingly not on the same wavelength as his campaign team, publicly contradicting them regarding one hotly talked about

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said the government would go ahead with its plan to launch a new negative investment list (DNI) policy on Nov.

Teaching is among the most under-appreciated professions in Indonesia, with many public school teachers earning below minimum wage in their respective regions while others work under th

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Jakarta – The Aceh administration has reportedly received the highest score in the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) 2017 Integrity Evaluation Index, while the Papua administrat

Sunday saw a huge anti-LGBT rally in the West Sumatran capital of Padang led by the city's own mayor, the latest in a series of state-sponsored demonstrations against the scapegoated mi

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Dozens of men attacked two waria (transgender people) near Komsen Jati Asih in Bekasi, West Java, on Monday night.

Jakarta – Amien Rais has urged Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, to decide which presidential candidate to support in the upcoming 2019 election.

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – Expert staff in Religious Affairs Ministry Oman Faturrahman said religion-based regional regulation or sharia perda was the authority of local administration.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's vice presidential running mate Sandiaga Uno says that he and the Just and Prosperous Indonesian Coalition – the coalition supporting the Prabowo-Sandiaga pr

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto opened up at the Indonesian Economic Forum (IEF) today and lamented about how often he is accused of being an ISIS

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The strategy of the Berkarya (Working) Party that "sells" the Soeharto's New Order leadership in the campaign ahead of the 2019 Election is deemed not salable.

Jakarta (Antara) – Deputy Speaker of People Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid responded the statement issued by the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) that as many as 41 mosque

Jakarta – The government will allow foreign investors to have full ownership in 25 business units, among the 54 business units that were removed from the Negative Investment List (DNI)

Jakarta – Oil palm tree growers in Indragiri Hulu, Riau province have been experiencing losses amid declines in the price of oil palm fresh fruit bunches to only Rp 600 (4 US cents) per