Friski Riana, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla compared sermons in Malaysian mosques to Indonesia.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Three people were killed and 20 others injured when a train passed a crowd of residents celebrating National Heroes Day in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has called on the government to deregulate the hospitality and tourism industry because existing regu

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – In remarks that have ruffled political feathers, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has used an Indonesian folklore reference to

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The human rights defenders from around the world gathered in Paris, France, to hold 2018 The Human Rights Defenders World Summit, on October 29-31.

Jakarta – The National Development Planning minister said on Thursday that about 9.4 million jobs had been created under the leadership of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, of which 2.99

Khory Alfarizi, Joniansyah, Jakarta – Teenagers in Jakarta and Central Java are getting high from drinking water that had been used to boil menstrual pads.

Nadia Hamid – The Oct.

Muhammad Sidik Permana, Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims from various organizations in Bogor city staged a protest rally against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) communi

Ramdhan Triyadi Bempah, Bogor – Protesters from a number of [Islamic] organisations held a protest action on Friday November 9 on the grounds of the Bogor City Hall in West Java demonst

Bogor – A protest action opposing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) in Bogor has called on the municipal government to issue a by-law regulating the LGBT community.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Thursday when hundreds of people, including students and lecturers of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), rallied in a show of support for Agni, the pseudonym o

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The chairman of the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA), Slamet Maarif, said there was a big scenario behind the installment of a black flag at the house of the Islamic

Jakarta – The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) is dismissing suggestions that it was responsible for getting firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab investigated by Saudi authorities over the all

Jakarta – The director of the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace, Hendardi, believes that there is no basis for the claim by Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) "Great Leader" Rizieq Sh

Jakarta – Tax revenue collected from January to October amounts to 1.02 quadrillion (US$69.21 billion), which is 71.32 percent of the full-year target.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed the inflow of foreign capital to its sovereign bond and stock markets recently, positively influencing the rupiah exchange rate

Danang Sugianto, Jakarta – Not long ago the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data on working conditions in Indonesia, which is particularly interesting in terms of comparing the

Kasriadi/Norjani, Sampit – The East Kotawaringin (Kotim) regency Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in Central Kalimantan is drafting a regulation on prohibiting Lesbian, Gay, Bis

Usman Hadi, Sleman – Students from the #WeareAGNI (Gerakan #kitaAGNI) Movement held an action at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta Tuesday titled "U

Tessa Toumbourou – On Sept 19, Indonesian President Joko Widodo slapped a three-year moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for oil palm plantations.

Millions of children in Indonesia are missing out on crucial vaccines because of a "vaccine fatwa" imposed by powerful Islamic clerics, Science Magazine reported on Thursday.

Sheany, Nusa Dua – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Indonesia still had a long way to go to improve its education system, adding that programs designed and implemented by loc

Andreas Harsono – Police in Indonesia's Lampung province were caught on video arresting and humiliating three transgender women, known as waria, the latest incident of rising state-sanc

Rizal Harahap and Apriadi Gunawan, Pekanbaru and Medan – Heavy rain in the western part of the country recently resulted in floods and landslides in several provinces, including North S

Ahmad Toriq, Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) "Great Leader" Habib Rizieq Shihab claims that a "rotten Indonesian intelligence operation" is the reason why he was arrested and qu

Keshie Hernitaningtyas, Jakarta – Published on Sept.

Jakarta – Indonesia's palm oil exports declined by 3 percent in September to 3.2 million tons from 2.2 million tons in the previous month, the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association

Jack Britton – Indonesia is currently in the midst of a sexual violence crisis.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Saudi Arabian security authorities have questioned Rizieq Shihab, a firebrand cleric who has been on the run in the country, over reports of the installation

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, Agus Maftuh Abegebriel, confirmed the arrest of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has apologized for his remarks on "Boyolali faces" that has sparked people's outrage, especially in the Central Java

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – On Oct. 20, up-and-coming comedian Tretan Muslim uploaded the latest episode of his comedic cooking series "Last Hope Kitchen" onto YouTube.

Pariaman – The Pariaman municipal government (Pemkot) in West Sumatra will be taking more serious measures against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in the city by us

Rights groups in Indonesia are alarmed by the recent spate of arrests involving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transvestite (LGBT) community in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian natio

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – A member of the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team, Sapto Waluyo, said his team has studied Prabowo's promise on halting imports once he gets elected as

Jakarta – The manufacturing industry grew slower in October, indicated by the decline of Nikkei and IHS Markit's purchasing managers' index (PMI), which stood at 50.5, lower than the pr

Jakarta – University of Indonesia economist Faisal Basri has criticized the government's decision to renege on a planned increase of the cigarette excise by around 10 percent next year,

Sri Wahyuni and Evi Mariani, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University's (UGM) initial response to a recent sexual assault case allegedly involving two of its students has angered tho

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Excessive damage to Jambi's forests as a result of destructive activities like illegal logging and mining, as well as land conversion, is causing routine flooding i

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Several organizations have encouraged Gadjah Mada University (UGM) to help one of its students to take legal action following an alleged sexual assault ag

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Forty-year-old L, a Central Jakarta resident, wiped the tears that were streaming down her face as she recalled her experience being intimidated by an app-based

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's promise to stop the importation of fuel and food if he was elected next year have triggered a debate and criticism, particularly from

Jakarta has been without a vice governor ever since Sandiaga Uno resigned in August to run as Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto's running mate in next April's presidential election.

It's only Tuesday but it's already shaping up to be another pretty bad week for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto.

Marlinda Oktavia Erwanti, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid (HNW) is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to issue a regulation on Lesbian,

Jakarta – The presence of social media has helped people connect with each other, including new friends, but in Depok, West Java, it also plays a big part in divorce.

Jakarta – The government has canceled its plan to increase the excise tax for tobacco and tobacco products in 2019 and has also postponed its plan to simplify the tax, which has met wit

This vicious campaign against LGBTI people must immediately stop. – Usman Hamid, Amnesty Indonesia's Executive Director

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A Sriwijaya Air flight bound for Jakarta from Bengkulu on Monday was reportedly delayed for an hour after passengers objected to the pungent aroma of durian