Rizieq Shihab, the founder of Indonesia's infamous Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), has been living in Saudi Arabia for over a year now due to numerous legal problems he faces in his home

Jakarta – Thousands of Jakarta's long-serving category 2 contract workers staged a rally in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, the same day when selections for civil se

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has reminded the heads of neighborhood units (RT) and community units (RW) not to get involved in campaign activities fo

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – The Medan District Court in North Sumatra has sentenced a police officer to 16 months in prison for shredding and dumping copies of the Quran into the gutter.

In what must be some sort of record for shortest reign by an Indonesian regent, Syahri Mulyo, who had been elected the leader of East Java's Tulungagung Regency in June, was officially

Jakarta – The campaign teams of presidential candidates President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto have called for the closure of a website accusing the latter's running mate,

The massive protests that took place against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama during the 2017 gubernatorial race – triggered by accusations that the Christian polit

Greenpeace activists have scaled an Indonesian palm oil refinery with a popular rock band who played some of their pro-environment songs from the top of the structure, it said Tuesday,

Jakarta – Environmentalists on Tuesday abseiled down storage tanks and unfurled banners at a palm-oil refinery in Indonesia to protest the deforestation of the country's tropical forest

Bitung – Twelve activists have been arrested following a peaceful action by Greenpeace activists and four members of the band Boomerang who occupied a palm oil supply ship and refinery

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The Jokowi-Ma'ruf campaign team deputy chairman Arsul Sani revealed that the presidential and vice presidential hopefuls will present several programs that will

Jakarta – Former hate speech convict Asma Dewi is running for office in next year legislative election, seeking a seat in the Jakarta Council for the Gerindra Party.

Arie Firdaus (Benar News) – Campaigning for next year's presidential and parliamentary elections in Indonesia has begun, with analysts saying they expect smear tactics and vote-buying t

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Tasha Wibawa – An appeal against the acquittal of a 15-year-old rape victim who was charged with illegal abortion in Indonesia has been condemned by local activists, who say the move is

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Syafruddin Tumenggung, the former head of the Indonesian bank bailout agency that led the country out of the 1998 financial crisis, to 1

Jakarta – Protestors staged a rally in front of the global security service company PT G4S office on Jl.

Jakarta – Supporters of former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was imprisoned for blasphemy, have begun warming up to vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin, despit

Bulukumba – Hundreds of farmers from the Bulukumba People's Struggle Front (FPR) in South Sulawesi commemorated National Farmers Day (HTN) with a protest action in front of the Bulukumb

Rabul Sawal, Ternate – The Ternate Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) collective commemorated National Farmers Day (HTN) which falls on September 24 by organis

Francisca Chrsty Rosana, Jakarta – As it turns out, Buni Yani has his own reasons in joining the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team.

Andi Hajramurni, Suherdjoko, Rizal Harahap, and Apriadi Gunawan, Makassar/Semarang/Pekanbaru/Medan – Cities have pledged to host peaceful campaign events amid concerns over rising secta

Jakarta – The 16 political parties participating in next year's general elections have submitted their initial campaign budget to the General Elections Commission (KPU), the latter's co

Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno national campaign teams reported their initial campaign funds to the General Elections Commission (KPU)

Jakarta – Protesters commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN) in Jakarta on September 24 have succeeded in holding an action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta after an ear

Jakarta (Antara) – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his pair, Sandiaga Uno, have set up an anti-hoax campaign supervisory team to help their supporters convey accurate inform

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Jun Suzuki, Jakarta – Campaigning for Indonesia's April 2019 presidential election began on Sunday, with the incumbent, Joko Widodo, aiming for a second term.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Election watchdog Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) assessed false information or hoax could delegitimize an election considering it would enco

Andhika Prasetia, Jakarta – Presidential Staff deputy head Ali Mochtar Ngabalin has rebuked Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) deputy chairperson Fadli Zon over the posting of

Balawyn Jones – There are many barriers to the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law.

Jakarta – Residents of Sumbersari village in Garut, West Java, held a rally to protest against leather-tanning factories that dumped untreated wastewater into the Ciwalen River in Sukar

Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin has resigned from his position as Rais 'Aam (supreme leader), of the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – As many as 300 retired TNI (Indonesian military) generals from the army, air force and navy have declared their support for the Prabowo Subianto and

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The government is encouraging people with disabilities to apply for this year's civil-service enrollment test as more ministries have opened up opportuniti

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The national election organizing agency officially announced Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto as candidates and Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno as their

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A clash erupted on Thursday between university students and supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Medan, North Sumatra, which left at least 10 people

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Environmental groups welcomed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's instruction to halt the issuing of permits for palm plantations, calling it a long-awaited s

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin got number 1, while challenger Prabowo Subianto

Jakarta – The government is revising a regulation on tax holidays to increase the number of beneficiaries that are eligible for the fiscal incentives.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Voters, be mindful: of more than 200,000 candidates running for legislative seats at the regional level next year, 38 have been conv

Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Most Indonesian millennials plan to vote in next year's presidential election, with many indicating that they prefer candidates who are assertive and strong-wi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian professionals living overseas will soon be able to work in ministries and state institutions without having to apply as civil servants, a sc

Jakarta – Fierce rivalry in the concurrent legislative and presidential elections next year is expected to result in a flood of hoaxes and fake news as candidates and their supporters w

Jakarta – Former TNI (Armed Forces) chief Nurmantyo has challenged the current TNI commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Army chief-of-staff (KSAD) General Mulyono to again hol

Elza Astari Retaduari, Jakarta – The youngest son of former president Suharto and Working Party (Partai Berkarya) chairperson Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy Soeharto) has joined the Prabow

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Indonesian Army (TNI) Commander Hadi Tjahjanto called for every member of TNI to maintain their neutrality upon safeguarding the 2019 general elections; bot

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia's oldest environmental advocacy group has criticized an argument in support of sustainable palm oil by one of the country's newest political parties, saying

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has stated that the government has canceled the import of 600,000 tons of rice.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indigenous rights activists in Indonesia have expressed concern that the government is stalling the passage of a long-awaited bill on indigenous rights by