The Indonesian government is currently undertaking a massive nationwide drive to administer the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine to 32 million children across the archipelago.

Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry's flood control office has warned Jakarta to brace itself for floods during the upcoming rainy season, especially with 129 subdistricts i

Jakarta – The higher import tax on consumer goods is effective as of Sept. 13 as part of the government's efforts to slow imports and improve its current account.

Jakarta – Around half of the Malang Council members who have been named graft suspects are seeking reelection as legislative candidates next year, according to the General Elections Com

Jakarta – The Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) and Pancasila Youth (PP) have agreed to resolve their differences following brawls between their members at several locations on Tuesday eve

Kristian Erdianto, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is calling in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pledge to fully investigate cases of alleged human rights violations that hav

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, San Francisco – Indonesia has been slow in granting forest tenure to indigenous peoples and local communities after an historic court ruling five years ago mandate

Irwan Martua Hidayana – Indonesian people often perceive gender and sexuality in a binary way – male and female, masculine and feminine – without considering other genders and sexuality

Jakarta – Some 300 police officers have been deployed to secure a rally by drivers working with ride-hailing app providers outside the Go-Jek headquarters in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakar

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Monday was a special day for WA, the 15-year-old girl acquitted by the Jambi High Court of an abortion charge on Aug. 27.

Giacomo Grison – Last month, British mining company Rio Tinto confirmed plans to sell its $3.5bn (#2.7bn) stake in Grasberg, the world's largest gold and second largest copper mine in I

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Thousands of people participated in an anti-Jokowi walk on Sunday morning in the Gladag area in the city of Surakarta, Central Java.

Erwida Maulia and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's opposition is attacking President Joko Widodo where it hurts ahead of next April's general election.

Farid M Ibrahim – Animal rights activists have urged the Indonesian Government to keep its promise to ban the brutal dog and cat meat trades, after shocking new footage emerged of the a

While plenty of investors are pouring millions of dollars in funding into regional ride-hailing giants Go-Jek and Grab, many "partner" drivers working for the app-based transportation s

While all Indonesian political parties say that they are committed to fighting the pervasive corruption in the country's government and politics, many have shown exactly how much their

Peatland fires in Borneo and Sumatra have flared up again recently after two relatively fire-free seasons, portending a possible recurrence of 2015's haze crisis.

Jakarta – Public cemeteries in Jakarta not only serve as final resting places, but also as party venues with live music.

Jakarta – Drivers of application-based ride-hailing company Grab staged a rally on Monday in front of the company's office at the Lippo building in Kuningan, South Jakarta.

Markus Makur, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara – Environmental activists welcomed new East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat's plan to halt mining in the province, but th

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – As part of its measures to reduce fuel imports, the government last Thursday issued a ministerial regulation that requires private oil companies to

Jakarta – The government has assured there will be no increase in subsidized fuel prices amid calls from economists who say a fuel-price hike would help ease the current account deficit

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Jakarta (Antara) – To commemorate the 14th anniversary of the assassination of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Cho

Jakarta – The Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) is waiting for government funds to pay debts of Rp 3.5 trillion (US$234.65 million) that had been used to purchase m

Before it was shut down in 2014, Surabaya's Dolly was the largest red light district in Southeast Asia.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Choirul Anam, the commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham), has appealed to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set September 7

Jakarta – The government is spending a huge amount of money on the salaries of civil servants who have been convicted of graft, the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) has said.

In many parts of rural Indonesia, a lack of basic infrastructure means that many young children have no choice but to make dangerous journeys across rivers every day just to get to scho

Jakarta (Antara) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially requested the personnel supervisor official (PPK) to immediately terminate currently active civil servants (PNS

Although overshadowed by the politicized blasphemy charges against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, one of the most contentious issues in the 2017 Jakarta gubernat

Jakarta – The management of private hospital Karya Husada in Karawang, West Java, has issued a letter for its doctor specialists and dentists about their late honorariums as a result of

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Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government announced on Wednesday a new finance regulation that would impose a higher tax on 1,147 imported consumer goods that were deemed non-

Jakarta – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of Indonesia remains stable with 127 percentage points (PP) in the second quarter of 2018, the same as the previous quarter, according to a

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has called on the Supreme Court to immediately review a disputed regulation issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) t

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Candidates for the 2019 presidential election, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin is set to be endorsed by yet another mass media owner with entreprene

Jakarta (Antara) – Sandiaga Uno, a vice presidential candidate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto urged millennials generation (those who were born between 1980s and 2000s) to n

Fabian Januarius Kuwado, Jakarta – The 552nd Kamisan (Thursday action) held on Thursday September 6 was quite different from usual.

Singapore – Notwithstanding solid economic growth, low inflation and a proactive central bank, Indonesia finds itself in the same uncomfortable position it had during the 2013 emerging

As part of our Jakarta Globe Reading Club's "Reading Indonesia" event on Saturday, Sept.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Democratic Party secretary-general Hinca Panjaitan has confirmed that Gerindra Party politician and former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Djoko San

It has not been a good PR week for the police force in Indonesia.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A baby in Batanghari regency, Jambi, reportedly died due to the rubella virus as a vaccination campaign in the predominantly Muslim area meets public resistance.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rubbed salt in the wounds of dozens of East Java's Malang City Council members who are implicated in a graft c

Jakarta – Large banks sold US$1 at more than Rp 15,000 on Wednesday as external pressure against the currency continues even though Bank Indonesia (BI) had intervened in the market.

This is not the time to live ostentatiously, according to Indonesian Vice President Jusuf "JK" Kalla's statements regarding the rupiah's dramatic slide against the US dollar.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has issued a regulation that will allow religious teachers to receive an additional monthly salary of Rp 1 million (US$67).

Dedi Dinarto, Singapore – The rising popularity of a social media campaign opposing Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's bid for re-election next year has met with backlash from

Jakarta – The government has decided to postpone its plan to construct 15,200 megawatt (MW) electricity projects due to the rupiah weakening against the US dollar and the government's p