Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati criticized on Wednesday the rampant revisions of budget execution lists (DIPA) by working units of ministries, r

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed why he has yet signed the Law on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), and Region

Jakarta (Antara) – Gerindra Party Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon responds to a survey institute that conducted a poll by pairing Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto with Joko Widodo.

One of the nicknames for Yogyakarta is "City of Tolerance", reflecting the history of the special region's capital as a place of culture, learning and pluralism.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesians would do well to keep to their official national motto, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, or unity in diversity, ahead of June's regional elections and next ye

Amanda Hodge, Nivell Rayda – Indonesia says the US has undertaken to lift the remaining restrictions on engagement with Indonesia's Kopassus special forces, ending a 19-year ban on the

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – General Secretary of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Jakarta Novel Bamukmin said that if God wills, FPI leader Rizieq Shihab may become the next President of

While Indonesia is often criticized for its draconian online censorship laws, the country also has a big problem with fake news and hoaxes being spread online (like much of the world).

There had been talk that the fugitive founder of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, would be flying back to Indonesia from his hiding place of Saudi Arabia this morning s

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Women's involvement in politics is currently still relying on family ties or kinship politics, which also applies at the 2018 Regional Elections.

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto stated the meeting with Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Hadi Tjahjanto and National

Abraham Utama – The Working Party (Partai Berkarya), which was initiated by former President Suharto's youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra alias Tommy Suharto, is aiming to occupy third p

Well it looks like the talk about fugitive Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) founder Rizieq Shihab returning to Indonesia tomorrow was, yet again, premature as police are saying that Rizieq

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia is forgoing billions of dollars on offer from American companies eager to invest in South-east Asia's biggest economy, United States Ambassador to Indone

Zara Amelia, Jakarta – The 212 alumni presidium advisory council chairman Amien Rais urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to stop on what he claims the attempts to criminalize ulemas (M

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has criticized the poor construction site safety of infrastructure development projects, as indicated by several incidents connected

Jakarta – Indonesia suspended on Tuesday the construction of elevated infrastructure projects, including rail and roads, after a series of accidents raised questions about the safety of

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has said Indonesian foreign debts in both the public and private sectors increased by 10.1 percent year on year (yoy) to US$352.2 billion in the fourth quarter

Iwan Supriyatna, Depok – The Depok municipal government is working to anticipate the spread of socially deviant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) behaviour among youth in th

John McBeth, Jakarta – To the consternation of pro-democracy activists and those with grim memories of ex-president Suharto's authoritarian rule, Joko Widodo's government continues to m

Indonesia's growing moral and political panic about sexuality has now produced draft laws that could criminalize sex outside marriage, and same-sex conduct.

Shannon Power – Another Indonesian city has set up a taskforce to monitor and police LGBTI people.

Ed Davies, Cindy Silviana, Jakarta – Indonesia has blocked more than 70,000 websites displaying "negative" content such as pornography or extremist ideology in the first month of using

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday (Feb 17) declared that 14 political parties will participate in next year's legislative and preside

Former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's controversial blasphemy case has taken yet another unexpected turn even after he has served almost half of his 2-year sentence fo

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – The government must prepare Indonesia's workforce to be competitive to anticipate future challenges associated with coming technological advancements, especial

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The National Police have instructed their personnel to improve security at houses of worship across the country following a number of attacks on clerics.

Since he became a fugitive from Indonesian justice 10 months ago after being named a suspect in a high-profile pornography case, every few months there have been announcements that Rizi

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Poltracking Indonesia executive director Hanta Yuda suggested that the public's high satisfaction level towards President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Jusuf Kal

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia has unleashed a new cyber and encryption agency as a weapon in its long war on cybercrime, online radicalism and fake news, but the Southeast Asian nation

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – A string of accidents is threatening to undermine Indonesian President Joko Widodo's signature infrastructure development drive.

"If Jokowi and Prabowo go head to head in 2019, they almost definitely cannot, and should not, repeat the strategies they used in 2014".

Jakarta (Antara) – The House of Representatives Commission III member Ahmad Sahroni demanded National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to take a proactive measure by getting all celebrities in In

Riani Sanusi Putri, SSN, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) demanded police to investigate the cause of death of terrorist suspect Muhammad Jefri

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday declared the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) ineligible for the 2019 General Ele

Jakarta – Four new contenders are set to stand in the 2019 general election after the General Elections Commission (KPU) declared on Saturday that 14 political parties had qualified for

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Pollster Indo Barometer revealed that 36.8 percent of respondents react positively towards the pairing of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Sri Mulyani, compared to

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah chairman Haedar Nashir has said his organization would continue to uphold the idea of Islam berkemajuan, or progressive Islam, in Indonesia amid concerns of risin

Miami – The population of orangutans in Borneo has plummeted by more than half since 1999 – nearly 150,000 of the apes – largely due to chopping down forests for logging, paper, palm oi

Kate Walton – The Indonesian Government is grappling with a measles outbreak in the Papuan district of Asmat, where at least 65 children have died since the epidemic began in October.

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – A sword attack at a Catholic church by a Muslim assailant this week in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta injured four people during Sunday Mass, a disturbing

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Pollster Indo Barometer conducted a survey on the 2019 presidential election scenario.

Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the sexual assault case in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, CCTV footage of which has gone viral recently showing an assailant tackling a woman to the g

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Local authorities in Yogyakarta barred an art exhibition initiated by a group of activists protesting of the construction of a new airport in Kulonprogo r

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for Indonesians to maintain unity and harmony as the local election campaign period begun today.

Jun Suzuki and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Campaigning kicked off in Indonesia on Thursday for local elections that will have a significant bearing on President Joko Widodo's bid to retain

Indonesia has the unfortunate distinction of having one of the highest smoking rates in the world, especially among men and underage children and an estimated rate of over 200,000 death

Petunia – Students planning to convey concerns their about the commercialisation of education to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Hasanuddin University (Unhas) in the South Sulawes

Jakarta – Valentine's Day was banned in some Indonesian cities as police rounded up amorous couples, giving the official kiss-off to a tradition which critics say does not deserve any l

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Standing before thousands of soldiers, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto delivered a blunt message intended to resonate far beyond the army's strategic command head