Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia booked a US$670 million trade deficit in January, an unusual situation in the past three years, where January has usually seen trade surpluses, the Ce

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has raised the theme of equality for quality growth in the 2019 government work plan, the final year of his current term in office and the year

Kyle Knight – It may seem preposterous, but some Indonesian politicians are attempting to portray the criminalization of adult consensual same-sex conduct as somehow protecting against

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The city of Palembang in South of Sumatra will co-host the Asian Games from August to September and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered his aides and

Fabian Januarius Kuwado, Jakarta – Presidential chief-of-staff Moeldoko has mooted an increasing in the number of non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) and police (Babinkamtibmas) assigne

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government debased the rule of law today by awarding Philippine National Police Director-General Ronald dela Rosa its highest honor, the Medal of Honor.

Jun Suzuki, Jakarta – Amid major delays in his trademark infrastructure program, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is working to strengthen ties with Japan in hopes of building a legacy

Valentine's Day was banned in some Indonesian cities Wednesday as police rounded up amorous couples, giving the official kiss-off to a tradition which critics say doesn't deserve any lo

Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has estimated that e-commerce contributes just 0.75 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Jakarta – Valentine's Day has no value and therefore celebrating it should be forbidden, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has said.

The South Jakarta Police have arrested a shaman who they said sexually abused at least four women after convincing them it was necessary to get rid of the evil spirits surrounding their

Daniel Peterson – Late last month, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) issued its 2017 Democracy Index report.

Fana Suparman and Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft agency, the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, charged Marianus Sae, the district head of Ngada in East Nusa Ten

The drama over Jakarta's infamous Alexis Hotel, long rumored to be a hotbed of high-class prostitution, is getting heated once again with Governor Anies Baswedan saying that Alexis' man

Jon Afrizal, Jakarta – The government and the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) are now preparing a mechanism for providing unemployed citizens with benefits, said M

Tim Mann – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein concluded a three-day visit to Indonesia last week with some blunt words about plans to revise the Cri

While rights activists in Indonesia have been seriously concerned about, and building opposition to, a highly repressive revision to the country's criminal code that is currently workin

Jakarta – Authorities in Depok, West Java, have prohibited all students from celebrating Valentine's Day on Feb. 14.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has cut 22 regulations on the energy sector in an effort to simplify the business permit issuance process.

Mataram (Antara) – The Mayor of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Barat, has banned the celebration of Valentine's Day in the city.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has revealed that nationwide sanitation and drinking water projects progressed at a slower rate than oth

Stanley Widianto – History seems to be repeating itself in Indonesia. Same beats, same choruses, same incendiary statements, same rebuttals.

Jakarta – The Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS TK) reports that 6.4 million workers, out of 7.5 million, have yet to be protected by the insurance program.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has apologized for posting on its official website an article saying the rising number of sexual abuse cases in the country w

Audrey Dermawan, George Town – Civil society group, Tenaganita, has expressed outrage over yet another death of a domestic worker.

Jakarta (BM) – Protesters calling themselves the Civil Society Alliance Against the Draft Criminal Code (RUU KUHP) held a rally on Monday February 12 in front of the House of Representa

Muhammad Genantan Saputra – Protesters calling themselves the Civil Society Alliance Against the Draft Criminal Code held a rally at the front gate of the House of Representatives (DPR)

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has stressed the importance of upholding religious freedom as guaranteed under the Constitution, saying that the government would no

Jakarta – Unknown people have assaulted a homeless man in Bogor over his assumed membership of the long-defunct Indonesian Communists Party (PKI).

Gibran Maulana Ibrahim, Jakarta – This afternoon the House of Representatives (DPR) enacted revisions to the Legislative Institutions Law (UU MD3) which contains several controversial a

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – Hundreds of activists protested outside Indonesia's House of Representatives building on Monday against proposed revisions to the nation's criminal code, whi

Jakarta – Some 60 protesters from the Nation Unity Community packed the front yard of City Hall on Monday demanding Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan do a better job sorting out the many

Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – A recent string of accidents in major construction projects in Indonesia has raised concerns of lax safety standards as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pushes o

Tess Newton Cain – The last time the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) got together was in 2016, for a special leaders summit held in Honiara.

Yogyakarta – An unidentified man has reportedly attacked churchgoers using a one-meter sword at St.

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC) has called attention to the biggest problem observed during the ongoing Asian Games Invitational To

Jakarta – Indonesia's overcrowded prisons are ill-equipped to deal with militant inmates, hampering efforts to prevent the spread of violent radicalism in institutions that have become

Padang (Antara) – Press Council chairman Yosep Adi Prasetyo claimed that Indonesia holds world's highest number of mass media with 47,000 mass media including print, radio, television a

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is set to continue the river restoration program this year by relocating residents living along the banks of the Ciliwung, Sunter and Pesanggrahan r

Aisyah Llewellyn – Indonesia is currently gripped by news about plans to revise the country's criminal code (RKUHP).

Kanupriya Kapoor, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Zulfikar Fahd, an openly gay man, says he flew from Indonesia to Canada late last month and claimed asylum on grounds that he faced d

Meka Beresford – An Indonesian MP has said that he believes LGBTQ+ people should be sentenced to death or a life in prison for their acts.

Konradus Epa – Indonesia has persuaded Google to pull 73 applications and shut down 169 websites related to the country's LBGT community.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It is easy to go to jail in Indonesia. If you say anything wrong about someone's religion, you could go to jail.

Devandy Ario Putro – LGBTI people have always existed in Indonesian culture and society – long before the genesis of the nation itself.

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – Japan Credit Rating Agency, or JCR, has upgraded Indonesia's sovereign debt to "BBB with a stable outlook," a notch above investment grade, from BBB-on Thursda

Vincent Bevins, Jakarta – Prodded by religious conservatives, Indonesia is moving toward outlawing gay sex – and even sex outside marriage – in a jarring change for a country long seen

Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno has called on the flood-affected residents of Bidara Cina in East Jakarta to hand over their lands to the city administration to help move

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Foreign researchers can no longer freely enter museums run by the Indonesian Military (TNI) without permission from the TNI headquarters, in a new policy tha

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply appreciates the visit to the Republic of Indonesia of Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.