Jakarta – A soldier tore apart a snake with his teeth and his comrades headbutted flaming stacks of bricks as Indonesia's special forces treated visiting US defence secretary Jim Mattis

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) founder Megawati Soekarnoputri has expressed hope that a theatrical performance staged for her 71st bir

Indonesian women who seek to serve their country by joining the military shouldn't have to subject themselves to an abusive and discriminatory 'virginity test.' – Brad Adams, Asia Di

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said he appreciated the work of the West Java Police's Special Crime Investigation Directorate personnel who had closed

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Chain-smoking Indonesia is moving to stub out its booming e-cigarette sector, sparking criticism that the government is siding with giant tobacco firms at the ex

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's policies mostly contravened existing regulations, the City Council stated, marking the first 100 days of the administration

Jakarta – Indonesia will not legally recognize the identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), Vice President Jusuf Kalla commented while speaking on the issue of the par

Jakarta – Two men aged 21 and 31 were arrested in Depok, West Java, on Saturday evening for allegedly uploading a video of themselves having sex onto the internet.

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Tuesday it was pinning its hopes on U.S.

Jakarta – The Indonesian energy subsidy is estimated to reach Rp 127.7 trillion (US$10.22 billion) this year, or 0.2 percent from gross domestic product (GDP), due to increasing global

Soon after Indonesia's former house speaker, Setya Novanto, officially stepped down due to his highly controversial and dramatic corruption case, Bambang Soesatyo, a fellow politician f

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday criticized regional governments that have not deregulated the lengthy process of issuing business permits, believed

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said there is no religion that tolerates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT).

Jakarta – Asrul Sani, member of the working committee of the draft criminal code (RUU KUHP) asserted that the Article overseeing adultery and the criminalization of LGBT groups is not a

Hans Nicholas Jong – Officials in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, have lambasted the European Parliament's decision to phase out the commodity from mo

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told leaders of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police on Tuesday to maintain their neutrality during this year's

Jakarta – Indonesia Islamic University (UII) Rector Nandang Sutrisno called on the public not to vote for legislative candidates who are endorsed by pro-LGBT parties.

Shannon Power – Indonesia's Ministry of Communications and Information wants technological giant Google to ask it to block access to about 70 LGBTI apps.

In December, Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a petition to amend the country's criminal code (KUHP) in a way that would have made homosexual acts, and indeed all sex outside o

Jakarta – Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR), Bambang Soesatyo stated that he is ready to stake his position if the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender or LGBT behaviors

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia's Alliance of Independent Journalists, or AJI, and Malaysia's Gerakan Media Merdeka, or Geramm, urged for better treatment toward journalists after a recent

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the most notorious of Indonesia's Islamist civil society groups (locally referred to as ormas or mass organizations) has violently attacked or threate

Prima Gumilang, Jakarta – A sweeping action (raid) by the Islamic Defenders Militia (Laskar Pembela Islam, LPI) has ended in a clash with residents of Pamekasan on Madura Island in East

Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Salt Producers Association (KNTI) has rejected the government's plan to import 3.7 million tons of salt, said KNTI chairman Misbachul Munir in Jakar

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry's director general for food crops has criticized the Trade Ministry's decision to import rice, as the country produced enough rice to meet local deman

Jakarta – Hundreds of angkot (public minivan) drivers refused passengers on Monday, instead opting to rally in front of City Hall, demanding that the Jakarta administration reopen Jl.

Jakarta – Residents earning less than the provincial minimum wage (UMP) may not be able to buy an apartment under the zero down-payment scheme, Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno said

Jakarta – Rights Group SETARA Institute chairman Hendardi evaluated that the current force of National Military (TNI) and Police can guarantee neutrality in 2018 Regional Election.

Dadang Kurnia, Bambang Noroyono – The sensitive LGBT issue has become a political hot potato following a statement by People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairman Laode M Syarif asked for authority to tackle corruption in private sector stipulated in Criminal Code (KUH

The woodcarvings of the Asmat people of Papua are world famous.

Alek K Kurniawan – Tourism is a priority of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He has built a lot of infrastructure for it. He has created a friendly policy toward investors.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on banks to diversify their loan disbursement to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help them expand their

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has slammed the approval of the new EU bill on clean energy by the European Parliament on Wednesday, which, among other things, wil

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Jakarta – Indonesia's Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry said on Thursday (18/01) activists should stop provoking fishermen to protest against government po

John McBeth Jakarta – What was billed as a Cabinet reshuffle turned out to be little more than a riffle, but in replacing his chief of staff with a retired military commander Indonesian

Zulkifli Muhammad Ali is a famous firebrand preacher in Indonesia who often gives sermons on TV programs such as Islam Itu Indah (Islam is Beautiful).

Officials are using the dangerously ambiguous blasphemy law to target certain religious groups, while the police are carrying out invasive raids against LGBT people.

Jakarta – Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arcandra Tahar has said Indonesia plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two South Asian countries – Pakistan and Banglade

In Indonesia, bird-singing competitions have become a major obsession among many.

The Indonesian government continues to maintain its hardline rhetoric about the country undergoing a deadly "drug emergency" that has been used to justify their use of the death penalty

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday (17/01), picking among others Golkar secretary general Idrus Marham

Padang – Refusing to be evicted from their land, on Wednesday January 18 hundreds of local residents from Kapalo Koto in Limau Manis village, Pauh regency, Padang City, blockaded the ma

Amal Ganesha, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has doubled its budget for a program to develop irrigation systems in country areas which is also intended to create more jobs for gras

Bandung, West Java – A number of chicken traders in Bandung, West Java announced a plan to go on strike for three days starting on Friday on account of a lack of supply and price increa

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights, or Komnas HAM, will soon issue a reference standard for law enforcers and members of the public to exercise authority

Wataru Suzuki and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, his third such change since taking office in October 2014, roping in sen

Jakarta – The East Java police have reportedly taken down hundreds of social media accounts that mainly focus on spreading hoax.

Francis Chan, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Jan 17) appointed another senior member of Golkar Party to his Cabinet by replacing Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Pa

Jakarta – The former chairman of the East Java Chamber of Commerce and Industry La Nyalla Mattalitti denies saying that the Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto had extorted him.