Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno clarified that Anies Baswedan's candidacy during the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election did not involve transactional politics.

Jakarta – Former Chairman of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) La Nyalla Mattalitti claims that he was asked by Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto to provide Rp40 billion f

Herman and Dames Alexander Sinaga, Jakarta – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology launched a web crawler, operated by a special team known as Cyber Drone 9, at the b

A mass protest against Facebook by hardline Islamic groups is set to take place tomorrow, with their newly formed umbrella organization featuring the rather dramatic name "Aliansi Tolak

In his infamous speech in the Thousand Islands, former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama criticized those who misused Islam to attack him politically.

The anti-vaccine movement in Indonesia is unfortunately all too real, blamed for being one of the biggest factors behind the deadly outbreak of diphtheria in the country that has killed

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected a petition to scrap the presidential threshold, which is stipulated in Article 222 of the 2017 Elections Law.

It's not illegal in Indonesia for a Muslim to have more than one wife, but it's frowned upon; that hasn't deterred pro-polygamy activists, whose activities a critic says are a sign of '

Adam Harvey – Reformed death row prisoners in Indonesia, like Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran who were executed in 2015, could be spared the firing squad under proposed law

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo supports Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiasti's boat-sinking policy.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has expressed its support for Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – The government pledged it will streamline licensing processes to speed up investment in more than 1,000 public and private sector projects, worth approximately $

There has been a great deal of concern about the increasing politicization of Islam in Indonesia, especially ahead of this year's regional elections.

Seysha Desnikia, Jakarta – Islamic Community Forum (FUI) Secretary general Muhammad Al-Khaththath has expressed his disappointment with several political parties contesting the 2018 reg

Fahmi Panimbang – Facing crucial upcoming elections, Indonesia is cracking down on organized labour.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad is aiming for Rp 2.9 trillion (US$203 million) in revenue this year, said Pindad president director Abraham Mo

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has insisted that she will continue to sink ships that have been found guilty of operating illegally in Indonesian wat

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said that the government is aiming to achieve a US$17.04 billion investment target in the oil and gas sector.

Greta Nabbs-Keller – For Joko (Jokowi) Widodo, the first Indonesian President elected from outside Jakarta's elite, the combination of disruptive global forces and the intrinsic feature

Jakarta – Trade Minister Anggartiasto Lukita has blamed the recent increase in rice prices on traders accused of controlling rice stocks.

Jakarta – Cigarette consumption is the second largest contributor to poverty in the country, following rice consumption as the largest contributor, the National Development Planning Boa

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Jakarta – Indonesia is still far behind its target of rehabilitating 1.8 million hectares of degraded mangrove forests by 2045 due to a lack of money and human r

Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network) =- An exchange of tweets between the Indonesian Air Force's Twitter administrator and its followers has opened a debate on whether members o

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has leveled up its investigation into an obstruction of justice case by naming an attorney and a medical doctor as

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government might offer other incentives – such as a tax holiday and tax allowance – to investors because no one applied for it

Jakarta – This year, the government is set to increase tax revenue by 10.94 percent of Rp 1.42 quadrillion (US$99.39 billion) as stipulated in the 2017 state budget.

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has prohibited Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mister Susi Pudjiastuti from continuing her policy of sinking fish

Kyle Knight – In mid-December, Indonesia's Constitutional Court dismissed a petition that had sought to criminalize all consensual sex outside of marriage, as well as adult consensual s

Ika Ningtyas, Jakarta – Scores of residents in the Pesanggaran sub-district of Banyuwangi, East Java, held a protest action demanding the release of their colleague, Heri Budiawan, who

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged all hopefuls taking part in this year's regional elections to contest it fairly and avoid smear campaigns for the sake of peaceful ele

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) acting Speaker Fadli Zon responded to the statement made by the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) chief Djoko Setiadi related the need

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The West Tanjung Jabung District Court in Jambi has sentenced local councillor Riano Jaya Wardhana to one year in prison and Rp 5 million (US$350) in fines for blas

Few would have guessed that the next high-profile blasphemy case in Indonesia, after that of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, would involve the former child singer

Indonesian activists and church people have reacted angrily to a draft bill set to go before legislators aimed at regulating the palm oil industry, saying it panders to large scale palm

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch, or ICW, has named senior television journalist Najwa Shihab as its 2017 anti-corruption public icon.

Jakarta – Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed her frustration during a speech in the declaration of six candidates for gove

Bachtiar Usir is both famous and infamous for many reasons.

Jakarta – The Bali provincial administration has accused countries that have destinations similar to Bali of spreading hoaxes about the impact of the volcanic activity at Mount Agung in

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has announced that, as of December 2017, renewable energy contributed to 12.62 percent of the total national electricity supply, exce

Along with anti-LGBT paranoia, Indonesia has also seen a surge in communist paranoia in the last few years.

The Indonesian government unfortunately still has a long way to go when it comes to making life easier for both pedestrians and people with disabilities, and not just in terms of infras

Although many human rights defenders cheered last month when Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a petition that would have criminalized homosexual acts, the court decision did li

Jakarta – Police generals seeking candidacy in the 2018 simultaneous regional elections have been told to resign from the force once the General Elections Commission (KPU) confirms thei

Jewel Topsfield – On the impoverished Indonesian island of Madura is a house that looks like it has taken an acid trip.

Vedi Hadiz and Inaya Rakhmani, Jakarta – The first anniversary of the largest religiously-driven mass demonstration in Indonesia has just been celebrated by some of the organisations th

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian is re-assigning 32 retiring police officers, including State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Gen. Budi Gunawan.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has questioned the reasons behind Indonesia's sluggish growth despite receiving praise from various international organization

Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has offered to provide psychosocial treatment to 41 children who were allegedly raped by a man arrested on Thursday in Sakem v

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia will refurbish 1,592 traditional markets across the country this year as part of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's nine-pronged and domestic-focused Naw

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has appointed Lt. Gen. Agus Kriswanto as the chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad).