Jakarta – Less than two weeks before the registration for simultaneous regional elections in Indonesia opens, political parties are scrambling to select candidates and to strengthen their power bas

Jakarta – The cards for Jakarta's one-fare public transportation system called OK Otrip, one of Governor Anies Baswedan's campaign promises, have met with a poor response since they first went on s

Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Thirteen mining companies have invested a combined $5.03 billion in the construction of nickel smelters during the first 10 months of this year to comply with Indonesian g

Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) recorded an increase in the number of agrarian conflicts in 2017, reaching 659 cases, covering 520,491.87 hectares of land and involving 652,738 house

Jakarta – A new chapter of disputes between Kendeng farmer Joko Prianto and publicly listed cement manufacturer PT Semen Indonesia (PT SI) has opened as the Central Java Police are set to hand over

Jakarta – The combined wealth of Indonesia's 40 richest people in 2017 reached Rp 1.62 quadrillion (US$119.2 billion), according to Megawati Institute executive director Arief Budimanta.

Jakarta – At least 14 Freeport Indonesia workers went to the Manpower Ministry's office on December 27.

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal production may keep increasing next year with new miners set to start operations, undermining the government's energy security plan.

Francis Chan, Jakarta – A recent decision by Indonesia's Constitutional Court to reject a bid by a local conservative group to criminalise sex outside marriage took many people here by surprise.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Indonesian seaweed farmers from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have called on the government to revise their lawsuit at the Central Jakarta District Court again

Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said 2017 has been the gloomiest year for bribery cases in justice institutions.

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party, the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) have agreed to throw their support behind Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad)

Jakarta – Issues regarding SARA (ethnicity, religion, and race) is expected to damage the political atmosphere of the upcoming 2018 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada 2018).

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Commissioner General Budi Waseso revealed that the agency shot dead 79 drug dealers in 2017, they were suspects who resis

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The majority of individuals arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in 2017 were high echelon state officials, the antigraft body has reported.

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – The acid attack against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan is far from being solved.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil, the popular mayor of Bandung in Indonesia's West Java Province, was once touted by Muslim conservatives to be destined for national leadership.

Ken Ward – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo can look to next year in a far more relaxed way than he faced 2017.

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan condemned politicization of religion practiced by certain groups.

Wataru Suzuki, Jakarta – "The Future is Here Today." This slogan is splashed across billboards all over Jakarta, advertising a massive satellite city project on the outskirts of the capital.

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) is hoping to overcome internal friction as the 2019 presidential and legislative elections draw closer.

Jakarta – The collaboration between the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and two other opposition parties – the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Gerindra Party – for next year's regio

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2018 Simultaneous Regional Election will have several active generals from the National Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police who will test their chanc

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo delivered on Monday his Christmas message to all Indonesian Christians, emphasizing that the country's religious diversity was to be embrace

Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) and the Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) have issued a joint Christmas message that calls for the strengthening of national unity according t

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Members of GKI Yasmin and HKBP Filadelfia held their Christmas services in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta for the sixth consecutive year on Monday,

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) passed on Sunday the administrative assessment fo

Kharishar Kahfi and Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The festive season has, once again, passed safely as Christians celebrated Christmas this year without any major disturbances or incidents.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has responded to the issue of a Makassar-based bakery's refusal to write a Christmas greeting on top of a cake a customer had ordered,

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A women's rights group has said that the number of cases of violence against women and children in Yogyakarta remains alarming.

Jakarta – The annual debate over whether Muslims can say "Merry Christmas" to their Christian fellows took a new turn on Sunday after a Makassar-based bakery refused a customer's request to write "

Abu Hanifah, Jakarta – Corruption remains a serious problem in Indonesia with scores of senior officials and parliament members arrested in the past year by the nation's anti-graft commission (KPK)

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Association for Election and Democracy (Perludem) head Titi Anggraini stated that sectarian politics and identity politics that make use of tribal affiliations, religion, rac

Anton Hermansyah, Denpasar – Indonesia is expected to record year-on-year (yoy) economic growth of 5.1 percent this year amid increasing exports and investment, Bank Indonesia (BI) has announced.

Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network) – Local administrations across Indonesia have been instructed to tighten their security measures and put fire departments on standby, ahead of the Chris

Satria Dewi Anjaswari, Jakarta – A politician Fadli Zon views that former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok should not yet be granted a Christmas remission.

In Indonesia, we are told never to underestimate the power of "emak-emak", referring to mothers, or more generally any strong-willed middle-aged ladies, who just don't give a shit and won't put up

Sapri Maulana, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has provided compensation for the victims of terrorism for the first time.

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Josie Wong, Hong Kong – An Indonesian maid who won a civil case this week against her former Hong Kong employer for shocking physical abuse said Friday she's happy with the result but urged the cit

Indonesian Islamist hardliners the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) continue to have us scratching our heads, announcing a blanket boycott of social media to protest their Facebook account being block

John McBeth, Jakarta – It took Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, the new Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) commander, just 12 days to impose his authority by reversing his predecessor Gen Gatot Nurmant

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – An Indonesian administrative court on Thursday (Dec 21) rejected a petition by a major Indonesian pulp and paper company that challenged a government decision to vo

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies – Australia and Indonesia have conceded they will fail to pull off a free-trade deal this year despite repeated commitments from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,

Sheany, Jakarta – Increasing intolerance and politicization of religion in Indonesia can be attributed to the practice of hate spin, which experts agree is a widespread phenomenon threatening democ

While modern laws exist in Indonesia, cultural traditions still play a huge part in the lives of people in many parts of the country, including for punishing immorality.

Jakarta – Under the leadership of Airlangga Hartarto, the Golkar Party will withdraw its support for the controversial inquiry initiated by the House of Representatives to probe the work of the Cor

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The government has only acknowledged Indonesia's indigenous cultural diversity through "symbolic" activities while at the same, it has failed to fully protect indigenous

Jakarta – Indonesia's oldest existing political party, Golkar, concluded its extraordinary congress on Wednesday by officially inaugurating Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto as its chairman unti

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