Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Economic growth stood at 5.06 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of this year, slightly more than the 5.01 percent recorded in the previous quarter, the Centr

Wataru Suzuki, Jakarta – Low inflation, interest rates cuts and cheaper fuel have not been enough to excite Indonesian shoppers, as weak household consumption continued to weigh on Indonesia's econ

Cindy Silviana, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Tuesday it will summon executives of messaging services and search engines, including Google, to demand they remove obscene content, but dropped a threat

Last week's big news in Jakarta was the closure of the Alexis Hotel, which recently inaugurated Governor Anies Baswedan said was just the beginning of a moral crusade to eradicate prostitution in t

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has called on the Communications and Information Ministry to block access to lewd GIF images on WhatsApp.

Jakarta – The government is to intensify its labor programs next year in 100 regencies and cities in its effort to boost job creation, kontan.co.id reported on Monday.

Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has recorded an increase in the number of unemployed people to 7.04 million in August, 2017, up from 7.03 million in the same month last year.

There is no doubt that the massive protests against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in November and December of last year had a huge influence on this year's gubernatorial rac

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – As many as 50 pedicab drivers have been prepared to transport the guests of the wedding of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's daughter, Kahiyang Ayu, and

Jakarta – Three well-known public figures, including children of the late President Suharto and opposition party leader Prabowo Subianto appear in the Paradise Papers, a global investigation releas

Painan, W Sumatra – The Communication and Information Ministry has blocked some 6 thousand sites containing negative contents, including radicalism, communism, and pornography last year, an officia

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – A young Indonesian couple who believe cigarettes killed their baby son want the country's Government to shut down the nation's powerful tobacco industry.

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – The Alumni 212 held a commemoration of the 411 Action at the Al-Azhar Mosque in South Jakarta.

AC Nielsen research shows that the recent decline in consumption is not a result of a shift to online shopping because the digital trade segment accounts for only 1 percent of consumption.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has granted around 1,000 farmers in Teluk Jambe, Karawang regency, West Java, permits to use 2,145 hectares of forest areas as part of the government's soci

Winny Tang, Nusa Dua, Bali – One of the reasons hampering the acceleration of the oil palm tree replanting program is the fact that many plots still have unclear legal status, Agrarian and Land Spa

Budi Waseso, the head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), is known for his somewhat... unconventional ideas about dealing with Indonesia's supposed drug crisis.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is now preparing "ease of doing business" task forces in both the central government and all regional administrations to help smooth the licensing process for th

News that the Jakarta police had arrested a woman on Tuesday for allegedly spreading "defamatory" memes about House Speaker Setya Novanto, who is infamous for dodging corruption charges throughout

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – In contrast to the transparent bureaucracy that was promised during their gubernatorial campaign, new Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno have th

Jakarta – The deputy chairman of the Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), Hidayatullah, questioned the findings of Indonesian ombudsmen revealing that its members allegedly collected unauthoriz

Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency head Andri Yansyah said although it had no traffic impact analysis, the city would continue with its 10 infrastructure projects for the sake of the public.

Jakarta – A group of activists have reported Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil to the Indonesian Ombudsman for alleged maladministration in the issuance of right to build and rig

One of the greatest achievements of the previous Jakarta administration was their success in keeping the sidewalks and streets of Tanah Abang free from street vendors selling anything from clothes

Jakarta – Nearly 20 percent of high school and university students in Indonesia support the establishment of a caliphate in the world's largest Muslim-majority country over the current secular gove

Matthew Ozug – Below a highway overpass in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, college students eat fried noodles and spicy chicken stew from brightly lit food stalls that fill this gritty space.

Jakarta – The rise of radical narratives across different institutions in Depok, West Java, has been perpetuated by anti-Western concepts, notions of Muslim inferiority and hatred toward "enemies o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman revealed on Thursday that some Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers had asked for illegal levies from street vendors in six areas in the city in retur

Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno promised on Thursday that the city would develop sharia-based hotels to absorb workers who lost their jobs after the closure of the Alexis Hotel in No

David Oliver Purba, Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) president Said Iqbal says that former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok had far more courage in setting the p

Jakarta – Labor unions have expressed their disappointment over the city's 2018 provincial minimum wage (UMP) that is even lower than promised.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The increased cost of living during a stagnant business period has forced middle-class consumers to purchase cheaper goods to meet their daily needs, fast-moving consume

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Air Force military police in Medan, North Sumatra, have arrested seven airmen for their roles in an alleged robbery attempt of a couple carrying Rp 70 million (US$5,168

David Hutt – For months, Gatot Nurmantyo, the Indonesian military chief, has been courted self-aggrandizing controversy wherever he may find it, all designed, it seems, to make himself more politic

The photo purporting to show Setya Novanto receiving intensive care at Jatinegara Premier Hospital spawned a meme that has now led to at least one arrest.

Jakarta – Police have arrested a woman suspected of distributing online content deemed defamatory to House of Representatives Speaker and Golkar chairman Setya Novanto.

Jakarta – Six months after the acid attack against the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) top investigator Novel Baswedan, the National Police have yet to name any suspect in the case.

Jakarta – The city administration reached a decision on Wednesday to set the provincial minimum wage at Rp 3.6 million (US$265).

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – The daughter of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Kahiyang Ayu, is counting the days as her wedding to Bobby Afif Nasution is fast approaching.

Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the son of former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, continued his trip to meet senior figures in an attempt to gain support and p

Jakarta – The Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) has recorded stable economic conditions up to the third quarter this year, but it has also recorded negative perception of the people's pur

Grace Amianti and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia has progressed significantly in deregulating its economy as its ranking in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index for 2018 has climbed

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The newly enacted Transportation Ministry regulation on ride-hailing applications failed to immediately put tensions to rest as protests by both conventional and online

Authorities in Indonesia's capital have shut a hotel and spa complex which is allegedly known as a hotbed for high-class prostitution in Jakarta.

Jakarta – Jakartans spend a longer time in traffic compared to citizens of other major Asian cities, a study revealed on Wednesday.

Todung Mulya Lubis – Last month saw an unprecedented attack on one of the oldest and most influential civil society organisations in Indonesia, the Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), which was hosting a d

Evan Laksmana – The Indonesian military (Tentara Nasional Indonesia or TNI) turned 72 years old on 5 October.

Lydia Burton – A grim future may be in store for Australian live cattle exports with Indonesian feedlots in "diabolical" financial strife and at risk of closing.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Ninety-one high-ranking Indonesian Military (TNI) officers are set to be transferred or promoted, TNI Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has revealed.

Jakarta – The government has been advised to anticipate the possibility of further job losses in the retail industry, following the closure of 7-Eleven convenience stores and the plan of Lotus and