Arya Dipa, Bandung – Prosecutors at Bandung District Court want Buni Yani to be jailed for two years and fined Rp 100 million (US$7,384).

Nicola Smith – Indonesia is debating a law that would ban LGBT characters from national television shows, in the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on gay rights in the world's largest Muslim nati

A Tinder-style dating app for polygamists has sparked controversy in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation – but its developer says he "just wants to help" unmarried middle-aged women.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has launched the National Program on the Eradication of Illegal Drugs and Drug Abuse, which aims to combat the rampant distribution of illegal drugs and cri

Jakarta – The seasoned politician and chairman of the Golkar Party has become the target of netizen mockery, especially after a court cleared him of his status as a suspect in the high-profile e-ID

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the cabinet to maintain security and political order towards the political year in 2018.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has confirmed that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the authority to name House of Representatives Speaker and Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto as a su

Klojen – The name Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesia's foremost writer who was born in 1925 and died in 2006, still resonates to this day, not just in Indonesia but internationally, bridging the cult

Lowokwaru – Australian writer Max Lane packed out a collegial seminar and book dissertation on his new book titled "Indonesia is not Present on this Earth of Mankind" (Indonesia Tidak Hadir di Bumi

Jakarta – A travel ban on House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto, recently acquitted of corruption charges, has been extended for another six months, anti-graft and immigration officials sa

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee tasked with launching an inquiry into the Corruption Eradicaton Commission (KPK) is mulling to, again, force the ant

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – On the back of the Indonesian government's issuance of its new controlled foreign company (CFC) regulation on July 26, many Indonesians are likely to sell their foreign

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Loyalists of Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto have indicated they would fight against any moves to unseat their leader after a Jakarta di

Jon Afrizal, Jakarta – While the government is trying to attract more investors to Indonesia, it has not been able to convince investors to make good on their pledges, an official at the Coordinati

Bogor – Scrolling through dating websites a year ago, Indonesian app developer Lindu Pranayama realized there were a lot of married men looking for another wife – but few online services to meet th

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chief patron Prabowo Subianto has claimed he had nothing to do with the renewed anti-communist hysteria in the country.

Dandhy Dwi Laksono – As in the case of the song "Genjer-Genjer" which was composed by M.

Kartika Anggraeni, Jakarta – The National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – Chief patron of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto has said he no longer wants to rub shoulders with political elites in Jakarta given their predilection for lies.

Jakarta – Former TV presenter Grace Natalie, now the chairwoman of Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI, a new political party established after the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, is urging

Jakarta – After attending a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (The Treachery of G30S/PKI) in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo addressed the nation on S

Kate Lamb, Bali – Beware the evil communists, warn fearful hoax messages spreading on WhatsApp.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) presided over a ceremony to mark Pancasila Sanctity Day here on Saturday morning.

The Jakarta Post, Bogor – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, together with hundreds of Bogor residents and military personnel, attended a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treacher

Bogor, W Java – President Joko Widodo, along with around 1,000 people in the West Java Provincial city of Bogor, Friday night, watched a film on the September 30 Movement, the coup attempt of the I

Glery Lazuardi, Jakarta – Four political parties – the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), the Democrat Party (PD) and the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerind

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – A soldier serving in Papua was dismissed from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after being found guilty of blasphemy.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) should publicly clarify reports that the force has purchased from a Ukraine company hundreds of firearms and ammunition that will be used by th

Vincent Bevins, Jakarta, Indonesia – Early on the morning of Oct. 1, 1965, members of Indonesia's armed forces kidnapped and killed six high-ranking generals in Jakarta.

In an effort to unseat the president, Indonesian religious leaders are tapping into the bitter memories of an aborted coup in the hope it will drive voters to the polls, building on momentum from J

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Setya Novanto, the embattled House of Representatives speaker and Golkar Party chairman, has succeeded with a pretrial motion filed against the Corruption Eradication Com

James Besanvalle – Indonesia lawmakers will ban all LGBTI characters on TV, according to recent reports.

Estu Suryowati, Jakarta – A national public survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) shows that the majority of people do not believe that there is a revival of banned Indonesian Comm

Warta Kota, Menteng – A survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) shows that 86.8 percent of people do not believe that there is a revival of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – On Friday thousands of members of hardline Muslims groups – including the Islamic Defenders Front, the United Islamic People Forum and the Betawi Rembuk Forum – staged a ra

Jakarta – The Bogor chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged residents in the regency to refrain from joining the Friday rally in Jakarta, a senior cleric has said.

Jakarta – Residents of Tangerang in Banten refrained from participating in an anti-communist rally in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex on Friday, the police claim.

Jakarta – Military personnel have confiscated a flag marked with the hammer and sickle logo, the symbol of communism, from a cafe in South Jakarta.

Kanupriya Kapoor, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Several thousand protesters led by hardline Islamist groups held a rally on Friday outside Indonesia's parliament to protest against what they ca

Jakarta – Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy has prohibited elementary and junior high school students from watching Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Communists), saying the fil

Phelim Kine – Those are the marching orders from the commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Gatot Nurmantyo, about how to observe the September 30th anniversary of the start to the mass

Jakarta – Golkar Party has said its chairman, Setya Novanto, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Jakarta and that a picture of him in a hospital bed is not staged.

Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced Golkar Party politician Fahd El Fouz alias Fahd A Rafiq to four years in prison and ordered him to pay Rp 200 million (US$14,806) in fines

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' plan to use its inquiry rights against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) could set a bad precedent for other law enforcemen

Ganug Adi Nugroho, Surakarta – Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi "Rudy" Rudyatmo has prohibited his guests from carrying bags into his office and his residence following a string of arrests made by the Corru

Jakarta – At least 5,000 personnel from the police's Mobile Brigade command (Brimob) will be deployed to guard Friday's anti-communist rally in Jakarta.

N.Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Local leaders attending the Governors' Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) Forum in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, have agreed to protect the rights of indigenou

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government is being criticized by some for its tardiness in revitalizing 53 state-owned sugar factories with low productivity.

Jakarta – Members of Islamist groups are planning to show up in the thousands in Jakarta on Friday (29/09) to demonstrate against what they believe to be the rise of communism in Indonesia.

I Wayan Juniarta, Karangasem – In an impressive show of solidarity, communities and individuals have banded together to provide assistance for evacuees who have had to escape the rumbling Mount Agu