Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is composing a draft curriculum to train 1,000 preachers in Jakarta to spread peaceful Islamic teachings.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is set to establish two new directorates, which will handle drug offenses and terrorism and transnational crimes.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's (BI) hopes of lawmakers deliberating the redenomination bill this year have been dashed.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has remained high, according to a new poll by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), despite his failu

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Whether they are tweeting or posting, Indonesians love social media.

Ivany Atina Arbi and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to require all hospitals in the capital to become partners of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating whether there is a connection between a housewife suspected of being linked to Saracen, a news syndicate accused of spreading hoaxes and fake news, a

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have questioned 12 witnesses as part of an investigation into an act of defamation allegedly committed by senior Corruption Eradication Commi

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Jakarta – Dozens of farmers from the Kendeng karst area in Central Java staged another protest on Tuesday against the operation of a cement factory in their neighborhood.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated his commitment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday, stressing that the anti-graft body, in its capacity as an institutio

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker and Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto has been unable to fulfill the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Monday'

Muhammad Abdus Syakur – The discourse about or proposal that the film on the September 30 Movement-Indonesian Communist Party (G30S/PKI) rebellion be shown again and broadcast nationally on televis

Jakarta – Residents of Jl.

Jakarta – Indonesia's retail sales in July declined 3.3 percent from a year earlier, the first contraction in nearly six years, a central bank survey showed on Monday.

Jakarta – Parents of Tiara Deborah Simanjorang, an infant who died after reportedly being turned away by a West Jakarta hospital because of financial constraints, have demanded an apology from the

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Jakarta – Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat, Indonesia's largest listed hospital operator by market capitalization, came under the spotlight over the weekend when details of the tragic death of a 4-month-o

Jakarta – The National Police continue to dig deeper into the Saracen group, an online syndicate accused of creating and spreading hoax news and hate speech for money, including by investigating th

Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency head Koesmedi Priharto has said that fewer than half of hospitals in Jakarta have partnered with the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A mass rally attended by around 3,000 people to show solidarity to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar ran safely and peacefully on Friday.

Jakarta – Polygamy has long been a subject of controversy in Indonesia, so when online dating website-cum-application AyoPoligami was launched, it quickly caught the attention of internet users.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Jambi Police have named five people as suspects during their investigation into seven land and forest fire cases, which occurred from January to August.

Jakarta – Investigative journalist Dandhy Dwi Laksono has been reported by the youth wing of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, to the East Java Police for allegedly insulting f

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Thousands of Muslims from various organizations, joining hands with the Care for Rohingya Action (APRO) group, staged a rally in front of the Borobudur Templ

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As activists howled over the government's lethargy in resolving the murder case of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, the country's chief security minister s

Vaidehi Shah Friday – Environmental campaigners have found that The Australian and Courier Mail newspapers in regional Queensland are printed on paper linked to illegal deforestation and human righ

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Around 5,000 motorcyclists, who previously planned to hold a protest against the city administration's policy to expand the ban on motorcycles on Jl.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget deficit stood at Rp 224.35 trillion (US$16.9 billion) or 1.65 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) up to August, Finance Minister Sri Mulya

Jakarta – As the world's biggest exporter of palm oil, Indonesia plans to increase production to 42 million tons by 2020 to maintain its global lead, according to a top industry player.

Jakarta – While the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is proceeding with an internal ethics inquiry into its police-affiliate investigation chief, Brig. Gen.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has complained to the World Trade Organisation over a protectionist tariff imposed by Australia on paper imports, in a move that could overshadow the last month

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is planning to evaluate several tax incentives because of investors' low interest in tax incentive programs.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police arrested Alfian Tanjung, a former lecturer at Jakarta's Muhammadiyah University of Prof. Dr.

Jakarta – Muslim protesters set fire to a Myanmar flag outside the Myanmar Embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday during a demonstration urging an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Mu

Jakarta – Jakarta Police are set to question two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees in the investigation of defamation allegedly committed by senior KPK investigator Novel Baswedan a

Jakarta – The creation of an independent fact-finding team is a crucial move that could help solve the case of the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan

Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday demanding an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Twelve women have been evicted from their home in the conservative Indonesian province of West Java amid renewed fears of crackdown on sexual diversity.

Jakarta – A rights group is calling on the Indonesian government to immediately investigate a raid by police and village leaders that forced 12 women described as lesbians out of their community.

Jakarta – Almost 13 years to the day since human rights activist Munir Said Thalib was poisoned with arsenic aboard a Garuda Indonesia flight bound for Amsterdam, his fellow activists are urging Pr

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – While the number of hot spots in some areas across Sumatra is declining with the onset of the rainy season, land and forest fires in Jambi continue to break out.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Four activists and watchdogs are set to file a judicial review request with the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to challenge an article in the 2017 Elections Law o

Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked a ban on the construction of islets C and D in the Jakarta Bay by PT Kapuk Naga Indah (KNI), a subsidiary of property giant Agung Sedayu

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are set to reopen an investigation into a case of alleged blasphemy involving University of Indonesia (UI) lecturer Ade Armando following a S

Jakarta – The Indonesian government should urgently investigate the September 2, 2017 police raid on the homes of 12 "suspected lesbians," Human Rights Watch said today.

A Joint Statement by Asian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International Indonesia, Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asia Justice and Rights, East Timor & Indonesia Action

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