Jakarta – The government is backing a proposal to maintain a provision on the presidential threshold in the election bill being deliberated at the House of Representatives.

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Jakarta – Former National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said he expects Jakarta's presumptive governor-elect, Anies Baswedan, to stay in office for his full five-year tenure.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Participants of the 2017 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) meeting have unanimously adopted the Jakarta Declaration, which calls for a greater role of the media in adva

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has made assurances that the verdict in the trial of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges, set to be handed down on May 9, will be free fr

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital on Friday to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor who is on t

Jakarta – An organizer of a rally on Friday against Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has asked protesters to respect whatever verdict the court brings down in the Jakarta governor's trial on blasphemy

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has officially announced that Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno will lead the city as governor and deputy g

Jakarta – The high number of flower arrangements received by Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has broken a record at the Indonesian Museum of

SAFEnet Voice has recorded that since 2015, 73 percent of violations against freedom of expression have been committed on the grounds of spreading communism.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has called on universities to tackle the spread of ideologies that are opposed to the nation's

Jakarta – The national antigraft agency organized a forum on the perils of the double role assumed by civil servants employed by state-owned enterprises, inviting the Ombudsman of the Republic of I

Shannon Power – A police raid of a party in Indonesia last week that resulted in the detention of 14 allegedly gay men, eight of which were arrested on anti-pornography laws threatens LGBTI rights

Shannon Power – Indonesia faced up to intense scrutiny from its fellow United Nations member states.

Jakarta – Indonesian and Australian officials met in Canberra on Thursday (04/05) at the joint Inaugural Cyber Policy Dialogue to increase cooperation in strengthening digital economy growth and en

Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth edged up in the first quarter as improving momentum in its major trading partners and rising prices for some commodities underpinned exports, but some analysts

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has launched a $US2 billion ($2.6 billion) lawsuit against the company responsible for the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshor

New York – An Indonesian police raid targeting gay men in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 30, 2017, threatens the rights of the country's already beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government's effort to lure textile manufacturers away from China to the archipelago is facing a rising threat from East African country Ethiopia, which is offering

Jakarta – Many may find the results of a recent research study conducted by the Culture and Education Ministry about intolerance among students concerning.

Syarif Syechbubakr – In late 2016 and early 2017, Indonesians were shocked by series of mass demonstrations against Jakarta's Chinese and Christian Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama over alleg

Jakarta – Tourism Minister Arief Yahya aims to put Indonesia in the leading position on the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) by 2019 from the current third position.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, urged the government to adopt international recommendations on human rights issues voiced during the country's revi

Jakarta – As Jakartans are still reeling from the most divisive gubernatorial election the city has ever seen, which exacerbated sectarianism and fanned anti-Chinese sentiments, some citizens have

Max Walden – Executions for drug crimes, rising religious intolerance, and the repression of activists and journalists in Papua were some major criticisms lodged against Indonesia's human rights re

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A recent consumer survey carried out by the Trade Ministry showed that 37 percent of respondents had experienced a loss but opted not to file a complaint.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) announced on Wednesday that a total of 72 cases of violence against journalists occurred fr

Reporters Without Borders has condemned what it calls Indonesia's "double-dealing" as the nation hosts World Press Freedom Day while it continues to harass independent journalists in West Papua wit

Jakarta – A group of Indonesian alumni of Harvard University and its fellowship programs has started an online petition, urging the judges of North Jakarta District Court to free Jakarta Governor B

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have confiscated a cell phone belonging to firebrand Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab.

Jakarta – Rejection of the House of Representatives' move to initiate an inquiry into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has continued to get support.

Jakarta – More than three weeks after the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan, the Jakarta Police have yet to name a suspect, insisting that they stil

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto rejecting the House's decision to initiate an i

Indonesian's government has been urged to ensure that state security forces who attack journalists in regions like Papua are held to account.

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Raynov Tumorang Pamintori and Ricky Gunawan – Amnesty International recently released its 2016 report on the global state of the death penalty.

Jakarta – Low voter turnout remains a problem in Bekasi, West Java, with only 49.46 percent of eligible voters having gone to the polling stations in the last regional election in 2012.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has a lot of homework left to do to improve the welfare of its workers, and it could do well by starting to increase wages, train workers to learn new skills and

Jakarta – Jakarta-based rights group Migrant Care has called on the government to provide better social and economic protection for Indonesian migrant workers abroad.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Indonesia's double dealing, hosting the 24th annual celebration of World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta with UNESCO while continuing to harass independent jou

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Safrin La Batu, Ciputat, Banten – Lecturers at state Islamic universities, known for their moderate and progressive interpretations of religious tenets, should be at the forefront in tackling the r

Jakarta – Jakarta Police will issue a summons to firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab regarding his alleged involvement in a pornographic texting scandal following his return from a pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Labor unions in Medan, North Sumatra, have marked May Day with various activities.

Antara, Timika – Thousands of Freeport Indonesia's workers in Mimika, Papua, are going on a strike that will last for a month from May 1 to 30, 2017, following a deadlocked negotiation with the com

Edzan Raharjo, Yogyakarta – International Labour Day or May Day was commemorated by a number of different groups with rallies in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.

Jakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have prepared 2,000 personnel to secure rallies and events celebrating International Labor Day, or May Day, on Monday.

Indonesian police have arrested eight men for allegedly holding a "gay party" in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, police said Monday.