Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and the Workers Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) sealed an agreement on Thursday on mortgage financing provision for th

Bekasi – Police have fired tear gas to disperse hard-line Muslims protesting against the construction of a Catholic church in Bekasi, West Java.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Dozens of Manggarai residents in South Jakarta filed a report with the National Commission on Human Rights on Friday, protesting the planned demolition of their houses to m

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Three weeks away from election day, Jakarta gubernatorial candidates Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan are pulling out all the stops to win the hearts of the

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – After having its candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono eliminated in the first round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, The National Mandate Party (PAN) has officially shi

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Health Dainius Puras is visiting Indonesia for the first time between March 22 and April 3 to assess the realisation of the right to health in the country.

Jakarta – Prominent journalist Ahmad Taufik died of lung cancer on Thursday at 7:15 pm after being hospitalized in Jakarta. His body was taken to the family home in Kebon Pala, Central Jakarta.

Jakarta – Peace activists from Semarang, Central Java, held on Thursday a joint prayer and a candlelight vigil to remember Patmi, 48, a farmer from Kendeng, Rembang, who passed away on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Gunarti, a farmer from Kendeng in Rembang, Central Java, who had participated in a rally since March 13 to protest the construction of a cement factory in the mountainous area, could not

Jakarta – Indonesia says nearly 19,000 square meters (204,000 square feet) of coral reef was damaged by a foreign cruise ship that ran aground in the pristine waters of Raja Ampat in West Papua pro

Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah has likened the national antigraft agency to a tyrant after one of its prosecutors mentioned his name and the name of fellow Deputy Sp

Jakarta – Following Tuesday's death of a farmer demonstrator, about 100 NGO activists joined the Central Java farmers' protest across from the State Palace on Wednesday, protesting a cement factory

Haeril Halim and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The tobacco bill is not dead yet, despite the government's earlier claim that it would kill the bill.

Jakarta – National anti-graft agency KPK said on Tuesday (21/03) it will further investigate a tax evasion case to which the names of two deputy speakers of the House of Representatives, Fahri Hamz

Jakarta – As the government has a limited budget to fund infrastructure development, it continues to work on necessary regulations to lure investment from the private sector.

Jakarta – An expert has warned that the deliberation of the tobacco bill is not worth being continued because it contradicts several prevailing laws.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The death of Patmi, 48, a Kendeng farmer who fought against the construction of a cement factory belonging to state cement maker Semen Indonesia in Rembang, Centra

Jakarta – Ahmad Ishomuddin, a renowned cleric from Nadhlatul Ulama – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization – has criticized in court an edict issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council in October la

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The latest Human Development Index (HDI) report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says Indonesia is still struggling to close its gender eq

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has two court hearings left to prove he is not guilty of blasphemy as the judges have said they wil

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Greater participation of women in Indonesian politics, in terms of their presence on legislative bodies, is key to the country's efforts to close the gender inequa

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The North Jakarta District Court said on Tuesday that it expected to speed up Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial in hopes of handi

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have warned people not to take part in the so-called Al-Maidah Tour, which is being facilitated through an Android application that encourages Indonesians to come to Ja

Jakarta – Pictures of a banner conveying a peaceful message at the Al-Iman mosque in Ciracas, East Jakarta, have gone viral in social media amid ongoing controversy over provocative banners display

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A language expert has said that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's speech during his working visit in Thousand Islands regency last September, in

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Arif Budi Sulistyo, the brother-in-law of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, appeared in court on Monday to testify in the bribery trial of Ramapanicker Rajamohanan Nair, a b

Jakarta – One of the about 100 farmers who have staged a daily rally over the last week in front of the State Palace to demand the cancellation of a cement factory project in their home village in

Jakarta – Southeast Asia's biggest economy this month is winding up one of world's most successful tax amnesties, with at least 745,000 taxpayers declaring more than $330 billion of assets so far.

Jakarta – The Semarang District Court in Central Java sentenced a man named Andrew Handoko to one-and-a-half years in prison for blasphemy on Monday.

Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and the Human Rights Ministry on Monday cancelled a requirement for aspiring Indonesian migrant workers to have Rp 25 million (US$1,877)

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Even with their feet buried in concrete blocks for five days in front of the State Palace, the protests by a group of farmers from the Kendeng mountain area agains

Jakarta – Having buried their feet in concrete blocks in front of Jakarta's State Palace for eight days, Kendeng residents are receiving growing support from other groups in demanding President Jok

Jakarta – Migrant Care executive director Wahyu Susilo said a new regulation that requires aspiring Indonesian migrant workers to have Rp 25 million on a bank account when applying for a passport w

Peter Guest, Tangung Gusta, Indonesia – The image of Indonesian President Joko Widodo still gazes out from billboards along the dirt road that leads from the North Sumatran capital of Medan to Tanj

Jakarta – During its working visit to Germany, the special committee tasked with deliberating the election bill found that the country was no longer implementing e-voting because it was prone to ha

Jakarta – Five F-16 jet fighters granted from the United States government will arrive at the Iswahjudi Air Force Base in Magetan, East Java, on Monday.

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Marcel Thee, Jakarta – By official accounts, Noni Damanik does not exist.

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, on Saturday (18/03) officially announced its support for Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno in the second round of Jakarta's gubernatorial election on Apr

Jakarta – Australian Minister for Defense Marise Payne met his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu in Sydney on Friday for the annual Indonesia-Australia Defense Ministers meeting.

Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo this week rejected a draft law that if approved could have led to a sharp increase in tobacco output, putting himself on a collision course with major pla

Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjung Gusta, North Sumatra – Participants of the fifth congress of the Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Saturday evaluated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Dandy Koswaraputra, Jakarta – An Indonesian man broadcast his suicide on Facebook, which shocked netizens before the government called for the social media platform to take down the content.

Vincent Bevins, Prambanan, Indonesia – When Willie Sebastian bought a tiny piece of land to build a storage space, government officials in the heart of Java island delivered him an unpleasant surpr

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Joko Prianto, an activist from the Network of Mount Kendeng Care Society, said the continued construction of a cement factory owned by state cement maker Semen

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Despite the government's plan to begin operations at state cement maker Semen Indonesia's factory in Rembang, Central Java, in April, farmers from the Mount Kenden

Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioners visited the Association of Army Retirees (PPAD) office on Friday to ask for the opinions of the association's members on the

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryucudu met with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in Sydney on Thursday, taking further steps forward since mending ties over a military

Bagus Saragih, Jakarta – As many as 45 Indonesian Army personnel are set to participate in a joint military exercise with the Indian Army in Nhan Camp, India, from March 20 to April 2.