Jakarta – Jakarta governor candidate Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's campaign team spokesman Ruhut Sitompul has said Probosutedjo, a businessman who is the half brother of the late president Soehar

Jakarta – Defeated Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono told his followers to use their rights freely to vote for Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama or Anies Baswedan in the second r

Jakarta – A highly regarded Islamic figure condemned the recent actions of hardline Islamic groups that sought to deny funeral prayers for those who opt to support incumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok"

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – Notorious people smuggler "Captain Bram", who organised the asylum seekers' boat at the centre of the notorious 'cash for boat-turn-back' scandal in 2015, has been

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council (MKD) acknowledged on Friday that it had received several reports over alleged ethical violations by House Speaker Sety

Beh Lih Yi, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian indigenous people gathered on Sumatra island on Friday to call on the government to protect their land rights as fears grow some tribes could become ex

The Chinese embassy in Indonesia has accused local customs officials of targeting Chinese tourists and demanding they give them illicit "tips" at border controls.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat, are set to recruit and deploy city workers called "Red Troops" t

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's order to remove provocative banners has fallen on deaf ears at a Setiabudi mosque in South Jakarta.

Jakarta – Jakarta Police have temporarily released political activist Sri Bintang Pamungkas from police detention on account of his health condition.

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives aims to make a comprehensive Terrorism Law that respects human rights principals amid concerns about law enforcers' alleged rights viol

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – House of Representatives special committee for the amendment of the Terrorism Law has promised to open deliberations to the public.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Professors and academicians from various universities in Central Java announced on Wednesday their fight against radicalism and intolerance.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) approved a petition filed by fishermen and a rights group in relation to permits issued for the construction of three artifici

Christine Franciska – The Indonesian army has demolished a tiger statue in front of a base in West Java after it became a laughing stock online.

Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, lost one of its best sons as its former chairman Hasyim Muzadi, passed away on Thursday in his home town of

Jakarta – Responding to a claim made during a court hearing on Monday that Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan had played a role in a corruption case, the Corruption Erad

Jakarta – Golkar's board of experts chairman Agung Laksono has responded to a circulating rumor surrounding the possibility of Hutomo Mandala Putra, or Tommy Soeharto, running in the 2019 president

Panca Nugraha and Luh De Suriyani, Mataram/Denpasar – Success stories of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) also come with bitter tales, such as Sarafiyah Binti Muhammad Saleh who died after allegedl

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has cited the power of women to impact the result of the Jakarta gubernatorial

Margaret Wurth – In the next week, Indonesian President Joko ("Jokowi") Widodo will decide whether to encourage parliament to move forward with a draft tobacco bill aimed at increasing domestic tob

Jakarta – The political party of business tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo officially declared its support for Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan on Tuesday, comparing the candidate with newly

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Exports during January to February increased by 19.2 percent to US$25.98 billion from $21.79 billion in the same period last year thanks to recovered commodity prices.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Following the uncovering of a massive corruption scandal that has rattled the House of Representatives, old rifts within the Golkar Party, the second-largest factio

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is reviving a plan to deliberate the amendment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law, the controversial content of which h

Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing, Ansor, has said that Muslims are allowed to vote for a non-Muslim administrative leader.Irwan Masduqi, caretaker of Assalafiyyah Islamic Boarding School

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating several mosques in Jakarta known to have distributed discriminatory banners against incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama ahead of

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) is continuing to remove hate banners in Jakarta, with 40 more banners removed from Luar Batang in North Jakarta, a local district head said on

Jakarta – Banners with provocative anti-Ahok messages are still rife in the capital despite authorities having removed more than 500 of them in the last few days.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Witnesses testifying in Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's defense on Tuesday said that he always showed concern and empathy toward Muslims, demon

Jakarta – Political groups should not exploit religious sentiment to garner votes in the upcoming second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, Agus Muhammad, director of research institute M

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – A Jakarta city councilor has criticized authorities and political parties for their late response to hate banners placed across the capital.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration, with help from residents, removed 266 hate banners across the city, an official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Indonesian religious leaders call for an end to slavery in a declaration signed in Jakarta on Tuesday (14/03).

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has recorded a continuous increase in complaints about the delivery of public services, showing that people are no longer reluctant to report poor services to the

The Parsindo ("Partai Swara Rakyat Indonesia") political party has officially endorsed the candidacy of Hutomo Mandala Putra – also known as Tommy Suharto – for the 2019 Indonesian presidential ele

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid simmering tension in the campaign for the Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, the family of Soeharto, the longest former serving-ruler of the country, has e

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency has removed 526 provocative banners across the capital ahead of the second round of the gubernatorial election scheduled for April 19, acting Governor Suma

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his rival Anies Baswedan are fighting to gain votes from lower-income Jakartans to win the second round of the gubernatorial election, a

Jakarta – Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of Soeharto, the longest running ruler of Indonesia, has gained support to run for the presidency in 2019 from the Parsindo Party and from his own Beringi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Rebuffing an outcry over the previous execution of 18 deathrow inmates, most of whom were drug convicts, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed officers in

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – At least seven death row inmates from Salemba penitentiary in Jakarta have been transferred to a high-security prison in Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, a move that ha

Yip Wai Yee, Singapore – The Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns for its fourth edition from Nov 23 to Dec 3.

Jakarta – The National Police said on Monday that they had arrested two more suspects in relation to an attack that occurred in Bandung at the Pandawa field on Feb. 27.

Jakarta – Members of several Muslim groups intercepted incumbent Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat while on his way to attend an Islamic prayer to commemorate the issuance of the controversial

Jakarta – Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate Djarot Saiful Hidayat faced hostile opposition from supporters of his gubernatorial election rivals while attending an anniversary prayer for late f

Adam Harvey, Bali – Plans for a massive Donald Trump real estate development in a spiritually sensitive part of Bali have met resistance from locals, some of whom are refusing to sell to the US Pre

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the people to uphold the presumption of innocence principle and let the nation's antigraft body do its job in investigating the alleged involv