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Lauren Farrow and Heru Rahadi – Indonesia will await the outcome of Australia's investigation into the training material behind this month's defence suspension before making a decision about furthe

Jakarta – Beef importer Basuki Hariman has reportedly confessed to giving US$20,000 and S$200,000 to an aide of Constitutional Court justice Patrialis Akbar, identified as Kamaludin.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared on Thursday Constitutional Court (MK) justice Patrialis Akbar and three others suspects in a bribery case.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – In the history of elections rarely does survey data conflict wildly when predicting the current frontrunner, but this year's Jakarta gubernatorial contest is an exception.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama appears to be recovering in the race for the top job at City Hall, with a pollster suggesting that this is

Jakarta – A recent tweet by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah has backfired on him, as Indonesian migrant workers intend to file a lawsuit.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – While other candidates are trying to win the hearts of Jakartans ahead of the gubernatorial election by promising no more evictions will occur, incumbent candidate

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Voters in Jakarta, including middle-income people, have become caught up in anger amid a blasphemy case implicating Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, which h

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – One of the considerations behind the clemency granted to former chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Antasari Azhar, who had been convicted of murder, was b

Jakarta – Hong Kong migrant workers have demanded that House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah apologize publicly over comments about the condition of migrant workers overseas.

Jakarta – The Embassy of Palestine in Indonesia has regretted the use of the Palestinian flag and other symbols associated with the Middle-Eastern country in recent rallies in Jakarta.

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chair Antasari Azhar has reportedly received clemency from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo following the former's release on parole from Tang

Jakarta – University of Indonesia lecturer Ade Armando has been named a suspect for allegedly violating the Electronic Information and Transactions Law.

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Corry Elyda, Jakarta – More and more Jakartans are using face masks on public transportation and motorcycles and while walking on the streets.

By calling upon citizens' supposed rights and obligations to defend the nation, Indonesia's military is marching down a perilous path, writes Bhatara Ibnu Reza.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is considered the least likely among the three Jakarta gubernatorial candidates to benefit pluralism in the capital after be

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Renowned Indonesian musicians on Wednesday launched a song dedicated to Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Saiful Hidayat in

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – It's hard to comprehend it happened in this century: human slaves trapped on fishing boats being whipped with poisonous stingray tails, having ice blocks thrown at them a

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has issued a ministerial decree in a bid to eradicate human rights violations in the country's fisheries industry.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The call is getting louder. The government may choose to remain silent or try and bury the issue with more empty promises.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Political experts have claimed that growing public pressure for the government to disband violent mass organizations, in particular the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), c

Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police have denied that their peacekeeping force was involved in smuggling weapons from Sudan.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has filed a complaint with the Jakarta Police over alleged perjury implicating Islam Defenders Front leaders Novel Bamukmin and Muchsin Alat

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Nurkholis Majid, a cameraman who recorded Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's speech in Thousand Islands regency on Sept.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Yuli Hardi, a subdistrict head from Panggang Island, Thousand Islands, refused to conclude that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama had committed bla

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The North Jakarta District Court judges presiding over the blasphemy trial of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama decided to continue the defendant's

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Jakarta – South Jakarta Police have decided to release Nurul Fahmi, the man believed to have carried a desecrated Indonesian flag during a rally by the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, last week.

Jakarta – West Java provincial administration has allowed 43 companies across the province to postpone payments to their workers based on the new city and regency minimum wages due to various diffi

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Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has expressed his doubts on results released recently by several pollsters on the Jakarta gubernatorial campaign, saying the pollsters were not im

Jakarta – Incumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat are currently leading in approval ratings ahead of next month's Jakarta gubernatorial election,

Kyle Knight – Indonesian police are once again helping carry out the anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) agenda of militant Islamists.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has congratulated Donald Trump for his presidential election victory and has said that relations between Indonesia and the United States will be fine under

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Jakarta – Police deployed female officers clad in hijab, the Muslim head covering, to guard a protest by hardline group Islamic Defenders Front on Monday (23/01) in front of the Jakarta Police head

Jakarta – Hundreds of members of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, marched on Central Jakarta's Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to protest against the questioning of their leader, Rizieq Shihab, by the

Denpasar – A number mass organizations in Bali gathered for the "Diversity of Republic of Indonesia" rally at the Niti Praja Lumintang square in Denpasar, Bali, on Sunday morning (22/01) to demand

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab has called on the government to pull from circulation the newly-issued Indonesian rupiah banknotes, which he claims have a

Eva Aruperes, Manado – Hundreds of Muslim students in North Sulawesi staged a rally on Monday following a wave of demonstrations nationwide pressing the government to dissolve violent radical mass

Jakarta – Political analyst Maksimus Ramses Lalongkoe from the Indonesian Political Analysis Institute said that a recent tweet by former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, or SBY, lame

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, has rejected a request from firebrand cleric and Islamic Defenders Front leader Habib Rizieq Shihab to resolve his dispute with the

Rowan Scarborough – The Islamic State is seeking a foothold in the prisons of Indonesia, a country with the world's largest Muslim population and significant poverty.

Jakarta – As many as 240 workers from nine trade unions took part in a group viewing of a film about Wiji Thukul titled "Let the Words Rest" (Istirahatlah Kata-Kata) at the Cineplex 21 film theater

Jakarta Gubernatorial candidate Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama occupied his weekend watching the film "Let the Words Rest" (Istirahatlah Kata-Kata).

Suherdjoko, Semarang – A culinary event named the Pork Festival, to be held at the Sri Ratu Supermarket in Semarang on Jan.

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