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Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration continues to issue policies aimed at denying the existence of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The State Secretary must ask government officials for assistance in finding a "lost" investigation report created by a fact-finding team on the case of slain right

Jakarta – The police have arrested a Muslim cleric, identified as Ahmad "Aman" Suryadi, 29, for allegedly sexually assaulting several students in the Yayasan Titipan Ilahi Muslim boarding school in

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The religious defamation issue will not affect Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's electability in the gubernatorial election, a political analyst

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department has launched an investigation into defamation allegations lodged against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Despite the outcry from rights activists, the House of Representatives has passed a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on child protection that allows for sex offe

Jakarta – Several residents of Tegaldowo and Timbrangan villages in Rembang, Central Java went to the governor's office in Semarang on Tuesday to remind governor Ganjar Pranowo of his promise to re

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – "It is in a girl's nature to wash dishes and so on. Her place is in the kitchen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government will focus its first phase of the national legal reform package on five key points, which include eradicating illegal fees and smuggling, accelerati

Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – Among the cars passing along the Prof. Dr. Ir.

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – In order to achieve its grand infrastructure dreams, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration must eradicate deeply entrenched stumbling blocks that have deterred pri

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Indonesia's stance on Papua at the UN General Assembly in New York last month recalled its firm denials of human rights abuses in East Timor in the late 1990s.

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police's institutional reform, which is set to be introduced in October by the government should aim to improve the professionalism of the force perso

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The national legal reform package, which the government will soon introduce to revitalize Indonesia's justice system, should improve the country's commitment to up

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – When monthly bills arrive at Nursahid's home, so does a headache.

Margareth S. Aritonang – Family members and lawyers of convicts recall the confusion ahead of the executions in July amid current uncertainty and a lack of reliable information.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta election draws near, pollsters are releasing their survey results to help candidates understand public opinion of them while of course promoting their names

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As the government completes preliminary studies and prepares human resources to build and operate the country's first nuclear power plant, it is keeping its options open for

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Lily Yulianti Farid – A recent report placed Indonesia 60th out of 61 countries in terms of interest in reading.

Jakarta – Amid stiff competition to retain popularity and readers, some media outlets continue to promote the objectification of women in the hunt for clicks and market share.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The first part of Indonesia's legal reform package, the government is set to introduce in October, will include institutional reforms within the National Police, a

Kuningan, West Java/Jakarta – In the past, having a decent house was merely a dream for Dersinah, 51. Working as a farmer with an uncertain monthly income forced her to live in a shanty.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Taxation director general Ken Dwijugeasteadi has said he is not satisfied with the results of the first round of the tax amnesty program even though it has collected Rp 97

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is focusing its attention on making it easier for drug convicts to get remission after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently rejected a p

Jakarta – Indonesia, one of only 25 countries in the world that still impose capital punishment, has seen 35 people sentenced to death by the courts since the start of the year, according to the Co

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The gubernatorial race is particularly challenging for young voters in Jakarta, with the religion card being played by certain groups and the nation's political elites doing w

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has offered his apology to Muslims who were offended by his statement related to a verse of the Quran.

Singapore – Singapore and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on transnational security issues, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday.

Jakarta – An organization calling itself the Community of Young Advocates for Ahok-Djarot, or Kotak Adja, has filed a police report against Buni Yani, the Facebook user who allegedly maliciously al

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Ownership claims by local residents to 135 hectares of land inside the Mandalika special economic zone (KEK) in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country.

Haeril Halim and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will now include potential environmental losses in its indictments to show how damaging corruption can be,

Lita Aruperes, Manado – Reports of sexual violence cases in North Sulawesi has increased from 199 for the whole of 2015 to 261 cases from only January until September this year, data from a NGO sho

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – There is only a slim chance that domestic workers in the country will be free from various kinds of mistreatment if there is no legal umbrella to improve their protectio

Jakarta – A legal think tank, the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR), has called on the government to include a moratorium on the death penalty in its reform packages aimed at rejuvenatin

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Jakarta gubernatorial race has become dangerously sectarian after Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian of Chinese descent, was accused of defami

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI, was the only new political party to pass a verification process by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to become a legal body, while four oth

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – While it is everyone's right to apply for the government's tax amnesty, the participation of state officials in a program specifically designed to convince top busine

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has urged regional administrations to provide more room for the involvement of the Inter-Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) in the decision-making processes of the

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saefuddin has called on the South Jakarta municipality to help the congregation of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP)

Jakarta – The state may have raked almost Rp 100 trillion (US$7.69 billion) into its coffers from the tax amnesty but the program may also be taking an unintended toll: raising the rate of divorce

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is at risk of missing the opportunity to benefit from its demographic dividend – which will peak in 2025 to 2030 – as it struggles to keep its youth at schoo

Prima Wirayani, Djemi Amnifu and Wahyoe Boediwardana, Jakarta/Kupang/Surabaya – With more than 500 regencies and cities in 34 provinces across the archipelago, Indonesia often faces difficulties in

Jakarta – Granting voting rights for Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel would not be possible because of existing laws, State Secretary Pratikno said on Friday.

Ina Parlina, Moses Ompusunggu and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Home Ministry and lawmakers are once again mulling a plan to increase the allocation of state funds for political parties.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama denies that he insulted verses in the Quran last month and says that his words were taken out of context.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Increasing wage demands by trade union activists over the last few years have not reflected increases in workforce productivity because the country's education system is