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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has said he very much regrets Maj.

Jakarta – An expert on state administration law, Margarito Kamis, said the nomination of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono – former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's son – a

Jakarta – The death toll from the flash floods that hit Garut district in West Java rose to 27, while 22 people are still missing two days after the incident, a spokesman for the National Disaster

Lita Aruperes, Manado – The debate on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights is still being conducted in the negative terms of deviancy and community norms, an activist has said.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is trying to restore public faith in his administration's corruption fight by flatly rejecting a plan by one of his ministers to make it easier

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study by the University of Indonesia (UI) shows that the country has been harshly classifying harmless activities as crimes since the downfall of Soeharto.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has expressed his support for former education and culture minister Anies Baswedan to contest the Jakarta gubernatorial

Andrew Greene – Members of Indonesia's armed forces have wrapped up their first training exercise in Australia since diplomatic relations between both countries soured over the East Timor crisis tw

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – A public policy expert from the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) has lambasted the alcohol prohibition bill currently under discussion at the House of Representat

Jakarta – Activists have lashed out at the government's "lack of seriousness" in settling past cases of human rights abuses after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration rejected their requ

Jakarta – Activists have planned to bring up the settlement of the 1965 mass killings case to a UN special rapporteur, amid uncertainties on whether the government would push for concrete solutions

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Gorontalo/Banjarnegara/Jayapura/Padang – Despite campaigning for reforms, political parties keep sustaining political dynasties in the country with p

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – For months, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has been fighting a losing battle in challenging the House of Representatives' decisions during the deliberation

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Media Wahyudi Askar – New data shows the alarming spread of HIV and AIDS in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Legal activists warned Thursday that criminalizing extramarital and gay sex, as is being sought by a conservative Islamic group, would count as a violation of the Constitution, which rega

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Experts doubt an alcohol ban would result in the desired effect intended by the liquor prohibition bill and therefore they are urging lawmakers to consider alternative sol

Ina Parlina, Agus Maryono and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta/Cilacap/Pekanbaru – Heavy rains, arguably caused by the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases precipitation, have wreaked havoc in two regen

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Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – After several years of weak manufacturing industry growth, the government hopes to spur the sector through a masterplan that will shift activities from Java and prioritize

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Indonesian migrant worker Eni Lestari called on the international community to include migrant workers in the discussion to shape policies and improve conditions for migra

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In developing countries, it is a problem decades old but the rising antimicrobial resistance in Indonesia has rarely been raised in a public awareness campaign – even

Agus Maryono and Rizal Harahap, Cilacap/Pekanbaru – Two people have died in floods in Cilacap regency, Central Java, over the past three days.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the government has consolidated support among its political allies at a national level, the opposition camp is now striving to form alliances

Jayapura – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu appointed 124 school-aged youths as state defense program recruits in Skouw-Wutung, located at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border on Tuesday.

Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities have dismissed research that suggested smoky haze from catastrophic forest fires in Indonesia last year caused 100,000 deaths.

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – A lack of proper irrigation systems in Central Sulawesi resulting from limited technical capabilities and budget constraints could threaten the success of the province's foo

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The recent arrest of Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Irman Gusman on a bribery charge may hinder the council's move to gain more leg

Hendri Yulius – Police jumped on the bandwagon of hate directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Indonesians last week, following allegations of the misuse of gay social networking app

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will likely face further criticism regarding its ability to maintain independency should lawmakers allow another politician to win an ongoing selection proc

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Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt amounted to US$324.2 billion in July, a marginal increase from $323.8 billion in the previous month, according to the latest data from Bank Indon

Jakarta – A senior analyst has warned political parties against nominating former convicts as candidates in a host of regional elections to be held simultaneously on Feb.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The debate over a planned election regulation (PKPU) that will allow convicts to run in regional elections has split political parties at the House of Representativ

Prima Wirayani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget deficit is set to soar to its highest level in decades and almost reach the legally allowed limit due to massive revenue shortfall

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – When popular Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama announced his now-canceled independent bid for the city's upcoming gubernatorial election, analysts aske

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Jakarta – Five out of ten of the world's worst cities for driving are in Indonesia, a survey of popular navigation app Waze revealed recently.

A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the "killer haze".

Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive council chairman Robikin Emhas has urged government officials to impoverish corruptors who were arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Indonesia plans to pursue Google's parent company Alphabet for five years of back taxes, meaning the search firm could face a bill of more than $400m for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided p

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is internationally recognized as the world's third-largest democracy after India and the US.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – At least 70 percent of the total number of reported cases of economic mistreatment of domestic workers in Jakarta, including uncertain payment and unpaid wages, ar

Jakarta – Rizky Azmi, 24, was publicly humiliated recently after allegedly being caught sexually assaulting a female passenger on a commuter line (KRL) train traveling from Duri Station, West Jakar

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Saturday named Regional Representatives Council (DPD) chief Irman Gusman a suspect in a bribery case related to sugar imports.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Value-added products such as processed coffee beans, chocolate, cars and spare parts are enjoying higher demand worldwide compared to raw commodities, but Indonesia is bein

Sagara Kusuma, Jakarta – Whether you are Muslim, Catholic, Buddhist or an agnostic Indonesian student, today you can be a part of any clique.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In what can be seen as another attack on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Indonesia, the government has decided to ban apps designed for