Jakarta – Masinton Pasaribu, a member of the House of Representatives' Commission III on legal affairs, has backed the National Anti-Narcotics Agency, or BNN, in its fight against drug abuse among

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has sent a letter to the House of Representatives nominating National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen.

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – July has set a new record in the number of foreigners visiting Indonesia, with Chinese tourists topping the list.

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Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Since its passing in late June, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's signature policy, the overly hyped tax amnesty program is projected to be a letdown.

Arthur Neslen – A Korean palm oil company has been dropped by buyers after footage emerged that allegedly shows the illegal burning of vast tracts of tropical forest on lands it holds concessions f

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The government has been fighting a losing battle against polluters of the Citarum River in West Java, which is considered one of the world's most polluted rivers.

Jakarta – Dozens of workers recently staged a rally in front of the Constitutional Court demanding the annulment of the Tax Amnesty Law, during the first hearing of their judicial review against th

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Jakarta – Dozens of residents of Rawajati, Pancoran, South Jakarta, tried to defend their houses from demolition on Thursday, but hundreds of Public Order Agency officers were reportedly adamant ab

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry has finalized a revision on a regulation which, if approved by the President, will strip the country's antigraft body of the authority to g

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Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Defying his parents' admonition that he should simply accept his position as a member of a minority community, a young Chinese-Indonesian man has bravely reported to the polic

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has expressed its opposition to a judicial review filed by a civil organization that would criminalize extramarital se

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In the latest hearing pertaining to a judicial review petition to outlaw sex outside of marriage at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, a heated debate ensued between

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration may need to buckle down once more to find traffic congestion solutions as severe bottlenecks were seen on Tuesday along several recommended alternative routes f

Jakarta – Sumatra's watersheds – ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers and keep those waters pristine – have lost the largest amount of forest cover in the world over the

Rizal Harahap and Jon Afrizal, Pekanbaru/Jambi/Jakarta – As haze caused by forest and land fires thickens in Riau, a local administration has given holidays to school students.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to investigate developers in upscale areas, including Kemang in South Jakarta, for allegedly contributing to worsening flooding there.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction toward most candidates for supreme court justices and ad hoc judge for the corruption court that have recently undergone fit-an

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – In his latest effort to push industrialization in the country, Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has called on related ministries to identify problems in each

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the government is mulling over the electoral system that will be implemented in the 2019 elections, it is encouraged to keep the current open-list system that allows voter

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has released an election vulnerability index identifying regions prone to electoral fraud and conflicts, with West Papua province topping the li

Jakarta – Indonesia ranks 60th out of 61 countries in terms of reading interest, a study by Central Connecticut State University in the US has revealed.

Jakarta – Since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo declared a "drug state of emergency" and all-out war on illicit substances last year, little has been done on the front line, except for the controver

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A man who attacked St.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – At least 15 members of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) dispersed a religious discussion in Bandung, West Java, on Sunday, as they objected to the presence of an Ahmad

Arya Dipa, Bandung – In defiance of last week's violent raid by troops of the Siliwangi Military Command, the Street Library continued its service in Cikapayang Park in Bandung, West Java, over the

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Pensioner Elyzabeth, 63, annually pays taxes for her car and a 0.25-hectare plot of land, but she has not declared both assets on her tax returns form (SPT).

Jakarta – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will only benefit US-based information and communication technology (ICT) firms, rather than other companies, an activist has said.

Medan – The young failed suicide bomber in Sunday's (28/08) Medan terror attack is believed to have met an identified man on the street prior to the event, preliminary investigations have found.

Hans Nicholas Jong & Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – A group of LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning) advocates was bestowed with the Suardi Tasrif Award, given to th

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Almost three years after it was first implemented in January 2014, hailed by many at the time as a landmark in Indonesian history, the government's universal health-ca

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – They left their families for jobs and higher wages in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, but many of the migrant workers from Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tengg

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – It is happening again: Indonesia's inability to control forest fires has left the residents of its northern neighbor covered in smoke, an annual occurrence that has often

Jakarta – The jury for the Suardi Tasrif Award for freedom of expression on Friday night bestowed the prize on two groups that have fought stigma and the legacy of a dark past.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a presidential decree that is expected to boost the fisheries industry, a minister said on Friday.

Jakarta – Human rights activists have rejected a House of Representatives plan to reinstate deliberation on a government-proposed national security bill, which has been on the backburner for years

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Jakarta – Instead of impulsively throwing ideas with no backup research into the public arena, the culture and education minister needs to focus on resolving fundamental problems in the country's e

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Hospitals are suspected of abusing the national health insurance (JKN) program to gain profits, including by encouraging pregnant women to deliver their babies via C-s

Jakarta – A police investigative team is interested in speaking with Liberty Sitinjak, the former head of Batu prison on Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap, Central Java, in connection with a testimon

Jakarta – The government is set to continue with its controversial State Defense program, a paramilitary training program for civilians, despite concerns that the program will exacerbate thuggery.

Teressa Warianto – Indonesia's most celebrated author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, might have died 10 years ago, but his work continues to inspire people.

Air pollution in Singapore has risen to the "unhealthy" level as acrid smoke drifted over the island from fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the city-state's National Environment Agency (NEA) sai

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – A plan to expand the power of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), a branch of the country's legislature representing the country's provinces, has been met w

Severianus Endi, Pontianak – Haze is causing concern for people in West Kalimantan where fires have razed land and forests for the past two weeks.