There is "no room" for the gay community in Indonesia, the president's spokesman has said, as a new report criticised officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – For the nation's civil servants, ending a marriage is not simply a private matter – in order to be able to do so, they are required to obtain permission from their superior

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is ready to impose severe punishments on all personnel found guilty of using drugs or being involved in drug trafficking networks, a top rankin

Jakarta – The Indonesian government stoked an unprecedented attack on the security and rights of sexual and gender minorities in early 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Jakarta – Ahmad Dhani, controversial popstar turned political aspirant, has again lashed out at Jakarta Govenor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, saying the governor is a "bad exampl

Jakarta – When her first child was born at a private hospital in Malang, Nuansa Putri, a 34-year-old civil servant, immediately believed the pediatrician's statement that baby formula would make he

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Despite strenuous efforts in the first half of the year, major banks have yet to recover from ongoing slow growth amid falling profits and rising bad loans.

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have made the details of the investigation into the rape allegation from an intern at the Central Jakarta municipality office public.

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said newly appointed ministers should do their job according to the policies set by the central government.

Ni Komang Erviani, Nusa Dua, Bali – A large portion of the money used by terror groups in Indonesia comes from overseas, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed on Tu

Jakarta – The national human rights body has called on security forces to consider temporarily halting their prolonged Operation Tinombala against militants of slain terrorism suspect Santoso in Po

Medan – Police involvement in the relocation of Mount Sinabung evacuees to Lingga village, Karo regency, reportedly led to brawls that claimed one life.

Jakarta – Legal rights activists filed a report against Attorney General H.M.

One of the reasons corruption is difficult to uproot in the country, despite the hard work of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), is the risk of prosecution that is intended to kill the me

Jakarta – Negative sentiment toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people has grown, with government officials showing greater tendency to stigmatize the group, according to LGBT act

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In the wake of a major drug distribution scandal that has left many parents fearful over their young children's immunity, the government is preparing a regulation that

Jakarta – Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy has said that he will review the free school tuition policy because it is often deemed as a stumbling block to increasing public participat

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – A recent strike staged by Lion Air pilots has opened the lid on the previously closed box of the woes of local airline pilots.

Arya Dipa and Prima Wirayani, Bandung/Jakarta – As prospects dim over the repatriation goal of the tax amnesty, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appears to be turning up the heat on the middle class

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Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar has questioned the move by the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to report him on allegations of def

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Australian Government has closed the book on war crimes in East Timor allegedly committed by Indonesia's new chief security minister, stressing it needs to pursue wha

Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Tanjung Balai – Life has suddenly gone downhill for Meliana, a woman of Chinese descent living in Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra, ever since she complained ab

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police on Monday arrested a policeman for allegedly brandished a gun inside a shop in East Jakarta.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – National Police chief Tito Karnavian has formed a team to investigate information conveyed by Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) c

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most prominent human rights activists has cancelled a trip to Australia because he has to fight a criminal defamation suit after he alleged the militar

Arya Dipa, Bandung – For a young woman to produce rice noodle snacks in packaging that ignites consumers' curiosity is creativity at best.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Thousands of Indonesian salt farmers, mostly in East Java, will suffer economically as traditional salt production may decline by 70 percent this year.

Severianus Endi, Pontianak – Initially, it was a land dispute between residents of Olak-olak village in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan, and oil palm plantation company PT Sintang Raya, which ho

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Islamic parties may field a candidate of their own to challenge incumbent Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta's gubernatorial election next year should the Indonesian

Jakarta – Follow your dreams, people say, which is exactly what many people from outside the capital do by coming to Jakarta in the hope of finding a better life.

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Jokowi's second reshuffle is a win for the president's loyalists and financiers.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Tanjungbalai Police's move to report a woman for blasphemy after she complained about the volume of loudspeakers at a mosque near her house, which led to the worst raci

Jakarta – Academics from Indonesian universities have voiced their support for Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Haris Azhar in a case of alleged defamati

Jakarta – A recommendation to resolve the 1965 communist purge has been prepared and is ready to be submitted to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has vowed to continue efforts to push for an investigation into law enforcement practices in n

Jakarta – Legal experts are calling on the government to give protection to prominent human rights activist Haris Azhar in light of a recent report filed against him after he claimed that top offic

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Although breast-feeding is natural, many mothers would testify that it is not easy, especially in a world where commercial interests lurk at every corner, ready to derail mot

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police have declared a war against hate speech on social media by arresting two people in Jakarta and Banten for posting racist messages on the web relate

Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjung Balai – The Tanjung Balai Police will proceed with the legal prosecution against two suspects, Budi Herianto and Rifai Zuharisyah, who allegedly incited racial unrest in th

Samantha Hawley – A rice noodle snack with a drawing of a bikini-clad torso on the packaging and the slogan "squeeze me" is proving too revealing for Indonesian authorities, who fear the snack is "

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged mosque managers to use loudspeakers accordingly in the wake of the anti-Chinese riot in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra.

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Severianus Endi, Pontianak – Forty-seven people, including children, stayed the night in the National Commission on Human Rights office in Pontianak in West Kalimantan on Thursday because they were

Prima Wirayani, Farida Susanty and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – While announcing a second round of cuts to this year's state budget, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, installed as finance minister only a week ago

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Trade Minister Steven Ciobo must have exhaled at a press conference on Tuesday morning when he heard his Indonesian counterpart utter the golden words: "There is no chang

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