Jakarta – The controversial tobacco bill has again been challenged for its bias toward the tobacco industry and farmers.

Jakarta – Lawmakers vowed to expedite the passage of legislation to improve counterterrorism measures following the recent suicide bomb attack in Surakarta, Central Java, the hometown of President

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has confirmed that it will not impose any sanctions to eight members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) who have bought firearms illegally in t

Jakarta – The government should immediately issue all necessary regulations to allow its 12 economic stimulus packages to be fully implemented, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) c

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – No details have emerged yet about alleged illegal gun purchases by members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) on US soil, with the government so far keeping

Jakarta – The government, through Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, has apologized for all hassles and troubles faced by people during the Idul Fitri exodus, especially related to public services.

Jakarta – Terrorism experts have demanded stronger efforts to curb radicalism and the development of terrorist groups following the suicide bombing that severely injured a police officer in Surakar

Jakarta – Mosque and church caretakers say they always use the Idul Fitri holiday as an opportunity to strengthen interfaith friendship and cooperation.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The National Land Agency (BPN) will reappraise the value of land on which toll roads are to be built in Greater Jakarta in a bit to settle price disputes affecting most of

Twelve people have died after being stuck in a three-day traffic jam in Indonesia at an intersection known as "Brexit".

Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Police Watch has called on the National Police to publicly apologize for casualties resulting from traffic in Central Java's East Brebes Toll exit, popularly kn

Jakarta – The National Police's traffic unit said in its most recent update on Thursday (07/07), that at least 244 people have died in traffic accidents during this year's Idul Fitri holiday exodus

Jakarta – In the light of a recent case uncovering alleged gun-smuggling involving US military personnel, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has claimed guns procured by members of the Presidential Secu

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil and gas and heyday may have come to an end, with non-commodity sectors taking over as the engine of growth over the next ten years, according to a recent st

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia is considered one of the promising emerging countries to invest in during the next 10 years by Business Monitor International (BMI) Research, which belongs to rat

Jakarta – The government is being too optimistic in setting a state revenue target of Rp 165 trillion (US$12.53 billion) for the tax amnesty program, says Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industr

Keith Johnson – In recent years, Indonesia has tried to stay above the fray as other countries feuded with Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Duncan Graham – Indonesia's insistence on the death penalty will haunt its people and the nation for decades to come.

James Balowski – A recent spate of arrests of people for wearing T-shirts with symbols of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), seizures of books about the 1965 anti-communist purge and a pr

Jakarta – Graft convicts Muhammad Nazaruddin and Gayus Tambunan were among thousands of inmates who received sentence cuts during this year's Idul Fitri celebration, officials said on Wednesday (06

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Jakarta – The Indonesian space agency has recorded an increase in the number of forest fire hotspots ahead of the Idul Fitri holidays.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Seemingly disturbed by public scrutiny of the corrupt deeds of its officials, the Supreme Court has been telling the public that it has taken many laudable steps to

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to meet the new National Police chief, Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has demanded more involvement from the central government in addressing a surge in cases of intolerance across the country.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Veteran Golkar politician and former minister under president Soeharto, Cosmas Batubara, has become the hope of property giant PT Agung Podomoro Land (APL) in its dispute wit

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Doing business in Indonesia often means being prepared for policy dynamics in which drastic changes or contradictions may occur over a short period of time.

Jakarta – Denpasar, Bali and Sumedang, West Java, are among regions where its administrations have been criticized by the national rights body for their poor performance in resolving religious free

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has claimed that the government's move to cease the development of islet G on the northern Jakarta coast by PT Mu

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General has decided to postpone a plan to collect credit card transaction data until the scheduled end of a planned tax amnesty in March next year

Jakarta – Recent expansion of a free-visa policy and aggressive promotion have proved a boon for Indonesia's tourist industry, with foreign visitor arrivals in May once more exceeding 900,000, a mo

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has predicted the arrival of at least 10,000 newcomers to the capital after the Idul Fitri holidays.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to issue an emergency law – known as a perppu – to break an impasse of more than a decade in efforts to streamline unfriendly laws as the country ai

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is continuing to combat graft in crucial government bodies after recently arresting Muhammad Santoso, a clerk of the Central Jakarta Court, for

Manado – North Sulawesi is making a name for itself as one of the country's most religiously harmonious regions, with the latest example a recent breaking of the fast event involving Muslims and Je

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially inaugurated the Tax Amnesty Law on Friday, marking the beginning of the most-anticipated program to repatriate funds from ove

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has questioned the central government's decision to halt some of the reclamation projects off the capital's coast but will comply wit

Jakarta – The government has recently submitted a regulation allowing tougher punishment, including chemical castration, for child sex offenders to the House of Representatives, a minister has conf

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Developers of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project are repeatedly biting the bullet as an investigative team has imposed strict penalties on the tangled project, including perm

[Amnesty supporters worldwide wrote thousands of letters on behalf of Filep Karma who was released from prison in November 2015.

Cerdikwan, Jakarta – On June 15 President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo submitted the name of Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian as the sole candidate for National Police chief to the House of Representatives.

"We are committed to resolving with justice the cases of past human rights violations which until now are still socially and politically burdening the people of Indonesia, such as: the May riots, T

Jakarta – West Java maintained its poor record as the most intolerant province in the country, according to findings by a national rights body revealed on Thursday.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government is going all out to convince the public that it is ready to implement the recently endorsed Tax Amnesty Law.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the government to honor its pledge to address issues relating to the 1965-1966 communist purge by taking into considerat

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the government to immediately help members of Muslim minority groups Shia and Ahmadiyah return to their hometowns and li

Pontianak – The West Kalimantan Police have conducted a number of raids aimed at countering various social problems this month and named 766 people suspected of assorted crimes.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has frequently expressed his intense anger with drug dealers, even to the extent of executing some of them.

Maire Leadbetter – It is time that New Zealand recognised the obvious – Indonesia's repressive rule has not extinguished West Papuan aspirations for freedom.