Ben Doherty – Several of the Tamil asylum seekers stranded after arriving by boat on the Indonesian island of Aceh have been tortured in Sri Lanka and face certain persecution if they are returned,

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Comr. Gen.

Medan – The Medan Military Court began on Monday the trial of First corp.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is aiming for Indonesia to be self-sufficient in beef cattle in the next nine to 10 years, saying that all preparations needed to achieve th

Jakarta – A senior state official confirmed on Tuesday (21/06) that no shariah-influenced regulations were included in the 3,143 regional regulations the government has scrapped in an effort simpli

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's decision to implement an odd-even license plate scheme on the capital's thoroughfares has been lambasted as a setback by the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (Y

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto says his party has not officially voiced support for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as a candidate in the 2017 gubernatorial election,

Jakarta – Arbitrary arrests of activists and the suppression of free speech in Papua and Jakarta are included in the track record of National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – In the same fortnight a boat load of Sri Lankan refugees in Aceh makes global headlines, the 13,000 asylum seekers calling Indonesia home reflected on World Refugee Day on Monday (20/06).

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government should prepare for a bigger state budget deficit if it is to realize its capital spending to stoke growth amid looming risk of lower revenues and an uncerta

Phelim Kine – Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo backtracked on a pronounced commitment to abolish abusive Sharia regulations in the country.

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Ni Komang Erviani, Surakarta/Denpasar – Although some regional administrations have reiterated their readiness to annul problematic bylaws, they say they will await guidance f

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Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Most of the time, mosques are seen as places restricted only for Muslims to pray and carry out other religious activities.

Benny Wenda – Last week, thousands of West Papuan people rallied in the streets to call for freedom and for our fundamental right to self-determination to be exercised.

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Sri Lankans on board a boat marooned in Indonesia for more than a week insist they will continue their journey to Australia if their boat is escorted back

Jakarta – At least 35 people have been killed by landslides and floods on Indonesia's Java island and many others are missing.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has declared its political support for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in next year's gubernatorial election.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch has called on National Police chief candidate Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – An inter-religious breaking-of-the-fast gathering, or iftar, attended by former first lady Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid on Thursday had to be relocated following protests from Islam De

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Police fired a warning shot into the air after a group of Sri Lankan women who have been stranded off the coast of Aceh since June 11 disembarked from the

Jakarta – A journalism professional group has slammed Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, after he expelled a local media reporter, saying the move is a threat to press freedoms in In

Jakarta – Data released by the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) suggests that the majority of the 40 gang rape cases that occurred from April 2015 to May 2016 had been carried o

Jakarta – With Idul Fitri to begin in less than a month, the Manpower Ministry has assured that workers in the formal sector will receive their holiday bonuses (THR), with the issuance of two minis

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – A lawmaker is pushing the government to immediately sign the bill containing revisions of the 2015 Regional Elections Law so that it can be used for public purposes.

Jakarta – Supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama have informed the Constitutional Court on their intention to file a judicial review if a revised regional elections bill is pa

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) wants a direct role in combatting terrorists in the country, despite the fear that this will allow it to commit repressive acts against civilians.

Scott Edwards and Masyithoh Annisa Ramadhani – Indonesia's new Defense White Paper, released at the end of April 2016 (originally due in 2013-2014, but delayed due to a change of administration and

Hasyim Widhiarto and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – After working as a Go-Jek driver for several months, 38-year-old Irwan recently ditched his old motorcycle for a new Honda Vario with a

The government, faced with increasingly severe budget restraints, has encouraged ministries to develop infrastructure projects under public-private partnership (PPP) schemes, rather than relying on

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Banda Aceh – The Indonesian government has said it will not take in 44 Sri Lankan refugees who have been stranded in Aceh waters for the last few days.

Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has been forced to deny allegations that the cancellation of 3,143 regional regulations also included several sharia-based regulations.

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Arya Dipa and Djemi Amnifu, Surakarta/Bandung/Semarang/Kupang/Batam/Palu/Surabaya/Yogyakarta – While most regional administrations threw their support behind President Joko "Joko

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Jakarta – The National Coalition of Civil Society for Tobacco Control called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to ratify the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO F

Semarang – Hundreds of workers of the PT Nyonya Meneer jamu (traditional herbal medicine) factory in Semarang, Central Java, staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding the company pay their January t

Tama Salim, Jakarta – A global higher education index has found Indonesia is lagging behind ASEAN neighbors in academic excellence as the country is represented by only two higher education institu

Jamil Anderlini – On September 21 1999 Sander Thoenes, a Financial Times correspondent, was shot and killed by soldiers from the Indonesian army on the outskirts of Dili, the capital of East Timor,

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – "I left my family to take care of others. All to make a living.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Oil spilled into the Timor Sea for approximately 74 days in 2009, resulting in a change of fish migration patterns in the area, which is now costing the local fishing industr

Farida Susanty and Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – As it scrambles to cut this year's spending due to low tax revenues, the government has promised that proposed budget cuts will not affect major infrast

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Decades of uncontrolled urbanization has led to mounting problems in cities across the country as urban populations keep spreading, resulting in people being unable to

Jakarta – Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has warmly welcomed a plan by the 9th regional military command (Kodam IX Udayana) to train gang members and mass organizations as part of a state defens

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As following the latest crime trend in the republic, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is pushing for an investigation into and greater s

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

Jakarta – The government should annul discriminative and intolerant bylaws, not only those seen to be hampering economic growth, rights watchdog Setara Institute has stated.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization, is of the opinion that making Indonesia a peaceful country with the world's largest population of Muslims