Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The plan to punish sex offenders using chemical castration has created a heated debate among government officials and civil society alike, raising questions on the efficac

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – It's an excruciating way to die.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) announced on Sunday (22/05) it would select a retired army general linked to one of the worst civilian massacres in East Timor,

Bambang Muryanto and Jon Afrizal, Yogyakarta and Jambi – Amid intimidation from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) against scholarly discussions on Marxism, the country's intellectuals and the governm

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party's (PKS) highest body, the majelis syuro (advisory council), has issued a binding recommendation that the party must remain in the Red-and-White Coalition (KMP

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama will drop the policy that bans the distribution and consumption of liquor in the capital and will revert back to its old bylaw following the

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Jakarta – Aside from suffering from discrimination and public harassment, transgender women also face bullying when filing police reports, leaving them even more socially excluded and skeptical abo

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – If infrastructure bottlenecks get solved, Indonesia can expect to enjoy growth of 7 percent. That's the theory.

Jakarta – Unidentified people destroyed an Ahmadiyah mosque in Kendal regency, Central Java, in the early hours of Monday.

Jakarta – Hundreds of democracy activists on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of reform by expressing their concern over the return of militarism to society.

Jakarta – Police shot tear gas after a demonstration turned violent on Friday when rally participants allegedly started throwing bottles, rocks and other items at police officers.

Arkhelaus W., Jakarta – Around 500 protesters from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) and members of the Social Movement for Democracy (Gema Demokrasi) have begun enlivening the N

Ahmad Mustaqim, Yogyakarta – Pro-democracy activists in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta have called for a campaign against militarism during a commemoration of 18 years since the fall of former

Jakarta – Resolving the 1965 tragedy is the government's first priority as the long-neglected case has grabbed the negative attention of the international community.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan wants security personnel not to excessively raid premises hosting leftist-

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The unresolved tragedy of 1965 has left at least 1,571 victims displaced and alienated from society.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The family of terrorist suspect Siyono, who died while in custody of the National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, are now turning to the Corruption Eradication Co

Arya Dipa, Bandung – In absence of the State's assurance for freedom of expression, the nation has continuously witnessed repressive acts against academic freedom within university campuses across

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – While the central bank has revised down its economic growth forecast for 2016, global rating agency Moody's Investor Service has revised up its forecast on the back of h

Jakarta – Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi) described the House of Representatives (DPR) performance during the 2015-2016 fourth sitting period as lacking – far from meeting the public's expec

Suherdjoko, Semarang – About 1,000 residents of Kebonharjo Kampung in Tanjung Emas district, Semarang, Central Java, clashed with police officers deployed to evict them on Thursday to make room for

Jakarta – Parents must be involved in developing reading habits in their children in the current fast-paced digital era as populations with a low literacy rate are prone to fanaticism and radicalis

Haeril Halim – Despite an earlier vow for a conciliatory solution to end the controversy regarding the 1965 communist purge by the end of this year, the government has made it clear that no state a

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Working as a domestic helper abroad has been a promising profession for many Indonesians as it offers better wages and prestige.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – You know the paranoia about a communist revival in Indonesia has jumped the shark when the nation's netizens start parodying it on social media.

Arya Dipa, Bandung/Jakarta – A student press group in Bandung, West Java, has refused to bow to pressure from an intimidating hard-line group that had dispersed the former's Sekolah Marx (School of

Andreas Harsono, Jakarta – The detention of more than 1,500 Papuan independence supporters on May 2 for "lacking a permit to hold a rally" speaks volumes of the government's stubbornly problematic

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Newly elected Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto has a string of alleged graft cases in tow, which comes as a surprise to no one.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesian consumer confidence has started rising after a steady decline last year, global marketing research firm Nielsen's Consumer Confidence Survey shows.

Jakarta – Indonesia's military elite are openly stoking public anxiety about communism, gays and other 'foreign influences', a drive critics say is aimed at seizing a greater role in civilian affai

Jakarta – The Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 jet is the best choice to secure Indonesia's expansive archipelagic territory, according to the Indonesian Military's (TNI) top brass.

Stephen Miller – At the end of April, we marked the 10th anniversary of the death of one of our region's most important political novelists, Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925-2006).

Medan – Rampant illegal logging in the upstream areas of protected forests around Mount Sibayak, Karo regency, North Sumatra, is believed to be the cause of a flash flood that hit the Dua Warna Wat

Jakarta – The National Police objected on Wednesday to the plan to increase supervisory measures for its counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, during the ongoing amendment of the Terrorism Law, saying

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Civil society groups have united against sexual violence and are urging the government to prioritize the bill on the elimination of sexual violence this year.

Jakarta – A group of Indonesian students abroad have condemned recent seizures of leftist books in their homeland.

Veronica Koman – When outsiders think of Papua, it may be to puzzle over why protests there seem never-ending.

Maire Leadbeater – It would be hard to overstate the importance of the role that Jose Ramos Horta played during the long dark years when Timor Leste was occupied by Indonesia.

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Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – When numerous governments work hard to lure investors for local infrastructure projects, private lenders find it difficult to pick suitable ones to finance.

Jakarta – Rigid implementation of sharia-based regulations will not automatically make cities that have put Islamic norms and values into practice "Islamic cities".

Nani Afrida – Ayom Panggalih and Nur Syawaluddin were strolling to the mosques in their respective neighborhoods in Surakarta, Central Java, for afternoon prayer when Densus 88 counterterror squad

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Publicly listed beer manufacturer PT Delta Djakarta has expressed anxiety over the anticipated approval of a controversial alcohol prohibition bill, saying that the move wo

Jakarta – The team from the National Symposium on the 1965 Tragedy is set to submit to the government their recommendations, based on detailed analysis of the communist purge, in the hope of provid

Far from its much-heralded theme of reconciliation, the Golkar Party congress in the Bali resort area of Nusa Dua has from the beginning displayed a revival of old animosity between warring party f

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute has called on President Joko Widodo to come down hard on Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu for ignoring the president's instructions on dealing wit

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Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives started to deliberate a bill on liquor on Tuesday that would ban producing, storing, distributing and consuming alcoholic beverages with

Jakarta – Controversial senior politician and Golkar Party lawmaker Setya Novanto gained the most votes at an extraordinary national meeting of the party in the early hours of Tuesday, handing him