Ayomi Amindoni – An ongoing debate by lawmakers over a proposed tax amnesty should be part of the country's efforts to reform its taxation system and not just an effort to create an instrument to r

Erika Anindita Dewi – The government and the House of Representatives will focus on an article on defamation in the amendment of the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, as both

Jakarta – The police will reinstate Jakarta's controversial 3-in-1 carpooling system until the alternative electronic road pricing system is ready.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) strongly condemns recent and ongoing attacks against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Today we will be addressing what to do about the 1965 killings. Why do these still matter and how can we properly address them?

Five members of the Central Sulawesi Police have tested positive for drugs based on urine tests conducted by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).

Padang, West Sumatra – United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O. Blake affirmed that relations between his country and Jakarta were getting better.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Human rights activists will treat the case of Siyono, an alleged terrorist, who died during interrogation by the National Police's counterterrorism squad Densus 88, as a cr

Elly Burhaini Faizal – It was the saddest day for the family of Siyono, 34, who on March 8 was arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist, who then returned to his hometown, in Pogung, in a coffin

Hans Nicholas Jong – The government is campaigning against a "zero deforestation" pledge (IPOP) signed by leading palm oil producers in Indonesia.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Stefani Ribka – In view of the potential for human rights abuses by special operations police officers, some have called for the National Police to evaluate the work and o

Haeril Halim – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has pledged to step up its crackdown on future bribe-taking acts following two separate arrests it made in the past two weeks involving pr

Jakarta – A people's conference titled "Fighting Criminalisation and Wining Democracy" (Lawan Kriminalisasi dan Rebut Demokrasi) was held at the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) offices i

Jakarta – More than two thirds of Jakartans polled in a recent survey have indicated that they want the 3-in-1 carpooling system permanently scrapped, arguing that it is ineffective in reducing tra

Erika Anindita Dewi – Amid protest from several factions, including Gerindra, the House of Representatives on Monday authorized House Commission XI overseeing banking and finance affairs to start t

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Recently, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security, Luhut Panjaitan, made a three-day visit to Papua.

A number of female protesters cemented their feet in front of the State Palace on Tuesday in protest of a cement plant development by state-owned PT Semen Indonesia in their hometown in Rembang reg

Jakarta – Family planning experts insist that in countries like Indonesia, there needs to be greater engagement of faith-based communities to make sure everybody's sexual and reproductive health ne

Khoirul Amin – Homegrown automotive component makers are still largely failing to cash in from Southeast Asia's biggest auto market, with regulations working against them and incoming foreign compo

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A leading Catholic Church official has joined calls for the repeal of a ministerial decree in Indonesia, which rights groups said would prevent a small religious minority from

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Police officers allegedly gave Rp 100 million ($7,619) to the family of Siyono, an alleged terrorist who died under suspicious circumstances in police custody, the National

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya – Hundreds of residents of Pasar Ikan in North Jakarta on Monday staged a protest in the neighborhood against their eviction by the Jakarta administration as part of a pro

Arya Dipa – Supported by hard-line groups, residents of Jatisari village, Buahbatu district held a rally on Sunday to oppose the presence of the East Bandung Karo Batak Protestant Church (GBKP) in

Ni Komang Erviani – The Indonesian Hindu Religious Council's (PHDI) Sabha Pandita (high priests) have issued an edict declaring Bali's Benoa Bay a sacred area.

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the Indonesian police's failure to protect and ensure the right to freedom of expression and assembly of various groups over the past two mo

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – Despite earlier defeats in legal battles over his legitimacy, Muhammad Romahurmuziy has been unanimously elected chair of the pro-government United Development Party (PPP).

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – An alleged terrorist, Siyono, died as a result of a broken rib piercing his heart, an independent autopsy overseen by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM),

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – As President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signaled another Cabinet shake-up is coming, eyes are on his supporting parties with ample ministerial seats.

Arlina Arshad – He used to be secured in wooden stocks, but he managed to break free of them. They have since been replaced with the iron chains.

Tito Sianipar, Jakarta – Indonesia will host the World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and 4 next year.

Erika Anindita Dewi – The United Development Party (PPP) declared Muhammad Romahurmuziy its new chairman during its eighth national congress (Muktamar) at Pondok Gede Haj Dormitory in East Jakarta

Apriadi Gunawan – As many as 300 former members of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) in North Sumatra have returned to their communities in various regions throughout the province, ready to re

Pandaya – Indonesia Corruption Watch's (ICW) recent report on the downward trend in prison terms meted out to graft convicts in 2015 is not quite earth-shaking, yet it is still a wake-up call.

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged local governments to accelerate budget spending to boost both local and national economic growth.

Jakarta – Jakarta's three-in-one system will be permanently scrapped while the even-odd policy will be implemented if traffic on affected roads increases again early next week, an official said on

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Tunnellers building Jakarta's first subway have hit the halfway point of the crucial six-kilometre underground section, raising hopes the long-delayed $1.6 billion Mass Rap

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Indonesia has pulled 1,600 private buses off its roads after a weekend bus crash in which 18 people died.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic outfit, has come to the police's defense over the death of alleged terrorist Siyono, who died in police custody.

Callista Anggun Wijaya – Environmental researchers have noted flaws in the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) documents used as green lights by the city administration to grant developers permis

Anton Hermansyah – Activists have urged the government to cancel the tax amnesty program and focus on law enforcement instead, citing that such a program had already been implemented in 1984 and fa

Suherdjoko – Almost 25 percent of the people of Central Java still defecate in the open, especially in rivers, putting them at greater risk of contracting water-borne diseases, a health official sa

Slamet Susanto – A study has revealed that the majority of corruption perpetrators in Indonesia are politicians and private businesspeople.

Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to execute more foreigners convicted of drug offenses as it maintains a contentious policy of imposing capital punishment for drug crimes.

An environmental group and residents are intensifying their efforts to pressure the government into canceling a US$4 billion coal power plant project in Batang, Central Java as they fear the plant

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Makassar – Two high ranking Army officials were arrested and tested positive for drugs during a raid at a hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi in the early hours of Wednesday morning (06/04), the mili

Jakarta – Grace Fadli Zon, wife of the House of Representatives deputy speaker, has hit back at criticisms of a holiday trip to Japan for members of the House wives association, or PAI, saying it h

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has hinted that it will soon halt its investigation into former House of Representatives speaker Setya Novanto in the Freeport lobbying case, citing an investiga

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his Cabinet members carry out budget reform in the ministries and institutions they lead, highlighting that budgets must follow progra

Jakarta – Anti-tobacco activists slammed Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for allowing a planned international exhibition on tobacco machinery to be held in the capital this month, as well a