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Pandaya, Jakarta – The 3,000 problematic bylaws that scare off investors, create economic distortions and cause legal uncertainty are the fruit of the overexploitation of autonomy laws giving sweep

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious intolerance is still rife in Yogyakarta, with three cases reported in the first three months of this year in a city once regarded as a paragon of tolerance.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigation document into a bribery case embroiling House of Representatives Commission V, which oversees infrastructure, reveals

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Weak manufacturing growth is projected to drag investment prospects this year, with no bottoming out in sluggish manufacturing anytime soon.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said on Saturday that the National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, had committed a number of human rights

Jakarta – Religious issues have come to the fore in the political arena prior to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, with Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama claiming that a rival has start

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of farmers cultivating grouper fish in Indonesia, including farmers in Aceh and North Sumatra, are at risk of bankruptcy because they can no longer export the fis

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – After failing to be staged a day earlier because of pressure from a hardline group, a monologue performance about national hero Tan Malaka was eventually presented on Thursday

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has stipulated the mandatory use of the rupiah in oil and gas – related transactions, after nine months of delay for settling technicalities.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is drafting a comprehensive guide-book on social media for its members. The guide-book will regulate how personnel express themselves.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Publicly listed PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, the country's largest brewery, has decided to put a break on its expansion plans because of uncertainties related to the ongoin

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disord

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia should continue to prioritize the upgrading of national infrastructure alongside ongoing structural reforms in order to improve the business climate and fully

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – While more people are literate in the country, the country still struggles to make reading a habit.

Jakarta – After waiting three years, Indonesia will soon have new submarines, as three submarines purchased from South Korea are expected to be completed soon.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – At least 2,000 foreign companies in Indonesia have been avoiding billions of dollars of tax in the last 10 years by claiming that their companies are currently running a

Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights body has reminded the government and the House of Representatives not to misuse the revision of the Terrorism Law to limit freedom of expression, in relation to a

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite a recent survey by the Religious Affairs Ministry confirming improved religious harmony in diverse neighborhoods, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), known for its c

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to support the realization of a helicopter transportation service proposed by publicly listed property developer PT Jababeka to boost business

Severianus Endi, Sanggau, West Kalimantan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday that his administration would focus its attention on two matters, namely deregulation and infrastructure d

Bastiaan Scherpen, Jakarta – Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders is in Indonesia this week to take part in the Bali Process ministerial conference, but he'll also be looking to cement ties

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Indonesian Francais Indonesia (IFI), the French cultural center in Bandung, West Java, and a Bandung-based theater group, Mainteater, canceled the monolog theater pe

Tia Agnes, Jakarta – A monolog performance titled "Tan Malaka: I am a Red Haired Deer" should have been held by a theater group from the West Java provincial capital of Bandung at the Main Theater

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia has attained significant improvement in terms of public nutrition, although challenges remain, with only nine cities and regencies recording no nutrition pro

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Believe it or not, Australians have finally been granted free entry to Indonesia for up to 30 days, after years of policy backflips.

Jewel Topsfield, Bali – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has issued a blunt warning that the failure of the key regional forum on people smuggling to address the refugee crisis in South-ea

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After years of being labeled heretical following an edict on Shia issued by the East Java branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in 2012, the headquarters of the Islam

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Johnny Langenheim – The battle over a controversial land reclamation project in Bali is reaching crisis point, with an official decision due any day on an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia have taken steps to enhance their relationship ahead of the Bali Process meeting.

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Police fired warning shots after taxi drivers were attacked in ugly scenes during a massive protest against online ride-sharing services Uber and GrabT

Jakarta – The International Labor Organization (ILO) has called on the business sector to offer employment opportunities and equal treatment to people with disabilities following the passing of a l

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Factions at the House of Representatives rejected on Monday a proposed sanction for political parties that fail to endorse candidates in local elections.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) will close its legal aid service on Monday in order to attend the trial of two LBH Jakarta lawyers accused of disobeying police orders at a l

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) launched on Sunday a website that the public can use to access information about past human rights violations.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – In a fishing village located on the North Jakarta coast, Siti Haminah sits in front of her house gazing vacantly toward the early morning sea, an activity that she has enga

Jakarta – Poor knowledge about the history of Islam has led the public to adopt fanaticism and misguided beliefs, which then helps to maintain decades-long economic disparities in the country.

Jakarta – A legal and political expert has said ex-graft convicts and corruption suspects should not be allowed to run in local elections and if necessary, the government should revoke their politi

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Almost 19,000 mentally ill Indonesians are still being shackled or locked up in a confined place – sometimes for years – despite a 1977 ban on the practice, according to

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Jakarta has spent more than Rp 11 trillion (US$847 million) on education in the last two years. New schools have been built, and existing ones renovated.

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia has stressed Australia is not a threat and it is grateful for Australia's communication over its massive military modernisation program over the next 20 years.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Freedom of expression in the country is in jeopardy, rights groups have warned, as the nation witnessed numerous cases of criminalization over alleged defamation in the past

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Jakarta – Lawmakers want the Indonesian Military to play a broader role, beyond just international defense, and assist in the battle against terrorism and drugs, a House of Representatives member s

Jakarta – More than 23,000 people have signed an online petition launched on Change.org to reject tighter requirements being imposed on independent candidates running for office, like the popular g

Jakarta – After a recent rise in cases concerning freedom of expression throughout the country, the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) has called on the government to guarantee the

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – As over one third of the House of Representatives membership have remained reluctant to report their wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commissio

Jakarta – Dangdut singer Zaskia Gotik was reported to the Jakarta Police on Thursday for allegedly insulting Pancasila, the five principles of the national ideology, and Indonesia's Independence Da