Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia president director Maroef Sjamsoeddin decided to record a conversation with House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto and oil and gas businessman Mu

The captain of an asylum-seeker boat allegedly intercepted by the Australian navy has told a court how he negotiated a hefty payment to take the migrants back to Indonesia to avoid goin

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – For years, forest fires and the ensuing haze have been reoccurring problems in Indonesia.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is gearing up to revitalize its family planning (KB) program after being dormant for more than a decade, starting with the launch of KB vill

Jakarta – The Association of Journalists for Diversity (Sejuk) has criticized a recent National Police circular on hate speech, warning that it could pose a threat to minority groups an

Dewi Safitri – At a training session in South Jakarta in mid-November, a military officer taught martial arts to 300 students from a public school.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas, Central Java – Almost everywhere in Central Java is categorized as prone to natural disasters, especially floods, windstorms and landslides, an official has warn

Jakarta – The central government is continuing to ignore religious-based discrimination and violence, with many cases going unresolved, human rights watchdogs have said.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a judicial review filed by a civil society group challenging the authority of regional heads to declare a state of emergency during

Jakarta – As part of efforts to boost the business of local manufacturers, the government has pledged to use more locally sourced materials for various infrastructure projects next year

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Policymakers need to start focusing more on the development of the services sector and high-skilled manufacturing to reduce dependence on commodities, which have

Jakarta – The Coalition of Indonesian Women for Justice and Democracy (KPIKD) has criticized the proposed Indonesian migrant workers protection bill for not stipulating protection again

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Jonathan Vit, Jakarta) – Progress in the fight against global warming may hinge on the future of one tiny fruit in Southeast Asia.

Jakarta – The Jakarta AIDS Prevention Commission (KPAP) has circulated data showing that Jakarta recorded the highest number of new HIV cases in the country this year.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is witnessing a growing rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among adolescents, the most vulnerable population, a UN Asia Pacifi

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Jambi Police say they have named officials from several corporations as suspects in the peatland and forest fires that spread a choking haze across the province

Political tension over the 2021 Freeport Indonesia contract extension brokerage scandal involving House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto continues to build up with rival politic

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has defended a proposed revision of the law on Indonesia's anticorruption body.

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Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry expects its early bidding policy will expedite budget disbursement to at least 90 percent by the end of next year.

Jakarta – Indonesia will present it's ideas on how to prevent forest fires and rehabilitate damaged peatland as part of climate change mitigation efforts at the upcoming UN climate chan

Jewel Topsfield – Tensions have once again flared between Indonesia and Australia over asylum seeker policy after a boat that was pushed back from Christmas Island by the Royal Australi

Haeril Halim and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – A former advisor to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to encourage the House of Represent

Jakarta – Experts have urged the government to strengthen ties within communities to increase public participation in combating radicalism.

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The government will put more oil and gas blocks up for bidding next year despite little interest from business players in previous offerings amid low prices

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Jakarta – Two NGOs representing Sundanese people, the Sundanese People's Alliance and the West Java Siliwangi Youth Wing, have filed a complaint with the West Java Police against the le

Tama Salim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has once again delayed its final decision on whether to return to the government the names of candidates for the leade

By Max Lane

Executive summary

Bekasi - On the second day of the national strike, Tuesday November 25, the United People's Committee (KPR) conducted sweeps of factories, held a convoy and a solidarity action for work

Jakarta – Thousands of laborers demonstrated on Thursday in front of City Hall on Jl.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has found irregularities in the campaign fund reports of candidates participating in the simultaneous local elec

Malaysia – Indonesian migrant workers (BMI) working in Malaysia have joined in opposing Government Regulation (PP) Number 78/2015 on Wages with posters reading, "We as workers in Malays

Hans Nicholas Jong, National – In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Nov.

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The Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) plans to set up representative offices abroad to protect Indonesian migrant workers in major destinat

Bekasi – Thousands of workers came out on strike in a number of areas of Greater Jakarta on Tuesday, demanding the revocation of Government Regulation (PP) No.

Bekasi City – Responding to the call for a national strike on November 24-27, on Tuesday November 24 thousands of workers in the city of Bekasi, West Java, held a convoy opposing Govern

To imagine Indonesia without the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) is next to impossible, given the numerous national figures the country's largest student group has helped groom, m

Jakarta – Rejecting Government Regulation (PP) Number 78/2015 on Wages, the Fraternity of Indonesian Muslim Workers (PPMI) together with the United People's Committee (KPR) launched a n

Bekasi - Thousands of workers who were gathered at the East Jakarta Industrial Park (EJIP) in Cikarang in the Bekasi regency of West Java were forcibly disbursed by police on Wednesday

Indonesia is under pressure to properly enforce sweeping land-management reforms to improve its record on devastating wildfires with less than a week to crucial climate talks in Paris.

Tangerang – A bitter smile crept across the face of mussel farmer Muhammad Ali, 41, as he described his struggle to make ends meet amid an ongoing coastal reclamation project in Dadap,

Medan – Thousands of hectares of mangroves along the eastern coast of North Sumatra have been seriously damaged due to large areas being converted into oil palm plantations.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of industrial workers across Greater Jakarta are set to hold mass strikes on Tuesday as part of a three-day national strike protesting Gov

Jakarta – The local administration of Luwu regency in South Sulawesi has banned the sale of condoms over concerns about teenagers having casual sex.

In desperate moments we discover our true friends in those who stand up for us, and House Speaker Setya Novanto may feel assured he does have a few of them around.

John Mohammad, Jakarta – The 1999 law on freedom of opinion must be revised.

Jakarta – Hundreds of laborers demonstrated in Jakarta on Tuesday after trade union leaders called of a national labor strike scheduled to take place from Tuesday to Friday.