Jakarta – A human rights activist has criticized President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's subordinates for rebuffing the people's tribunal on the 1965 mass killings and standing against the exposure of the

Jakarta – An under-construction place of worship for an religion indigenous to Central Java was attacked and set alight on Tuesday by a group of protesters, adding to a growing list of such inciden

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – Bogor mayor Bima Arya has been criticized for trying to relocate a planned Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin in an attempt to end a long dispute between the GKI con

Galuh Wandita – In 1965, Kadmiyati was a young student teacher who enjoyed the arts living in Bantul, a small district outside of Yogyakarta.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Indonesia has to vastly improve the competitiveness of industrial sectors before it can finally be considered ready to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which so f

Todung Mulya Lubis, The Hague – Fifty years ago on Sept. 30, in the middle of night, atrocities began.

Jakarta – Indonesia's justice minister has bemoaned the level of overcrowding in the country's penitentiaries, saying more needs to be done to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate drug users, who m

Liza Yosephine – Historians have questioned the government's plan to name former president Soeharto a national hero because of the controversy that surrounded the New Order leader before he was for

Mike Corder, The Hague – A "people's tribunal" opened hearings in the Netherlands Tuesday intended to publicize allegations that Indonesian authorities were responsible for killing hundreds of thou

Jakarta – The government has refused to acknowledge the International People's Tribunal 1965, being held in The Hague, the Netherlands, saying that Indonesia works on its own justice system.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has rebuffed as irrelevant a people's tribunal to be staged in The Hague this week over a military-led purge that led to the deaths of up to two million suspecte

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is mulling whether to implement strict liability in its legal action against individuals or companies whose forest concessions are burning, in a bid to

Adam Henry – Why is it seen as appropriate for Australia to support and celebrate the perpetrators of one of the great mass killings of the 20th Century – before, during and after the e

Each year on Nov. 10, the country commemorates National Heroes Day.

Brigid Delaney – On the night of 28 April, much of the world's media was trained on a prison island off central Java where eight prisoners, including two Australians, were executed at midnight.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Bogor Mayor Bima Arya said he participated in the Global Mayor's Conference, themed Unity in Diversity, in Florence, Italy, over the weekend, to learn about maintaining diver

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The country's textile industry is hoping government efforts to curb illegal imports and reduce electricity costs will help improve the industry's growth in the fourth quarte

Jakarta – House Speaker Setya Novanto has once again found himself mired in controversy, this time over his use of his personal luxury sedan for official purposes.

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Dozens of people voiced their protests in a demonstration on Monday against Gubernatorial Regulation No.

John McCarthy and Zahari Zen – In late October, thousands of activists, students and lecturers in Sumatra staged rallies, urging the government to resolve the country's haze problem.

Jakarta – The government will cut certain projects from the revised 2015 budget (APBN-P) as a result of slow disbursement, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has announced.

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia's economy is expected to grow by less than 5 percent this year, far from the 5.7 percent target stated in the 2015 state budget.

Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa is working on a draft bill on the practice of chemical castration as a punishment for convicted pedophiles despite issues raised by human

Jakarta – A human rights lawyer has urged the government to apologize to the families of victims of mass killings in 1965 during the International People's Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, s

Jakarta – The Social Security Management Agency (BPJS) should be stricter with employers whose payments to its health program are in arrears, a watchdog has said, in order to stop the agency fallin

Jakarta – No fewer than 38 percent of women in parts of West Java's Bogor district tie the knot before turning 18, a survey has found, with almost 8 percent of brides being under 15.

Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has demanded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to remove politics from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Law and Human Rights Ministry and prevent

James Plested – Across Indonesia, vast swathes of forest and peat land are burning, destroying the habitats of countless endangered species, poisoning the air and threatening the health of tens of

Jakarta – Police are looking into claims of threats made against three television reporters covering the high-profile murder of an anti-mining activist in East Java.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government denied claims that it had employed the lobbying services of an Las Vegas-based consultancy firm to assist with President Joko Widodo's recent visit to the United

Jakarta – National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Comr. Gen.

Irhash Ahmady and Sam Cossar-Gilbert – We are witnessing the worst manmade environmental disaster since the BP gulf oil spill.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government is expecting a bigger budget deficit than previously forecast this year as tax revenues have fallen well below target.

Faiza Mardzoeki, Jakarta – There is no doubt that Bali is a beautiful place.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said on Friday that he was ready to talk with human rights activists about the newly-issued gubernatorial regulation on public rallies, hint

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The incentives to be given to some special economic zones (KEK) should be backed up by infrastructure upgrades; otherwise the policy would not work and miss the stated goa

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two rival factions within the Golkar Party have showed no signs of backing down in spite of a truce pledge made by party leaders Aburizal Bakrie and his rival Agung La

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Kate Lamb – Freshly burned land in Indonesia has already been illegally planted with oil palm, new evidence suggests, following the loss of two million hectares of forest and peatland since July to

Michael Buehler – Why did a Singaporean consultant pay $80,000 to a Las Vegas PR company to lobby for the Indonesian government?

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Amid the persistent land and forest fires, the forestry and logging sectors experienced contraction in the third quarter.

Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has thrown his support behind antigraft activist Ronny Maryanto, who has been sued for defamation by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zo

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has vehemently denied the allegation that it tried to ban Indonesian students from attending a "people's tribunal" on the 1965 Indonesian Communist Part

Fadli, Batam – Two British journalists recently found guilty by a court in Riau Islands of visa violations were finally released from detention on Thursday and will soon leave Indonesia after clear

October 2015 marked one year of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's administration, since being sworn into office on 20 October 2014.

Jakarta – Activists have called on local authorities across Indonesia to ensure that regional bylaws and regulations respect human rights and diversity, in the wake of the recent burning of a churc

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called for an Indonesian Military (TNI) soldier who shot and killed a civilian on Tuesday to be tried in a civilian court and not a militar

Ina Parlina and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has promised that military tribunals trying personnel taken to court for civil crimes will be transparent and open to the public

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) ruled on Wednesday that reproductive health education should not be explicitly included in the national curriculum.

Jakarta – Local authorities in Yogyakarta have seized toys imported from China featuring "communist" symbols over fears they may encourage children to explore communism.