Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has allegedly tried to ban Indonesian students from attending a "people's tribunal" on the 1965 Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) purge in The Hague.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Up until August, unemployment reached 7.56 million people, an increase of 320,000 people from the same period last year.

Fadli, Batam – In an attempt to maintain a positive environment for business, the government has pledged to guarantee the safety of foreign investment companies by providing proper security measure

Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to move nomadic forest tribes into reservations as part of its solution for "empowering" communities threatened by massive loss of forests in southern Suma

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has urged the National Police not to include criticism of the government in its definition of hate speech as that wou

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Civil society groups have warned National Police chief Gen.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two years after a landmark ruling in 2013 by the Constitutional Court on the 1999 Forestry Law that invalidated the government's claim to customary forests, red tape c

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a judicial review of the 2012 Legislative Elections Law, maintaining provisions that a lawmaker, regional representative council member or l

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung acknowledged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would soon be meeting the leaders of parties within

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The military police have arrested a soldier, First Sgt.

Jakarta – The draft presidential regulation that would extend the powers of the Indonesian Military (TNI) is a dangerous step backwards.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has signed off on a city minimum wage of Rp 3.1 million (US$228.80) per month after the amount was approved by the city wage committee, whic

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government plans to revise regulations related to the forestry sector in a bid to put an end to the annual forest fires that have put the lives of millions of peop

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X overseeing education, youth affairs, sports, tourism, art and culture is set to summon Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister

Jakarta – The governors of two key Indonesian provinces say they will not obey a central government directive changing how minimum wages are set, posing a challenge to President Joko Widodo.

National – Two noted lawyers have demanded that the National Police immediately revoke a recently issued circular on hate speech, saying it could cause misperceptions in society, particularly becau

Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Sohibul Iman pledged that his party would be loyal to the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, although it would continue to be critic

Jakarta – A soldier reportedly shot a man dead in Cibinong, Bogor regency, after the victim's motorcycle bumped into his car.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – A survey from global market researcher Nielsen shows that the Indonesian consumer confidence index has continued to decline, going down four points, to 116, in the third q

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After holding separate training for almost 15 years, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police wrapped up a joint basic training and education program, which many exp

Julia Suryakusuma, Jakarta – Who doesn't know Barbra Streisand, the super talented singer, songwriter, actress, filmmaker and icon, one of the best-selling artists of all time, known for her songs

Jewel Topsfield – Two British filmmakers who were arrested for filming a documentary about piracy without a journalism visa have been sentenced to two months and 15 days jail.

Half a century ago in Indonesia, following the events of October 1 1965, 500,000 to one million people accused of being members or supporters of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) w

Jakarta – The Chairman of Indonesia's Press Council has criticized a circular issued by the National Police ordering a crackdown on hate speech, saying that it could be used to curb democracy and f

Anas Apriyadi, Bantul – Scores of sets of children's toy miniature soldiers in Bantul, Yogyakarta, were seized from a number of toy shops by TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers from the Bantul 0729

Nancy Groves – If the Indonesian authorities hoped to silence conversation about the 50th anniversary of the country's anti-communist purges that killed an estimated 500,000 people in 1965, their 1

Jakarta – The Jakarta city police have shown support for a new gubernatorial regulation that limits demonstrations in the capital city, signed recently by Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok"Tjahaja Purn

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) may file a petition with the Constitutional Court against a recently issued gubernatorial regulation that restricts free speech in public sp

Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers want to know how exactly the government spent 10 million euro ($11 million) in taxpayer money to be present at the Frankfurt Book Fair and why "certain groups" played

Ni Komang Erviani, Gianyar, Bali – The 12th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Bali officially concluded on Sunday evening with a call for writers and the public to continue their fight ag

Katharine McGregor & Jemma Purdey – The forced cancellation by local Gianyar (Bali) police of panels and other events related to discussions of 1965 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival las

When The Jakarta Post's senior editor spoke at the Ubud Readers and Writers festival in Bali, a policeman emerged from the audience to photograph him.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Monday that Indonesia had recorded 0.08 percent deflation during the month of October due to a surplus of food supplies.

Apriadi Gunawan and Hotli Simanjuntak, Medan/Banda Aceh – Potential conflicts between animals and human beings have continued to emerge in some regions on Sumatra, mostly because of severe disturba

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Indra Harsaputra, Surakarta/Surabaya – Several weeks ahead of the country's first ever simultaneous elections for regional heads, 16 candidates paid a visit to the grave of fo

Jakarta – The feuding camps of the split Golkar Party have agreed to support the government of President Joko Widodo, Agung Laksono said on Sunday night after a conciliation meeting with his rival,

Ati Nurbaiti and Ni Komang Erviani, Ubud – The young writer Eliza Vitri Handayani went around the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival selling her own novels from her backpack, wearing a T-shirt depic

Jakarta – Labor activists have pointed fingers at the Jakarta Police for allegedly committing violent acts when they tried to disperse a labor protest from in front of the State Palace in Central J

Jakarta – A leading anti-haze activist has accused the chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly of allowing corporations to burn forests and causing the haze crisis.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Changing a traditional practice like child marriage may seem daunting, especially when such marriages are considered acceptable in a group or society.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Providing a conducive environment for the delivery of safe and legal abortions will prevent women from suffering complications from unsafe abortions, which are a maj

Jakarta – As many as 24 workers were arrested during a demonstration in front of State Palace on Friday demanding the government revise its new regulation regarding the annual minimum wage determin

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – A coalition of human rights groups has voiced opposition to the government's plan to introduce chemical castration for sex offenders.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has criticized the police for allegedly beating up two of its activists during a labor rally at the State Palace on Friday.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from dozens of alliances in Greater Jakarta staged a protest against Government Regulation (PP) No.

Jakarta – In a move likely to be welcomed by big fishing companies, Indonesia has lifted its ban on foreign vessels being operated by local entities, even as audits found that 80 percent of those s

Jakarta – Amnesty International is calling on the Indonesian government to stop restricting the rights to freedom of expression and assembly with its attempts to silence public discussion about the

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Ubud, Bali – As creeping censorship of politically sensitive issues by Indonesian authorities attracted international opprobrium last week, the bodies of nine victi

Yogyakarta – Four university students continued their hunger strike in front of the Yogyakarta Legislative Council's (DPRD) headquarters, which began earlier this week in protest of the provincial

Jakarta – More than two million hectares of forest area have been reduced to ashes in the past five months in Indonesia, according to the data published by the National Space and Aviation Agency (L