Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Civil Society Coalition is encouraging eligible voters nationwide to not vote for regional head candidates endorsed by political parties supporting an am

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Jakarta – The House of Representatives Ethics Council has found several anomalies in the controversial work visit of senior lawmakers to New York last month, during which House leaders also appeare

Jakarta – A village chief in East Java has admitted to paying off three officers for protecting an illegal sand mining operation in his village.

Boyolali – A wedding reception of a same-sex couple has confused residents of Cluntang village, Musuk, Boyolali regency, Central Java.

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has reaffirmed his commitment to realising a national defence movement.

Jakarta – A lawmaker on Monday demanded the ousting of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry's penitentiary director general after another photograph was circulating online that seemed to be showin

Slamet Susanto and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Bantul, Yogyakarta/Surakarta, Central Java – The majority of workers in the handicraft industry in Yogyakarta and Central Java are paid below the regional mini

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Television watchdog Remotivi has accused the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) of being biased when it comes to minority-related issues, including on lesbian, gay,

Jakarta – Crescent Star Party (PBB) chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra has criticized the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for repeatedly urging the government to making a formal apology

National – Marking the 13th World Day against the Death Penalty on Saturday, the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) has called on the government and the House of Representatives to

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Jakarta – An alarming number of states across the globe, including Indonesia, continue to violate international law by executing people convicted on drug-related charges, Amnesty International said

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has concluded that the quality of local television programming has been held back by the endless supp

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Jon Afrizal and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Jambi/Padang – Fires that razed extensive forest areas and peat lands in Sumatra and Kalimantan over the past few weeks have caused local residents to struggle

Jakarta – Textile and footwear businesspeople have welcomed the government's launch of the so-called "investment desk" on Friday, calling it an effort to reach out to labor-intensive industries at

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Jakarta – In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 communist purge, the Jakarta Art Council's (DKJ) Kineforum will screen 30 films, themed "Memori dan Suara yang Terpinggirkan" (Memorie

You arrived, my child, in the darkness of misery; You cried, but your father did not hear you; Only with your mother's tears, noble tears, embracing you; You came to life with many wounds – "Si Buy

Jakarta – Less than half of all Indonesians support the House of Representatives, a survey conducted in September by political pollster Indo Barometer has found.

More than 31,000 people have expressed their support for a petition to reject the revision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) law.

Jakarta – Fadli Zon, a deputy speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, has been appointed to lead the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (Gopac).

Jakarta – Unreported forest clearing cost Indonesia up to $9 billion between 2003 and 2014 in lost timber royalties – about three times the royalties it actually received, an investigation by the c

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on Wednesday stripping the Judicial Commission of its role in the selection of judges for district courts, religious courts and

Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation against three police officers from a Lumajang precinct in East Java for their alleged role in last month's brutal death of local anti-mi

Jakarta – The government and lawmakers have eliminated almost half of the articles in a draft bill on people with disabilities, raising concerns that the bill will fail to address the needs of disa

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Jakarta – In conjunction with the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, local rights groups have renewed their call for the government to abolish the death penalty, especially for drug convicts

Jakarta – Trisakti University criminal law expert Abdul Fickar Hajar said on Thursday that the revision of Law No.

Jakarta – Public satisfaction with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kala is continuously declining, according to a survey conducted by Indo Barometer.

Indonesia's manufacturers said that they had been concerned since Malaysia and Vietnam joined with eight countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.

Jakarta – A prominent Russian representative has welcomed the opportunity to develop the peaceful use of nuclear power in Indonesia after a number of Russian companies signed on to a flagship proje

Jakarta – App-based motorcycle taxis, known locally as ojek, including GoJek and GrabBike have a new contender on the streets of Jakarta with the launch of women-only service LadyJek on Thursday.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has asked Australia to help it fight forest fires raging through Kalimantan and Sumatra that have created dangerously high levels of air pollution in the region

Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticized several articles in the draft revision of Law No.

Jakarta – Tantowi Yahya, deputy chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives, said on Monday that all factions of the legislature support the idea of revising the law on military tribun

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – About 100 protestors representing thousands of residents who have been evicted, or who expect to be evicted soon, grouped as the Victims of Jakarta Evictions Forum (FKPJ), st

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A murder in public view in an East Java village takes us back to the dark days of impunity, an end to which was promised by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo during his election campaign.

Ina Parlina, Tangerang, Banten – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday launched an investment program that will monitor 16 companies in the labor-intensive industry, in an effort to increase emp

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Abraham Utama, Jakarta – A new life begins after 50.

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Jakarta – A team of House members have alleged that the Lumajang Police did not respond correctly to threats received by Samsul, or Salim Kancil, a 52-year-old villager from Pasirian district, Luma

Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok – Malaysia has ordered all schools to close for two days as choking haze blanketing a large swathe of south-east Asia is on track to become the worst on record.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite criticism from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) and Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administra

Muhammad Kemal Macharani, Jakarta – Scores of activists from the movement Indonesia Without Militarism (ITM) held a protest action in front of the State Place in Central Jakarta.