Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Following protests from foreign media outlets, the Home Ministry on Thursday decided to revoke circulars that obliged all visiting foreign journalists to report themselves t

Back in May both national and international media greeted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to lift decades-long restrictions on foreign media access in Papua, calling the move a step in th

Ina Parlina and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – After meetings with businesspeople and key economic policy makers, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has promised to offer many new incentives and to furthe

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has fiercely condemned the Jakarta Corruption Court's decision on Thursday to issue a second postponement of a trial hearing of b

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The National Meeting of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Surabaya, East Java on Thursday elected senior cleric Ma'ruf Amin as chairman of the organization for the 2015-

Jakarta – A state elementary school in Banyuasin, South Sumatra, has banned its students from wearing veils while at school.

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Jakarta – Twenty-one families from Semarang in Central Java have filed a lawsuit against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo over the demolition of their houses by the Indonesian Army.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has apologized for and withdrawn a regulation aimed at increasing government control over foreign journalists operating in In

Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) lawyers have expressed their concern over the role of military and police personnel in a number of evictions, including the one in Kampung Pulo,

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung to immediately draft a circular, containing guidance for regional leaders on how to avoid activity that could lead to t

Jakarta – Indonesia's chief welfare minister has come under fire for spending Rp 140 billion ($9.86 million) setting up a website that apparently copies the code from a Barack Obama supporters' sit

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Jakarta – The director general for Political Affairs and General Administration at the Home Affairs Ministry, Soedarmo, said on Tuesday that the government issued official documents on procedures f

Djemi Amnifu and Suherdjoko, Kupang/Semarang – After being named official candidates for the country's first ever simultaneous elections for regional heads (Pilkada), to be held on Dec.

The Finance Ministry has issued a new regulation that offers a tax holiday of up to 20 years for companies operating in one of nine specified pioneer sectors, in a bid to attract more investment an

Emily Mitchell – It was six years last Friday (21/8/15) since the Montara oil spill began spewing into the Timor Sea.

Agus Maryono and Suherdjoko, Kebumen/Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has called on the Army and local farmers in Kebumen to immediately take their long-standing dispute over the man

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) reported on Monday that from May to August it received several reports of extreme violence perpetrated by officers of

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Jakarta – Anti-graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) and the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) are calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to tackle ongoing attempts to

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The city administration plans to evict 12,000 families occupying riverbanks this year, in order to speed up its river normalization program.

Tom Allard – Indonesian authorities have shut down an investigation into allegations that judges asked for bribes in exchange for more lenient sentences for executed Bali nine pair Myuran Sukumaran

Endy Bayuni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo came up with a short and catchy slogan, Ayo Kerja (Let's Work), to mark Indonesia's 70th Independence Day anniversary on Aug. 17.

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Jakarta – Activists called for an overarching judicial approach to Indonesia's past human rights violations at conference on Friday, saying reconciliation wasn't enough to heal wounds.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) started work on Friday to deal with the rampant illegal issuance of forest use permits by enlisting the help of three relevant ministries.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has noted bad track records for 10 out of 19 candidates shortlisted to lead the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Jakarta – The South Sulawesi Prosecutors' Office has again returned to the police the case dossier of Abraham Samad, the former chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who was accu

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Kupang has initiated the development of "Kampung Toleransi Beragama" (religious tolerance village) in the Transad area, Naibonat subdistrict, Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tengga

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Jakarta – Speaker of the House of Representatives Setya Novanto said that lawmakers would heed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call to halt the multi-million dollar construction project at the Hou

Tassia Sipahutar – Regions with low budget absorption stand to see their regional funds "frozen" by the central government.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As a sign that Indonesia is embracing expatriates to help lure foreign investment, the government has lifted several restrictions on foreigners working in the country.

If only Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama had been eager to listen to a proposal on the kampung susun (elevated village) development in Kampung Pulo, violence would not have marred the

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The Indonesian and Australian air forces will hold a joint exercise entitled, "Eagle Ausindo 2015" from August 21 to 29, El Tari Air Force Base Commander, Colonel Andi

Bhatara Ibnu Reza, Sydney – Ten years ago at the end of summer in Helsinki, the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a memorandum of understanding to end more than 30 years of the con

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Facing various administrative hurdles and a tighter schedule this sitting period, the House of Representatives will only aim to pass a maximum of 16 bills into law, fewer than

Jayapura, Papua – Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has launched the Prostitution-Free National Movement 2015 in the Papua provincial city of Jayapura on Friday in a bid to free Indo

Jon Afrizal and Rizal Harahap, Jambi/Pekanbaru – It is believed that oil palm plantations and industrial forest companies have played roles in the spreading of fires currently burning hundreds of h

Jakarta – As giant developers begin their mega projects, constructing islets for commercial purposes as part of a controversial coastal reclamation project to create 17 man-made islands, more than

Jakarta – Residents from a flood-prone area in Jakarta clashed with city officials during a forced eviction on Thursday, prompting security forces to fire tear gas and water cannons.

Jakarta – Residents of the flood-prone area of Kampung Pulo in East Jakarta were involved in a clash with Public Order Agency officers on Thursday when the Jakarta City Administration was trying to

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the country still needed the Corruption Eradication Commission to combat corruption.

Raras Cahyafitri and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo made a rare rebuke on Wednesday after a rift between two members of his Cabinet came under public scrutiny and created a c

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Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Australia's relationship with Indonesia is like that of two porcupines in the middle of a cold night, according to a senior adviser to the government of Indonesian Presid

Jakarta – Workers have demanded that the management of steel factory PT Karawang Prima Sejahtera Steel (PT KPSS) in West Java improve its workplace safety following Saturday's explosion that left o