Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a bill allowing the distribution of funds worth Rp 20 billion [US$1.5 million] to each member for the development of their r

Michael Taylor, Jakarta – Nationalistic policies imposed by Indonesia's previous administration – including a ban on unprocessed mineral exports – threw the resources sector into turmoil last year.

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The government's plan to implement a tax amnesty for financial criminals might bring more harm than good to the Indonesian economy, analysts are warning.

Randy Fabi, Palembang – Fed up with capitalists plundering Indonesia's riches, members of the country's second-largest Islamic group have drawn up plans to launch a "people's power" movement.

Andreyka Natalegawa, Jakarta – A recent report by a United Nations agency reveals that nations across the world, including Indonesia, have made significant strides in ensuring the basic rights and

Eveline Danubrata & Cindy Silviana, Jakarta – Indonesian companies are shedding jobs as they grapple with the weakest economic growth in six years, adding to the troubles facing President Joko

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Conservation group Save Sharks Indonesia has said Indonesia is the largest supplier of shark fins in the international market, and this has led to an increase in shark fishin

Andreyka Natalegawa & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Human rights activists and legal experts have again called on President Joko Widodo to halt the execution of drug traffickers following th

It is under the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo that the campaign against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has gained the most momentum and looks to have reached the poi

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has pointed out that surveillance played a significant role in its recent arrests of politicians suspected of accepting bribes in

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Jakarta – A coalition of rights groups are urging President Joko Widodo to stay true to his campaign promises to protect minority groups and ensure the safe return of a Shiite community to their ho

Jakarta – The incoming head of Indonesia's intelligence body has admitted that his appointment was a political favor from President Joko Widodo, who his party endorsed in last year's election.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – A week after being blocked from their Friday prayers in the An Nur Mosque in Bukit Duri Tanjakan, Tebet, South Jakarta, around 50 members of the Bukit Duri Ahmadi congregat

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rejected a plan by the House of Representatives to amend the 2002 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law, saying that the government h

Rosalia Sciortino, Bangkok – The judicial review of the proposed change to the marriageable age stated in Article 7(1) of the 1974 Marriage Law, which was filed by the Women's Health Foundation (Ya

Jakarta – Seventy percent of Indonesian smokers are teenagers, an expert said on Friday.

Tama Salim and Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – Faced with the prospect of its authority being stripped by the House of Representatives, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) called on lawmakers to am

Jakarta – A bill submitted to parliament and aimed at defanging the national antigraft commission has served to highlight the growing rift between President Joko Widodo and his political backers.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday rejected a judicial review of two articles in the Marriage Law, maintaining its current provisions on the minimum age requirement and interfaith m

Kennial Laia, Basten Gokkon & Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted the Constitutional Court for rejecting a judicial review calling for official recognition of inter

Tama Salim and Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is divided over the so-called constituency funds as the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has indicated its

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – The country's president constitutionally has the prerogative and the liberty to nominate and appoint candidates for top posts in the government and the military, includin

No matter how we slice and dice the issue of West Papuan independence, it always comes down to this: Do the indigenous peoples of a distinct and discrete land mass have the democratic right to self

Usmin, Bengkulu – Concerned about the spread of HIV and AIDS, lawmakers in Bengkulu are working on a directive to limit the sale of condoms and other contraceptives, arguing that the availability o

Leong Tsu Quin, Bangkok – From June 4 to 5, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a workshop with Indonesian lawyers that we would much rather not have had at all.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says the current regulation on building houses of worship contributes to religious conflict.

Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a petition for a judicial review of Indonesia's law on marriages, which, among other things, does not recognize inte

Astrid Zweynert, Hong Kong – Indonesia's proposed ban on sending domestic workers to the Middle East will force women seeking an escape from poverty to migrate illegally, and put them at greater ri

Jakarta – A group that advocates for the rights of mixed-nationality couples is filing a judicial review on the Marriage Law and the Agriculture Law, arguing that both are discriminatory to Indones

Haeril Halim and Tama Salim, Jakarta – Efforts to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued apace with the House of Representatives announcing its plan to revise the 2002 Corrupt

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its estimate on Indonesia's economic growth to 4.7 percent for 2015, a growth revision similar to that made by the Worl

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – The asylum seeker boat captain has spoken publicly for the first time, confirming he received a cash payment from an Australian official on the condition he never

George Roberts, Indonesia – Indonesian police have provided new details about how Australian authorities allegedly intercepted an asylum seeker boat, transferred the passengers onto two boats and s

Jakarta – Indonesia's most notorious hard-line Islamic group says its members will give a strong reprimand to streetside food vendors who remain open for business during daylight hours of the Musli

Bengkulu, Jubi – Two Papuan indigenous languages, Saponi and Mapia, are among 14 Indonesian tongues that have gone extinct.

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon said that revising the 2002 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law was necessary to prevent the antigraft body's leade

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With faith-based opposition to vaccination drives having contributed to outbreaks of diphtheria in some provinces, physicians are calling on parents to

Ruslan Sangadji and Apriadi Gunawan, Palu/Medan – The nationwide simultaneous regional elections scheduled for December this year are unlikely to see much participation by independent candidates.

As if to show their defense of people's interests, House of Representatives members have proposed a whopping budget of Rp 11.2 trillion (US$842 million) for next year to be spent on development pro

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Jakarta – The Australian government has paid thousands of dollars to turn back boats of asylum seekers for at least four years, a document reveals.

Jakarta – Conservative politicians and clerics have lashed out at Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin over his seemingly benign call for mutual respect and understanding between Musli

Bengkulu/Makassar – As many as 5,500 bottles of liquor seized in Bengkulu were destroyed on Tuesday under the watchful eye of local administrators and police and military commanders, as authorities

Jakarta – A bid by Indonesian politicians to channel Rp 20 billion ($1.5 million) in pork-barrel funds to every national legislator has met its most powerful detractor yet in former president Susil

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Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka – West Papua will be the highest-profile issue at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders' summit in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 24-26 June 2015.

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Exports continue to drop in May with little sign of improvement in the future as the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) predicts less trade surplus later this year.

Iwan Dzulvan Amir, Jakarta – Once again, Aceh has become a national laughingstock and an international embarrassment.

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Kupang, Indonesia – Photographs of thousands of US dollars handed to six people smugglers, which Indonesian police say is proof of bribery by Australian officials,