Febriamy Hutapea, Jakarta – The December 2014 sexual assault convictions of cleaners employed by ISS at the Jakarta Intercultural School dominated local media for weeks as questions over the legiti

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Carlos Roy Fajarta Barus, Jakarta – Marking the 23rd World Water Day, seven ministries on Saturday signed a mutual agreement to revitalize the National Movement of Water-Saving Partnerships at the

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – After almost two weeks of uncertainty surrounding issues of succession within the Yogyakarta Palace, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X – now Hamengku Bawono X –

In late April Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, wooed foreign moneymen at a big international conference.

It is simply beyond our imagination to let the Yogyakarta sultanate, as one of the oldest living monarchies in the country, crumble in the wake of modernism.

Jakarta – Activists on Friday called on the government and legislature to deliberate on a planned revision of the Criminal Code of Procedures following last week's ruling by the Constitutional Cour

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Erwin Sihombing & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta/Jayapura – The Corruption Eradication Commission has confirmed that it is considering recruiting military officers to join i

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The police have revealed that they are investigating the high-profile graft case revolving around the acquisition of uninterruptible power supply units for Jakarta

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The first hearing in the trial of former Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry secretary-general, Waryono Karno, at the Jakarta Corruption Court revealed on Thursday that ca

Following the execution of two Australian drug convicts despite repeated pleas to Jakarta for clemency, a new poll reveals that Australians have a strong preference for a restrained diplomatic resp

Jakarta – "All roads lead to Rome.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The executive director of the Riau chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Riko Kurniawan, has called for the audit and evaluation of concessions gra

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has spoken out against the House of Representatives' plan to revise the 2015 Local Elections Law and the 2015 Regional Administration Law, warning that the mov

Ari Susanto, Solo – Wiji Thukul, a prominent Indonesian poet, human rights activist and freedom fighter, has been missing since 1998, just weeks before Suharto and his totalitarian regime collapsed

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta - Multi Bintang Indonesia, Indonesia's biggest beer producer, posted a sharp decline in profit for the first quarter due to the recent Trade Ministry regulation that proh

Indonesian socialist Sherr Rinn writes of the need to bring radical politics into the labour movement, which is still hampered by the huge defeats of the Suharto era.

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Ina Parlina and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno dismissed on Tuesday speculation that deputy National Police ch

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Activists are sceptical about plans by the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, to recruit military officials, with some saying the move could strengthen the

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Environmental activists have called on President Joko Widodo to extend and strengthen a forest-clearing moratorium that runs out this month.

Devie Kania, Jakarta – A year after its launch on Jan.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) supports a bill being drafted at the House of Representatives that would ban – with some exceptions – the production, distribution, s

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – Rights group Migrant Care has slammed the government's recent decision to halt the sending of migrant workers in the informal sector to Middle Eastern countries, saying that the move will

Giri Ahmad Taufik – In spite of vigorous appeals from Australia for Indonesia to spare the lives of Bali duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, most Indonesians were not persuaded.

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Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri announced on Monday that the government would stop the placement of migrant workers in 21 countries of the Middle East, so far among the top destinations of Indonesi

As part of its organizational restructuring, the Indonesian Military (TNI) merged on Monday the military police corps of the three armed forces into one institution dealing with enforcement of mili

Jakarta – Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said on Monday that a proposed plan to abolish the death penalty was still only at the discussion stage, following a proposal from several legislators t

Josh Lees – For weeks, the media displayed rare sympathy for two men, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have now been executed in Indonesia. Rare indeed.

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Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) recorded 12,510 cases of violence against women and children in 2014.

Jakarta – A political analyst has warned the General Elections Commission (KPU) against adopting the three recommendations proposed by the House of Representatives regarding this year's simultaneou

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Jennifer Robinson – Australia is up in arms over Indonesia's execution of the Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. And rightly so: the death penalty is abhorrent and must be abolished.

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Senior Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan has filed a pretrial motion against the National Police over his arrest, which his lawyers say

Dave Armstrong – Today we may think of the Dutch as a race of benevolent liberals, many of whom sit in Amsterdam cafes smoking hash and listening to bad Eurojazz, but like all colonists, the Dutch

Jakarta – The HIV/AIDS Research Center of Atmajaya University has released a study arguing that HIV patients may be stigmatized by local ordinances requiring them to admit their health status to th

Jakarta – The public is dissatisfied with the government's ability to implement its social-assistance programs, according to a recent survey.

Erwin Sihombing & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's top official in charge of prisons handed in his resignation on Monday following the discovery last month that a drug kingpi

Kristian Silva – The Brisbane lawyer who asked the Australian Federal Police to stop Bali Nine member Scott Rush travelling to Indonesia has dismissed a police explanation that the drug smugglers c

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Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Police are still investigating the motive behind the alleged suicide of a worker who set himself on fire and leapt to his death from the roof of the Gelora Bung Karno st

Malang – Indonesia has dropped to 138th place in the latest World Press Freedom Index, as journalists declare police an enemy of free speech and activists call for an end to restrictions on news co

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) named the police enemies of press freedom for the fourth time during an event held to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Sunday.

A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Ahmad Basarah, is saying that the recent arrest of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KP

Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, Makassar/Semarang – Workers across the archipelago marked International Labor Day, or May Day, on Friday, with street rallies and art performances, voicing their var