Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia has achieved only half of the global target for early childhood education, while its rate of primary school enrollment has dropped and the number of primary schoo

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A total of 2,500 members of the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) are ready to help secure Jakarta and Bandung during the upcoming Asian-African Conference, includin

Hendra Pasuhuk – A seminar by the International People's Tribunal (IPT1965) titled "Indonesia's 1965 Massacre: Unveiling The Truth, Demanding Justice" that was held in the Den Haag on April 10 on t

Jakarta – Kereta Commuter Line (KCJ), subsidiary of Indonesia's state-run railway company Kereta Api Indonesia, is offering half-price multi-trip tickets for female passengers over the next two wee

Jakarta – A faction of Indonesia's oldest political party affiliated with the opposition claims the rift tearing it apart is being engineered by the pro-government coalition to tighten its control

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – An Indonesian law reform organisation has called for a moratorium on executions after a study of 42 death sentences handed down between 2002 and 2013 found many of the co

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists have said the recent budget spat between Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and the City Council should provide both with a lesson on

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The National Coalition of People with Disabilities has called on the House of Representatives to revise the current draft of a bill on disabled persons before deliberations

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Dutch government's decision to name a street after the late human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib could serve as a reminder that the Indonesian government has

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has slammed the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for releasing a police officer who allegedly played the role of courier in a graft case implicatin

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Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Observers have questioned the future quality of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, after its national congress last week saw members deemed qualified sa

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) to allow victims of crimes or violations committed by soldiers to

PDI-P rank and file, Sanur, Bali – Her unrivalled authority over the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) having been reaffirmed at the party's national congress in Bali, Megawati Soekar

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) finally put former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali behind bars after questioning him for eight straight hours on Frida

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Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police have charged two Golkar Party politicians for document forgery in relation to an ongoing rift tearing apart the country's oldest political party.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has struck a deal with the Religious Affairs Ministry for a joint campaign to strop radicalism, including the spread of the Islamic State (IS) m

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cleared National Police chief nominee Comr. Gen.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police have indicated they will go after Corruption Eradication Commission investigators who declared a former police chief candi

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – South Jakarta District Court judge Tatik Hadiyanti overturned on Wednesday a pretrial petition filed by former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali.

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Jakarta – Rachmati Soekarnoputri, younger sister of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, was officially sworn-in as deputy chairwoman of Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party.

Jakarta – Tycoons, former ministers, musicians and lawyers are among the newly announced lineup at the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, which recently reelected former presidential cand

Jakarta – The Anticorruption Society Coalition has called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the Comr. Gen.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former energy and mineral resources minister Jero Wacik became the seventh graft suspect to file a petition to the South Jakarta District Court to challenge a Corruption Era

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) issued a report on Tuesday demanding the government issue better laws on tolerance and properly enforce existing laws on religious dis

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has warned against the threat of terrorists and extreme groups, saying the military would crack down on radical groups attempting to disturb security or viol

Jakarta – A mafia rules the country's fisheries sector, making it difficult to curb illegal fishing, says the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Union (KNTI).

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Rights activists representing several nongovernmental organizations slammed the government's recent move to block dozens of Islamic websites allegedly containing radical conte

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Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Satisfied with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's explanation of why he chose Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – Suspended police chief candidate Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – A panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday two senior members of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Novel Bamu'min and Shahabudin Anggawi, to seve

Nadya Natahadibrata and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After a string of abrupt and confusing policy reversals six months into his term of office, the credibility of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in produ

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity has taken a steep tumble following a slew of controversial policy initiatives, prompting a call for a cabinet reshuffle to boost his admin

Yustinus Paat & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – At least three political parties will suffer in this year's regional election, analysts predicted on Sunday, with two engulfed in a prolonged power str

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – A 47-year-old woman who was recently sentenced to five months imprisonment for pornographic chatting with her childhood friend in Bandung is appealing to the West Java High Cou

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti pledged to closely monitor fishing companies operating in Indonesia after a year-long Associated Press investigation reve

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The US, Canada and the UK have voiced concerns over the convictions of Canadian Neil Bantleman, 45, who also holds British nationality, and Indonesian Ferdinant Tjiong, 42,

Jakarta – A green group has warned that law enforcement in the environmental sector is effective at cracking down on ordinary citizens but leaves big business untouched.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is investigating the performance of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) as the agency has run into financial diffic

Randy Fabi & Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia's political elite have closed ranks to undermine the country's antigraft commission, which has already been weakened by a bitter dispute over

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives, or DPR, has asked election organizers to allow relatives of serving regional leaders to run in this year's elections, amid a move to block such

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has signaled it may soon begin to vet the country's next police chief, indicating a possible compromise in a st

Jewel Topsfield – In a decision that has alarmed the expatriate community and deepened concerns about Indonesia's justice system, two staff members at one of the most prestigious international scho

Jakarta – A bicycle path is set to be officially inaugurated in The Hague to commemorate the prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, who was murdered in 2004 on his way to the