Noviani Setuningsih & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla says that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) itself is to blame for any supposed moves it claims are aimed at w

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Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government may make existing tax allowances applicable to labor-intensive industries in an effort to reach its 2-million-a-year job-creation target, an official with t

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Hotman Siregar & Robertus Wardhy, Jakarta – The rift dividing Indonesia's oldest political party, Golkar, continued to widen as two rival factions drew different interpretations of a verdict is

Jakarta – The Independent Journalists' Alliance (AJI) has called on the police not to criminalize media reporting on corruption since it was the people's constitutional right to be informed.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama of Jakarta on Tuesday revealed more irregularities inside the city's budget proposal, which has been revi

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) said Monday that South Jakarta District Court judge Sarpin Rizaldi could face dismissal if a current investigation confirmed that he had abused

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Environmental group Greenpeace has suspended cooperation with giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) as police are trying to prevent further violence after a farmer was allegedly beat

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Farmers reported declining rice production throughout last year, indicating a challenging test for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's goal to secure the domestic rice s

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's security forces must prioritize the prevention of terrorism in the country, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of the National P

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Jakarta – Hundreds of employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) staged a walkout for a quarter of an hour and in protest at the commission's decision to hand over the case on former

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Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will hand over the Budi Gunawan case to the National Police.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Major lenders reported rising bad loans throughout last year but stakeholders have played down the impact on the soundness of the banking industry and, in turn, economic

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Hari Baskoro, 39, said he was on a mission when attending Car Free Day on Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin on Sunday morning.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Deti Mega Purnamasari & Carlos Paath, Jakarta – The National Democratic (NasDem) Party on Monday retracted its support for a legislative inquiry that could lead to impeach

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A member of an independent team assisting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo resolve tensions between the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) – Bamba

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's chief of staff Luhut Panjaitan has been granted greater authority to coordinate key policy initiatives, under a new Presidential Regulation, or Perpre

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Yustinus Paat, Nusa Dua, Bali/Jakarta – Zulkifli Hasan, the newly elected chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), asserted on Monday that his party would stay i

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN), should strengthen its political appeal under new chairman Zulkifli Hasan and take advantage of the ongoing identity crises that other Indo

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to investigate the controversial decision of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri in the 2

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Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Religious leaders are urging Muslims nationwide to take the lead in promoting religious tolerance in multicultural Indonesia.

Rizal Harahap and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Pekanbaru/Padang – Haze from forest and land fires in several regencies in Riau has started covering Pekanbaru, the provincial capital, reducing visibility t

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has warned its personnel against using social media, as it says doing so may compromise national security.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Ezra Sihite & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft commission has vowed to follow up on a report by Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alleging budg

Parwito – The Solo chapter of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) accompanied by leading members of the Boyolali branch of the Pancasila Youth (PP) visited the Central Java regional police headquarte

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership has said that for the remainder of its 10-month tenure, it will sideline the probe into the Bank Indonesia liquidity s

Haeril Halim and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Since its inception in 2003, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has endured a series of attempts to erode its power and deter future graft crac

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – History has proven that two out of three sitting chairmen of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have been forced to pay for their aggressiveness in the job and have

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The death penalty is an inhuman form of punishment and not effective in deterring crime, the Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) said on Friday, ahead of the pending execut

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Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Acting Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Taufiqurrahman Ruki has vowed to pursue corruption cases less aggressively "to help government progra

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Child rights non-governmental organization Plan International and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) on Thursday released a shocking report saying that s

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Jakarta – Following on from former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali, former House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy and environment chairman Sutan Batoegana, who was imp

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – The Jakarta City Council on Thursday unanimously decided to launch an inquiry against the capital's governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, for

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia and Singapore are working to improve defense relations after last year's spat over the naming of a Usman Harun Navy corvette.

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Ina Parlina, Bogor, West Java – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, reiterated on Thursday its support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to press ahead with the government's

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, already under increasingly heavy fire over the imminent execution of 11 drug convicts, on Wednesday was presented with a lengthy to-do list courtesy of Amnesty Inte

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Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has rolled out its plan to use the restive region of Poso in Central Sulawesi as the training ground for its quick reaction strike force (PPRC).

Jakarta – A seminar held to discuss accessibility to health services for victims of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge was disrupted by Indonesia's most notorious hardline Islamic group on Tu

Jakarta – The Ombudsman Commission announced it had found National Police's arrest of an antigraft deputy last month violated ethics rules.