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Fedina S.

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Amalinda Savirani – After a narrow victory that brought someone from outside the country's old guard into office, some supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are starting to become disillus

Jewel Topsfield and Tom Allard – Indonesian authorities executed a Brazilian man last month without allowing a priest to perform the last rites as he waited for the firing squad.

Solo – Police have announced that an investigation into allegations of child trafficking and sexual abuse against the King of Solo, Pakubuwono XIII, will be discontinued due to lack of evidence.

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Haeril Halim and Margareth S.

Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali filed a pretrial petition at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday in an attempt to have the court invalidate his suspect status in

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Tired of an endless barrage of celebrity gossip on your TV? Now you can complain about it from the palm of your hand.

Kupang – Ninth Regional Military Command (Kodam IX) Udayana commander Maj. Gen.

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Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – For the last 70-or-so years, Indonesia and Australia have been in a dynamic relationship, frequently punctuated by tensions.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has slammed the disbanding of meeting of victims of human rights violations in West Sumatra on Sunday February 22.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – All seaports, airports, railway networks and bus stations in the country will officially be under the protection of the Indonesian Military (TNI) following the signing of a m

Jakarta – South Jakarta District Court Judge Sarpin Rizaldi appears to be in more trouble with additional members of civil society organizations taking action against his controversial pretrial dec

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Convicted money launderer, fuel stockpiler and illegal logger Labora Sitorus is back in prison after prosecutors from the Sorong Prosecutor's Office, assisted by some

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has been placed in the spotlight for its quiet response to flight delays that have left thousands of Lion Air passengers stranded at Soeka

Tom Allard, Bali – Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing an Indonesian social media backlash over his linking of $1 billion in tsunami aid to the mercy campaign for Bali Nine death-row inmates Andre

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police will continue the investigation of cases involving former and current Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, despite a truce between the two national

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Political tension is likely to ease following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to drop the inauguration of Comr. Gen.

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Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A lawyer for suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Thursday she had received numerous anonymous death threats from di

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Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has almost completed drafting a bill on protecting freedom of religion in Indonesia, saying a new law is necessary to keep the peace in society by, for i

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – In a move to maintain access to clean water, the Constitutional Court has revoked a law that had allowed the private sector to monopolize water resources.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said it would focus its operations in the western part of the country, especially in Sumatra and Kalimantan, to deal with foreign threats.

If Megawati Soekarnoputri can claim credit for establishing Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, then it's her hand-picked president, Joko Widodo, who could very well be overseein

Jane Wardell, Sydney – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott attempted on Thursday to play down allegations of bullying Indonesia as a diplomatic rift deepens between the uneasy neighbors over Jaka

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's decision not to go ahead with his controversial pick for National Police chief has earned praise from observers and activists, but more bumps appear in sight in th

Tom Allard and Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo refused clemency for the Bali nine duo facing execution without all the documentation of their cases due to the chaotic handover t

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has dropped an article that was set to ban lawmakers appearing publicly for entertainment purposes.

The Indonesian government must halt the imminent execution of 11 people and scrap plans to put even more people to death this year, Amnesty International said in an

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite government plans to eradicate illegal logging that have been in place over the past five years, encroachment on the country's forests remains rampant, a recent

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Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists have given the cold shoulder to President Joko Widodo's decision to dump graft suspect Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – A number of activists on Tuesday filed a report against judge Sarpin Rizaldi with the Judicial Commission (KY) following his controversial pretrial decision on Monday ordering the Corrupt

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has dropped Budi Gunawan as candidate for chief of the National Police, citing the need to maintain peace and order following public discontent over Bu

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The government is to issue a revision to a land-procurement regulation to expedite land acquisition, which has proved an obstacle to a number of infrastructure projec

Farouk Arnaz & Muhammad Kiblat, Jakarta – The South Sulawesi Police on Tuesday has named Abraham Samad, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, a suspect for allegedly forgin

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta/Bogor – A historic court decision invalidating the move of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to name a politically wired police general a graft suspe

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's fisheries minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, has fast become one of the most popular ministers in President Joko Widodo's cabinet, thanks in large part to her trigger-

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A new report from Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has recorded more than 600 reported corruption cases in Indonesia last year, with an estimated cost of trillions of rupia

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Jakarta – Former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Wiranto has been unanimously reelected chairman of the Hanura Party and will lead the party until 2020.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed to stop sending Indonesians to work as housemaids abroad, because the poor treatment they received was humiliating for the nation.

Tim Lindsey – For months, Indonesian President Joko Widodo – popularly known as Jokowi – has repeatedly stated his determination to show no mercy to drug offenders facing execution.

It's a Black Monday for Indonesia. Corruptors must be celebrating now that Judge Sarpin Rizaldi ruled that all the national antigraft agency's charges against Comr. Gen.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has agreed to deploy 1,000 personnel to help the Transportation Ministry secure its vital facilities.

Jakarta – Indonesia's fight against corruption has come under threat with the South Jakarta District Court's decision on Monday to revoke the suspect status of National Police chief candidate Comr.