Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court's decision to revoke the suspect status of President Joko Widodo's candidate for National Police chief, Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which with other parties in the Great Indonesian Coalition has supported the nomination of Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – Judge Sarpin Rizaldi, who presided over Comr. Gen.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may have enough political backing to nominate a new National Police (Polri) chief, but the nation is likely to wait at least one month for an

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court on Monday granted a pretrial motion filed by National Police chief candidate Comr. Gen.

Arnold Sianturi, Medan, North Sumatra – An antigraft activist in Medan, North Sumatra, was hospitalized on Sunday after four unknown people opened fire on him with airsoft guns, amid an increase in

Tassia Sipahutar and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Having achieved lawmakers' approval, the government must now step up the disbursement of state funds and improve its capacity to channel the mone

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

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's planned ban on the dispatch of Indonesian migrant workers would be a big 'setback' for the country's efforts to create decent work for its citizens, no ma

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Valentine's Day is traditionally known as a day couples spend together celebrating their love.

Jakarta – Dozens of Indonesian couples suspected of doing "the nasty thing" have been detained in Valentine's Day raids in several major Indonesian cities.

Pandaya, Jakarta – His case may have been eclipsed by the embarrassing conflict pitting the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against the National Police over graft charges leveled against on

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Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will continue a inquiry into alleged gross human rights violations that occurred in relation to mass murders li

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) chairman of education affairs, Anwar Abbas, on Saturday thanked a number of mayors across the archipelago for banning Valentine's Day celebrations.

Michelle Nichols, United Nations – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australi

Jakarta – The Golkar Party appears no closer to ending the most serious rift in its 50-year history, with two rival factions continuing to wage a battle for the leadership of Indonesia's grand old

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has dropped his controversial pick for National Police chief, sources at the State Palace and the House of Representatives said on Friday.

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Economic reforms undertaken by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo have drawn strong inflows in the equity and bonds markets, but have failed to propel the rupiah as curre

Michael Bachelard – It's a tale of two drug rings in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The chairman of Indonesia's Judicial Commission has questioned whether the judges presiding over a pre-trial motion brought by Comr. Gen.

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered a crackdown on individuals and institutions allegedly responsible for launching threats against the embattled Corr

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police's Internal Affairs Division has been investigating several senior officers allegedly involved in "secret cooperations" with the Corruption Eradicatio

Jakarta – Regional governments and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) have banned the celebration of Valentine's Day on Feb.

Jambi – The Jambi City Education Office has urged students not to celebrate Valentine's Day, by issuing circulars to schools reminding students not to breach ethical and moral expectations on Feb.

Jakarta – It was supposed to be a simple matter: The court sends a convicted criminal to jail, and there he stays, until his sentence ends.

Jakarta – Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has launched its annual protest movement against Valentine's Day, telling young people that celebrating the event can lead to promiscuity and other t

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – To revamp the country's graft-ridden haj program, the Religious Affairs Ministry has closed its doors to new haj tour organizers after permits were abused.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As the pretrial hearing on top cop candidate Comr. Gen.

As a Javanese, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is familiar with the old maxim alon-alon waton kelakon (slow but sure), but now it is time for him to move as quickly as possible to settle the protrac

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 2/2015 on the handling of social conflicts.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Four witnesses presented by the legal team of Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – An NGO reported Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prevention unit head Johan Budi and former KPK deputy chief Chandra M.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police questioned on Tuesday US journalist Allan Nairn as a witness in a libel case implicating former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) head AM Hendropriyono.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali has apparently taken advantage of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) conflict with the National Police by refusi

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) revealed on Tuesday its readiness to start a security operation to deal with the terror threat in Poso, Central Sulawesi.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has revealed that it has agreed to start a joint training program with the National Police for officers from the two corps as part of efforts to

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo emphasized Indonesia's strong record on religious tolerance on Wednesday as he gave a closing speech at an Indonesian Muslim Congress in Yogyakarta.

Jakarta – The city council of Jember in East Java has distanced itself from statements made by one of its lawmakers after he said last week all school girls would be required to take a virginity te

Jakarta – The Indonesian government's ongoing tolerance of female virginity tests must end, as the tests violate the right to non-discriminatory treatment, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) activist has s

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Hanif Dakhiri, who accompanied President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's on his recent state visit to Malaysia, has announced that Malaysian employers will no

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called on President Joko Widodo to formally ban all so-called virginity tests by public institutions in Indonesia, including those used

Linda Yulisman and Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – In its plenary session on Monday, the House of Representatives agreed 37 bills set for deliberation this year, with more than half related to reform i

Jakarta – Widespread flooding in the capital city has displaced 5,986 residents in 307 neighborhoods located in 97 subdistricts in the capital city.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) rejected on Monday all arguments against the prosecution of National Police chief nominee Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – The head of the national police's Criminal Investigation Bureau (Bareskrim) Money Laundering Crimes Sub-Directorate III, Senior Commissioner Budi Wibowo took the witness stand at the pre-

Ezra Sihite, Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo returned to Jakarta early on Tuesday from his first state visits abroad, only to be met with criticism over

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Around a thousand Muslim intellectuals, clerics and representatives from various Islamic organizations are currently gathering in Yogyakarta to discuss Islam and other

Fadli, Batam – Press Council chairman Bagir Manan warned that the Indonesian press was currently facing problems rooted in partisanship, media owners' involvement in politics and phony media.

Fadli, Batam – The perception of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a media darling took a battering on Monday, as senior press figures slammed the President during the official commemoration of Nat