Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity was plunging sharply on the eve of his 100th day in office, which is today, while analysts scrutinize his cabinet's poor performance obscured behind a s

Batam, Riau Islands – Workers of PT Yee Woo, a garment company producing Adidas brand clothing operating in the Tunas Industrial Zone, Batam, Riau Islands, converged on the City Council on Monday t

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The public's rising anger toward the police and a growing impatience with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo have been partly channeled against Coordinating Political, Legal and

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Muhammadiyah-affiliated universities from across Indonesia, together with elements of Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Islamic organizati

Jakarta – Protests are mounting against what some observers increasingly believe now to be systematic efforts to incapacitate the Corruption Eradication Commission – Indonesia's last bastion of hop

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Activists have filed a complaint with the police against the chief security minister, Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno, over remarks he made over the weekend belittling supporters of t

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers are pushing for more evidence-based policies from the current government, arguing that the quality of policies born from research are often superior to tho

Sita W. Dewi and Sumnima Dewan, Jakarta – Rostiana, 46, lost everything when the city administration demolished her house last December.

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The plunge in the global oil price presents risks to the country's state budget as income from the sector could fall further and oil output might also drop on cost-cutti

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Elvan Dany Sutrisno, Jakarta – At a time when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is in a precarious position with hundreds of pro-KPK activists calling on the ordinary people to unite and

Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft commission has called on President Joko Widodo to issue an emergency measure granting immunity from prosecution for its leaders, following two criminal complaints fi

Jakarta – A second antigraft deputy facing a criminal probe under suspicious circumstances has denied the allegations against him, calling them an attempt to undermine Indonesia's vaunted anti-corr

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Jakarta – Activists have lashed out at chief security minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno after he accused the national antigraft commission of inciting the public into taking its side in a contentious

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Police in Jakarta rounded up more than 300 people over the weekend in their latest wave of enforcement against street crime and other activities seen as public order dis

Jakarta – After Bambang Widjojanto, another deputy chairman of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Adnan Pandu Praja, was reported by a timber company on Saturday to the police for the alleged

Linda Yulisman and Indra Harsaputra, Jakarta, Surabaya – Dyan Asthira, 32, has never missed serving beer when she gathers with her friends.

We cannot help recounting the one-sided clash between the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) back in 2009 – later dubbed Cicak lawan Buaya (Gecko versus Crocodile) – wh

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Our elected representatives can pat themselves on the back after they endorsed a regulation that restores direct election as the method by which leaders of local governments are chosen.

Papua remains a big mystery to the Indonesian public. Even Papuans don't know what exactly happens in their own homeland.

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Like a lot of people in Indonesia, 35-year-old Bayu is suspicious of the government's immunization programs, mostly because of rumors he has heard from social media and relig

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The continuing saga of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin has yet to see any light at the end of the tunnel as the latest discussions among stakeholders, facilitate

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it is ready to launch a military operation to quell terrorism in Poso, Central Sulawesi, if required to do so.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Questioning the government's outlook and policies during the first 100 days of the administration, activists in Bandung, West Java, have initiated the Jan.

Jakarta – Teachers have complained about the inclusion of piety as a category of student assessment in the 2013 curriculum.

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Hans Nicholas Jong and Ina Parlina, Jakarta, Bogor – In a move perceived by many as a cavalier counterattack against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Indonesian Democratic Party of

Jakarta – The National Police arrested Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chief Bambang Widjojanto on Friday, citing an election-dispute case in 2010.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo and his Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle could lose public support in the next election for not standing behind the beleaguered Corruption Eradication Commiss

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The police continue their investigation into Tuesday's nonfatal shooting of anticorruption activist Mathur Husaini, 47, of Bangkalan regency, Madura Island, East Java.

Jakarta – Negotiations between two conflicting camps in the Golkar Party were deadlocked on Thursday, and the two sides have agreed to settle the conflict in court.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new public opinion survey has found that only three months after taking office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is losing popularity, with his approval rating startin

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Cases of sexual violence against children in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province have been increasing year after year.

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Haeril Halim and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pick for the position of National Police chief, Comr. Gen.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Fishermen across a number of Indonesia's regions have staged a wave of protests over the past few days against the fisheries minister's new set of regulations im

Divya Pridhnani – Under Indonesian law, the minimum age of marriage is a tender 16 years; for boys, the minimum is 19.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stepped up its investigation into a bribery case surrounding the discussion of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry budget a

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday ratified into law an emergency government regulation that restores direct elections of regional leaders in Indonesia.

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Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged the police to thoroughly investigate the shooting of an anticorruption activist in Bangka

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Bangkalan, East Java – Activists have called for a draft regulation to protect nongovernmental organization workers after an activist in Bangkalan, East Java was ambushed and shot in front of his h

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno castigated the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday for its failure to warn Pr

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has accused his successor of "cleaning up his men" following President Joko Widodo's decision to replace the National Police chief months ahead o

Jakarta – National Police chief hopeful Comr. Gen.

Haeril Halim, Bagus BT Saragih and Fedina S.