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Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) faced the first challenge in its investigation into graft suspect and National Police chief hopeful Comr. Gen.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated on Monday nine members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), the establishment of which is mandated by the Constitution.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Environmental activists have blamed annual floods in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, on serious forest damage in the plateau area of Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL).

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will organize 204 simultaneous local elections this year following the endorsement by the House of Representatives of government

Jakarta – After the recent execution of six death-row convicts, 60 more, including a number of foreigners, will soon follow, says Attorney General Prasetyo.

Jakarta – Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors would not distur

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – House of Representatives deputy speaker Fadli Zon criticized Indonesia's anti-graft agency on Tuesday, saying they had become untouchable and too caught up in po

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Indonesian police general who has been among the most vocal supporters of a colleague accused of graft linked to a "fat" bank account has apparently neglected to disclos

Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – House Commission II for home affairs has approved a presidential regulation in lieu of law that reinstates direct regional elections in Indonesia.

Dominic Diongson – President Joko Widodo's administration could fail sooner rather than later if it goes on to make arbitrary and ridiculous decisions.

Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) reported on Sunday that most witnesses that had applied for protection last year were involved in cases of alleged corruption and human rig

Jakarta – As natural disasters continue to hit parts of Indonesia, more regional leaders are asking for an increase in disaster relief funding from the central government.

Jakarta – While Comr. Gen.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Priska Sari Pratiwi, Jakarta – Over 600 people identified by police as "thugs" were arrested on Saturday night in a Jakarta-wide operation against street crime.

Jakarta – The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia early Sunday, the first since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty

Jakarta – The application of the death penalty for inmates convicted on drug trafficking charges is intolerable as international human rights law has limited the use of the death penalty to only "t

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A senior minister says President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will have to inaugurate Comr. Gen.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHR Committee) has demanded that the Indonesian government fulfill its promise of submitting a long-overdue report on the s

The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia today, the first since President Joko Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty International

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Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Narcotics detectives with Jakarta Police swooped on a West Jakarta Police sergeant in a hotel parking lot on Friday and charged him with possession with intent to distri

Jakarta – The Commission of Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) joined forces with human rights NGOs to oppose the execution of six death-row convicts in Boyolali, West Java, and Nusa

The supporting poles of the monorail project along Jl. HR Rasuna Said in South Jakarta and Jl. Asia Afrika in Central Jakarta have stood tall since 2004, tarnishing these prominent roads.

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Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The Rp 12 billion Manggarai bus terminal in South Jakarta, hailed by then governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a model for future terminals in the city, has instead proved to be

Satria Sambijantoro and Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Cuts in fuel prices, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and cement announced by the government on Friday would have limited impact on the economy in t

Crowds gathered on Thursday at the offices of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to demand a thorough investigation into suspicious bank accounts belonging to high-ranking police officers,

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Angered by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to nominate graft suspect Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo risks repeating a 2009 standoff between Indonesia's highly regarded antigraft commission and the country's notoriously corrupt police force if he goes ahead in swear

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Jakarta – It probably began in late October, when Indonesia's newly elected seventh president, Joko Widodo, announced his cabinet lineup.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The country's airline industry may have grown fast over the past 15 years, but it has scored significantly lower on the effectiveness of its safety oversight system than

Until the very end, Joko Widodo insisted back in May to make Abraham Samad, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, his running mate.

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said on Thursday that the media could uphold free speech while still respecting the religious codes, including the Islamic injunction aga

Jakarta – Bowing to demands from graft suspect Comr. Gen.

Bagus BT Saragih Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Irregularities surrounding the naming of Comr. Gen.

It is a blunt fact that the public perceives the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to be much more trustworthy than the Natio

Fedina S.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has said it will doubt President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's anticorruption commitment if he goes ahead with his plan to swear in troubled Comr.

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Hasyim Widhiarto and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police is poised to block the installment of Comr. Gen.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho swore in Hasban Ritonga on Wednesday as provincial secretary at the gubernatorial office in Medan.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two recently released studies predict that the government will be unable to achieve universal health coverage by 2019.

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman and murder convict Antasari Azhar says he isn't surprised that photographs of current KPK chairman Abraham Samad kissing a woman ar

Hotman Siregar & Fana F.S. Putra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's sole nominee for police chief, Comr. Gen.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Wednesday that the spreading of intimate photographs showing its chairman Abraham Samad and "Miss Indonesia" pageant winn

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