Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A meeting held between the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has shed light on potential graft that may ham

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has unveiled plans to improve its intelligence capacity as part of efforts to deal with more threats in the future.

Neles Tebay, Jayapura – The shooting of unarmed civilians took place on Dec. 8 in Enarotali, the capital of Paniai regency in the province of Papua.

Gorontalo – Banned in several places in Yogyakarta and other cities, the Senyap (Look of the Silence) film directed by filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer was screened on Monday night at the S

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Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Recent research conducted by the Jakarta Residents Forum (Fakta) has revealed that 19 out of 26 evictions undertaken in 2014 in Jakarta by the city administrati

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Bill Tarrant, Jakarta – The Ciliwung River flows from a volcano south of the Indonesian capital, through the heart of one of the world's most densely populated cities and almost into Ja

Vento Saudale, Bogor, West Java – The row over a ban on a church congregation from holding a service on Christmas Day continued on Tuesday as Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto said the GKI

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it received 67 reports of instances of religious intolerance in Indonesia this year, nearly double the figure from la

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka & Edi Hardum, Surabaya – More than 2,000 illegal and undocumented Indonesian workers who found themselves stranded in Malaysia are scheduled to be repatriated this

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has imposed sanctions on 100 soldiers from the 134 Tuah Sakti infantry batallion in Batam, Riau Islands, for attacking the Police's

Elaine Pearson – Australia still mourns the death of two hostages killed last week in downtown Sydney after a horrific 16-hour siege only a few blocks from the Human Rights Watch Austra

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Criticized for netting only the small fry in its struggle against illegal fishing, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has claimed that the vast maritime territory and

Yogyakarta – A screening of Senyap (The Look of Silence) that was planned for Sunday at the Yogyakarta Institute of Technology campus was canceled due to the threat of an act of religio

Muhamad Al Azhari, Erwida Maulia & Agustiyanti, Jakarta – A leading business lobby with strong ties to the administration of President Joko Widodo has called for a tax amnesty, in w

Michael Bachelard – The five Indonesian janitors accused of raping three pre-school children at the Jakarta Intercultural School have been found guilty and sentenced to seven and eight

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Residents of Rembang regency in Central Java have continued their protest against the planned construction of a cement factory in their area.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – An investigation led by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in 20 regencies and cities has found that the management of the country's 2014 Rp 368 trillio

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Hotman Siregar & Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has enlisted the help of an antigraft watchdog to scrutinize the wealth and business dealing

Jakarta – Sitor Situmorang, one of Indonesia's most prominent poets, passed away on Saturday night local time in the Netherlands, at the age of 91.

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Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After an allegation that the government's decision to take over the Bakrie family's liabilities in the Lapindo mudflow disaster in Sid

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been warned about potential missteps in his development agenda as his ambition to drastically increase Indonesia's econ

Jakarta – A political analyst predicts the Golkar Party, which is currently being rocked by an internal rift, risks becoming a minor party in the 2019 general elections.

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Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With more than 100 regional elections scheduled for next year, members of the opposition Red-and-White Coalition are at loggerheads over a new proposal that

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Residents and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have cast doubt on the existence of the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or ISIL, in the

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Ezra Sihite & Nuriy Azizah Susetyo, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo is questioning the commitment of his staff to protect Indonesia's maritime resources, ordering officials to be mo

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The plan to establish joint area defense commands (Kogabwilhan) among forces in the Indonesian Military (TNI) faces many challenges, experts say.

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Years into the Reform era, representatives from international and regional freedom of expression organizations – grouped under the International Partnershi

Addi Mawahibun Idhom, Yogyakarta – The rector of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, Dwikorita Karnawati, is protesting the forced cancelation of a scre

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Anti-graft activists have expressed their support for the Corruption Eradication Commission's plan to establish branches in several cities across Indone

Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – Legal analysts have blasted Indonesia's home affairs minister for a seemingly politically motivated move to spare the Bogor district chief, who was convicted i

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – In a bid to improve its reputation for graft prosecution, the Attorney General's Office (AGO), once deemed the country's most corrupt institution, has establishe

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The government has finally agreed to go another extra mile to bail out the powerful Bakrie family to settle the remaining compensation for victims of the Lapindo

Ari Susanto, Yogyakarta – A screening of Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Look of Silence" documentary on Indonesia's communist purge of 1965-66 at Gadjah Mada University's School of Social an

Prosecutors demanded a panel of judges at the Bantul District Court to sentence Ervani Emy Handayani, 29, who stands accused of making defamatory comments on Facebook, to five months in

Bambang Muryanto and Ainur Rohmah, Yogyakarta/Semarang – The Alliance of Independent Journalists' (AJI) Yogyakarta branch has postponed the screening of Joshua Oppenheimer's Senyap (Loc

Fedina S.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it is currently looking for evidence to charge former Jakarta governor and current Indonesian Amba

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Ridho Hizbullah, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon has said he does not support the creation of local offices of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has revealed that its claim ratio is expected to pass 100 percent by the end of the year, a sign

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of five individuals scheduled for execution "as soon as possible" for violating drug trafficking laws, Human