Robertus Wardi, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Stefy Tenu, Jakarta – A heated split inside the Golkar Party is seen as a proxy fight between the ruling coalition and opposition as the p

Fadli, Batam – The Batam chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has claimed that the industrial sector in Batam, Riau Islands, will suffer losses of US$10 million per

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Legal activists and environmentalists have strongly criticized a court in East Java that has sentenced a firewood gatherer to two years' imprisonment and a

Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several parties to push for a justice system that is more sensitive to the inte

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Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Major oil and gas producers have called on the government to introduce a more flexible regulatory framework in order to prevent an energy crisis that could o

Esther Samboh and Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Dessy Rosalina, 29, used to receive reimbursements from her company for her health care, but now she can only hope that her benefits will not

Fadli and Yuliasri Perdani, Batam/Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has identified four possible human rights violations in last week's armed clash between

Sampit – The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Management Agency (REDD+) says around 80 percent of forests in Central Kalimantan have been converted for minin

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party plenary meeting was violently disrupted on Tuesday, and culminated in rivals of chairman Aburizal Bakrie joining forces to plan their own party

Hotman Siregar & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch is urging newly inaugurated Attorney General H.M.

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Semarang – An activist has urged National Police chief Sutarman to immediately issue a regulation to abolish virginity tests for female police applicants.

As expected, a number of lawmakers have moved to file a petition to request the House of Representatives to exercise its interpellation right to demand an explanation from the governmen

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Golkar Party moved ahead with a central executive board plenary meeting on Monday, arousing the ire of a growing segment within the party that rejects th

Jakarta – Anticorruption activists from the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) have called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to limit the conversion of forests into other purposes

Jakarta – Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri says he is fully aware of workers' demands for wage increases following the recent increase in the price of subsidized fuels; however, he said,

Suppressed report says Munir was BIN 'Operational Target'; urges criminal probe of Hendro. Draft of As'ad letter surfaces; BIN candidate worked with poisons expert.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With his approval rating hitting the lowest point yet since his inauguration last month, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must ensure he provides the public wi

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Most of the problems afflicting Indonesians working overseas stem from problems at home.

Edi Hardum & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The recent arrest of an East Jakarta woman confirms the continued outflow of migrant workers from Indonesia to destinations abroad, despite the

Nuriy Azizah Susetyo, Jakarta – Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti's crusade against poaching by foreign fishing boats in Indonesian waters has turned on a nomadic sea tribe that has p

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Health Minister Nila Moeloek has expressed dismay over the virginity test performed on female police cadets, suggesting that virginity does not reflect a wom

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) rally held on Thursday evening at the Tugu Yogyakarta monument area turned sour after a group of unknown assailant

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The number of blasphemy cases soared during former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's era, leaving a lot of work to do for the new government in protecti

Bekasi – Once again victims have fallen at a protest action by thousands of workers in Bekasi regency because of repressive actions by police.

Bastiaan Scherpen, Jakarta – Slamming a skyrocketing rate of convictions based on questionable interpretations of a half-century old blasphemy law during the presidency of Susilo Bamban

Mochammad Arifin, Cikarang – A day after the government announced an increase in fuel (BBM) prices, on Tuesday November 18 around 200 workers held a long-march from Gate 10 in the Jabab

Ainur Rohmah and Arya Dipa, Semarang/Bandung – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo announced on Thursday the 2015 minimum wage (UMK) for 35 regencies and cities across the province to

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri revoked the permit of PT El Karim Makmur Sentosa, a private company supplying migrant workers (TKI), on Friday since th

Indonesian authorities have increasingly made use of a range of oppressive blasphemy laws to imprison individuals for their beliefs, contributing to an intensifying climate of intoleran

Jakarta – Aiming for world-class military technology, the Republic of Indonesia is committed to advancing the countrys defense industry by promoting joint cooperation between local and

While there is nothing illegal in President Joko Widodo's appointment of National Democratic Party politician H.M.

Hasyim Widhiarto and Yuliasri Perdana, Jakarta – Critics have excoriated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his decision to name a political appointee as the country's top prosecutor.

Yuliasri Perdani and Fadli, Jakarta/Batam – An armed attack by soldiers on the Riau Islands police mobile brigade (Brimob) headquarters on Wednesday stems from the failure of leaders wi

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The newly appointed Attorney General M.

Arnold Sianturi, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – A police officer in North Sumatra was stabbed to death by a soldier on Thursday, in the latest incident of violence between

Jakarta – Despite Indonesia's achievement of becoming the world's 10th-largest economy, it is struggling to provide adequate childhood nutrition with the number of children suffering fr

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has left a lot of work to do for the new government in relation to blasphemy prosecutions.

Fadli, Batam – Dozens of unidentified Army personnel surrounded the headquarters of the Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Batam, Riau Islands, opened fire and vandalized it

Jakarta – Despite violent protests by hard-line Islamic vigilante groups and threats of a legislative boycott by rival politicians, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Wednesday was officially in

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Newly sworn in Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama signed on Wednesday a gubernatorial decree for the monthly minimum wage to rise by 12.5 percent to R

Yuliasri Perdani and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police has confirmed that the virginity test on female cadets is used to measure their physical fitness as well as their

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Golkar national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) in Yogyakarta decided on Wednesday to have its national congress elect its next chairman by the end of this

Ainur Rohmah and Suherdjoko, Semarang/Pekalongan – The central government's decision to increase the price of subsidized gasoline on Tuesday led to public transportation workers across

Andrian Salam Wiyono – Actions opposing the recent fuel (BBM) price increase continue.

Rita A.Widiadana, Bangkok – Indonesian women's rights activists have strongly expressed their disappointment over the country's statement during the review of the draft document of the

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Poverty, corruption and a lack of legal protection has tripled the number of Indonesians trapped in modern-day slavery to 714,100 people, with many working i

Yan Muhardiansyah – A number of different student groups in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan continue to hold protest actions against the government's recent increase in th