Farouk Arnaz, Ridho Syukra & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Retired Navy admiral Tedjo Edy Purdjianto will have his work cut out for him as Indonesia's new coordinating ministe

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – And so it begins.

Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says the appointment of a controversial former general to the new cabinet

The first cabinet for Indonesia's new, 'reformist' president, Joko Widodo, is striking for how bad some of the appointments are, writes Edward Aspinall.

President Joko Widodo has been hailed as the country's first leader who has no ties to the past corrupt regime.

There is cause for concern at the appointment of Ryamizard Ryacudu as Defense Minister in the Jokowi Cabinet.

Yuliasri Perdani and Margareth S.

Jakarta – For a government that was supposed to eschew political patronage, President Joko Widodo's cabinet lineup announced on Sunday carried all the hallmarks of an administration beh

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today condemned Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's appointment of retired General Ryamizard Ryacudu as Minister Defense.

Jakarta – A flag-raising ceremony is usually the norm to commemorate the historical moment when a group of Indonesian youths proclaimed three ideals – one motherland, one nation and one

Shalailah Medhora – Labor may keep the practice of turning asylum boats around if it wins office at the next election, signalling what could be a major policy backflip.

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's new foreign minister is a career diplomat who remembers well her first posting in Australia partly because she had her car vandalised in the furious prot

Ina Parlina and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After taking the oath of office on Oct.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the time for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to announce his Cabinet lineup nears, activists have heightened appeals for the new President not to compromis

Hans Nicholas Jong, Batam/Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing for regional head elections, slated to be held simultaneously in seven provinces and 181 regencie

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Yogyakarta Police banned a media literacy workshop about Islamic fundamentalism scheduled to be held on Friday morning after threats were circulated by an

Adelia Anjani Putri & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Thursday a judicial review of the controversial regional elections law on account of a presi

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A plan by the Riau provincial administration to purchase official cars for councilors has sparked criticism, with the cost being considered too expensive.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Batam – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vow to protect the environment has come under question following his plan to merge two complimentary entities, the Forestry

Jakarta – Hundreds of residents of Tulungagung district in East Java rallied on Wednesday to protest the establishment of a local chapter of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, a thu

Jakarta – Representatives of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Muslim organizations in the country, testified on Wednesday at the Constitutional Court that Islam did not recognize interf

Jakarta – After successfully seeing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla inaugurated on Monday, Jokowi's volunteers are expanding their movement with the purpos

David Fogarty – Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia's burgeoning economies: coal.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it would summon People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Zulkifli Hasan to clarify a stateme

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Justice and Rights Ministry on Wednesday withdrew its approval for a reduction in the prison term that had been granted due to long-term illness f

Jakarta – A civil society organization comprising mainly lawyers filed a lawsuit against House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto on Wednesday, saying that Setya still had questio

Johnny Langenheim – Snarled traffic, city hotels and rubbish-strewn beaches are not images most associate with Bali.

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In the wake of revelations that some of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ministerial candidates could have questionable histories, the countr

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who won election on a vow of clean government, said on Wednesday he would have to find new people to fill some of his cabinet posts after the

One of the first issues to confront President Joko Widodo after taking office is the proposed plan to drastically cut fuel subsidies.

Jakarta – Indonesia has been re-elected as the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council member representing the Asia-Pacific region for the period of 2015-2017, the Indonesian Permanent

Sita W.

Margareth S.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta/Bogor – Under the scorching sun, thousands of people were waiting for former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono outside Puri Cikeas Indah housing complex in Bogor,

Pekanbaru – In an effort to prevent forest fires, a government-sanctioned team has warned six regencies and municipalities as well as 17 companies in Riau to improve their compliance wi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the dust of festivities and the euphoria settle, civil society groups have highlighted programs that the newly inaugurated President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas and Andi Hajramurni, Surakarta, Central Java/Makassar – The swearing-in on Monday of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as President and Vice President, respect

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed Monday that a probe had found that some of the 43 ministerial candidates proposed by President Joko "Jokowi"

Jakarta – Jakarta and Bogor topped a list issued by the Transportation Ministry of Indonesian cities with the worst traffic conditions, according to media.

Jakarta – Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali has sworn in four new justices – Amran Suadi, Is Sudaryono, Purwosusilo and Sudrajat Dimyati – in a ceremony at the court in Jakarta on T

Millions of Indonesians in Jakarta and across the country held a merry festival to welcome their new President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Indonesia has never had a president closer to the people than Joko Widodo. After his inauguration on Monday, for instance, he simply walked onto a crowd of people and talked with them.

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Sherr Rinn – On Monday October 20, the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (Pembebasan) held protest actions in several Indonesian cities including Jakarta, Medan and Sianta

Hasyim Widhiarto and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Foreign leaders congratulated Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday on his presidential inauguration, saying that they were looking forward to worki

Jakarta – He could have easily forgotten for a moment that he is a newly inaugurated president, not a rock star.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The iconic Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle – usually aptly named – in central Jakarta, became the country's Party Circle on Monday afternoon as Joko Widodo f

Jakarta – Politicians, businessmen, graft fighters, academics, former officials and generals are some of the names rumored to be among President Joko Widodo's cabinet members, garnering