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Jakarta – Around 10,000 workers from 30 labour federations that make up the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) Confederation held a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia (H

Jakarta – The third national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) of the United Development Party (PPP) has announced that Emron Pangkapi will be the party's new chairman, according to a PPP offi

Wijaya Kusuma, Yogyakarta – Investigators from the municipal police Special Crimes Detective Unit (Dit Reskrimsus) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta have seized two luxury cars fro

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Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) will closely monitor the increase of bad loans, particularly in four business sectors, as they are slowly approaching the benchmark set b

Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has thrown out a legal challenge seeking to contest the state's recognition of a sole bar association, in a spat that goes back to 20

Corry Elyda and Dewanti Wardhani, Jakarta – Experts and activists from various urban organizations and communities sent postcards to Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnam

Yuliasri Perdani and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the six factions under Prabowo Subianto's Red-and-White Coalition maintain their stance, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggl

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief Fadli Zon says the country's founding philosophy, Pancasila, legitimizes indirect elections.

Makassar – Attempts by the Makassar District Court to settle a land dispute in an area consisting of 46 households on Jl.

Suherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, Semarang, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta – Residents of Gunungkidul regency in Yogyakarta and in 12 regencies in Central Java have begun to feel the pinch of a p

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In the absence of data on suicides in the country, the Health Ministry will attempt to compile statistics based on figures from related institutions.

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Azis Anwar Fachrudin, Yogyakarta – How do we deal with the so-called jilboobs, an Indonesian term for Muslim women wearing the jilbab (Islamic headscarf) while at the same time wearing

Haeril Halim and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – In an effort to eliminate pervasive fraud against migrant workers, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and 16 government institution

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Despite the threat of overflowing hot mud that may engulf their house at any time, Suwandi, 75, and his wife, Saniakah, 70, insist on staying in Gempolsari

An ungracious, ungrateful politician is the image portrayed of Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama by his former party, Gerindra, which was founded by losing president

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President-elect Joko Widodo says he was shocked to learn the outgoing administration allocated more than Rp 18 trillion ($1.5 billion) for government meetings in

Jakarta – After Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama quit his party on Wednesday in fury over its support for the regional elections bill, mayors and district heads from aroun

Kanupriya Kapoor & Yayat Supriyatna, Jakarta – Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo wants the top court to overturn legislation that makes it more difficult to investigate lawmake

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Headlines – Political parties in Prabowo Subianto's Red-and-White Coalition have warned their members against following in the footsteps of Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja

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Jakarta – The mayor of Singkawang in West Kalimantan, Awang Ishak, said on Thursday that he had tendered his resignation from the People's Mandate Party (PAN) following the party's deci

Jakarta – Indonesian military commander Gen. Moeldoko has announced that Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) commander Maj. Gen.

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has scrapped the planned purchase of nearly $8 million worth of Mercedes sedans for the incoming cabinet of President-elect Joko Widodo,

Panca Nugraha, Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat – Kings and sultans grouped under the Communication and Information Forum of Indonesian Palaces (FKIKN) have asked the central government and lo

Jakarta – Starting in 2015, the wage remuneration system will be revised. Workers will be paid based on education level, productivity, length of employment, achievements and position.

Jet Damazo-Santos, Jakarta, Indonesia – After losing in the July 9 presidential elections, as well as in subsequent attempts to challenge its results, Prabowo Subianto and his allies ha

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A group of activists who are currently challenging the minimum age for marriage of 16 years old for females at the Constitutional Court are optimistic they will w

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The declining cigarette market and the implementation of tighter regulations have led to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in the cigarette industry in

The post reformasi generation is leading the way forward toward a new Indonesia where falling in love should not be tantamount to a crime.

Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the award-winning documentary "The Act of Killing," about the 1965-66 anti-communist purge in Indonesia, has struck ag

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Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said Wednesday that he had officially resigned from the Gerindra Party, which nominated him for the city's gubernatorial

Rio Kuswandi, Bandung – An alliance of social groups from various sectors of society held a protest action in front of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Jl.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Despite widespread resistance to the regional elections bill, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says an end to direct elections of governors, distri

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chairman Fadli Zon said Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's announcement that he would resign from the party proved that he was an op

Jakarta – More than 120 representatives of Asian civil society organizations gathered for a three-day conference in Jakarta in support of the role of regional CSOs.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After previously denying the reports, the Law and Human Rights Ministry acknowledged on Tuesday that it had released four graft convicts on parole despite the Co

Ezra Sihite & Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A political furor has broken out that threatens to tarnish President-elect Joko Widodo's image as a man of the people – all because Mer

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Pribadi Wicaksono, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Workers Alliance (ABY) has slammed the draft law on regional elections (RUU Pilkada) saying it will bring suffering to workers in the futu

Jakarta – Lawmaker Khatibul Umam Wiranu from the ruling Democratic Party said that his party proposed stopping the implementation of direct elections for regional heads because the elec

SP/Robertus Wardhy & SP/Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a bill that would put an end to direct elections of local leaders, a poll released

Novianti Setuningsih & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft commission has denied approving the Justice Ministry's recent decision to free five corruption convicts on parole

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Bambang Muryanto, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Five witnesses in a religious violence case in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, failed to show up at the Sleman District Court on Monday.