Jakarta – In a strange turn of events, the Indonesian Air Force has said the rumbling noises that rattled Jakarta over the weekend originated from a ceremony held at Halim Perdanakusuma

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It's not everyday that a tank plows through motorcycles and a food cart, yet that's exactly what happened in Indonesia today. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident.

Jakarta – Local authorities in Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi, are investigating how the province's Pendek Island ended up for sale online, following a report filed by the heirs of f

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) spokesman, Handi Risza, resented the statement made by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairperson Puan Mah

Jakarta – Prisoners being detained at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) complex on Jl.

Jakarta – Flames engulfed the Attorney General's Office (AGO) building on Jl. Sultan Hasanudin Dalam in South Jakarta on Saturday evening.

Dyaning Pangestika and Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has postponed a plan to put a face mask on the landmark statue of Gen. Sudirman on Jl.

Jakarta – A group of prominent figures has officially formed the Save Indonesia Coalition (KAMI) to ensure that Indonesia does not deviate from its founding principles.

Jakarta – As many as 150 national figures have reportedly agreed to form the Save Indonesia Coalition (KAMI), a movement that aims to prevent any deviations from Indonesia's founding pr

A 20-year-old woman in West Jakarta staged a dramatic discovery of a newborn baby, authorities said, only to later own up that the baby was hers.

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Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Complaints from consumers in the housing sector make up the majority of the 3,269 reports that have been filed with the National Consumer Protection

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has proposed that 9-millimeter pistols and ammunition be made legally available to certified gun owners for self

Police in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta say they are going after the uploader of a viral video that suggested the Chinese army was gearing up to invade Indonesia.

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Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police has ruled out a murder case in the death of Metro TV editor Yodi Prabowo, saying on Saturday he had committed suicide using a knife he ap

Jakarta – Retired army general and former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief AM Hendropriyono has been reported to the West Kalimantan Police for allegedly defaming Sultan Hamid II,

The world certainly needs more Mujenih.

Hengky Ola Sura, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara – Award winning author, Felix K.

Apriza Pinandita and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representative's Commission I overseeing foreign affairs started on Tuesday fit and proper tests for Indonesian ambassadorial

Jakarta – A 16-year-old junior high school student was killed by a 7-meter-long python, which strangled him to death, while hiking in Bombana regency, Southeast Sulawesi, on Sunday.

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Jakarta – A man, who was named the winning bidder in a charity auction of a Rp 2.55 billion (US$172,715) electric motorcycle owned and signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, was que

Farouk Arnaz, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Business tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo has come to save the day when top politicians are facing embarrassment after the top bidder of an e

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – At the age of 25, Second Lt.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – This week comes as a stark reminder for people to protect and uphold the rights of the country's many unsung heroes amid the COVID-19 outbreak: nurses wh

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The frame of a 45-meter-tall statue of Jesus in North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, was dismantled Thursday following a court order that declared that the s

Gardi Gazarin, Jakarta – An employee of the National Nuclear Energy Agency, or Batan, was named suspect for illegally storing radioactive waste at his home in Batan Indah housing compl

Jakarta – After nearly two centuries, a golden kris belonging to Indonesia's national hero Prince Diponegoro was returned by the Dutch King Willem-Alexander, here on a three-day state

Asip Hasani, Kediri – When Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung visited Lirboyo pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Kediri, East Java, last week, he joked about advising President Joko "

Antara, Jakarta – A street fight video set on Jakarta's busiest business strip Jalan Thamrin that went viral on social media was fake, police said on Wednesday.

A woman in Klaten Regency, East Java was arrested on suspicion of neonaticide, motivated in large part by difficult circumstances in her household.

Apriadi Gunawan, Karo Regency, North Sumatra – Police named 20 inmates suspects on Thursday following a prison riot that culminated in a large-scale case of arson that damaged most par

It seems there will never be a shortage of viral stories about Indonesians and faux pas in Japan.

Jakarta – A bureaucratic blunder caused the Religious Affairs Ministry to appoint a Muslim official as acting head of the Catholic Community Guidance Directorate General, a move that d

Haeril Halim, Banda Aceh – Agus plunges a wooden paddle into his coffee and marijuana-filled wok, taking care to roast just the right mix of ingredients – and stay one step ahead of po

Antara, Jakarta – The National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) has firmly rejected a suggestion raised by a lawmaker of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to export cannabis, currently cat

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has apologized for provoking the ire of Tanjung Priok residents in North Jakarta following his negative description of the area.

News Desk, Jakarta – More than one hundred residents of Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, flocked on Wednesday to the Law and Human Rights Ministry on Jl.

Indonesia's most infamous alleged fraudster at the moment has owned up to his delusions as his imaginary kingdom crumbles as quickly as it ascended to its imaginary heights.

We've written about heartwarming stories involving app-based motorcycle taxi drivers (locally known as ojek online or ojol for short) before, but a recent viral thread on an elderly dr

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Central Java Police have named Totok Santoso Hadiningrat and Fanni Amanadia, who proclaimed themselves to be the "king and queen" of Keraton Ag

As Friday prayers wrap up at Suada mosque, worshippers turn their attention outside where Fakhry Affan steers a drone high above, snapping pictures of the building tucked in a corner o

Jakarta – The Purworejo Police arrested on Tuesday afternoon Totok Santoso Hadiningrat and Fanni Aminadia, residents of Purworejo regency in Central Java, who recently declared themsel

Jakarta – Totok Santosa Hadiningrat, a resident of Purworejo in Central Java, has declared himself king of Keraton Agung Sejagat (The World Empire), which he claims to be the "mother o

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The North Sumatra Police have arrested a woman, her lover and a hired hitman for the murder of her husband in Medan, North Sumatra, last year.

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Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – The Majalengka District Court has sentenced Irfan Nur Alam, the son of Majalengka regent Karna Sobahi who also served as an official at the administration