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December 29, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 29, 2019

Jakarta – A motorcycle taxi driver died after a billboard fell upon him when he stopped for a red light during heavy rain on Saturday on Jl. Daan Mogot in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

December 26, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 26, 2019

Vela Andapita and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – What happened in Indonesia over the past 365 days?

December 25, 2019

Jakarta Globe - December 25, 2019

Antara, Jakarta – A Lamborghini driver was detained after he opened fire and threatened two high school students using his gun in a Jakarta road rage, police said on Tuesday.

December 17, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - December 17, 2019

An Indonesian Instagram influencer couple (locally known by the terrible portmanteau "selebgram," which combines the words "seleb" for celebrity and "gram" for Instagram) recently got

December 16, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 16, 2019

Jakarta – As if managing waste on a daily basis was not enough, Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU) officers in Jelambar, West Jakarta, have been apparently told to take a dip in

Jakarta Post - December 16, 2019

Jakarta – The terror of creeping cobras continues in the capital as residents of Kembangan district in West Jakarta made the terrifying discovery of tens of the venomous snakes appeari

Tempo - December 16, 2019

Eko Wahyudi L Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – President Jokowi's special staff of communications and spokesman, Fadjroel Rachman, congratulated Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati for

December 12, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 12, 2019

Jakarta – Cobras have caused a scare among people living in the Royal Citayem housing complex in Bojong Gede district, Bogor regency, West Java.

December 4, 2019

Jakarta Globe - December 4, 2019

Imam Muzakir, Jakarta – Property company Lippo Karawaci has introduced its first Muslim cemetery project to be built in Karawang, West Java.

December 3, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2019

Jakarta – The police raided an illegal cell phone manufacturer in a shop house in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Monday.

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2019

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Two dog attacks in North Sumatra in the past week have killed a man and injured an 8-year-old boy.

November 28, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 28, 2019

Jakarta – A baby girl was found inside a cardboard box beside Jl.

November 15, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - November 15, 2019

A widely publicized shooting case in West Java's Majalengka regency saw a twist in which the shooter may end up reporting the victim to the police.

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2019

Devina Heriyanto and Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's rank has fallen in the 2019 Expat Explorer to 31st out of 33 countries, whereas it ranked 13th out of 31 countries last year.

November 9, 2019

Tempo - November 9, 2019

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said that Prophet Muhammad is a role model because he was able to change society for the better.

November 1, 2019

The Guardian - November 1, 2019

Elle Hunt – At Karet Bivak cemetery in Jakarta, the neat rows of headstones extend as far as the eye can see, seeming to sprout into skyscrapers at the horizon.

October 15, 2019

Jakarta Globe - October 15, 2019

Heru Andriyanto, Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – A soap opera actor will go on trial for saying in a video that his former wife "smells like salted fish" and that she takes a bath only onc

October 10, 2019

September 6, 2019

Tempo - September 6, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian attended an interreligious ass

August 22, 2019

Jakarta Post - August 22, 2019

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are hunting attackers who threw Molotov cocktails at the Golkar Party central executive board (DPP) headquarters in Slipi, West Jakarta, on Wednesday.

July 30, 2019

Jakarta Post - July 30, 2019

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Police in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have arrested a 14-year-old student, identified only as AP, and Sofyan, 43, for stealing an earthquake detector owned by the M

June 21, 2019

Jakarta Post - June 21, 2019

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who is celebrating his 58th birthday today, received well wishes from construction workers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangeran

June 19, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - June 19, 2019

An elderly man's dream of visiting the holy land of Mecca went up in flames in a house fire, but Indonesian netizens have restored that dream, and then some.

Coconuts Jakarta - June 19, 2019

Research has consistently shown that the theory that violent video games cause players to become more violent is wrong but the horrific mosque shooting that took place in New Zealand i

June 18, 2019

Jakarta Post - June 18, 2019

Jakarta – A man disguised as a woman was caught red-handed as he tried to steal underwear and other personal belongings from a female nursing student at a kos (share house) in Tangeran

June 17, 2019

Jakarta Globe - June 17, 2019

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The fifth Congress of Indonesian Diaspora, or CID-5, will open with a one-day conference on Aug. 10 at Kota Kasablanka, South Jakarta.

June 14, 2019

Jakarta Post - June 14, 2019

Jakarta – Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers and firefighters in Agam, West Sumatra, recently shut down five orgen tunggal music performances at wedding parties for being held af

June 13, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - June 13, 2019

An Indonesian man may face up to 20 years in prison for premeditated murder, allegedly spurred by a truly warped idea of spousal commitment.

May 16, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - May 16, 2019

Police and military personnel in Meulaboh, West Aceh apprehended a man yesterday on suspicion of terrorizing a mosque and destroying its loudspeakers, an action that was allegedly trig

May 13, 2019

News ›› Aceh ›› News & Issues
Coconuts Jakarta - May 13, 2019

He's not exactly a beggar, but this man in Aceh is certainly a chooser, and an extremely ungrateful one at that.

May 12, 2019

Tempo - May 12, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen who has been banned from travelling abroad on treason charges is now in Batam, Ri

April 30, 2019

Tempo - April 30, 2019

Ryan Dwiky And Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Spokesman for the Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) addressed the video of the salute Jokowi received from his campaign team man

April 26, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - April 26, 2019

"Hard-headed" is one term that people have been using recently to describe Prabowo Subianto, the former general who is still claiming victory in last week's election (despite clear and

Tempo - April 26, 2019

Aisha Shaidra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's personal assistant Rizky Irmansyah, through his Instagram account, recalled the presidential candidate's attachment to animals.

April 11, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - April 11, 2019

The #JusticeForAudrey assault case, which has dominated Indonesian headlines this week and resulted in millions of Indonesians signing a petition demanding the prosecution of 12 high s

Jakarta Globe - April 11, 2019

Jakarta – Police have named three 17-year-old girls as suspects in the assault of a 14-year-old girl in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, in a case that sent shock waves across social media

April 10, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - April 10, 2019

An alleged case of abuse against a middle school student in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, continues to dominate the conversation on Indonesian social media today as police continue inves

April 12, 2018

Jakarta Post - April 12, 2018

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Hundreds of female vendors at the Mama-mama Market in Jayapura, Papua, shouted hysterically when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and First Lady Iria

November 13, 2017

Associated Press - November 13, 2017

An Indonesian visual effects museum that encouraged visitors to take selfies with a waxwork of Hitler against a giant image of the Auschwitz death camp has removed the exhibit after protests.

November 11, 2017

SBS News - November 11, 2017

An Indonesian museum that allowed visitors to take selfies with a life-size wax sculpture of Hitler against a backdrop of the Auschwitz concentration camp has removed the exhibit following internat

November 5, 2017

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2017

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Civilians were reportedly on the receiving end of attacks by armed assailants who set kiosks on fire following attacks against security personnel around a mini

September 9, 2017

Jakarta Post - September 9, 2017

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A mass rally attended by around 3,000 people to show solidarity to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar ran safely and peacefully on Friday.

September 8, 2017

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2017

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Thousands of Muslims from various organizations, joining hands with the Care for Rohingya Action (APRO) group, staged a rally in front of the Borobudur Templ

September 7, 2017

Jakarta Post - September 7, 2017

Jakarta – Muslim protesters set fire to a Myanmar flag outside the Myanmar Embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday during a demonstration urging an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Mu

September 5, 2017

Jakarta Post - September 5, 2017

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has rejected mounting calls for the government to expel Myanmar's ambassador to Indonesia Aung Htoo following the outbr

September 4, 2017

Jakarta Globe - September 4, 2017

Jakarta – Leaders of the Indonesian Buddhist Council are calling for unity, repeating the familiar line that terrorism has no religion, and urging Indonesians to resist provocations that may endang

September 3, 2017

Jakarta Globe - September 3, 2017

Jakarta – Indonesian Muslim organizations have condemned the recent deadly bouts of violence that killed hundreds of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and called on the United Nations to stop the violen

Reuters - September 3, 2017

Jakarta – A molotov cocktail was thrown at Myanmar embassy in Jakarta in the early hours of Sunday (03/09), the Jakarta Police said.

August 14, 2017

News ›› Aceh ›› News & Issues
Agence France Presse - August 14, 2017

More than 10,000 people turned out in Indonesia's Aceh Sunday to stage a record-breaking song and dance performance stressing the need to conserve a threatened national park in the country's wester

August 6, 2017

Jakarta Post - August 6, 2017

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Boyolali, Central Java – Hundreds of shooters had been deployed, but it was not enough to quell the enemy.