Michael Walsh and Nurina Savitri – Members of Indonesia's House of Representatives have come under fire for passing a law giving themselves powers to obstruct corruption investigations

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Even though President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has not signed a recent amendment to the 2014 Legislative Law, it will still be enacted, a legal expert said on Frid

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has delayed signing a draft law that would allow parliament to crack down on criticism aimed at its members or the legislature, suggesting it

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed why he has yet signed the Law on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), and Region

While rights activists in Indonesia have been seriously concerned about, and building opposition to, a highly repressive revision to the country's criminal code that is currently workin

Gibran Maulana Ibrahim, Jakarta – This afternoon the House of Representatives (DPR) enacted revisions to the Legislative Institutions Law (UU MD3) which contains several controversial a

Jakarta – Golkar party appointed lawmaker Bambang Soesatyo on Thursday (Jan 11) to replace disgraced Setya Novanto as Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, reported Jakarta G

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on the House of Representatives to focus its attention on protecting human rights and reducing excessive criminalization during

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has suggested that lawmakers, who are infamous for dozing off during meetings at the House of Representatives, use anti-sleep seats designed by Brawijaya Univer

Jakarta – It is suspected that politicians on a House of Representatives inquiry committee intentionally spread misinformation about the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Indonesia Corruptio

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Venidora Oliveira 00 The Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) considers grave that five members of the national parliament raised their objection and did not make an intervention during the pl

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will add 19 seats in the 2019 legislative election, bringing a total of 579 lawmakers in the legislative body.

Paulina Quintao – MPs continue to arrive late for parliamentary sessions, according to observations made by the Judicial System of Monitoring program (JSMP).

Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) secretary-general Anwar Abbas has suggested the establishment of an MUI "faction" within the House of Representatives, which would work to strengthen Islami

Jakarta – A brawl erupted between two members of the legislature during at the funeral of a community leader in Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, on Sunday, after one reportedly took offense to being accu

Jakarta – More politicians have expressed support for a plan to add more seats at the House of Representatives, saying the current 560 seats are no longer representative given the number of newly e

Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) saw yet another plenary session spiral into chaos on Tuesday, as internal power struggles continue to intensify.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Monday's plenary session of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) erupted in chaos when councillors began protesting the eligibility of speakers tasked with le

Jakarta – During its working visit to Germany, the special committee tasked with deliberating the election bill found that the country was no longer implementing e-voting because it was prone to ha

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has denied a circulating provocative message reportedly conveyed by TNI commander Gen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – It was a meeting in which everyone involved could score political points.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will resume overseas working visits for all lawmakers under the leadership of newly installed speaker, Setya Novanto.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Political dynamics at the House of Representatives catapulted controversial senior politician and Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto back into the

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto has cleared his way toward regaining his post as House of Representatives speaker after securing permission from the party's advisory board.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The planned return of controversial Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto to the House of Representatives' top post has inevitably received a mixed reaction but it is

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Safrin La Batu, Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – His political career having hit rock bottom following an alleged scandal involving a giant mining firm, Golkar Party chairman and fo

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Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission VI head Teguh Juwarno has said the House would secure enough votes to support the operation of state-owned PT Semen Indonesia's cement factory in Remba

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is facing further turbulence following a power struggle between its commissions, for which House Speaker Ade Komarudin, a Golkar Party

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Golkar Party may fall into another crisis if supporters of chairman Setya Novanto press ahead with their plan to unseat his rival, Ade Komarudin, as House of Re

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The country may have more legislators in 2019 as the government plans to increase the number of seats at the House of Representatives from the current 560, which so

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Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council has revoked a verdict which found former speaker Setya Novanto – now Golkar chairman – guilty for violating the legislative body's ethical cod

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The recent arrest of Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Irman Gusman on a bribery charge may hinder the council's move to gain more leg

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – A plan to expand the power of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), a branch of the country's legislature representing the country's provinces, has been met w

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has consolidated power so well that his blunder in appointing American national Arcandra Tahar a minister – a move so

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – There are many ways to examine the performance of an institution; the most commonly practiced is through quantitative performance evaluation.

Venidora Oliveira – Many MPs routinely break the parliamentary regulations by coming late, failing to sign in and not attending plenary sessions, the Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) said.

Jakarta – Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi) described the House of Representatives (DPR) performance during the 2015-2016 fourth sitting period as lacking – far from meeting the public's expec

Jakarta – Indonesia's most prominent antigraft watchdog urged the Corruption Eradication Commission to launch an investigation after a recent audit found irregularities surrounding some of the work

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has denied allegations made in a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) 2015 report on the House's secretariat general, that some lawmakers' work vis

Jakarta – The House of Representatives ended its current assembly period with a plenary session on Friday (29/04), as it goes into recess until May 17 without having passed a single bill.