Jakarta – Former Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) commander Lt. Gen.

Jakarta – The who's who of Indonesian politics and business gathered in Solo, the hometown of President Joko Widodo in Central Java on Wednesday (Nov 8), to celebrate the nuptials of his only daugh

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – In a bid to avoid overlapping regulations, a presidential instruction (Inpres) has been issued that requires ministers, high-ranking officials and heads of non-ministerial

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – As many as 50 pedicab drivers have been prepared to transport the guests of the wedding of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's daughter, Kahiyang Ayu, and

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – The daughter of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Kahiyang Ayu, is counting the days as her wedding to Bobby Afif Nasution is fast approaching.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the cabinet to maintain security and political order towards the political year in 2018.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has denied reports by several online portals about President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's intention to replace several of his ministers.

Jakarta – The Indonesian president has not had a pay rise in the past 16 years, making President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo one of the lowest paid state leaders among the world's largest economies.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Jakarta gubernatorial election may have demonstrated how frail the government's coalition can become when its rivals play the sectarianism card hard.

Nethy Dharma Somba – Less than three months after his presidential inauguration, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived in the Papua capital of Jayapura in December 2014 to a rock-star welcome.

Lesley Sanga – Indonesia president Joko Widodo has turned down Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's request for a meeting to discuss the West Papua issue.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo witnessed the first sunrise of 2016 at the Waiwo Beach dock in Raja Ampat, West Papua, on Friday.

After new Indonesian president Joko Widodo appointed his self-consciously titled 'working cabinet' late last year, activist Andreas Harsono from Human Rights Watch took calls from no fewer than nin

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Students and People Movement (GempaR) urged President Joko Widodo to keep his promise to solve the conflict in Papua.

Sally Andrews – As one of his first official actions as Indonesia's president-elect, Joko Widodo announced his intention to build a presidential palace in West Papua.

Prashanth Parameswaran – Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is now on a weekend visit to the restive eastern region of the province of Papua to begin to address a half-century lo

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Two French journalists arrested in Papua for operating without journalism visas should serve four months in jail and face a cursory $200 fine, prosecutors in

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should use his first official visit to Papua and West Papua on Thursday to endorse specific measures to address serious human rights problems on

Michael Bachelard – Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has promised to build a presidential palace on the shores of West Papua's picturesque Lake Sentani as a sign he will pay more

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to fill the new Cabinet only with figures whose track records are free from corruptio

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Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the country grapples to cope with the affects of multiple natural disasters, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been busy defending himself and members of

Bagus BT Saragih and Elly Burhaini Faizal, Bogor/Jakarta – Andi Mallarangeng escaped firing on Wednesday, as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a minor Cabinet reshuffle and t

Ina Parlina and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has ordered President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reappoint 20 deputy ministers following a challenge from the Na

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono openly expressed his annoyance with guests who were talking while he was delivering a speech on World Environment Day in Jakarta

Ezra Sihite – A photograph of three Cabinet ministers posing with a group of miniskirt-clad caddies at an East Jakarta golf course sparked public outrage after being splashed across the

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have called into question a recently issued presidential decree that orders the appointment of more advisers and raises the post of adviser to the

Agus Triyono – The government's $91 million purchase of a new presidential jet has not flown smoothly with a coalition of NGOs, who on Sunday criticized the president and legislature fo

Ismira Lutfia – Interreligious strife is just media hype, rights abuses in Papua don't go unpunished and the current anticorruption drive is the most aggressive in the country's history

Arientha Primanita – It was a rare chance, albeit rehearsed, for journalists to ask questions directly of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but the nationally televised Q&A on Mon

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Arientha Primanita – The State Secretary acknowledged on Monday that the government had indeed allocated two different budgets for a planned presidential

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – With the House of Representatives recently drawing public ire for a number of questionable big-ticket renovations, a budget watchdog is now accusing the State

Reports are emerging this week that the helicopters from which 17 West Papuans were recently shot are those of an Australian-owned mining company, Paniai Gold.

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has again used a public press conference to criticize the performance of members of his cabinet, this time because he was informe

Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Roman Emperor Nero, who ruled the empire from 54 to 68 AD, was notoriously accused of playing the fiddle while Rome was engulfed in flames.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took time out ahead of the G20 Summit in France to launch a book on his leadership in one of Paris's finest hotels.

Elisabeth Oktofani – In a nation plagued by seeds of disintegration – as hard-line radicals spread intolerance and separatist clashes dominate news out of the archipelago's east – there

Anita Rachman – As talk of a cabinet reshuffle heats up, lawmakers on Monday offered an idea of how President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could target his changes: cut those mired in corru

Bagus BT Saragih and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Many have begun to question whether there will be a reshuffle of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Cabinet, but party leaders from the gov

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has received a new blow amid his own declining popularity, as the results of a survey announced Sunday show deteriorating app

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two senior officials from the House of Representatives urged the president on Friday to reshuffle his cabinet this month or miss out on the chance to improve

Critics have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cancel plans to purchase a private presidential plane.

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Tifatul Sembiring, the minister of communications and information technology, has been acknowledged as Indonesia's most famous politician by a Web site that gauge

Arientha Primanita – The president called out his cabinet on Thursday for its wholesale failure to push through needed programs, slapping a failing grade on the ministers in an imprompt

Agus Triyono – In two years time, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be flying on the Indonesian version of Air Force One.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The City Police have launched an investigation to identify the owner of a car that has the license plate number B 8360 SBY, which has been construed as

State Secretary Sudi Silalahi on Tuesday slammed lawmakers for wrongly interpreting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's statement about his salary and for starting the 'Coins for Presi

Medan, North Sumatra – Students grouped under the North Sumatra Students Strategic Assessment Institute collected coins amounting to Rp 221,650 from three spots in Medan on Friday to be

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Although it appears not to have been made as a complaint, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent statement about his lack of a pay ri