Ahok to be Released from Prison in January 2019
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known by Ahok who is serving a two-year jail term for blasphemy, will...
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Persija Football Club Fans Damage Minimarket, Attacks Employee
Dozens of Jakmania, avid fans of the Persija Jakarta soccer club, have vandalised a convenience store in Depok, West Java,...
Earthquake hits Three Indonesian Provinces
An earthquake rocked three provinces in Indonesia within 10 hours today since 12.45am, but there has been no report of...
Family Buried in Bali Landslides, Search for Bodies Continues
The Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Denpasar, supported by police, are still searching for missing victims of landslides in...
Padang Detains LGBT Couples and Performs “Exorcisms” On Them
The city of Padang has detained 18 LGBT couples as part of a campaign to ‘cure’ LGBT people through religious...
Free Papua Movement Claims Accountability Over Shooting that Killed 31 Workers
Sebby Sambom of The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), challenged President Joko Widodo to capture them. The military wing...
Bogor Tornado Kills One, Damages 850 Houses
The Bogor Police have reported that a tornado hit Bogor municipality in West Java on Thursday afternoon at around 3pm,...
Police Officers Banned from Making “Political” Hand Gestures on Photos
As the presidential election draws near and has begun to divide the nation, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Azis...
Lion Air Considering Cutting Ties with Boeing
Lion Air is reviewing plane purchases from Boeing and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a...
Construction Workers Killed by Gunmen in Papua
At least 24 construction workers have been killed by gunmen in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, officials said. A soldier...
Indonesians Rescue 20 Rohingya Muslims Found Adrift Off Aceh
Indonesian fishermen rescued a wooden boat carrying 20 hungry, weak Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday after it was found adrift off...
Jakarta Predicted to Experience Heavy Rain, Strong Winds
After heavy rain drenched Jakarta on Monday afternoon, several areas suffered from flooding, including in Rawa Terate, Cakung subdistrict, East...
Local Government Gives Garbage Bags to Prevent Littering River
Residents living along the Gendong River in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, have received around 1,000 garbage bags that were distributed by...
Garuda Launches New Bandung – Singapore Route
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia started on Sunday its Bandung-Singapore route, which will be available four days a week: Monday, Wednesday,...
26 Escaped Inmates Recaptured, Dozens Still at Large
Twenty-six of the more than 100 inmates who escaped from Banda Aceh Penitentiary in Lambaro, Aceh, on Thursday evening have...
Security Guard Arrested for Attempted Rape of Japanese Woman
Jakarta Police have arrested a security guard at Coral Sand apartment complex in South Jakarta for the alleged attempted rape...
Over 100 Inmates Escape During Prayer Time
More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in western Indonesia after overpowering a guard during prayer time, police said...
Sumatran City to Fine LGBT Residents for “Disturbing Public Order”
An Indonesian city plans to slap its gay and transgender residents with a Rp1 million fine for disturbing “public order”,...
New Government App Lets the Public Report Religious Heresy, Sparks Backlash
A new Indonesian government app that lets the public report suspected cases of religious heresy is drawing fire as rights...
Three More Overpasses to be Built in Jakarta Next Year
The Jakarta administration is planning to build three overpasses in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta; Cakung, East Jakarta and Sunter Permai,...
Group of Thieves Steal Rp 2 Billion and 1.2 Kilograms of Gold
A group of people who allegedly stole Rp 2 billion (US$158,765) and 1.2 kilograms of gold from a building materials...