Violent Protests over Controversial Legislation Rock Indonesia
Indonesian riot police clashed with protesters in Jakarta, Makassar, Medan and two other cities Tuesday, on the second day of...
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Dozens of State-Run Mosques in Jakarta Promote Radicalism, Study Says
Forty percent of mosques and worship spaces at state-owned enterprises and government institutions in Jakarta are promoting radical sermons, according...
Indonesia: Police Foil Plot to Target Presidential Palace with Chemical Bombs
Indonesian police said Tuesday that they foiled an Islamic State-linked terror plot to attack the Presidential Palace with chemical bombs,...
Indonesia Explores Relocating Capital
Palangkaraya, by any standards, is not well-known outside Indonesia. But the city on the island of Borneo is quickly becoming...
141 Men Held in Jakarta After Raid on ‘Gay Striptease’
Indonesian police are holding 141 men including four foreign nationals after raiding what they described as a gay striptease performance...
Ferry burns near Jakarta, killing passengers
A ferry caught fire near Jakarta, Indonesia this morning. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said at least 23 had died...
Indonesia: Man Who Provided Support to Jakarta Attackers Gets 9-Year Term
An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced a man to nine years in prison for providing cash and a firearm to...
Indonesia: Jokowi Says He Won’t Protect Ahok in Police Probe
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday he would not shield Jakarta’s governor from a police probe into alleged blasphemy, which...
