Indonesia has long imposed severe penalties for drug smuggling, but its use of the death penalty has been sporadic... READ MORE›
Widodo has blamed political actors for exploiting the popular fury over Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to destabilize his government... READ MORE›
Land, finance and security issues have dogged the much ballyhooed Rp68 trillion US 5.1 billion Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, Indonesian President Joko Widodo's signature infrastructure undertaking... READ MORE›
Both parties are fielding candidates in the Feb. 15 election, in which Mr. Joko's governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is backing Mr. Basuki... READ MORE›
Sexual violence against children, as I have said, is an extraordinary crime, President Joko Widodo told journalists, according to a statement... READ MORE›
Ms Megawati is the mentor of President Joko Widodo and the leader of his party, the Indonesian Party of Struggle PDI-P ... READ MORE›
Indonesia is an open economy Widodo told reporters in the Oval Office and with the 250 million population we are the largest economy in Southeast Asia... READ MORE›
President Joko Widodo and Attorney General Prasetyo have repeatedly claimed that other countries must respect Indonesian law, the lawyers said... READ MORE›
The former prime minister has spoken about his opposition to capital punishment during an interview about two Australians on death row in Indonesia... READ MORE›
The final court appeal of death row Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has wrapped up in Jakarta... READ MORE›
By Kate Seear, Monash UniversityThe impending execution of Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has led to an impassioned public debate about capital punishment... READ MORE›
In December, Indonesian President Joko Widodo spoke out against false media reports that, he said, were destabilizing his government... READ MORE›
Bali nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been ordered to transfer to the penal island dubbed Indonesia's Alcatraz ahead of their executions... READ MORE›
As far as the attorney-general is concerned, Chan, 31, and Sukumaran, 33, exhausted their avenues for appeal when President Joko Widodo refused them clemency... READ MORE›
Tony Abbott is still waiting for a phone call from Indonesian president Joko Widodo, who denied the Australians clemency for their 2005 drug smuggling effort... READ MORE›
Ten years after their heroin trafficking attempt, Chan and Sukumaran are fluent in Indonesian, and help rehabilitate Indonesian prisoners in Kerobokan jail... READ MORE›
If the Administrative Court appeal is allowed, the pair's lawyers will challenge this blanket refusal of clemency pleas... READ MORE›
PALEMBANG INDONESIA Fed up with capitalists plundering Indonesia's riches members of the country's second-largest Islamic group have drawn up plans to launch a people's power movement... READ MORE›
Indonesia earlier this month asked several countries, including neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia and far-flung Russia, for aid, equipment and personnel to help combat the fires... READ MORE›
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan could be executed within weeks, after their bid for a judicial review was rejected... READ MORE›
Seven foreign death row prisoners in Indonesia await execution by firing squad in Nusakambangan prison island... READ MORE›
Calling for an immediate end to executions in Indonesia for those convicted of drug offences... READ MORE›
Indonesia's president has said 'no way' to a prisoner swap offer to save Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan from the firing squad... READ MORE›
Ms Megawati is the mentor of President Joko Widodo and the leader of his party, the Indonesian Party of Struggle PDI-P ... READ MORE›
Jakarta's governor says he has given his anti-death penalty view to President Joko Widodo, who he believes is considering all views on the subject... READ MORE›
Indonesia's president has said 'no way' to a prisoner swap offer to save Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan from the firing squad... READ MORE›
If the Administrative Court appeal is allowed, the pair's lawyers will challenge this blanket refusal of clemency pleas... READ MORE›
Some of the victims were being treated in the Indonesia Army Central hospital... READ MORE›
Another attack was aimed at a police security post. At least seven people have died, including five suspected attackers... READ MORE›
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is making his first state visit to Australia this weekend, with trade and terrorism set to top the agenda... READ MORE›
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