If found guilty under Indonesia's 1965 blasphemy law Ahok will face a maximum of five years in jail... READ MORE›
In 2011 Indonesia passed laws criminalising people smuggling, with penalties of between five and 15 years in prison for those convicted... READ MORE›
One of the first, and biggest, challenges Mr Widodo faces is Indonesia's at least 20bn 12bn fuel subsidy bill... 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›
The Australian defense minister said all training documents would now be culturally appropriate and that Australia recognised Indonesia's sovereignty and territorial integrity... READ MORE›
Jakarta will be led by a Muslim leader who submits to the will of Allah, he added, urging his listeners to choose Yudhoyono or Baswedan... READ MORE›
Military co-operation between Indonesia and Australia has been temporarily suspended after 'offensive training materials' were seen at a Perth Army language training facility... READ MORE›
In recent weeks, the Indonesian Navy has seized and sunk dozens of foreign fishing boats from neighboring countries like Malaysia and Vietnam... 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›
Notorious people-smuggler Captain Bram, who was paid to take asylum seekers back to Indonesia in 2015, has been jailed in Indonesia for six years... READ MORE›
Hundreds of political dissidents were freed from hellish military prisons and Aung San Suu Kyi... READ MORE›
Almost two weeks after more than 150,000 people descended on Indonesia's capital calling for his immediate jailing, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama... READ MORE›
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday not to go ahead... READ MORE›
Executions delayed Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, on death row, have still not been given a date for their executions... READ MORE›
Polls show strong support for the death penalty in Indonesia, with approval running at 70 per cent or higher... READ MORE›
Schapelle Corby's clemency could hurt Chan and Sukumaran's legal efforts... READ MORE›
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has disappointed human rights activists by endorsing the execution of five prisoners on drugs charges... READ MORE›
Earlier this month, Jakarta was rocked by a massive protest by conservative Muslims against the governor... READ MORE›
Ahok's closest rival, Baswedan, has courted the votes of conservative Muslims despite his past reputation as a liberal Muslim reformer... READ MORE›
Pakistani textile worker Zulfiqar Ali was sentenced to death in 2005 for possessing 300 grams of heroin... READ MORE›
Ahok's closest rival, Baswedan, has courted the votes of conservative Muslims despite his past reputation as a liberal Muslim reformer... READ MORE›
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday not to move ahead with the executions... READ MORE›
Executions delayed Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, on death row, have still not been given a date for their executions... READ MORE›
National Police spokesman Rikwanto estimated 200,000 people were on the streets... 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›
But Mr Gusmao said fallout from the extraordinary spat between the two neighbours had not poisoned local attitudes towards Australia in East Timor... READ MORE›
Lawyers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will challenge the presidential decree that denied the Australians clemency from death row... READ MORE›
Lawyers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will challenge the presidential decree that denied the Australians clemency from death row... READ MORE›
But Retno says Indonesia's bebas aktif free, active foreign policy remains the same because it is mandated by the constitution... 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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