Story Archive
2019-10-31
A local official said the cleric’s caning shows sharia law in Aceh is not applied indiscriminately.
2019-10-29
Activists question finding that Golfrid Siregar was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash.
2019-10-29
“I don’t think we want to commit an act of terrorism again,” says chat group’s founder.
2019-10-28
The president says he wants normalcy in the region struck by a series of violent protests.
2019-10-23
Appointment of former Army Gen. Prabowo Subianto stirs anger among rights defenders.
2019-10-22
Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah want more evidence about China’s treatment of the minority group.
2019-10-21
Ex-Army special forces chief Prabowo Subianto says he would serve “in the field of defense.”
2019-10-18
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will be sworn in for his second and final term on Sunday.
2019-10-15
About 31,000 security personnel will be on duty for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s second inauguration.
2019-10-14
Militants will pose security threat if they return to their homelands in Southeast Asia, counter-terror officials told BenarNews.
2019-10-11
Jokowi describes Security Minister Wiranto’s condition as “stable, improving” after second hospital visit.
2019-10-10
Minister Wiranto “to be stabilized” after undergoing three-hour surgery, cabinet secretary says.
2019-10-10
Main suspect in the stabbing and a policewoman arrested in September had alleged ties with the same militant cell.
2019-10-08
Deadly violence uprooted as many as 16,000 residents of Wamena on Sept. 23.
2019-10-03
Some critics say his government’s way of dealing with dissent harkens back to the Suharto era.
