JAKARTA: Indonesian activists on Thursday (Apr 3) decried a new regulation allowing police to monitor foreign journalists and researchers working in the country, a move they say would limit press ...

Indonesian police’s new rule requiring foreigners, especially journalists, to seek authorization to enter certain areas for their own safety has raised concerns among media and activist groups. The ...

Indonesia has arrested two members of the military who allegedly gunned down three police officers during a raid on an illegal cockfighting gambling site in Lampung province on Sumatra island.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - National Police Commission Commissioner Mohammad Choirul Anam confirms that former Ngada Police Chief AKBP Fajar Widyadharma Lukman Sumaatmaja will be dismissed from the Indonesian ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Member of House Commission III and Deputy Speaker of DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said that lawmakers have no plan to discuss the amendment to police or the prosecutor’s bills. "There ...

In response to the criticism, Listyo said on Thursday (April 3) that it was not mandatory for foreign journalists to obtain permits from the police to do reporting in Indonesia. “Without ...

SURABAYA, Indonesia — A violent clash broke out Monday in the southern Indonesian city of Surabaya between police and demonstrators protesting the Southeast Asian country's newly passed military law, ...

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JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesian police and the military have launched a joint investigation after three officers were shot dead during a raid on an illegal cockfighting ring in Way Kanan ...

Indonesia is booming with local content, international co-productions and a vibrant box office, although overseas distribution and the absence of film incentives remain weaknesses, said film ...