Bandung – Hundreds of students held a demonstration in front of the West Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building located on Jalan Diponegoro in Bandung City on Monday February 17.

Denpasar – A number of student groups, including those affiliated with the All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) Alliance, are holding a marathon of simultaneous actions in a number of regions in Indonesia between Monday February 17 and Wednesday February 19.

Surabaya – Around 1,000 students held a "Dark Indonesia" (Indonesia Gelap) action in front of the East Java (Jatim) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) offices in the provincial capital of Surabaya on Monday February 17. They were rejecting the government's budget efficiency policy.

Makassar – A "Dark Indonesia" (Indonesia Gelap) demonstration by the Islamic Student Association (HMI) in Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, blockaded the Trans-Sulawesi highway causing a long traffic jam on Monday February 17.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has highlighted the culture of land ownership in Asia which has changed significantly and fundamentally in the last 70 years.

Jakarta – The inauguration of Deddy Corbuzier to the Defence Ministry as a special staff member for social and public communications adds to the long list of celebrities in government.

Jakarta – Transparency International Indonesia (TII) says that the three point increase in Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score from 34 to 37 does not mean anything significant.

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) has criticised the appointment of active TNI (Indonesian Military) officer Major General Novi Helmy Prasetya as the president director of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has criticised a plan to give more authority to law enforcement institutions such as the National Police (Polri) and the Prosecutors Office, as well as the Indonesian Military (TNI), through three draft laws (RU

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has revealed the reason why he still often travels overseas in recent months in the midst of government budget cuts.

Jakarta – The government plans to provide pardons or amnesty for around 44 thousand prisoners. One of the categories of prisoners who will receive amnesty are political prisoners related to Papua.

Banda Aceh – The prosecution in a case of a gay couple caught having sex at a boarding house in Syiah Kuala district, Banda Aceh city, has demanded that the pair be sentenced to 100 lashes.

Jakarta – The Adolescent, Child and Women's Sub-Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police General Crimes Detectives Directorate (Subdit Renakta Ditreskrimum) raided a gay sex party being held at a hotel in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Saturday February 1 at around 9 pm.

Jakarta – Dozens of people calling themselves the Sidoarjo Youth Movement (GPS) held a protest action at the Sidoarjo National Land Agency (BPN) offices on Thursday January 30 to highlight the case of 656 hectares of sea area with right to build (HGB) certificates in the Sidoarjo Sea

Jakarta – It has been revealed that a number of sea areas in Indonesia are recorded has having right to build (HGB) permits and land ownership certificates (SHM) after the polemic over the sea fence off the coast of Tangerang regency surfaced and came into the public spotlight.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is of the view that the work of eradicating corruption will face a very steep and uphill road.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has reported the alleged doxing of ICW researcher Diky Anandya to the National Police (Polri) Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim) Cyber Crimes Unit.

Jakarta – The results of a Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey show that the majority of people agree with the removal of the electoral threshold that was required to nominate a presidential candidate or the presidential threshold, which was abo

Jakarta – The official website belonging to the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) was hacked and the home page changed to a display of an online gambling site on Monday January 6.

Jakarta – Police are still investigating alleged lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activities in the Permata Hijau area of North Grogol Village, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, which were shut down by local residents on New Year's Eve.