Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. One year ago, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his nickname, Ahok, was riding high ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Over the past decade and a half, Indonesia’s democratic transition has been ...

Indonesia is gearing up for the Chinese New Year, which falls on Thursday. The color of red has started to dominate the corners of major cities in Sumatra and Java. In some places, sculptures and ...

Indonesia, which is the world's largest island country and located between the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, regularly faces the hardship of many natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis, ...

On May 4, 2020, the South Kalimantan police arrested and detained blogger Diananta Putra Sumedi (left) in Banjarmasin, charging him with online defamation, which ...

A special government taskforce responsible for the issue announced on Wednesday that Indonesia will conduct further tests on footwear returned from the United States after claims they were ...

Indonesia's national colors, red and white, were splashed across the country to mark its 69th Independence Day. Official celebrations in Jakarta took place at the State Palace, where President Susilo ...