Indonesian Parliament

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  Indonesian Woman Jailed For Reporting Harassment From Boss, Pardoned

  Indonesia's parliament approved an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss in a case that has caused outrage and warnings that it could discourage victims of sexual abuse from speaking out.

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  Indonesian Drivers Stage Violent Anti-Uber Protest

  Thousands of Indonesian taxi and motorised rickshaw drivers today blocked major roads in the capital Jakarta, attacked vehicles and rallied outside parliament, in a violent protest against Uber and other ride-hailing apps.

• Indonesia's Joko Widodo Seeks to Ease Fears Over Political Gridlock

  President-elect Joko Widodo on Friday sought to reassure Indonesians and foreign investors that his relationship with parliament over the next five years would be one of cooperation, not antagonism.

• Indonesian President-Elect's Principles Could Derail his Reforms

  Two weeks before he is due to take office, Indonesia's president-elect is refusing to compromise his principles by building support in parliament in exchange for plum jobs.

• Indonesians in Legal Challenge to Scrapping Local Polls

  Indonesian rights groups and concerned citizens mounted a legal challenge on Monday to parliament's decision to scrap direct elections for local leaders, a move criticised as weakening the country's young democracy.

• Indonesia Parliament Mulls Ending Direct Elections For Local Leaders

  Indonesian lawmakers are expected to vote this week on legislation that ends direct elections for governors and mayors, a measure critics say would weaken the country's democratic advances and encourage patronage politics.

• Indonesian Presidential Hopeful Targeted Over Abductions

  Indonesian lawyers said on Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit aimed at hauling an ex-general running for president before a rights court over the abduction of student activists.

• Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll

  Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three months from now.

• Porn broadcast at Indonesian Parliament

  Computer screens at the Indonesian Parliament,  broadcast porn images in an incident that caused a shock among journalists and legislators, reports said on Tuesday.Journalists trying to check the parliamentary schedule,  found two touch-screen terminals located near the media room which had been diverted to a pornographic website showing ...