Jakarta, Indonesia — Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won ...

Pope Francis greets the faithful at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Indonesia, before a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, religious, seminarians and pastoral workers ...

Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, stands as a unique example of how national unity is maintained through shared foundational beliefs. Central to this cohesion is Pancasila, a set ...

On June 1, Indonesia celebrates the birth of Pancasila, while the entire June is Pride Month to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which was a tipping point for the gay liberation movement.

At that time, the Muslims accepted Pancasila, making Indonesia a nation-state instead of a religious state. In Pancasila, there is no religious egotism; rather there is religious freedom.

The code also includes anti-defamation provisions against the president, state institutions and even Pancasila, Indonesia’s state ideology that supposedly emphasises humane consensus.

He conveyed his perspectives on Pancasila when speaking at Indonesia's 2019 Islamic Young Leaders Summit at the Parliament Building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Saturday. As the state ideology, Pancasila ...

While the challenge was swiftly turfed by the Jakarta State Administrative Court on Monday, citing the group’s incompatibility with Pancasila, Indonesia’s founding ideology, the debate rages on.

Jokowi’s political morality also derives from Pancasila, Indonesia’s official ideals, founded by the country’s first President Sukarno. Among Pancasila’s five principles is one calling for ...