Jakarta – Indonesia's armed forces chief dismissed Thursday a US federal court judge's ruling that ExxonMobil must face a lawsuit over alleged…

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Mudflow victims on Wednesday protested the dumping of mud into the Porong River for a second time, saying the buildup…

Indonesia's ambassador to Papua New Guinea has praised PNG's Government for blocking the West Papua issue from being raised in recent…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X has been deemed the country's most competent presidential candidate, defeating both President…

Hamish McDonald – Xanana Gusmao has had many difficult roles in his 62 years: as rural teacher, guerilla leader, political prisoner, symbolic…

Havana – A farewell ceremony for a group of six Cuban healthcare service providers in East Timor was held at that country's Health…

Washington – ExxonMobil must face a lawsuit filed by Indonesian villagers alleging that the US oil giant is liable for killings and…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia have opposed any moratorium on forest and peat land conversions, saying…

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Hundreds of mudflow victims blockaded a reconstruction site at the Porong mudflow area Monday, demanding mining…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A weak and corrupt government, rather than a lower defense budget, will one day lure the military back into politics,…

Marcellus Hernowo – As well as celebrities and family members of core political party leaders, the provisional list of legislative candidates that…

Politicians in the House of Representatives and leaders of the major political parties are very diligent to criticize the government for dragging…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Seven Lampung gubernatorial candidate pairs took part in a live televised debate organized by Lampung's General…

Chris McCall, Sydney – East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao says he believes his country has turned the corner, and divisions in the military…

Marianne Kearney, Dili – Plans to build a massive new power station in East Timor have stirred debate over the use of the tiny and impoverished…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The country's two biggest political parties are reviving attempts to establish a coalition for the 2009 presidential race…

The Munir murder case is entering a new stage. These coming weeks Maj. Gen. (ret) Muchdi Pr is standing trial. The former deputy of the State…

Saul Salavador – Thousands of Internally displaced refugees in Timor Leste are finally going home.

For the last two years, they have been…

Hayley J. Campbell, Jayapura – A New Zealand MP along with Human Rights Groups are calling on Pacific countries to confront Indonesia on human…

New Zealand Green party MP Keith Locke says Pacific Islands Forum countries like New Zealand could do more to push dialogue with…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The enforcement of many sharia-based ordinances in the country has been denounced by several legal experts as a violation…

Jessica Mahar, West Timor – All Charles Meluk wants is a better future for refugees in West Timor. The 22-year-old East Timorese man has been…

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) planned to turn its attention to the public service sector, said KPK deputy…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In an effort to shed its tarnished image as a violent and abusive institution, the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday…

Judicial authorities in East Timor are investigating more than 40 allegations that armed forces have used violence, intimidation, and death…

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – International environmental activist group Greenpeace has called on the government to immediately develop renewable…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Less than 24 hours after being sworn in as the new head of the Constitutional Court, Moh. Mahfud M.D. on Friday slammed…

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Former top intelligence official Muchdi Purwopranjono premeditated the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir Said…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Commander of the Wirasakti Military Command in Kupang Col. Winston Pardamean Simanjuntak concluded Thursday that public…

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Around 20 West Papuans from the United West Papua Popular Struggle Front (Pepera) held an action at the Hotel Indonesia…

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Some 7,000 workers from PT Hardaya Aneka Shoe Industry (HASI), a former Nike supplier, began striking Thursday in…

Ben Doherty and Sarah Smiles – A new guest worker scheme, this one to bring East Timorese workers to the labour-starved Kimberley region of…

The Pacific Island Forum (PIF) has been urged to raise the human rights situation in West Papua with Indonesia.

Joe Collins of the Sydney-…

Paul Toohey – A secret recording of the last meeting between East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta and rebel leader Alfredo Reinado reveals that…

Alfian, Jakarta – A lawmaker inquiry over the country's oil and gas management kicked off Thursday with the BPK disclosing a letter it sent to…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Thursday deflected criticism over findings that more than 36 million…

Jakarta – A former top Indonesian spy could face the death penalty after he was charged Thursday with orchestrating the poisoning murder of a…

The human rights situation in West Papua should be raised with Indonesia at the Post-Forum Dialogue in Niue, Joe Collins of AWPA said. Indonesia…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) today welcomed the removal of Col. Burhanuddin Siagian…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With history showing many cases of leaders who failed to groom quality successors among their kin, the recruitment of…

Lucy Williamson, Jakarta – The UN in East Timor has rejected claims by the country's president that it was slow to act in the aftermath of his…

Jakarta – The government needs to place decent and productive employment at the center of its socio-economic policies to ensure a link between…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The government has not supported the steady growth of labor-intensive industries over the last six quarters, missing a…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – More than 36 million voting-age citizens might be staying at home for the 2009 legislative election, as a recent survey…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network, or ETAN, has welcomed the removal of Colonel Burhanuddin Siagian from his command in…

Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors demanded more than five years' jail Thursday for an Islamist hardliner accused of inciting an armed attack on a…

Jakarta Post – Wilson just had his first birthday last weekend and his mother was busy not only preparing for his party but also entertaining…

Complaints of human rights abuses by East Timor's fledgling national police have shown a "notable increase" over the past year, the United Nations…

Brian Rudman – We ban trawling off wide stretches of the coast to save rare dolphins. We ban the trade in ivory, whale meat and tiger penises to…