Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society for the Constitution (Amsik) alerted the public on Tuesday about an increasing number of intolerant…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Was President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promoting secularism when he called on the people not to mix religion and politics?…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Five environmentalists staged a demonstration by cementing their feet in front of the PON monument in Pekanbaru during…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The incident of a large python eating a man in a West Sulawesi village has triggered new concern over "uncontrolled"…

Shannon Power – Discrimination against LGBTI people has cost Indonesia billions of dollars.

The William Institute at the UCLA School of Law…

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he is open to a review of the death penalty, if most people in his Muslim-majority nation support…

Jokowi should show political will, not just rhetorical support

Phelim Kine – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo dropped fresh hints…

Jakarta – Police shot dead the suspected leader of a separatist group in Papua during a raid that quickly turned into a gunfight on Tuesday (28/03…

Sue Ingram – Last week, Francisco Guterres became Timor-Leste's first party-affiliated president. While the election broke new ground structurally…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama did not aim to attract Muslim voters in Thousand…

David Roman, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is losing out on commodity gains after lawmakers wrapped protectionist policies around the nation's…

Jakarta – The Center for Urban Development Studies, or Cudes, has criticized a low-cost housing program proposed by Jakarta gubernatorial…

Jakarta – Relawan Bina Jakarta, a volunteer organization based in East Jakarta which used to support Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Sylviana Murni…

Jakarta – The government is facing a rampant number of lawsuits from miners, whose mining permits were revoked by the Energy and Mineral Resources…

Jakarta – A recent proposal from lawmakers to hand the chairmanship of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to a political party member…

Maya Ayu Puspitasari, Jakarta – A freelance journalist who works for a number of well-known international news outlets, Jack Hewson, has recently…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that only 40 percent of Indonesian families could afford to buy houses due to…

Ndre Barahamin – Why have Jokowi's promises to open up Indonesia's "forbidden island" to journalists and rights monitors flunked?

On 20…

Jakarta – The United Development Party, or PPP, support for Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat in the second round of Jakarta…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The Indonesia Textile Association (API) projects that garment exports will stagnate this year after declining by 3.2…

Jakarta – A discussion on the dilemma of the death penalty at the Islamic College Sadra on Monday saw another heated debate surrounding the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights groups are bringing the country's controversial capital punishment into the global…

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Hate speech was the most reported form of online crime in Indonesia in 2016, according to Indonesian police.

The…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for religious leaders and politicians not to mix religion and party politics has…

Joseph Patrick McCormick – The French President has been urged to push Indonesia on LGBT+ rights, as he is set to arrive there this week.

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"Do not confuse politics and religion," Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Friday as he sought to drive home a crucial message on…

Devina Heriyanto, Cikarang, Bekasi – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of HKBP Karang Bahagia Church since Sunday morning did not dampen the…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Mochammad Iriawan visited the construction site of Santa Clara Church in North Bekasi,…

English Francais, Paris – French President Francois Hollande should publicly urge the Indonesian government to address the country's persistent…

When she was only five years old, Isabelina Pinto was taken from her family by an Indonesian soldier. She was one of thousands of children taken…

A former guerrilla fighter vowed on Saturday to keep peace and unity as East Timor's new president, delivering a victory speech after the final…

Dionne Christian – When young writer Bonnie Etherington showed one of her Massey University classmates a short story she'd written, the last thing…

Jakarta – Over 150 members of the separatist group Free Papua Movement (OPM) have agreed to end their resistance and conveyed their pledge of…

Jakarta – Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said Papua will get 5 percent from the divestment of cooper and gold miner PT…

Jakarta – A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in…

Jakarta – International Committee of the Red Cross president Peter Maurer met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The growing animosity between the supporters of Jakarta gubernatorial election rivals Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Salil Shetty, the secretary general of UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, has asked…

Paulina Quintao – Clinical Director at the National Hospital of Guido Valadares Dr Flavio Brandao said that the number of kidney patients was…

Venidora Oliveira – Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Chief, Major-General Lere Anan Timor has called on the government to give more attention to…

Venidora Oliveira – The National Parliament has established a law making it illegal to carry weapons while inside a vehicle.

National MP…

Bekasi – Police have fired tear gas to disperse hard-line Muslims protesting against the construction of a Catholic church in Bekasi, West Java.…

David Hutt – Former guerrilla leader Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres is tipped to become the next president of Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor,…

A Timorese lawyer who helped draft Timor Leste's constitution says the way this week's presidential election ran demonstrates the country is…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – When invading Indonesian troops parachuted into Dili in 1975 Filomena Gomes fled into East Timor's cloud-shrouded…

Jonas Guterres and Khoo Ying Hooi – The March 20 presidential election was the first election held in Timor-Leste without assistance from the…

Jakarta – The government hopes private companies develop 27 percent of new roads nationwide, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and the Workers Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) sealed an agreement…

Jakarta – A Supreme Court ruling on the construction of a cement factory in the Kendeng Mountain area in Rembang, Central Java, must be respected…

Jakarta – Jazuli Juwaini, the chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party, or PKS, said on Thursday (23/03) that every member of the PKS faction at…