Paulina Quintao – Four containers full of medicines at the Medicine and Medical Equipment Autonomous Service (SAMES) warehouse were alleged to be…

Paulina Quintao – The National Parliament (NP) has created a resolution to compel relevant line ministries to implement the integrated national…

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Pass the security guards in their navy blue uniforms and white epaulettes, through the metal detectors that invariably beep (…

Esther Anderson – On 28 November, East Timorese celebrate the anniversary of the day in 1975 when their country was declared an independent nation…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – In a Muslim-majority nation like Indonesia, Islamic education in public schools is expected to play a key role in…

Jakarta – Antigraft agency KPK has brought the notorious Hambalang graft case back to the the table after a year of delay with investigators…

Jakarta – Moazzam Malik, British Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and East Timor, has expressed his admiration for the culture of tolerance applied…

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – China has further cemented its role as one of Indonesia's strategic partners going forward with the Asian powerhouse's…

Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has ruled in favor of senior United Development Party (PPP) politician Djan Faridz, who…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Moses Ompusunggu and Marguerite Afra, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama came to the National…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A Riau court rejected on Tuesday a lawsuit challenging the dropping of charges against a plantation company that had…

Paulina Quintao – The original tais (traditional cloth) of the Timor-Leste is in grave danger of becoming extinct due to the government's inaction…

Paulina Quintao – Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak used commemorations for the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre to call on young…

Last week, Timor-Leste's government issued a press release Timor-Leste's economic outlook positive as reforms begin to show results.

The…

Jakarta – Jakarta Police named Buni Yani a suspect on Wednesday evening for allegedly uploading edited footage that defamed non-active Jakarta…

Dili – Today, thirteen influential leaders, including from government, institutions, and civil society, signed a Charter declaring their…

Paulina Quintao – Three to five people out of 40 people who donated blood each day are found to be Hepatitis B positive, based on new data made…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has declared its support for National Police chief Gen. Tito…

Asvi Warman Adam, Frankfurt – Erving Goffman (1968) suggested that stigma was any form of physical and social attributes or signs that diminish…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – After years of a tug-of-war between the Religious Affairs Ministry and the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) over…

Safrin La Batu, Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – His political career having hit rock bottom following an alleged scandal…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has ordered all of its members at the House of Representatives to support the reappointment of…

Jakarta – An international NGO has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to take seriously his pledge to promote religious pluralism in Indonesia…

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has revealed that he will endorse a cash assistance program called Temporary…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police asserted they have enough information to explain to the public about the potential of…

Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Gen. Insp. Mochamad Iriawan has issued an official warning against acts of treason and disturbance of public order…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah has said President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his supporters…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – In the face of a booming tourism industry in its area, the Banyuwangi regional administration in East Java has pledged…

Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairwoman of his Indonesian…

Philip Sherwell – With her hand stretched upward, the elderly storekeeper in batik dress and white headscarf indicates the height of the waters…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Top leaders of the country's two-biggest political parties – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday acquitted 26 activists from charges of misdemeanor for disobeying the…

Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers' Unions, or KSPI, announced on Monday (21/11) that a million workers will go on strike across…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The introduction of electronic identification cards (e-KTP) will not only simplify population data management, but…

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The promotion of child protection in the country has been facing hurdles thanks to the lack of coordination across…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – After repeated delays caused by gridlock during lobbying, the House of Representatives' special committee…

Tim Mann – Indonesian police last week declared Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, a suspect for blasphemy, over a speech he gave…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The country's economic growth will still be able to reach the government's target by year-end, supported by public…

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Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Despite the government's good intentions, the one-price fuel policy is unlikely to be effective unless the…

Damon Evans – Without new sources of income East Timor could be bankrupt as early as 2027, new research from Dili-based thinktank La'o Hamutuk…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had lunch with former president Megawati Soekarnoputri at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta…

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Tens of thousands of worshippers have gathered at mosques, churches and temples in Jakarta and at the national…

Paulina Quintao – National MP Osorio Florindo is disappointed with the attitude of some health officials who provide substandard health services…

In Indonesia the State has shown its fierce opposition to homosexuality. But at the same time, they have helped move LGBT identities from the…

Susan Schulman, Kambele, Indonesia – Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die. She had contracted HIV, which has reached…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the rise of social media, insulting the government for its flaws, or just for fun, has become easier than ever…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) recommendation that the state should cover half of the annual expenses of political…

Marco Kusumawajiya – Unlike other megalopolises across the world, and in sharp contrast to the trend of global urbanisation, more people are…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has received a report on stalled electricity projects and will carry out investigations soon…