Isabel Ermelita – The Timor-Leste Health Ministry is continuing to promote the use of condoms to at-risk groups to prevent the transmission of HIV…

Paulina Quintao – The National Parliament (NP) has begun discussions on proposed law no. 26/III/III to combat human trafficking in the country.…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – The government's move to reduce fuel prices in Papua and West Papua may have been…

Muhammad Tanziel Aziezi – Over the past few months the Constitutional Court has been hearing a case that could have serious implications for the…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The country is at risk of being unable to cater for the growing domestic demand for health care, as most of hospitals…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – After two years at the helm of Southeast Asia's largest economy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo continues to face…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's dual approach and inconsistent policies in Papua during his two-year…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla has yet to prioritize human…

Jakarta – Contrary to what his detractors claimed during the 2014 presidential election campaign, that then Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should set up a new fact-finding team to investigate individuals allegedly…

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In his Nawacita (nine goals) program, outlined during the 2014 presidential campaign period,…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – While President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has managed to boost economic development within two years after taking office, an…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – A report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) presented at the Habitat III summit in Quito…

Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission VI head Teguh Juwarno has said the House would secure enough votes to support the operation of state…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Slow growth of short-term foreign loans continued to be witnessed in the country in August as a weak economy prompted…

Banda Aceh – A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned in front of a jeering crowd in Aceh, Indonesia, the latest person to be punished…

Maire Leadbeater – Something remarkable happened this year at the United Nations General Assembly. Seven Pacific nations used the occasion to…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – Four police officers are being questioned by the Gorontalo Police's internal affairs department after they…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to include the controversial "right to be forgotten"…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The murder case is simple. There was a victim. Then there was an investigation that later delivered the results…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Jakarta – Hundreds of former members of controversial group Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) in Surakarta, Central Java, has…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Maverick Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, as he is known, has never had a filter. Impulsive and…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is facing further turbulence following a power struggle between its commissions, for…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus hit the highest level in over a year in September due to a "temporary" spike in iron, steel and…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid the clamor of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, a draconian cyber law that has seen hundreds of netizens…

Nether Dharma Somba, Jayapura – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, has again visited Papua, inaugurating several…

West Papua specialist Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon said the unprecedented level of discussion about West Papuan self-determination and human rights at the…

Journalists around the world are trying to get the prime minister of Timor-Leste (East Timor) to abandon a criminal complaint against two Timor-…

An academic specialising in West Papua says Pacific Islands peoples are taking the lead on issues of decolonisation within the region.

Dr…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's development of Papua needs more emphasis on human rights, according to…

Paulina Quintao – Although the Education Ministry has formally included sexual health as a subject in the national curriculum, this has not yet…

Semarang, Central Java – The immigration office in Central Java has deported 51 students who had come from Timor Leste but were found staying in…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is set to increase the capacity of penitentiaries nationwide by 5,000 by the end of…

Paulina Quintao – Three-hundred women candidates in 12 municipalities, including Oecusse, have been confirmed for the upcoming suku (village)…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – A sign warning cables had snapped on a rickety suspension bridge connecting two islands off Bali was…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Religious figures have made a joint statement to call for peace and tolerance for the regional elections.…

Jakarta – A massive demonstration against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Friday cost the agency around Rp 60 million (US$4,620…

Venidora Oliveira – Minister of Defense Cirilio Cristovao said execution of the general state budget for the Defense Ministry reached 67% by mid-…

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – When the Central Information Commission (KIP) ruled last week that an investigative report on…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta gubernatorial election draws near, social media has increasingly turned into a hotspot for smear…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is slated to visit Papua today to inaugurate a new airport in the impoverished…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government will likely need to review its strategy in promoting its priority tourist destinations, as data shows that…

Jayapura – Papua Police have arrested three people for alleged criminal activities and their involvement in a separatist organization, the Papua…

Arya Dipa, Jakarta – Press freedom in the country is in relatively good shape, however, the independence of media organizations is threatened by…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With Indonesia facing land and forest fires every year that are mostly man-made disasters that have degraded the…

Jakarta – National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called for the public and the media to focus on more important matters like…

Jakarta – Human rights activists have slammed the president saying he has not fulfilled campaign promises of investigation past cases of rights…

Fadli, Batam – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it will support whatever decision the Indonesian government takes…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court must be cautious in selecting the next ad hoc judges for corruption courts, as most applicants were mediocre or…

Jakarta – The National Police will conduct internal reform in an effort to stamp out the practice of "illegal levies" that continues to plague the…