Jakarta – In the heat of Jakarta's gubernatorial election in which, for the first time in history, the frontrunner is a Christian and a Chinese-…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The fisheries industry has asked the government to review a policy on ships that it claims has crippled business.

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Civil society groups are questioning the independence of island leaders in the Pacific Islands Forum while Australia and New Zealand are at the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police are stepping up the hunt for the gunman in a mysterious shooting that left a teacher dead in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Police in Papua have increased security measures by sending two special teams to Puncak Jaya regency following the…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Migrant Workers Network (JBMI) has called into a question President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement that Indonesia would…

David Roman, Pooja Thakur Mahrotri, and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Singapore –Never mind that Singapore is experiencing one of the worst property…

Paulina Quintao – At the commemoration of popular consultation day on August 30, the President of National Parliament, Aderito Hugo, called on the…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government has given a green light to the controversial reclamation project of Islet G…

Jakarta – On Wednesday September 14 the Social Movement for Democracy (GEMA Demokrasi) called on Facebook to take responsibility for revisions to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Despite public outcry and criticism of some of his policies, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has maintained a…

Severianus Endi and Novi Abdi, Pontianak/Balikpapan – The number of hot spots across West Kalimantan province has been growing since early this…

Jakarta – A political expert has warned a large coalition supporting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration will weaken the system of…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Haeril Halim and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Faith in Indonesian democracy could be further undermined by a House of…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The country will still have to wait to have more comprehensive counterterrorism…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has announced the strengthening of a partnership with the UK military following a bilateral meeting…

A meeting of the Timor-Leste (East Timor) cabinet Ministers authorized the Ministry of Finance to start the process of joining the Asian…

Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission II, the General Elections Commission, or KPU, and the government have agreed that persons who were…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government has accepted that its economic growth target for 2017 was over-optimistic.

Finance Minister Sri…

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – An investigation into the alleged sex abuse of children at a prestigious Jakarta international…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has told National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais not to use mosques to convey…

Jakarta – 27-year-old teacher Yuni Yesra Patatang was shot dead in Karubate village in the Mulia subdistrict, Puncak Jaya, Papua, on Monday (12/09…

Pacific Islands Forum leaders have been accused of hollow talk about listening to the people of the region on important issues like West Papua.…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After years of deadlock in prosecuting cases involving corporations, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) now has…

Although AWPA is encouraged that the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders have decided that human rights violations in West Papua should remain on…

Vanuatu's deputy prime minister says the strong support for West Papuans among the people of Melanesia should eventually translate to a co-…

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesian president Joko Widodo caused a storm of controversy on Monday when he appeared to indicate the Philippines president…

Pacific leaders' lack of expressed commitment to action the case of West Papua at their meeting in Federated States of Micronesia may be due to…

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – An Indonesian bishop has accused local authorities in Papua of ignoring an alcohol ban they introduced earlier this year,…

Jakarta – The promotion of newly appointed National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Budi Gunawan as a four-star police general is politically…

Jakarta – The National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM-SI) conducted a rally in Jakarta on Sunday to protest the…

Jakarta – In a move that may curtail the rights of the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, the government says it…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press Council has agreed to help the Timor Leste Press Council build up its newly created institution. The two bodies…

Jakarta – The former deputy chief of the National Police, Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, has been inaugurated as the new national spy chief.

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesia should initiate a new legal process for Filipino death-row inmate Mary Jane Veloso after the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has given the country's leading pulp and paper company PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) a slap…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – Wildlife trade will not come to an end until Indonesia's legal system imposes heavy sentences with a deterrent…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government's proposed relaxation of an impending export ban of unprocessed mineral ore will raise risks and…

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Education has conducted Portuguese language testing for pre-school, secondary and vocational school teachers to…

Wang Hui – The disputes between Australia and its smaller neighbor East Timor over maritime boundaries could serve as a useful lens for others to…

Thomas Wright – "For thrill seekers and chill seekers" – that's the phrase the Today Tonight television program used to show areas in Bali as a…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – As the end of the first phase of the tax amnesty approaches, with little so far to show from the much-vaunted policy,…

Giff Johnson, Majuro – A West Papua leader is the most optimistic he has been in years about gaining support from this week's Pacific Islands…

Jakarta – A controversial poet who criticized a book on influential literary figures in Indonesia was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday…

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali Police have named two activists of the Balinese Forum Against Reclamation (ForBali) suspects for allegedly…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI) faced off with the Association of Islamic Wives at a Constitutional Court (MK) hearing on…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The involvement of police and military personnel in protecting plantations has come under scrutiny as their role may…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The House of Representatives officially approved Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as the new National Intelligence Agency…

Indonesia's anti-drugs chief has supported implementing a bloody crackdown on traffickers like the war on crime in the Philippines that has left…

Agnes Anya and Indra Budiari, Jakarta/Depok – Opposition to Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's move to run for election in the 2017…