Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti insisted on Monday that work on all 17 islets of the Jakarta Bay reclamation…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The number of people living below the poverty line in Jakarta has increased since September last year as a result of…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU), along with the Committee to Protect…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – As the House of Representatives screens 27 candidates for leadership positions at the Indonesian Broadcasting…

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian police are "90 per cent certain" the nation's most wanted terrorist has finally been…

West Papua Action Auckland expects Prime Minister John Key to raise human rights concerns with Indonesian President Joko Widodo when he meets with…

Jakarta – Workers have enjoyed frequent wage increases in recent years. However, high inflation has eroded their real income and purchasing power…

Indonesia could claim a diplomatic victory over those who have for decades been offering international support for Papuan independence after the…

Bradley Wood – The release of the 2015 Indonesian Defence White Paper has codified the Bela Negara (defend the nation) civilian volunteer program…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Repressive measures taken in the recent arrests of Papuan students in Yogyakarta on allegations of promoting separatism…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – Wijianto is skinny in build, but agile. He carries a backpack and a red and white flag. The most prominent…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Recent news reports on illegal gun purchases by military personnel have raised concerns over the lack of…

Jakarta – The tension between the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) seems to be easing since the new police chief…

Jakarta – The government denied allegations that it attempted to cover up fake vaccine cases, saying the health authority had shown its…

Jakarta – Approximately six million foreign tourists were recorded visiting Indonesia after the introduction of visa free policies for 169…

Jakarta – Several hospitals allegedly involved in administering counterfeit vaccines are facing mounting pressure as the fall-out from the public…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) remains positive despite the Melanesian Spearhead Group's (MSG) decision to defer its…

Anggi Kusumadewi, Jakarta – Animal names and racist insults could be heard shouted at midday on Friday July 15. The shouts originated from members…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Surabaya – The government has decided to resurrect its Return to Village Movement (Gerakan Kembali ke Desa) initiative as a…

Bambang Muryanto and Nethy Dharma Somba, Yogyakarta/Jayapura – Yogyakarta Police arrested at least seven Papuan students for allegedly promoting…

Shinta Maharani, Yogyakarta – Students and activists at the Papuan student dormitory in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta have been besieged by…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) was not admitted as full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) during the MSG…

Jakarta – Parents of children who were administered counterfeit vaccines at Harapan Bunda Hospital in East Jakarta said they had noticed…

Jakarta – Rights activists have slammed the government for voting against a resolution by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) aimed at curbing…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government wants the House of Representatives to speed up the revision of the Anti-Terror Law, a senior…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Despite initial zest from lawmakers to have the alcoholic beverages prohibition bill approved in July, the House of…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has vowed more effort in combating "money politics" in the 2017…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Despite booking another monthly trade surplus, the country still saw sluggish performances in…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led the tax amnesty campaign team in Surabaya on Friday, undermining the activist-led…

Amanda Hodge, Jakarta – The East Timor government has accused Australia of hypocrisy for appealing to China to use international law to resolve…

Jakarta – City Council speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi refused on Thursday to give comment on a recorded conversation relating to the reclamation…

Jakarta – Social tension has escalated in Bali as local people opposed to the reclamation project in Benoa Bay in southern Bali have threatened to…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The illegal purchase of firearms by members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres)…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian on Friday called on the House of Representatives to strengthen the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government is optimistic that the country will be able to reach next year's oil production target despite it…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The East Jakarta Health Agency said on Friday that at least 197 children in East Jakarta had been given fake…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Despite scoring the highest export value of the past year in June, Indonesia saw a 4 percent year-on-year export…

Melanesian leaders have deferred a decision on whether the United Liberation Movement for West Papua can gain full membership of the Melanesian…

Jakarta – Indonesia has hailed the decision of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to reject the United Liberation Front for West Papua (ULMWP)…

Jakarta – Indonesia's culture-based forays into the South Pacific and measured determination to extinguish the simmering heat of Papuan separatism…

Alin Almanar & Donny Andhika Mononimbar, Jakarta – The Melanesian Spearhead Group has rejected an application for full membership status by…

Yogyakarta, Bambang Muryanto – Police officers surrounded Papuan students in their dormitory in Yogyakarta to prevent them from attending an event…

Nether Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Local leaders have decried the results of selection for the Papuan People's Representatives' Council (DPRP),…

Venidora Oliveira – Timor-Leste's mobile court has resolved 1143 cases since being established in 2010, representing significant progress,…

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Gen. Tito Karnavian, was installed on Wednesday as the youngest-ever police chief, marking a new…

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – Gen. Badrodin Haiti officially handed over his position of National Police chief to Gen. Tito Karnavian during a…

Tom Clarke – Territorial aggression. Refusal to abide by the rule book. It's a challenging set of behaviours.

Understandably the Turnbull…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Amid declining global demand for coal, Indonesia is still seeing a gradual rise in domestic consumption for the…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Papua – Two activists with pro-independence group West Papua National Committee (KNPB) have…

Paulina Quintao – The National Directorate for Food and Economy Inspection has identified 58 stores in Dili selling food past the expiry date in…