Jakarta – A group of Indonesian students abroad have condemned recent seizures of leftist books in their homeland.

"If it is allowed to go…

Veronica Koman – When outsiders think of Papua, it may be to puzzle over why protests there seem never-ending. They may assume the main…

Maire Leadbeater – It would be hard to overstate the importance of the role that Jose Ramos Horta played during the long dark years when Timor…

Nani Afrida – Ayom Panggalih and Nur Syawaluddin were strolling to the mosques in their respective neighborhoods in Surakarta, Central Java, for…

Far from its much-heralded theme of reconciliation, the Golkar Party congress in the Bali resort area of Nusa Dua has from the beginning displayed…

Fadli, Batam/Jakarta – The nationwide crackdown on activities and symbols related to communism continues. The National Police have maintained that…

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives started to deliberate a bill on liquor on Tuesday that would ban producing, storing,…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Despite booking another trade surplus for the month of April, Indonesia saw an overall year-on-year decline in…

Jakarta – Controversial senior politician and Golkar Party lawmaker Setya Novanto gained the most votes at an extraordinary national meeting of…

Edo Karensa, Nusa Dua, Bali – The Golkar Party has officially announced it will support President Joko Widodo administration and leave the…

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – Despite the potential the Golkar Party has because of its stance on the government, the party needs to be cautious…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A coalition of human rights groups made an urgent call to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to end capital punishment on…

Paulina Quintao – Research of non-communicable disease conducted by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the national university UNTL in…

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – As many as 101 Mobile Brigade (Brimob, paramilitary police) personnel from the East Java regional police (Polda) were…

Iqbal T. Lazuardi S, Bandung – A number of literacy activists in Bandung issued a statement in response to the recent book raids carried out by…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Tuesday criticized the prohibition of books on communism…

Edo Karensa, Yogyakarta – Bootleg liquor has claimed more victims, this time killing at least nine people in Banguntapan, a subdistrict of Bantul…

An Indonesian government delegation has travelled to Britain to talk about West Papua to local MPs and church leaders. The Coordinating Minister…

Shail Shah – Almost 2,000 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian authorities in early May, after demonstrations were held to commemorate the…

Thomas Ora, Dili – The church in Timor-Leste honored long-married couples on Pentecost Sunday with a reminder that strong Christian families are…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – It was not anticipated that a vibrant celebration of 2016 World Press Freedom Day in Yogyakarta on May 3 would…

Selfy Momongan (Magang), Jakarta – The recent raids against Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) related paraphernalia and books have attracted the…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Police are planning a crackdown on the sale of bootleg liquor, locally known as "oplosan", after 13 people…

Jakarta – Indonesia's most prominent antigraft watchdog urged the Corruption Eradication Commission to launch an investigation after a recent…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, and Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended the opening of Golkar Party's extraordinary…

Jakarta – Pressure from intolerant people and the sealing-off of Ahmadis' Annur mosque in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, by the local administration…

Surabaya – The second-largest city in Indonesia, Surabaya, has approved a bylaw that bans the production, distribution and consumption of…

Kathleen Noonan – In a waterfront restaurant on a still-warm autumn night near the Brisbane River, it seems almost ridiculous to be hearing about…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for the government to introduce sex education into schools nationwide with the legislature…

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was in full battle mode when he spoke of a need to counter what he saw as "the rise of communism" to…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The country may face a long road ahead in its effort to procure electricity in remote regions through the use of…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The recent closure of a number of major factories across China amid the economic slowdown and worker protests has…

Jakarta – A seminar to counter the recent government-sponsored symposium on the 1965-66 anti-communist purge will be staged soon in Jakarta,…

John Martinas – The harassment, beating and jailing of independence protesters by Indonesian authorities in Papua continues, while Australia turns…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Dozens of families members of the victims of the May 1998 riots staged a mass prayer and flower-laying ceremony at the…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Eighteen years have passed since May 1998, when the capital saw more than 1,000 people killed and dozens of female residents…

Jakarta – A number of writers and literacy activists have condemned the recent bans on leftist books ordered by the military in an apparent…

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has denied allegations made in a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) 2015 report on the House's…

Benny Wenda – A historic step on the road to freedom for West Papua took place in London last week. At a meeting of the International…

Jakarta – Students from Trisakti University in Jakarta have held a peaceful rally in commemoration of the 1998 shootings, urging the government to…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government, spurred by a recent sexual abuse case, will submit a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on sexual…

Jakarta, Indonesia – The government sponsored national symposium on 1965 was held in April although reverberations over the forum, which for the…

Jakarta – Retired Indonesian military (TNI) officers are planning to organise an anti-PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) symposium on July 2. The…

Jakarta – The owners of books related to communism have been asked to hand them over the government. According to Defense Minister retired General…

Jakarta – Activists are decrying the increasing involvement of the military in Indonesian public affairs, which they say is accompanied by rampant…

Jakarta – Logos bearing the hammer and sickle, recognized as a communist symbol worldwide, have suddenly become popular in Indonesia. Most of the…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has admitted that military (TNI) and police officers have overreacted to his order to…

Paulina Quintao – The government has been criticized for failing to properly control communities building permanent homes on state-owned land and…

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu say they will support the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's bid for full membership to the Melanesian…

Paulina Quintao – A Ministry of Agriculture program offering free field plowing to farmers has been labeled as useless due to the lack of food…