Matthew Doran and Peter Lloyd – East Timor is taking Australia to the United Nations to solve the dispute over its maritime border under…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the Indonesian police's failure to protect and ensure the right to freedom of expression…

Review by Ian Sinclair – "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – An alleged terrorist, Siyono, died as a result of a broken rib piercing his heart, an independent autopsy overseen by the…

Tito Sianipar, Jakarta – Indonesia will host the World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and 4 next year. Yosep Adi Prasetyo, chairman of the Indonesian…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – Despite earlier defeats in legal battles over his legitimacy, Muhammad Romahurmuziy has been unanimously elected chair of…

Indonesia's leading human rights organisation says there has been no improvement in the area of rights in the Papua region since president Joko…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – As President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signaled another Cabinet shake-up is coming, eyes are on his supporting parties with…

Arlina Arshad – He used to be secured in wooden stocks, but he managed to break free of them. They have since been replaced with the iron chains…

Tom Allard – East Timor has called in the United Nations to help resolve its bitter dispute with Australia over a permanent sea border in the oil-…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Police officers allegedly gave Rp 100 million ($7,619) to the family of Siyono, an alleged terrorist who died under…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya – Hundreds of residents of Pasar Ikan in North Jakarta on Monday staged a protest in the neighborhood against their…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A leading Catholic Church official has joined calls for the repeal of a ministerial decree in Indonesia, which rights groups…

Ni Komang Erviani – The Indonesian Hindu Religious Council's (PHDI) Sabha Pandita (high priests) have issued an edict declaring Bali's Benoa Bay a…

Arya Dipa – Supported by hard-line groups, residents of Jatisari village, Buahbatu district held a rally on Sunday to oppose the presence of the…

Erika Anindita Dewi – The United Development Party (PPP) declared Muhammad Romahurmuziy its new chairman during its eighth national congress (…

Lhokseumawe – A concert featuring an up-and-coming local pop sensation was banned by the city administration of Lhokseumawe, Aceh, who said it was…

Apriadi Gunawan – As many as 300 former members of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) in North Sumatra have returned to their communities in…

Pandaya – Indonesia Corruption Watch's (ICW) recent report on the downward trend in prison terms meted out to graft convicts in 2015 is not quite…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic outfit, has come to the police's defense over the death of alleged…

Callista Anggun Wijaya – Environmental researchers have noted flaws in the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) documents used as green lights by…

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Indonesia has pulled 1,600 private buses off its roads after a weekend bus crash in which 18 people died.

Witnesses…

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged local governments to accelerate budget spending to boost both local and national…

Dili and Sydney – Thousands of people recently rallied in front of the Australian embassy in Dili, the seaside capital of Timor-Leste, in probably…

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Tunnellers building Jakarta's first subway have hit the halfway point of the crucial six-kilometre underground section,…

Jakarta – Jakarta's three-in-one system will be permanently scrapped while the even-odd policy will be implemented if traffic on affected roads…

Jayapura, Jubi – The biggest challenge to the Regional Regulation on Liquor Restriction is its implementation, an observer at the Cenderawasih…

Anton Hermansyah – Activists have urged the government to cancel the tax amnesty program and focus on law enforcement instead, citing that such a…

There are more questions over the motive behind Indonesia's bid to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Indonesia was…

Ha Noi – Viet Nam and Timor Leste will intensify their cooperation across politics, economy, investment, trade, agriculture, forestry, fisheries,…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the forced dispersal of peaceful protesters and their illegal arrest in Kampung Bhintuka-SP13…

Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to execute more foreigners convicted of drug offenses as it maintains a contentious policy of imposing capital…

An environmental group and residents are intensifying their efforts to pressure the government into canceling a US$4 billion coal power plant…

Suherdjoko – Almost 25 percent of the people of Central Java still defecate in the open, especially in rivers, putting them at greater risk of…

Slamet Susanto – A study has revealed that the majority of corruption perpetrators in Indonesia are politicians and private businesspeople.

Jakarta – Anti-tobacco activists slammed Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for allowing a planned international exhibition on tobacco…

A Papuan political activist has been detained as a result of his peaceful political activities. The activist has been charged with the "rebellion…

Prima Wirayani – The government has to lure more private investments into the country in a bid to maintain growth momentum as economists projected…

Makassar – Two high ranking Army officials were arrested and tested positive for drugs during a raid at a hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi in the…

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his Cabinet members carry out budget reform in the ministries and institutions they…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says Papua remains an issue for the wider Melanesian region despite Indonesia's efforts to…

The chairman of Vanuatu Free West Papua Association, Pastor Allan Navuki says his association's position to push for West Papua's full membership…

It was a colourful, peaceful protest. But it was the biggest rally since the days of the bloody independence referendum in 1999 – and it was…

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has hinted that it will soon halt its investigation into former House of Representatives speaker Setya Novanto…

Jakarta – Grace Fadli Zon, wife of the House of Representatives deputy speaker, has hit back at criticisms of a holiday trip to Japan for members…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – People grouped under Gerakan Rakyat Menggugat (GeRAM) are raising awareness for the need to protect the Leuser Ecosystem…

Transfers from the Oil Fund allowed the 2015 budget in Timor-Leste (East Timor) to post a surplus of US$471.8 million, according to a statement…

Tama Salim and Margareth S. Aritonang – Despite an unwillingness to take judicial action to resolve past human rights abuses, the government has…

The Australia West Papua Association condemns the intimidation of members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) on the 5th April. The Timika…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has said that his administration failed to monitor and halt the…