Jakarta – The chance of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama staying on in the capital's top post next year might be open wide as…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will rehabilitate hundreds of damaged school buildings as part of its program aimed at providing…

Jakarta – In light of numerous warning letters sent to national television stations, which it says have fallen on deaf ears, the Indonesian…

Antara & Yuliawati, Jakarta, Indonesia CNN – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, took a…

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – More political party factions at the House of Representatives are expressing opposition to the House speaker's…

Jakarta – Graft suspect Abdul Khoir, who was allegedly caught red-handed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in January bribing…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Lawmakers are split on the suggested involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in efforts to catch narcotics…

Haeril Halim, Ina Parlina and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government said on Tuesday that it had yet to decide on what actions to take to resolve…

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Activists are urging the government to form an independent commission made up of civilian "wise men" to push for a legal…

Jakarta – Law experts have called for a review of several provisions of the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP), which regulates pre-prosecution…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Deregulation and the improvement of infrastructure across the country should be extended to help the country survive…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin insisted on Monday that he would press ahead with his ambitious…

Jakarta – Indonesian officials and security forces have been complicit in the violent forced eviction of more than 7,000 members of the Gafatar…

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Public Works and Public Housing Ministry still faces problems, ranging from land to regulatory issues, in its flagship…

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Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court held its first hearing implicating two Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) lawyers on Monday…

Paulina Quintso – The Timorese government has allocated $9 million to support civil society development programs in 2016.

The Coordinator of…

Paulina Quintso – Timor-Leste's Women's Network (Rede Feto-RF) organization is working with the Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy…

Venidora Oliveira – The President of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK), Aderito Tilman, has urged National Members of Parliament to discuss the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigation document into a bribery case embroiling House of Representatives…

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Weak manufacturing growth is projected to drag investment prospects this year, with no bottoming out in sluggish…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious intolerance is still rife in Yogyakarta, with three cases reported in the first three months of this year…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said on Saturday that the National Police's counter-terrorism unit…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – A group of women were paraded onto a waiting truck that would carry them to the nearby sharia police office. They…

Pandaya, Jakarta – The 3,000 problematic bylaws that scare off investors, create economic distortions and cause legal uncertainty are the fruit of…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Hotli Simanjuntak and Pandaya – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has moved to annul about 3,000 problematic ordinances that…

Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) has called on the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to apply transparency and provide access to…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin says legislators will be able to pass the tax amnesty bill shortly after they…

Jakarta – Religious issues have come to the fore in the political arena prior to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, with Governor Basuki "…

Ali Saikal and Julmiro Isaac Manuel – Timor-Leste is a tiny country of about 1.1 million people, but estimates suggest that up to 150,000 people…

New Delhi (IANS) – India looks forward to the southeast Asian nation of Timor Leste joining the Asean bloc, External Affairs Minister Sushma…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry called on the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Sunday to relocate drug inmates from…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has stipulated the mandatory use of the rupiah in oil and gas – related transactions, after nine months…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of farmers cultivating grouper fish in Indonesia, including farmers in Aceh and North Sumatra, are at risk of…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – After failing to be staged a day earlier because of pressure from a hardline group, a monologue performance about national…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Publicly listed PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, the country's largest brewery, has decided to put a break on its expansion…

Banda Aceh – A young woman collapsed while being publicly caned in Banda Aceh on Thursday for violating sharia.

Sakdiah, 22, who was…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's government is under pressure to boost protection for indigenous peoples' rights, after a state-led…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is drafting a comprehensive guide-book on social media for its members. The guide-book will regulate…

Wamena, Jubi – Human rights activists criticized law enforcement operation plans in 'red triangle' regions of Puncak, Puncak Jaya and Lanny Jaya…

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Jayapura, Jubi – Papua councilor Laurenzus Kadepa criticized the Jayapura Municipal Police for not allowing the students of Cenderawasih…

Tom Clarke – This week over 10,000 people descended on Australia's embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste, to demand that the Australian government enter…

Ann Wigglesworth – An estimated ten thousand Timorese protesters besieged the Australian embassy in Dili on 22 March 2016 to protest Australia's…

Peter Theodosiou – One of Australia's closest neighbours, East Timor, is trying to draw Australia into negotiations to redraw the sea boundary…

Valdy Arief, Jakarta – Students from East Timor calling themselves the East Timor Students Association (Klibur Estudiante Timor Leste, Keustil)…

Jakarta – East Timorese students are calling on Australia to leave East Timor's territorial waters accusing the Kangaroo Country of too long…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – At least 2,000 foreign companies in Indonesia have been avoiding billions of dollars of tax in the last 10 years by…

Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights body has reminded the government and the House of Representatives not to misuse the revision of the Terrorism…