Anton Hermansyah, Business – PT Freeport Indonesia has failed to fulfill its planned smelter construction progress and thus the US gold and copper…

Khoirul Amin, Business – Indonesia's textile industry players are hoping a free-trade agreement with four non-EU countries will give local garment…

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – Indonesia's attorney general insists that death penalties must be maintained in the country's judicial system as a shock…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a new government body, called the National Economic and Industry Committee (…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has vowed to tighten anti-terrorism laws in the wake of Jakarta's deadly attacks but it faces…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Yap Thiam Hien Foundation has named lawyer and activist Handoko Wibowo the 2015 recipient of the rights accolade…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Human rights activists slam the government's plan to revise terrorism laws to expand the authority of the…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Lawmakers have expressed reservations about the government's plan to amend antiterrorism legislation, saying the plan is a…

More details have emerged about the visit to West Papua by the US Ambassador to Indonesia, including American concern about destruction of…

Jakarta – A human rights group has castigated the House of Representatives for its reaction to a recent Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A group of Aceh citizens will lodge a civil lawsuit against the Home Ministry at the Central Jakarta District Court…

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The government must take a real step toward settling unresolved human rights abuses by first issuing a national apology…

Jakarta – Terrorism analysts have questioned the police's claim that alleged Islamic State (IS) movement member Bahrun Naim is behind the Jan. 14…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Despite concerns raised by an environmental impact analysis (amdal), the government is insisting on proceeding with…

Tama Salim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Following the resignation of PT Freeport Indonesia (Freeport) president director Maroef…

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – Papuan activists met with US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake in the provincial capital on Tuesday to discuss…

Fresh from a trip to West Papua, the United States Ambassador to Indonesia reportedly expressed concern about human rights abuses in the country's…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is ready to launch a national action plan on business and human…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has called for an improvement in workers' safety with many construction projects currently in the city…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has decided to review its raid procedures following protests from lawmakers…

Jakarta – Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said on Tuesday he had told the city's education agency head to pay more attention to the…

Paul Toohey – East Timorese police have issued a wanted poster for a suspected Islamic State militant they believe has crossed into the country…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is set to hold a limited Cabinet meeting to review land-use rights in Papua at his office on Tuesday at 2…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Papua legislator Rube Magai said a visit by US ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake to Papua should not only…

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Leaders of the House of Representatives have criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (…

Andi Rahman Alamsyah, Jakarta (The Conversation/Pacific Media Watch – People were commenting on social media within moments of the terrorist…

Jakarta – A top government official has confirmed plans to take as many as four business areas off the Negative Investment List (DNI), thereby…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has not delivered on his promise to protect religious freedom, according to human…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – A former Kuta police chief has been demoted for at least a year over a scandal in which a group of Melbourne men…

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives agreed to reduce the length of their recess periods and limit overseas work visits in a bid to…

The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is seeing a boom in transport services catering exclusively to women, offering better security and comfort when…

Jewel Topsfield – In the wake of the Jakarta terror attacks there were two manhunts: one for the terrorists and one for a handsome police officer…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Ina Mariana, 30, could not take her eyes away from the second floor of her nearly finished house as her son ran around…

Palu – Commission III of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) says mining companies in North Morowali regency have failed to…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the suicide bombing and explosion that took place in Sarinah shopping center, Jakarta, Indonesia…

Grace D. Amianti and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The central bank may need to slash its benchmark interest rate further to effectively boost…

Jakarta – Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the government to immediately intervene to protect members of the Ahmadiyah…

Ayomi Amindoni – Twelve transportation projects will be started in the first quarter of the year as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo witnessed the…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Although Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim population in the world, it only contributes a small number of fighters to…

Denpasar – Dressed in Balinese attire, more than 1,000 people flocked onto the streets of bustling Kuta on Sunday morning, voicing their…

Deborah Cassrels – Under cover of darkness, 43 West Papuan asylum-seekers clambered aboard a dugout canoe at midnight. The cue to flee Indonesian…

Their leader Jacob Rumbiak arrived in Honiara on Friday to further discuss the intention with local supporters.

A member of the Solomon…

Magetan – The Education and Culture Minister, Anies Baswedan, has said that one-fourth of the nation's schools will begin to use the 2013…

Jakarta – Thursday's terror attack in Jakarta was proof Indonesia needs "stronger" antiterrorism laws, an official has said, pointing to a lack of…

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – The Banyumas chapter of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization,…

Jakarta – Indonesian police said they have arrested 12 people suspected of links to the Jakarta bombings, as the death toll rose to eight after a…

Jakarta – Thursday's attack on the heart of the city should have been prevented by police, as the attackers were "the same old persons" who have…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Rote Island – The captain of an asylum seeker boat who said he was paid thousands of dollars by an Australian…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After three years with a negative balance of trade, Indonesia recorded a trade surplus in 2015 due to a decreasing oil…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to reactivate the New Order legacy of community patrols, known as siskamling, in a…