Jakarta – A leading anti-haze activist has accused the chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly of allowing corporations to burn forests and…

Ati Nurbaiti and Ni Komang Erviani, Ubud – The young writer Eliza Vitri Handayani went around the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival selling her…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Providing a conducive environment for the delivery of safe and legal abortions will prevent women from suffering…

Jakarta – Labor activists have pointed fingers at the Jakarta Police for allegedly committing violent acts when they tried to disperse a labor…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Changing a traditional practice like child marriage may seem daunting, especially when such marriages are…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) expects continued conflict in Papua unless the government takes immediate steps to better…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from dozens of alliances in Greater Jakarta staged a protest against Government Regulation (PP) No. 78…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has criticized the police for allegedly beating up two of its activists during a labor…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – A coalition of human rights groups has voiced opposition to the government's plan to introduce chemical castration…

Jakarta – Amnesty International is calling on the Indonesian government to stop restricting the rights to freedom of expression and assembly with…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Ubud, Bali – As creeping censorship of politically sensitive issues by Indonesian authorities attracted…

Yogyakarta – Four university students continued their hunger strike in front of the Yogyakarta Legislative Council's (DPRD) headquarters, which…

Jakarta – In a move likely to be welcomed by big fishing companies, Indonesia has lifted its ban on foreign vessels being operated by local…

Environmental degradation, instead of being tackled, appears to be worsening, as evident in the scorching heat in many cities, prolonged droughts…

Jakarta – More than two million hectares of forest area have been reduced to ashes in the past five months in Indonesia, according to the data…

Jakarta – As many as 24 workers were arrested during a demonstration in front of State Palace on Friday demanding the government revise its new…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Remuneration Council has decided to set the provincial minimum wage at Rp 3.1 million (US$213) per month next year.

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George Monbiot – A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – While the annual land and forest fires usually occurr in Sumatra and Kalimantan, a large agricultural project in…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The plan to impose a 12 a.m. closing time on Jakarta's nightclubs has been shelved after Jakarta city councilors…

Erika Anindita – A survey conducted by the Muhammadiyah Tobacco Control Center (MTCC) revealed on Wednesday that farming tobacco in Indonesia is…

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has defended its stance on a revised regulation annulling the timber legality verification system (SVLK…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers from Jakarta and its satellite cities have gathered near National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta to…

Nicholas Owen, Karang Jati, Indonesia – On a dry and dusty sports field in central Java, Indonesian men dressed as traditional warriors take turns…

The renowned artist village of Ubud is in the global spotlight again this week. Five years ago we had Julia Roberts to thank for making the hill…

Teri L. Caraway and Michele Ford, Sydney – As part of its recent package of economic reforms announced earlier this month, the Jokowi government…

Jewel Topsfield, Ubud, Bali – The censorship of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival has spread from sessions discussing the 1965 anti-communist…

Alex Morales – Indonesia's forest fires have catapulted the southeast Asian nation to the top of the rankings of the world's worst global warming…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The city administration has continued to delay key projects planned to minimize traffic congestion in Jakarta, such…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – The National Police ordered all of their personnel to anticipate any potential conflicts in society caused by hate…

Jakarta – A recent report by the World Bank revealed that doing business in Indonesia has become easier, especially after the government…

Aceh Singkil – When a mob of Muslims swooped on a little church deep in rural Aceh in Indonesia this month, the local police were nowhere to be…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is investigating two arrested Indonesian soldiers for allegedly distributing drugs at…

Tama Salim and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has said that he has ordered an investigation into…

Jakarta – An Indonesian documentary maker has withdrawn her film from the government-funded Melanesian Cultural Festival this week, calling it a "…

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers took part in a street rally in Jakarta on Wednesday, expressing their dissatisfaction at the newly announced…

Jakarta – Several Indonesian farmers' associations and activists on Tuesday submitted to the Constitutional Court a motion for a judicial review…

James Giggacher – There must be nothing more frightening than the prospect of a mild-mannered book fair made up of authors, readers, activists and…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo witnessed investment agreements worth a total of US$20 billion between Indonesian and US companies during…

Muhamad Edy Sofyan, Jakarta – The Indonesian stock exchange authority says it will restrict the market for a highly anticipated initial public…

Yogyakarta – Hundreds of coastal farmers in Kulonprogo regency, Yogyakarta, staged a rally and hunger strike on Monday, protesting at a plan to…

Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has said that the Jakarta provincial minimum wage will increase to Rp 3.1…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali provided free accommodation for United Development Party (PPP)…

On Monday, President Obama met Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo, at the White House to discuss climate change, trade and strengthening US-…

Laksmi Pamuntjak – A week ago I received a message from Janet DeNeefe, director of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.

"I just wanted to…

Hamish McDonald – In 1977, only 12 years after they started, the massacre of Indonesian communists haunted Java's exquisite landscape of tiled-…

Jakarta – Jakarta-based polling company Populi Center released on Monday the results of a survey of 1,200 respondents across the country's 34…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations have called on the government to provide security for citizens to hold open…

To prevent a rapid return to the fearful, censored and militaristic days of the New Order, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, after a year in office…

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – The government was absent in the Aceh Singkil incident after it failed to accommodate the wave of protests that lead to…