Jakarta, Jubi – The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) will form a team called the Papua Peace Task Force to resolve the problems in Papua peacefully…

Jakarta – Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani has said that in September alone, 27,000 people lost their jobs as…

Jakarta – Up to 218 cases related to forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan are currently being investigated by police.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, New York – Indonesia has pledged to support the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' health, a global road…

The government is set to revitalize its family planning (KB) program as roughly 4.5 million new babies, equal to 85% of Singapore's population,…

Jakarta – Some 2,500 people took part in a demonstration in front of the State Palace on Tuesday, calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to…

Neles Tebay, Jayapura, Papua – The conflict between the government and indigenous Papuans, particularly those Papuans involved with the Free Papua…

A West Papuan human rights campaigner says a 17-year-old high school student was shot dead on Monday in Timika in the Indonesian province.

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Jakarta – A smoking ban has been in place since 2005 in the capital city, but cigarette smokers still puff in 70 percent of public places where…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry has revealed that at least 30 lakes and reservoirs in Greater Jakarta have…

Michael Vatikiotis, Guest Contributor – Fear of the future explains failure to grapple with the past. With each passing year, the memories of…

Joshua Oppenheimer – This week marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of a mass slaughter in Indonesia. With American support, more than 500,…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the prosecution of British journalists Rebecca Prosser and Neil Bonner, who were arrested by the…

Jayapura, Jubi – The hostage-taking of two Indonesian citizens by an alleged rebel group in Papua New Guinea has been used as a pretext to deploy…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Investment in energy, mining, oil and gas exploration and production activities will likely fall far below the…

Anggi M. Lubis, Jakarta – The performance of the rupiah, which has been steadily depreciating against the US dollar, is casting a dark shadow not…

Jakarta – There were 43,085 workers laid off since the beginning of this year and thousands of other workers are set to face the same fate,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Environmental group Greenpeace Indonesia has criticized the government for its "weak" commitment to renewable…

Jakarta – Police in East Java have charged 18 people in connection with the death of a farmer who had been leading a protest against mining…

Sydney – The Australian government will "vigorously defend" arbitration proceedings initiated by Timor-Leste in relation to their treaty, which…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Judicial watchdog Indonesian Legal Roundtable (ILR) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to annul…

Palu – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed 100 personnel from two elite forces to support a police-run operation to hunt for members of a…

Alex Blucher – The coffee country of Timor Leste is a world away from the birthplace of permaculture in northern Tasmania but it's taking off…

Joe Cochrane, Jakarta – The young woman sat on a bench at a bus terminal here one recent morning, listening to her iPod beneath a bright blue sky…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Amid concerns that corruption eradication campaigns could deal a blow to government programs, the government is…

The appearances of imprisoned graft convict and former low-ranking tax officer Gayus Tambunan in public places is nothing extraordinary for former…

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (green berets) Chief of Staff (Kaskostrad) Kivlan Zen claims that the Indonesian Communist Party…

Singapore has launched legal action that could lead to large fines against Indonesian companies blamed for farm and plantation fires spewing…

Robertus Wardhy, Jakarta – Indonesia's Army chief has lashed out at members of Kopassus, the notorious special forces, over two recent incidents…

The Australian and East Timor governments are embroiled in an oil and gas controversy involving the pipeline to Darwin from the Bayu Undan gas…

Tama Salim, Ina Parlina and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Lawmakers have protested against a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that stipulates…

Sabam Siagian – It would be difficult to expect the emergence of a fearless fighter for democracy and staunch advocate of human rights to equal…

Jambi – President Joko Widodo has again been forced to cancel a trip to monitor efforts to quell haze-causing forest fires, as visibility was…

Rizal Harahap and Ina Parlina, Pekanbaru/Jakarta – Smoke produced by land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan has continued to intensify…

Jakarta – The involvement of police and Indonesian Military (TNI) officers has exacerbated thousands of land conflicts in regions across the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Ina Parlina and Tama Salim, Jakarta – With only one week before the 50th anniversary of 1965 communist purge, the National…

Jakarta – Muslims in Tolikara, Papua, who clashed with a local church congregation in July, celebrated a peaceful Idul Adha holiday on Thursday.…

Jakarta – Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah has come under fire for urging the Ethics Committee at the House of Representatives to keep quiet about a…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Plans to revive a massive commercial agribusiness and biofuel plant in the Indonesian province of Papua violate the land…

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has said the government is striving to control food imports and has saved a significant amount of…

Jakarta – Stern opposition continues to mount among government officials and anti-smoking activists against a bid by the House of Representatives…

Canberra, Australia – East Timor has abandoned talks on a maritime boundary with Australia and renewed a legal challenge to gain a larger share of…

Yogyakarta – Transferring a graft convict notorious for his out-of jail jaunts to a higher-security prison will solve nothing as long as the…

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – After weeks of investigations, the Bali Police on Monday officially dismissed Comr. Ida Bagus Deddy Januartha from…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government has announced the revocation of permits for four firms whose concessions in Sumatra and Kalimantan…

Jakarta – Legal experts have criticized the latest Constitutional Court ruling that requires law enforcement officers to secure approval from the…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is adamant it will not issue a formal apology to the victims of a state-sponsored anti-communist purge 50…

Jakarta – The regional administrations will soon be authorized to establish tourist areas that will be allowed to sell liquor with up to five…

Jakarta – Noted Indonesian lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution has passed away at Pondok Indah Hospital. He died at 10:15 a.m. today, Wednesday 23…

On 30 September 2015, Indonesia will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 mass human rights violations, a dark stain in the country's history.…