ndra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta High Court's decision to overturn the conviction of Indonesian Ferdinant Tjiong and Canadian Neil Bantleman in…

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said that he planned to enlist at least 100 million reservists who could be deployed to defend the…

Finally, in the midst of rumours about the rise of the new PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) during the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, a…

Tom Allard – Indonesian authorities have foiled an alleged plot by Islamic State supporters to bomb a police station and churches in Surakarta,…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said that it would not immediately make any moves to seize Rp 4.4 trillion (US…

Singapore – Singapore and Timor Leste reaffirmed warm relations on Friday (Aug 14), as Mentoring Minister Xanana Gusmao arrived in the Republic…

Singapore – Mentoring Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmao met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Friday…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Increasing the number of coal-fired power plants (PLTU) from 42 to 159 will increase the risk of death from air…

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – The biggest, and possibly riskiest, move in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's cabinet reshuffle this week was the…

Fiji – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has today welcomed the recommendation set by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat's…

Lealaiauloto Aigaletaulealea Tauafiafi – In the 1960s, West Papuans were sacrificed in the name of Cold War politics – and the United Nations have…

Jayapura – An unidentified person burned an Indonesian flag in Mimika Baru, Timika city, Papua, on Thursday ahead of the 70th anniversary of…

Girish Sawlani – The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has denied reports from a senior Indonesian official that its soldiers claimed part of…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should take necessary and appropriate action to prevent human rights abuses by its personnel and…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military, or TNI, says it will set up a security post in the Papuan border village of Yakyu, in Merauke district,…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Papuan independence leader Filep Karma is due to be released next week from prison, even as he resists freedom until…

Param-Preet Singh, Bangkok – Indonesia's government is preparing to lift the lid on decades of gross human rights violations whose victims have…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has indicated that the Indonesian government has no intention of prosecuting perpetrators of past human rights…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Two teachers from a prestigious Jakarta international school have been acquitted of child sex offences amid claims of an…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – An Indonesian court has overturned convictions against a Canadian teacher and an Indonesian teaching assistant who were…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) has reached a new high, largely driven by successful general elections in 2014…

Rome – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin was given a joyful welcome upon his arrival to East Timor. The Italian prelate's visit…

New York – The Indonesian military should take all necessary and appropriate action to prevent abuses by its personnel and hold human rights…

Rendi A. Witular, Tama Salim and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has achieved another smooth transition in…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Fakhruddin Kasem hoped for a prosperous new life when Indonesia struck a deal to end a separatist conflict in Aceh, but…

Diah Harni Saputri, Maria Rita, Jakarta - Human rights activists, academics and journalists have initiated the formation of a people's tribunal…

Magelang – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has denied that he permits civil servants in his institution to have more than one wife.

He…

Saiful Munir, Jakarta – Newly appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) retired General Luhut…

Indonesia is still failing tens of thousands affected by the devastating Aceh conflict, leaving family members and victims in the dark about the…

Bekasi – The Bekasi administration has decided to halt the construction of Santa Clara Catholic Church in Bekasi, West Java, despite no flaws…

Jakarta – Supreme Court (MA) spokesperson Suhadi said on Wednesday that the court's ruling over a second appeal for a case review (PK) submitted…

Jakarta – Newly appointed Papua Police chief Paulus Waterpauw said that he would continue the legal follow up of the Tolikara incident in Papua…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the government to speed up an amendment to the 1974…

Our democracy has remained a work in progress since the beginning of reformasi more than 17 years ago. Much has been done to develop the political…

Jayapura, Jubi – – The church has demanded Papua Police to remove the Jayapura deputy police chief (Wakapolres) be fired over a raid carried out…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's president announced a Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday in a move aimed at reviving the sputtering economy and…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has revamped his ministry, elevating econocrats and an investment banker to key posts while…

Rendi A. Witular, Tama Salim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) may be heavily bruised in recent elections but not…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ordered the family of former president Suharto to pay back to the state Rp. 4.4 trillion ($324 million) in funds…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court dismissed on Monday a US$125 million civil suit filed against the Jakarta Intercultural…

The final and binding ruling by the Supreme Court against the Supersemar Foundation led by former president Suharto is historic and crucial…

Anggi M. Lubis, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led the celebration of the 38th anniversary of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with a…

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has said there will be no more candidate registration extensions for the December simultaneous elections…

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) announced on Monday that it had found four human rights violations during a clash…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Farmers in Galur, Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta, have refused to surrender to the severe drought that has parched their rice…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Hutomo Mandala Putra, better known as Tommy, the youngest son of Indonesia's former ruler Suharto, has taken to Twitter to…

Jakarta – After two weeks of probing, anti-graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found 23 out of 48 candidates for the job of…

Moyang Kasih Dewimerdeka, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L.P Marsudi said that her Ministry is planning to streamline the process for…

Sara Everingham – East Timor is facing a test of its stability after the leader of a rebel group was one of four people killed in a confrontation…

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said on Sunday that around 70 percent of the coral reefs in Indonesia had been…