Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – Transportation Ministry director general for sea transportation Bobby Mamahit said on Tuesday that the rally staged…

Jakarta – New requirements applied to this year's regional elections could pave the way for the emergence of "puppet candidates" who run merely to…

Indra Harsaputra and Djemi Amnifu, Surabaya/Kupang – A number of Regional General Elections Commissions (KPUD) have extended the registration…

Jakarta – Alliances built by political parties for the 2014 presidential elections have been rendered irrelevant with parties at the regional…

Dylan Amirio, National – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Realized investments showed a significant increase in the first half of this year as foreign direct investment (FDI)…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tolikara Police chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. Soeroso, has been reassigned following the recent riot, which saw angry…

The Australia West Papua Association is calling on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to address what it describes as a deteriorating human rights…

Haeril Halim, National – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has lashed out at the National Police for questioning two of its activists about remarks…

Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, Makassar/Semarang – One graft suspect and another man convicted of the offense are two highlights of the list of…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesians who join Islamic State or sympathise with the terrorist group will face criminal sanctions for the first time…

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Agus Maryono, Karanganyar Banyumas, Central Java – A prolonged drought has left thousands of hectares of rice fields dried…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Giant gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia has received certainty from the Energy and Mineral Resources…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Maharani said she was unable to hold back her tears when hundreds of uniformed men raided her neighborhood and started to…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – In a major overhaul of key military positions, three Army generals who used to serve as security chiefs and an adjutant to…

Jakarta – For Budiman Sudjatmiko, the memory is still fresh of the massacre on July 27, 1996, at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)'s offices…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The government will postpone a plan to increase royalty payments from coal miners as they are already burdened with…

Greg Poulgrain, Brisbane, Australia – One main issue is still to be resolved in the hard bargaining by Freeport Indonesia regarding its contract…

Dear Pacific Islands Forum leaders,

On behalf of the Australia West Papua Association (Sydney), I am writing to you concerning the…

Erik Slavin, Tokyo – About 150 US sailors have arrived in East Timor, a country that international observers say is on its way toward stability…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A lawyer representing former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Abraham Samad and investigator Novel…

We the undersigned are part of a national solidarity network supporting a free West Papua. We publicly disassociate ourselves from the anti-Muslim…

Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has once again come to the defense of a religious minority congregation…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Film producer Ody Mulya Hidayat had no reservations about paying Rp 1.5 billion (US$112,880) to buy the film rights to…

Retno Ayuningtyas & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US mining giant Freeport McMoRan, remains hopeful to secure…

Tom Allard – A Labor government will enter into maritime boundary negotiations with East Timor, a move that would likely give the tiny half-island…

Sam Reeves, Jakarta – Container ships dot the horizon off the coast of Jakarta, as cranes and laborers work on an ambitious, economy-boosting…

Susan Taylor, Bernadette Christina & Fergus Jensen, Toronto/Jakarta – Shares of diversified miner and energy producer Freeport-McMoRan sank…

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – Tens of thousands of hectares (ha) of farmland across the archipelago are on the verge of harvest failure due to the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called on the government and the National Police to carry out a transparent…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Despite a peace agreement after an incident in Tolikara, Papua, thousands of Muslims from various…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is rolling out a new program starting in the 2015 academic year that places heavy emphasis on…

Faiz Nashrillah, Jakarta – Chairman of human rights watchdog group Setara Institute Hendardi, said on Saturday, July 25, 2015, that the roots of…

Ina Parlina and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – In an effort to further establish peace after last week's Tolikara incident in Papua,…

Linda Yulisman and Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Business groups have cheered import duty rises on a wide range of manufactured goods that became…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Police have named two suspects related to the recent fatal clash in Tolikara, Papua.

"[The two are] from…

Dili – Timor-Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo is calling for foreign investment in tourism to boost its contributions to the economy…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Persatuan Islam (Persis) Muslim group, which has a stronghold in West Java, has assured the safety of churches in the…

Hunger Alert Case: AHRC-HAC-008-2015

Dear Friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

As of today, import duties on alcoholic drinks are set at 150 percent of their market price, higher than under previous arrangements.

In a…

Suherdjoko, Rembang, Central Java – Hundreds of residents of the Kendeng mountainous area of Central Java carried mounds of ketupat (rice cooked…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is considering a plan to broaden the authority of the Deposit Insurance Corporation…

Marking the anniversary of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo warned state prosecutors against…

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – The Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) chapter has rejected the plan by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Ina Parlina, Jayapura/Jakarta – Muslim and Christian communities in Tolikara, Papua, reached a peace agreement on Wednesday…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Home Ministry is planning to curb discriminatory bylaws that have become the source of conflict in regions…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Consumer prices may not greatly increase in July despite the Ramadhan and Idul Fitri festivities, as consumers hold…

Bambang Muryanto and Suherdjoko – The Bantul regency administration in Yogyakarta has requested members of an Indonesian Baptist Church (GBI)…

Ina Parlina and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – In an apparent response to the concerns of his party's boss, Megawati Soekarnoputri, over the…

Jakarta – The government plans to start providing meals at certain state and private elementary schools around the archipelago to fight…