Mr. Setya Novanto
Chairperson of the House of Representative
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)
Gedung Nusantara III DPR Indonesia, Lt I
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Helen Davidson, Darwin – A group of West Papua activists has been evicted from the grounds of the Northern Territory Parliament House in Darwin…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – To deal with rampant land disputes involving indigenous communities, the government has unveiled a plan to allocate…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres) told President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday that the President needed to…

Dylan Amirio, National – Lawmakers have reaffirmed their position of rejecting the sudden amendment of Government Regulation no. 46/2015 on…

Jakarta – A transportation watchdog has bizarrely accused ride-hailing apps such as Go-Jek and GrabBike – which provide gainful employment to…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has once again faced another terror threat with an unidentified assailant…

Haeril Halim, National – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday indicted former Papua…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite its pledge to conduct a transparent selection process, the committee tasked to select Corruption Eradication…

Surabaya – Retired TNI (Indonesian military) general Kivlan Zen says that a plan by the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice…

Business – The government's tax revenues slumped to a four-year low in the January to June period of 2015, falling short of the first-half target…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – It is a regular day in Tanah Abang market, the largest wholesale clothing market in Southeast Asia, thousands of…

Alyssa Betts – The situation in the Indonesian province of West Papua is similar to East Timor just before independence, a West Papuan activist…

Transparency Vanuatu has welcomed Prime Minister Sato Kilman's clarification of his government's position on West Papua's recent bid to become a…

Haeril Halim, Headlines – Labor unions have rejected the government's plan to revise the new pension scheme regulations and have urged it to…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – An NGO activist has said Papua needs safe houses as it has quite a high incidence of violence against women and…

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has named his loyalists as new members of his Democratic Party's leadership…

Jakarta – A district chief in West Java province has ordered a TV blackout for local children after sunset in favor of more Islamic studies and…

Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – The Indonesian police are reluctant to crack down on hate speech, including by hard-line Islamic groups, because there…

Andreyka Natalegawa, Jakarta – Government institutions on all levels still have plenty of work to do if they want to end religious intolerance in…

A researcher from the Indonesia Study and Advocacy Center (PAS Indonesia) Taufik Riyadi has said the new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)…

Jakarta – Only workers who are dismissed and can no longer work with other employers, will be allowed withdraw their deposits from the old-age…

Tama Salim and Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The alcohol prohibition bill is one step closer to being passed into law, with political factions at the…

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The government has backed down on a controversial new regulation on a workers' savings scheme, saying it will now allow…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers rallied on Friday along the capital city's main thoroughfares to protest…

The West Papuan flag, The Morning Star was raised on the 2 July in 1998 on top of a water tower near the harbour in Biak town. Up to seventy-five…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said at City Hall on Friday that he did not mind outsiders moving to Jakarta, as long as…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan/Jakarta – Family members of civilian victims of the C-130 Hercules military aircraft crash in Medan have urged the…

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has said that it is important for the police force to join the government-sanctioned human…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has denied speculations that it is trying to weaken the influence of the Melanesian…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Recent data from the government has shown that rampant environmental crime in Indonesia is posing an extraordinary…

Local human rights law enforcement is not optimal, with law enforcers acting only in the name of security and public order, a report released by…

Gregory B. Poling, Jayapura, Jubi – Ongoing troubles in the West Papua region, and the unwanted attention they have garnered, are a sore spot for…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government has said that a 15-member committee tasked with investigating past human rights abuses will be…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – At least 40 Papuans were arrested on Friday in Fakfak district, West Papua, before holding a thanksgiving ceremony in the…

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has said that same-sex marriage is unacceptable in Indonesia because of the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Islamic Jihad Front (FJI), with police backing, has broken up a camping event of 1,500 Christian elementary and…

Dylan Amirio – Indonesia's alcohol prohibition bill is one step closer to becoming law with the House of Representatives agreeing on Friday to…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In a bid to increase company compliance with the National Health Insurance (JKN) program, from July 1, the…

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the Internet and the streets in protest at a new government regulation requiring…

Kanupriya Kapoor & Randy Fabri, Jakarta – Exasperated by the performance of his economics team, Indonesia's president has personally taken on…

Haeril Halim, National – The Supreme Court has defended South Jakarta District Court judge Sarpin Rizaldi following the Judicial Commission's…

Jakarta – Indragiri Hilir Police in Riau province revealed on Thursday that they had apprehended Sugito, 63, for allegedly molesting five underage…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives confirmed on Wednesday the nomination of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has said Indonesia will see a significant increase in rice production this year…

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has recommended penalizing South Jakarta District Court judge Sarpin Rizaldi with a six month suspension…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The number of cases of sexual violence affecting children, or those under 18 years old, has continued to rise in…

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has justified the alleged use of a military plane that crashed on Tuesday for the commercial transportation…

Nilufar Rizki, Jakarta – An Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a northern residential area of Medan on Tuesday was carrying 113…

Ina Parlina, Dylan Amirio, Tama Salim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo renewed his pledge on Tuesday to…