Dewanti A. Wardhani and Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is gearing up for Ramadhan, which will begin on June 18, by…

The 3rd Congress of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation has adopted a resolution on the West Papuan self-determination struggle.

The congress…

There are further signs from Indonesia's government that it is willing to open up access to the Papua region.

The Minister for Women's…

Kupang – Against the background of recent claims that Australian authorities paid an Indonesian ship's crew to transport dozens of migrants back…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the reconciliation process between the two camps vying for leadership of the Golkar Party drags on, the camp led…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – An integrity index on the results of this year's junior high school national exam has shown that 50 percent of…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Indonesian police have finally named the three generals they intend to nominate as commissioners of the national…

The Corruption Eradication Commission is on the verge of becoming merely a place where proxy wars between the National Police, Attorney General's…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) was sticking to its stance that Ahmadiyah and Shia believers were deviant from…

Jakarta – More than 30 tobacco brands put advertisements and promote their products in school areas, a survey by NGOs shows.

The survey,…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has lambasted the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which is now led by former…

Jenny Denton, Murung Raya, Central Kalimantan – Residents of the village of Maruwei in Central Kalimantan claim they were tricked and intimidated…

Jenny Denton, Murung Raya, Central Kalimantan – Villagers in remote Central Kalimantan have lodged a claim for legal title to 1,000 hectares of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has echoed Vice President Jusuf Kalla's claim that Indonesia's brand of Islam is a…

Jakarta – A hard-line Islamic group infamous for its violent brand of intolerance says it will continue efforts to expel Ahmadiyah Muslims…

Khoiriyah Helanita, Jakarta – Deliberations on the bill on gender equality and justice have been stalled for quite some time and may not be…

Ina Parlina and Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has finally signed a new Presidential Regulation that would make a…

Ina Parlina and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed two government regulations that would increase the monthly…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police announced their plan on Friday to nominate three generals as candidates to fill positions on…

The Hague, Netherlands – East Timor has dropped litigation against its powerful neighbor Australia related to a spying scandal, the United Nations…

East Timor has officially dropped its case against Australia before the UN's international court of justice, after Canberra returned sensitive…

Jakarta – Dozens of people blocked a group of Ahmadis from performing their Friday prayers at their own An Nur Mosque in Bukit Duri Tanjakan,…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – After being heavily criticized for failing to improve on the moratorium on new concession permits for primary…

Australia would have stooped to a "new low" if reports its navy paid people-smugglers bound for Australia thousands of dollars to turn back their…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has tinkered with fiscal policy as he relaxed the requirements for corporate…

Yustinus Paat, Markus Sihaloho & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – Activists and experts continue to criticize attempts by the House of…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, stating that only government-recognized Islamic organizations…

Under Indonesia's Constitution, the division of labor between the executive and legislative branches of governments when it comes to spending…

Women in Banda Aceh are now banned from being outside their homes after 11 p.m., with exceptions for those in humanitarian work, such as nurses…

Indonesia says it's quietly hopeful the change of government in Vanuatu will signal the defeat of West Papua's bid to join the Melanesian…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The military in Papua arrested a drunk soldier for injuring a civilian in Central Memberamo Thursday. The victim is…

Indonesia is quietly hopeful a change of government in Vanuatu will contribute to the defeat of province West Papua's bid to join a special club…

Daniel Hurst, Political correspondent – Tony Abbott has refused to rule out Australian officials paying people smugglers to turn back asylum-…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Australia's prime minister on Friday sidestepped charges that officials from his country paid the crew of a boat…

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry revealed on Friday that its plans to build 5,000-megawatt (MW) nuclear power plants in the…

Public perception that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tends to reserve strategic posts in his government for political parties that supported his…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Antigraft activists say they understand the purpose of the police's involvement in the selection process of new…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Economists from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase have revised down their growth outlooks for Indonesia as foreign…

Erwida Maulia & Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – As the government continues its negotiations with Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US mining…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Copper-mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia has, in principle, agreed to change the company's contract of work (CoW)…

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Amnesty International calls on the Indonesian authorities to end arbitrary arrests of Papuan political…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Human rights watchdogs have called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to continue pursuing…

With Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan, agreeing to work under a Special Mining Business Permit, or IUPK,…

Chris Brummitt and Rieka Rahadiana – Indonesia President Joko Widodo declined to pick an air force officer as his next military chief, a further…

In defiance of a 1963 law forbidding foreign journalists entry to West Papua, Dutch journalist Rohan Radheya has over the past years travelled…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The National Police announced on Tuesday that neither Vice President Jusuf Kalla nor…

Banda Aceh – Banda Aceh Mayor Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal has defended her recent decision to impose a partial curfew for local women, saying that…

Banda Aceh – The capital of Aceh province has imposed a partial curfew for women that it says will reduce sexual violence but which critics say is…

George Roberts, Indonesia – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has denied claims by Indonesian police that Australian Customs officials paid thousands…

Jakarta – A senior legislator has demanded an explanation from President Joko Widodo for nominating the Army chief of staff, Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo…