Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The refusal of the National Police's chief detective, Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso, to submit his wealth report to the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In spite of a reconciliation deal signed by Aburizal Bakrie and Agung Laksono late last week, tension remained…

Civil Society Groups in Fiji say Frank Bainimarama's support for Indonesia's bid to become an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group…

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Wednesday that Indonesia's defense priority should shift to protecting citizens in non-…

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Slamet Susanto, Surakarta, Central Java/Yogyakarta – The Surakarta Military Police (Denpom) have detained five members of…

Tom Allard – An espionage operation by Australia's foreign spy service underpins a new bid by East Timor to establish a maritime boundary between…

Sara Everingham – East Timor is reviving its attempt to nullify a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas treaty with Australia on the grounds Australia…

Jakarta – People are living miserably in areas that border with Timor Leste and Australia, the head of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Boundary…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A new twist has emerged in the trial of the former secretary-general of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Waryono…

Jakarta – Up to 12 regencies with 88 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are located in areas bordering Timor Leste and Australia, head of NTT…

Jakarta – Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Maj. Gen. Doni Monardo said on Tuesday that the Military Police Corps was handling an…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police's detective division chief, Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso, said the news about his reluctance to…

A Solomon Islands MP is calling on the Melanesian Spearhead Group to ignore Indonesia and accept the application to join the group by the United…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – One of the world's largest manufacturers of pulp and paper in Indonesia has announced it will immediately stop logging…

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Companies thinking of investing in smelters in Indonesia to comply with local mineral export regulations may have to…

Jakarta – The Indonesian police's chief of detectives, Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso, claims his previously quoted refusal to submit a wealth report to…

The Solomon Islands says it hasn't made a decision yet on the West Papua bid for membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

While the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A recent agreement between two conflicting camps within the Golkar Party has yet to decide the temporary…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – A study conducted by the Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP) has concluded…

Jakarta – Simultaneous local elections set to take place on Dec. 9 are unlikely to lead to reform of regional democracy and could trigger…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Human rights activists are calling on the government to implement a number of internal reforms to balance out its efforts to…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Domestic Workers Training and Placement Association (APPSI) has compiled a code of ethics for its members in an endeavor…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After months of bickering the two factions in the Golkar Party agreed Saturday to sign a temporary peace agreement to…

Jakarta – Nearly 20 million Indonesians, of a total population of 250 million, go to bed hungry every night, according to a regional overview of…

Repeka Nasiko – Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald says funding has been received from the Indonesian Government for the development of the…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With only a couple of weeks remaining before the kickoff of the initial stage of simultaneous regional head elections…

Sandra Siagian, Jakarta – Every afternoon, Wahyu sets up his wooden food cart by the side of a busy road in Central Jakarta to sell sweet buns,…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The National Police's chief of detectives, Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso, declined to report his wealth to the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the government to make a regulation to ensure…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri has called for nationwide soul-…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko has said that the TNI would accept female military personnel wearing an Islamic headscarf…

A month ago today, on 29 April 2015, TAPOL organised a demonstration outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, where dozens of demonstrations…

Phelim Kine – It appears to be business as usual this week for Indonesian government officials intent on maintaining the decades-long restrictions…

Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Haris Azhar, criticized the chief of the police's Detective…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The government has maintained its economic growth target for 2016, despite most factions at the House of…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anti-tobacco activists have claimed Indonesia is walking away from the fight against nicotine addiction, thanks largely to…

Today, the 28 May the KNPB had called for peaceful rallies in all regions of West Papua.

The organisers are calling for the…

One by one, graft suspects are humiliating the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in court, capitalizing on the Criminal Law Procedures Code…

Another day, another controversy under President Joko Widodo's administration. The minister for women's empowerment and child protection, Yohana…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura Police took into custody 47 would-be protesters who were preparing for a rally in support of Papua's…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Police arrested at least 71 members of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee (KNPB) during two peaceful rallies…

Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phelim Kine has said President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should issue an explicit written…

Elodie Largenton – A French journalist who was jailed in West Papua last year for not having the correct entry permit says he doubts Indonesia…

Jakarta – The police in Papua have yet to identify those responsible for the shooting of a pro-independence leader in Nabire on Tuesday, but they…

An armed group in Indonesia's Papua province has reportedly taken two soldiers along with a teacher hostage in Enarotali in Paniai District.

Jayapura, Jubi – An alleged statement by the Commander of West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Enden Wanimbo declaring an open war against…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – While rival camps in the Golkar Party are getting close to securing a deal to end a month-long standoff that…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – A proposal by the Indonesian government to ban the use of mobile phones by children has met with both support and…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Indriyanto Seno Adji lambasted judge Haswandi for issuing a ruling…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Following a court ruling on Tuesday that it was illegal for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to hire…