Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives, antigraft campaigners and several high-profile figures have rejected the Corruption…

Church leaders, human rights organisations, academics and international observers have gathered in the capital of the European Union, Brussels, to…

Merauke, Papua – Foreign journalists must first obtain permits if they want to cover Papua, and there will be screening, according to Coordinating…

Bayu Marhaenjati & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police have pledged full assistance to the South Jakarta Police as the latter…

Haeril Halim, National – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto has filed a pretrial motion at the…

Jakarta – As many as 8.9 million Indonesian children, 37 percent of them, are suffering from stunted growth caused by malnutrition, a humanitarian…

Ina Parlina and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – In an effort to foster peace in restive Papua province, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo granted…

Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) says redress for human right's abuses against people who peacefully express support for self-determination in…

The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, told reporters on Saturday that the government would lift decades-old reporting restrictions for foreign…

President Joko Widodo made a historic decision when he publicly announced in front of the nation's security chiefs on Sunday that foreign…

Joe Collins of AWPA said, "although this first small step is encouraging, we should be cautious of Jokiei's motives. Until all West Papuan…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has declared Indonesia's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua as open to foreign journalists, as part of…

Febriamy Hutapea, Jakarta – The December 2014 sexual assault convictions of cleaners employed by ISS at the Jakarta Intercultural School dominated…

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto confirmed on Sunday that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had made an official press statement revoking…

Carlos Roy Fajarta Barus, Jakarta – Marking the 23rd World Water Day, seven ministries on Saturday signed a mutual agreement to revitalize the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed on Friday that it had offered several…

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in Papua in a rare conciliatory gesture to the restive…

The release of five prisoners raises hope that the many political prisoners still held would be freed, but they remain unlawfully behind bars. The…

In late April Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, wooed foreign moneymen at a big international conference. Investing in…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Papua New Guinea this week represents Jakarta's latest heavy-handed attempt to pressure members of the…

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – After almost two weeks of uncertainty surrounding issues of succession within the Yogyakarta Palace…

Following the execution of two Australian drug convicts despite repeated pleas to Jakarta for clemency, a new poll reveals that Australians have a…

Jakarta – Activists on Friday called on the government and legislature to deliberate on a planned revision of the Criminal Code of Procedures…

Jakarta – A majority of Timor Leste's population and a sizable proportion of the country's elite have come to terms with the past and look forward…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Erwin Sihombing & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta/Jayapura – The Corruption Eradication Commission has confirmed that it is…

Amnesty International calls on President Joko Widodo to take immediate steps to end Indonesian security forces' increasing attacks on freedom of…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The police have revealed that they are investigating the high-profile graft case revolving around the acquisition…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The first hearing in the trial of former Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry secretary-general, Waryono Karno, at the…

Jakarta – "All roads lead to Rome. I can still easily buy beer as some shops near my house sell it," said 19-year-old Bianca AN when asked whether…

It is simply beyond our imagination to let the Yogyakarta sultanate, as one of the oldest living monarchies in the country, crumble in the wake of…

Philip Dorling – The Australian and United States governments knew Indonesia was prepared to use napalm against the people of Timor Leste but made…

Jakarta – Amnesty International is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to take immediate steps to end the Indonesian security forces'…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The security situation cited by police to justify violent action in Papua is little more than a guise, rights activists…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military commander Gen. Moeldoko and National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti are scheduled to visit the Indonesian-Timor…

We, Church leaders, human rights defenders, academics and international observers, gathered in Brussels for the International Consultation on…

Ari Susanto, Solo – Wiji Thukul, a prominent Indonesian poet, human rights activist and freedom fighter, has been missing since 1998, just weeks…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The executive director of the Riau chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Riko Kurniawan, has…

Jayapura, Jubi – President Joko Widodo should push for a resolution into the killings of four students in Paniai and other human rights abuse…

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has spoken out against the House of Representatives' plan to revise the 2015 Local Elections Law and the…

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta - Multi Bintang Indonesia, Indonesia's biggest beer producer, posted a sharp decline in profit for the first quarter…

Indonesian socialist Sherr Rinn writes of the need to bring radical politics into the labour movement, which is still hampered by the huge defeats…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has indicated it will oppose a plan by the House of…

Giri Ahmad Taufik – In spite of vigorous appeals from Australia for Indonesia to spare the lives of Bali duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran,…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko says the military is ready to help distribute stock in the rice for the…

Philip Jacobson – There's a saying in the Indonesian palm oil industry: Sumatra is yesterday, Kalimantan is today, and Papua is tomorrow. Tomorrow…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – As he confronts a hostile Jakarta City Council unsupportive of his policies, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) supports a bill being drafted at the House of Representatives that would ban –…

Devie Kania, Jakarta – A year after its launch on Jan. 1, 2014, the Social Security Organizing Body (BPJS), which provides health care and…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Environmental activists have called on President Joko Widodo to extend and strengthen a forest-clearing…

Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri announced on Monday that the government would stop the placement of migrant workers in 21 countries of the Middle…