Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Tensions between two opposing factions in the Golkar Party have escalated as Law and Human Rights Minister…

Jakarta – Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama says he likes the idea of banning any political activities on the weekly car-free day in parts of…

Haeril Halim – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Sunday that it was ready to face lawsuits lodged by four graft suspects who had…

Andrew Janes – Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia, the world's second-largest for the metal by capacity, reopened Saturday after…

Jakarta – Environmental group Greenpeace has demanded that President Joko Widodo extends a moratorium on new forest concessions, which is due to…

Margareth S. Aritonang – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is seeing more rising potential young leaders but is…

The Security Forces again target KNBP in West Papua. One person killed and 3 wounded.

Throughout the week (11 to 18 March) the Yahukimo…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Friday, discussing…

Singapore – Timor Leste's bilateral cooperation with China is increasing and it has been an "important development partner" since the country…

Since its birth almost 70 years ago, this nation has tirelessly promoted equality before the law; but the latest two cases of poor elderly persons…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – In an unexpected turn of events, the 2015 Jakarta budget dispute seems to have subsided, with councilors signaling…

Singapore – Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina is seeking up to 9,600 kilolitres, or more than 60,000 barrels, of diesel and gasoline for delivery…

Dennys Kapa, Jakarta – A blockade by workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian mine extended into a fifth day on Friday, a union official said,…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A government plan to ease a remission regulation for corruption convicts has been described as a…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Experts and activists have urged all stakeholders to pay serious attention to sexual violence against children as the…

Jakarta – Operators of an elite reconnaissance unit of the Indonesian Marine Corps kicked off a joint training with their American counterparts in…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – High-ranking government officials said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the next few…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Activists have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his lenient approach to tobacco use.

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Nani Afrida, Jakarta – A proposal to reactivate the deputy commander post in the Indonesian Military (TNI) is being criticized as an unnecessary…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A policeman was assaulted and his firearm stolen during a fundraising event in the separatist eastern province of…

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court to issue a…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In conjunction with the recent International Women's Day, the government has laid out its plans to protect…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) rangers have arrested a Navy sailor on suspicion of illegal logging in the Leuser Park…

Loren Bell, Mongabay-Indonesia correspondent – Indonesia's indigenous population has suffered a long history of human rights violations says a…

SP/Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – The General Election Commission, or KPU, has announced it will form an ethics committee to oversee pollsters, a move it…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of a Filipina drug courier scheduled to be shot at the same…

Jakarta – Antigraft officials have greeted with dismay a plan by the justice minister to make it easier for corruption convicts to qualify for…

Canberra – Timor-Leste's former leader Xanana Gusmao has again warned Australia that his fledgling nation will not back away from a dispute…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko submitted on Tuesday a series of reorganization steps to a limited Cabinet meeting at…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Rather than honoring his campaign pledge to strengthen graft prosecutions, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The precedent set by a recent and controversial pretrial verdict is breathing new life into the legal strategies of graft…

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly said Monday he was considering stripping the authority of the Corruption Eradication…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Concerns over a widening current account deficit have temporarily eased as Indonesia posted a larger than-expected trade…

Daniel Flitton – East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao has revealed he knew Australia was secretly spying in the tiny nation years before…

It's hard to look at the government's recent capitulations in the fight against corruption and write them off as minor setbacks, misguided…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Church leaders grouped under an ecumenical cooperation forum in Papua have urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar Party have agreed to team up in the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Following a loss in the recent National Mandate Party (PAN) chairmanship race, former chief Hatta Rajasa and his…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura, Papua – Freeport's operations at the Grasberg mine in Papua are being hampered, the company confirmed on Monday, as…

East Timor's former leader Xanana Gusmao has attacked Australia for hypocrisy over maritime boundary disputes. The two nations are at loggerheads…

Inequality and poverty and not religion and extremism are the biggest drivers of conflict in fragile countries, East Timor's independence hero…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – While the crisis between the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Sunday that its investigators had found that the dossiers of Comr. Gen. Budi…

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesian parliamentarians are publicly questioning the fact that 10 prisoners on death row, including Bali nine organisers…

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the new Indonesian Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Ronald Manik said they want to see a strengthened bilateral…

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – A 63-year-old woman, who was arrested three months ago on suspicion that she had taken wood from a teak plantation managed…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – "It's not easy to be a lesbian in Indonesia," says 27-year-old Maria, not her real name. "Although the country…

Ari Susanto, Yogyakarta/Solo – The national commission for women's protection has called on the government to acknowledge as a national tragedy…

Tom Allard – Prominent figures in the Indonesian government, including senior cabinet members, have been urging President Joko Widodo to…

Siteri Sauvakacolo – Support for the indigenous people of West Papua continues to gather momentum.

On Thursday, about 50 Methodist Church…