Solo – Police have announced that an investigation into allegations of child trafficking and sexual abuse against the King of Solo, Pakubuwono…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has slammed the disbanding of meeting of victims of human rights…

Jakarta – South Jakarta District Court Judge Sarpin Rizaldi appears to be in more trouble with additional members of civil society organizations…

A good crowd gathered yesterday at Ratu Sukuna Park to show their support for a 'Free West Papua' campaign.

Human rights, religious and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Convicted money launderer, fuel stockpiler and illegal logger Labora Sitorus is back in prison after prosecutors…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has been placed in the spotlight for its quiet response to flight delays that have left…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – All seaports, airports, railway networks and bus stations in the country will officially be under the protection of the…

Tom Allard, Bali – Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing an Indonesian social media backlash over his linking of $1 billion in tsunami aid to the…

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Political tension is likely to ease following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to drop the…

Haeril Halim and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday took what experts deemed to be a compromise in the…

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A lawyer for suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Thursday she…

Ezra Sihite, Fana F.S. Putra & Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – Indonesia's newly inaugurated antigraft chief has vowed to continue investigating…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police will continue the investigation of cases involving former and current Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has almost completed drafting a bill on protecting freedom of religion in Indonesia, saying a new law…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said it would focus its operations in the western part of the country, especially in Sumatra…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – In a move to maintain access to clean water, the Constitutional Court has revoked a law that had allowed the…

Kim Christian – East Timor's new prime minister has rejected Woodside Petroleum's plan to process gas offshore, leaving the $17 billion Sunrise…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's decision not to go ahead with his controversial pick for National Police chief has earned praise from observers…

If Megawati Soekarnoputri can claim credit for establishing Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, then it's her hand-picked…

Daniel Flitton – East Timor's new prime minister has signalled he will negotiate "in an honest and friendly way" with Australia over shared ocean…

Tom Allard and Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo refused clemency for the Bali nine duo facing execution without all the…

Jane Wardell, Sydney – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott attempted on Thursday to play down allegations of bullying Indonesia as a diplomatic…

Indepedent since 2002, East Timor is one of the world's newest nations. But when it comes to protecting the environment, it has a unique and…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has dropped an article that was set to ban lawmakers appearing publicly for entertainment purposes. The…

The Indonesian government must halt the imminent execution of 11 people and scrap plans to put even more people to death this year, Amnesty…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists have given the cold shoulder to President Joko Widodo's decision to dump graft suspect Comr. Gen…

Jakarta – A number of activists on Tuesday filed a report against judge Sarpin Rizaldi with the Judicial Commission (KY) following his…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – There will be no significant reform in regional elections – either at provincial or regency/municipal levels –…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has dropped Budi Gunawan as candidate for chief of the National Police, citing the need to maintain…

Melbourne – Woodside Petroleum expressed doubts its Greater Sunrise gas prospect could go ahead this decade, leaving it off a list of growth…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite government plans to eradicate illegal logging that have been in place over the past five years, encroachment…

Farouk Arnaz & Muhammad Kiblat, Jakarta – The South Sulawesi Police on Tuesday has named Abraham Samad, chairman of the Corruption Eradication…

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta/Bogor – A historic court decision invalidating the move of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A new report from Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has recorded more than 600 reported corruption cases in Indonesia last…

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's fisheries minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, has fast become one of the most popular ministers in President Joko…

Jakarta – Papuans and human rights advocates are concerned that President Joko Widodo's visits and campaign promises to the province are merely…

Dili – East Timor Monday inaugurated a new prime minister at the head of a unity government, as it seeks to hand power to the next generation of…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The government is to issue a revision to a land-procurement regulation to expedite land acquisition, which has…

Haeril Halim and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to drop a public-review mechanism…

Jakarta – Former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Wiranto has been unanimously reelected chairman of the Hanura Party and will lead the party…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed to stop sending Indonesians to work as housemaids abroad, because the poor treatment…

More information has emerged that Indonesian police have shot two more West Papuan civilians in the Yapen Island village of Kontiunai, killing one…

Jakarta – Indonesia's fight against corruption has come under threat with the South Jakarta District Court's decision on Monday to revoke the…

Pacific churches have urged Indonesia's President, Joko Widodo, to honour an election promise to address human rights abuses in West Papua.

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Jakarta – The government has dropped its demand that Freeport-McMoran Inc build a $1.5 billion copper smelter in Papua province, saying a…

Port Moresby, PNG – Papua New Guinea Enterprises and State Investment Minister Ben Micah has rejected suggestions that the Prime Minister's…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court's decision to revoke the suspect status of President Joko Widodo's candidate for National…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which with other parties in the Great Indonesian Coalition has supported the…

Jakarta – Judge Sarpin Rizaldi, who presided over Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan's pretrial hearings, has ruled inconsistently and unfairly on the case,…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may have enough political backing to nominate a new National Police (Polri) chief, but the…