Bagus BT Saragih and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Conflict over the Golkar Party leadership has been predicted to be fierce because whoever wins will…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo agreed on Friday to continue with an Indonesian Military (TNI) plan for the formation of…

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) 2014 is back for its ninth edition on Monday with a special focus on women…

Robertus Wardi & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Democratic Party said it would not support calls by members of the majority Red-White Coalition,…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – After retiring from the military almost a decade ago, newly appointed Defense Minister Gen. (ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu,…

Ina Parlina, Fadli and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Batam, Medan – Defense Minister Gen. (ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu announced on Friday that the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has once again been thrown into paralysis as the Red-and-White Coalition struggled…

Jakarta – Indonesia's president has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish…

Adela Eka Putra Marza – After expressing their disagreement several days ago over the setting of the Jakarta minimum provincial wage (UMP) for…

Jakarta – Eight years into his 14-year sentence, the murderer of the prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib has been released on parole…

The Australia West Papua association has written to the Australian Foreign Minister about concerns of a possible crackdown on peaceful…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police have been forced to apologize after officers in Riau stormed into a mosque and made a mess…

Jakarta – A protester died Thursday as a stone-throwing crowd clashed with police in central Indonesia during a demonstration against…

Timika – Activities at the PT Freeport Indonesia (PT FI) Amamapare Port Site in Timika, Papua, returned to normal on Thursday after…

Pierre-Richard Prosper – The recent news that Timor-Leste's parliament voted to terminate contracts of the international judges it has relied upon…

Fadli, Batam – The Batam chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has claimed that the industrial sector in Batam, Riau Islands,…

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The government in Aceh has agreed to back down from its plans to adopt the flag of the now-disbanded separatist…

Bagus BT Saragih, Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The government has dragged itself into the escalating conflict within the…

The chair of Vanuatu's West Papua Unification Committee is confident next week's summit will produce a united West Papuan bid to join…

Robertus Wardi, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Stefy Tenu, Jakarta – A heated split inside the Golkar Party is seen as a proxy fight between the…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's recent appointment of attorney general H.M. Prasetyo amid strident criticism for the new AG's…

Vanuatu's West Papua Unification Committee says it is aiming to ensure all opinions will be well represented at its summit next week…

Waitangi Day controversies are minor compared to this battle for identity and self-determination.

Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national day,…

Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several parties to push for…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Legal activists and environmentalists have strongly criticized a court in East Java that has sentenced a firewood…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The truce between the Red-and-White Coalition and Great Indonesia Coalition at the House of…

Paulina Quintao – A lack of mental health professionals is making it difficult for Timorese mental health patients to access care.

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Esther Samboh and Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Dessy Rosalina, 29, used to receive reimbursements from her company for her health care, but now she…

Tom Allard – The shock decision by East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to expel foreign judges and advisers from the country appeared to be…

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul on Tuesday urged the government of East Timor to reconsider the…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Major oil and gas producers have called on the government to introduce a more flexible regulatory framework in order…

Fadli and Yuliasri Perdani, Batam/Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has identified four possible human rights…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has demanded that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo immediately revoke an order…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party plenary meeting was violently disrupted on Tuesday, and culminated in rivals of chairman Aburizal Bakrie…

Sampit – The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Management Agency (REDD+) says around 80 percent of forests in Central…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta/Bogor – The beleaguered peace process between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's Great Indonesia…

Hotman Siregar & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch is urging newly inaugurated Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo to reform his…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Golkar Party moved ahead with a central executive board plenary meeting on Monday, arousing the ire of a growing…

Semarang – An activist has urged National Police chief Sutarman to immediately issue a regulation to abolish virginity tests for female police…

As expected, a number of lawmakers have moved to file a petition to request the House of Representatives to exercise its interpellation right to…

Martinha Gusmao – The Education Ministry, through the National University of Timor Lorosa'e, has signed a memorandum of understanding with…

Suppressed report says Munir was BIN 'Operational Target'; urges criminal probe of Hendro. Draft of As'ad letter surfaces; BIN candidate worked…

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – During his presidential campaign, Joko Widodo, widely known as "Jokowi," visited the Indonesia's most eastern…

By Camellia Webb-Gannon and Jim Elmslie

Introduction

Asia and the Pacific – these two geographic, political and cultural…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With his approval rating hitting the lowest point yet since his inauguration last month, President Joko "Jokowi"…

Paulina Quintao – Alleged victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse are being forced to live for years at shelter homes as they await an…

Paulina Quintao – An absence of opportunities for promotion and the appointment of staff to roles unrelated to their qualifications has led to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo should prove his ability to reform the Attorney General's…

Jakarta – Anticorruption activists from the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) have called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to…

Jakarta – Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri says he is fully aware of workers' demands for wage increases following the recent increase in the price…