Edi Hardum & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The recent arrest of an East Jakarta woman confirms the continued outflow of migrant workers from…

Most of the problems afflicting Indonesians working overseas stem from problems at home. So many are compelled to work abroad because they can't…

Nuriy Azizah Susetyo, Jakarta – Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti's crusade against poaching by foreign fishing boats in Indonesian waters has…

Bekasi – Once again victims have fallen at a protest action by thousands of workers in Bekasi regency because of repressive actions by police. At…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The number of blasphemy cases soared during former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's era, leaving a lot of work…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Health Minister Nila Moeloek has expressed dismay over the virginity test performed on female police cadets,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) rally held on Thursday evening at the Tugu Yogyakarta monument area turned…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri revoked the permit of PT El Karim Makmur Sentosa, a private company supplying…

Arnold Sianturi, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – A police officer in North Sumatra was stabbed to death by a soldier on Thursday, in…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has left a lot of work to do for the new government in relation to…

Jakarta – Despite Indonesia's achievement of becoming the world's 10th-largest economy, it is struggling to provide adequate childhood nutrition…

Mochammad Arifin, Cikarang – A day after the government announced an increase in fuel (BBM) prices, on Tuesday November 18 around 200 workers held…

Ainur Rohmah and Arya Dipa, Semarang/Bandung – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo announced on Thursday the 2015 minimum wage (UMK) for 35…

Bastiaan Scherpen, Jakarta – Slamming a skyrocketing rate of convictions based on questionable interpretations of a half-century old blasphemy law…

Jayapura – On Wednesday November 19 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) member Ansalmus Pigay suffered a gunshot wound to his right leg after…

Paulina Quintao – Educators are using classroom time to conduct business activities, according to Timor-Leste Coalition for Education (TLCE)…

Indonesian authorities have increasingly made use of a range of oppressive blasphemy laws to imprison individuals for their beliefs, contributing…

Paulina Quintao – Spanish NGO Paz y Desarrolo (Peace and Development) has been working to improve knowledge of the electoral process and gender…

Yuliasri Perdani and Fadli, Jakarta/Batam – An armed attack by soldiers on the Riau Islands police mobile brigade (Brimob) headquarters on…

While there is nothing illegal in President Joko Widodo's appointment of National Democratic Party politician H.M. Prasetyo as the country's…

Paulina Quintao – CAUCUS is providing training for female members of political parties in Aileu, Ermera and Liquisa in preparation for them to…

Jakarta – Aiming for world-class military technology, the Republic of Indonesia is committed to advancing the countrys defense industry by…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The newly appointed Attorney General M. Prasetyo has a questionable track record when it comes to fighting graft and…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Yuliasri Perdana, Jakarta – Critics have excoriated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his decision to name a political…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Golkar national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) in Yogyakarta decided on Wednesday to have its national congress…

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Jakarta is set to relinquish some of its authority over the autonomous province of Aceh, a top Jakarta official…

Rita A.Widiadana, Bangkok – Indonesian women's rights activists have strongly expressed their disappointment over the country's statement during…

Andrian Salam Wiyono – Actions opposing the recent fuel (BBM) price increase continue. On the afternoon of Thursday November 20 a group of…

Ainur Rohmah and Suherdjoko, Semarang/Pekalongan – The central government's decision to increase the price of subsidized gasoline on Tuesday led…

Yuliasri Perdani and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police has confirmed that the virginity test on female cadets is used to measure…

Fadli, Batam – Dozens of unidentified Army personnel surrounded the headquarters of the Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Batam, Riau…

Jakarta – Despite violent protests by hard-line Islamic vigilante groups and threats of a legislative boycott by rival politicians, Basuki Tjahaja…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Newly sworn in Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama signed on Wednesday a gubernatorial decree for the monthly…

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Manuel de Castro Pereira has demanded answers from the Health Ministry regarding its management of…

Moh. Ilyas, Jakarta – The inauguration of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) as the new governor of Jakarta was marked by a protest action by residents…

Yan Muhardiansyah – A number of different student groups in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan continue to hold protest actions against…

Paulina Quintao – Limited finances are preventing the National University of Timor Lorosa'e's (UNTL) Gender Studies Centre from conducting…

Jakarta – Students from several different organisations are continuing hold protest actions against the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.…

Moch. Andriansyah – A street protest opposing the recent fuel (BBM) price hike by scores of students from the Islamic Students Association (HMI)…

Kresna – A protest action by students against the recent fuel (BBM) price hike at the intersection in front of the Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Poverty, corruption and a lack of legal protection has tripled the number of Indonesians trapped in modern-day slavery…

Paulina Quintao – The State Secretariat for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI) is working with the Alola Foundation to provide human rights training…

Today is the 6th anniversary of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) which was formed on the 19 November in 2008. There has been a call for…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police have admitted that there is a practice of testing the virginity of women who apply to be police…

Paulina Quintao – The government does not have a coherent policy for the treatment of those suffering from mental illnesses, says Member of…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Responding to rampant illegal fishing in the country's oceans, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed law…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Prior to his inauguration as new Jakarta governor, acting governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, has received support…

Jakarta – A national transportation organization and two prominent student associations have promised disruptive strikes in response to the…

Jakarta – The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) is to conduct a national strike on Wednesday to protest against the government'…

Actions opposing the recent fuel price hike continue. In the East Java city of Malang, hundreds of activists from the Indonesian Islamic Students…