Rizal Harahap and Indra Harsaputra, Pekanbaru/Surabaya – With several regions in the country having increased the 2015 provincial minimum wage (…

Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – The lone minister to survive the cut in President Joko Widodo's cabinet from the previous administration has…

Herdaru Purnomo – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's government is walking a tightrope as a new minimum wage is negotiated for Jakarta, seeking to…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two rival groups in the United Development Party (PPP) are striving for legitimacy after the government issued a…

Jakarta – Indonesia's porous prison system has once again come under scrutiny after the former mayor of Bekasi, ostensibly locked up in a Bandung…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the merging of the Forestry Ministry and the Environment Ministry in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's new…

Jakarta – After assuming the nation's highest office just a little more than a week ago, findings from a new survey reveal a high degree of public…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Simmering tensions between rival coalitions in the House of Representatives boiled over on Wednesday, with the…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A small-time worker in East Jakarta has been arrested for allegedly posting a doctored pornographic picture which…

The description of the House of Representatives by late president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is still fresh in people's minds – a "kindergarten…

Jakarta – Workers earning the minimum wage in Jakarta may have to wait to find out how much they will take home in 2015 after the city's…

Nic Maclellan – Writing in Crikey yesterday, Indonesia analyst Jim Della-Giacoma said the appointment of retired general Ryamizard Ryacudu as new…

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives forged ahead on Wednesday with the selection of commission and committee leaders,…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Authorities in Papua have arrested a police officer and are questioning three soldiers suspected of supplying…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In line with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's "mental revolution" campaign slogan, newly inaugurated Administrative…

Protestors staged a demonstration outside Indonesia's embassy in New Zealand today, calling for media freedom in West Papua.

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Australia and East Timor have quietly begun talks towards a possible settlement of their boundary in the Timor Sea, an issue of immense importance…

Reports from Fairfax Media that Australia and East Timor have recommenced…

Suherdjoko and Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Jepara, Central Java/Gorontalo – Young people across the archipelago commemorated Youth Pledge Day, which…

Amy McQuire – In spite of the outcome, free press advocates are warning the charges laid against a pair of French journalists could make it even…

Jakarta – Indonesia's reformist new president Joko Widodo has come under fire for appointing a hardline ex-general as defence minister, with…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Yohana Susana Yembise might have had a bitter pill to swallow when she was defeated as a candidate to become the…

Venidora Oliveira – The Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) has recommended the Ministry of Justice establish a mobile court to try…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Newly appointed Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has said that he will scrutinize problems faced…

Jakarta – Activists hail President Joko Widodo's appointment of eight women in his cabinet – the largest number in Indonesia thus far, although…

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – One slipped through the cracks. That was the admission from Indonesia's chief graft fighter about the inclusion of…

Jakarta – Contrary to the tradition of his predecessors, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo kept the post of attorney-general and a top spy post empty…

Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo, has held his first Cabinet meeting amidst criticism from human rights activists for picking a new defense…

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Military experts have raised concerns that upgrades to the Indonesian Military's (TNI) weaponry system…

Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo, has held his first Cabinet meeting amidst criticism from human rights activists for picking a new defense…

Farouk Arnaz, Ridho Syukra & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Retired Navy admiral Tedjo Edy Purdjianto will have his work cut out for him…

Tom Allard – East Timor's parliament has authorised the "immediate commencement of negotiations" with Australia to establish a new maritime…

Paulina Quintao – Three HIV/AIDS patients are receiving intensive treatment at the Bairo-Pite clinic for complications of their compromised immune…

Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says the appointment of a…

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M. Hendropriyono, one of Indonesia's most powerful figures, has admitted "command responsibility" in the…

Jakarta – Workers at Freeport-McMoRan's giant Indonesian copper mine plan to go on strike for a month from next week, a union official said on…

Yuliasri Perdani and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The appointment of figures with dark human rights records and political affiliations to…

Martinha Gusmao – National Director for Conflict Prevention Lidia Lopes says co-operation between Community Police (POLKOM) and local leaders is…

Venidora Oliveira – Political party members lack knowledge of the Public Subsidy Budget which is provided by the National Electoral…

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M. Hendropriyono, one of Indonesia's most powerful figures, has admitted "command responsibility" in the…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – And so it begins. Joko Widodo, the Indonesian president labelled "A New Hope" on the cover of Time magazine has…

The first cabinet for Indonesia's new, 'reformist' president, Joko Widodo, is striking for how bad some of the appointments are, writes Edward…

President Joko Widodo has been hailed as the country's first leader who has no ties to the past corrupt regime. Because of this, his clean track…

There is cause for concern at the appointment of Ryamizard Ryacudu as Defense Minister in the Jokowi Cabinet. He has held a hardline view on what…

Sara Everingham – East Timor, a country that counts Australia as a major donor, is sacking all the foreign judges and advisers in its justice…

Jakarta – For a government that was supposed to eschew political patronage, President Joko Widodo's cabinet lineup announced on Sunday carried all…

Estevao Nuno – The National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) is overrun by gangsters involved in criminal behaviour, according to Member of Parliament…

Nick Xenophon – Last Tuesday would have been journalist Gary Cunningham's 67th birthday. But, tragically, Gary was killed in cold blood 39 years…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's new foreign minister is a career diplomat who remembers well her first posting in Australia partly because she had…

Ina Parlina and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After taking the oath of office on Oct. 20, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Sunday his Cabinet…