The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today condemned Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's appointment of retired General…

Shalailah Medhora – Labor may keep the practice of turning asylum boats around if it wins office at the next election, signalling what could be a…

Jakarta – A flag-raising ceremony is usually the norm to commemorate the historical moment when a group of Indonesian youths proclaimed three…

Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phelim Kine says the arrest and conviction of two French journalists, Thomas Dandois and…

Andrew Buncombe – Over the years, Maureen Tolfree has grown used to the lies and obfuscation, the tiny steps of progress followed by further…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the time for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to announce his Cabinet lineup nears, activists have heightened appeals…

Chris McCall – More than a decade on from gaining independence, East Timor has made gains in health but still faces an uphill battle to achieve…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Two French journalists have been sentenced to two months and 15 days imprisonment in an Indonesian jail for reporting…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A plan by the Riau provincial administration to purchase official cars for councilors has sparked criticism, with the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Batam – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vow to protect the environment has come under question following his plan to merge…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Batam/Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing for regional head elections, slated to be held…

Jayapura – Two French journalists were on Friday handed short jail terms for illegally reporting in Papua, sparking calls for the new Indonesian…

Adelia Anjani Putri & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Thursday a judicial review of the controversial…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Yogyakarta Police banned a media literacy workshop about Islamic fundamentalism scheduled to be held on Friday…

Phelim Kine – Indonesia's media freedom sustained a worrying blow on Friday when a court in Jayapura, on the country's easternmost island of Papua…

Reporters Without Borders welcomes the imminent release of Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat, two French journalists who have been held for the…

Judith Ugwumadu – The government of Timor-Leste must further strengthen its public financial management in order to smooth spending over the long…

Jakarta – After successfully seeing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla inaugurated on Monday, Jokowi's volunteers are…

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Two French journalists arrested in Papua for operating without journalism visas should serve four months in jail and…

David Fogarty – Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia's burgeoning economies: coal.

Miners dig deep…

Jakarta – Representatives of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Muslim organizations in the country, testified on Wednesday at the Constitutional…

Jakarta – Hundreds of residents of Tulungagung district in East Java rallied on Wednesday to protest the establishment of a local chapter of the…

Wellington (Dominion Post/West Papua Action Auckland/Pacific Media Watch) – The New Zealand government is coming under pressure to have the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it would summon People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Recent efforts at reconciliation from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and losing presidential contender Prabowo…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should use his first official visit to Papua and West Papua on Thursday to endorse specific measures to…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura District Court resumed on Tuesday a trial of two French journalists, Thomas Charles Dandois and Marie…

Paulina Quintao – Tuberculosis is on the rise in Timor-Leste with new patients registered every day, says Bairo-Pite clinic director…

Paulina Quintao – Members of Parliament (MPs) have criticized health directors who they say are prone to walking off the job during office hours…

Efforts by Indonesia's new President to solve political, social and economic issues in Papua region may be restricted by a lack of…

West Papua activists are calling on the new president of Indonesia to begin addressing Papua's human rights grievances during his…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who won election on a vow of clean government, said on Wednesday he would have to find new people to…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Tripartite discussions on the minimum wage for 2015 have gotten underway as the Jakarta wage committee has finished…

Johnny Langenheim – Snarled traffic, city hotels and rubbish-strewn beaches are not images most associate with Bali. But this is increasingly the…

One of the first issues to confront President Joko Widodo after taking office is the proposed plan to drastically cut fuel subsidies. The general…

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In the wake of revelations that some of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ministerial candidates could…

Jakarta – Indonesia has been re-elected as the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council member representing the Asia-Pacific region for the period…

Jakarta – A civil society organization comprising mainly lawyers filed a lawsuit against House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto on…

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The son of New Zealander Gary Cunningham, who was killed with four other newsmen in the Timorese town of Balibo almost 40 years ago, wants the…

Athena Yenko – Former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam advocated a cover-up of the Balibo Five East Timor controversy, Shirley Shackleton believes.…

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Justice and Rights Ministry on Wednesday withdrew its approval for a reduction in the prison term that had…

Jakarta – Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali has sworn in four new justices – Amran Suadi, Is Sudaryono, Purwosusilo and Sudrajat Dimyati – in…

Pekanbaru – In an effort to prevent forest fires, a government-sanctioned team has warned six regencies and municipalities as well as 17 companies…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the dust of festivities and the euphoria settle, civil society groups have highlighted programs that the newly…

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas and Andi Hajramurni, Surakarta, Central Java/Makassar – The swearing-in on Monday of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed Monday that a probe had found that some of the 43 ministerial…

Jakarta – Jakarta and Bogor topped a list issued by the Transportation Ministry of Indonesian cities with the worst traffic conditions, according…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura District Court in Papua commenced a trial on Monday involving two French television journalists,…

Millions of Indonesians in Jakarta and across the country held a merry festival to welcome their new President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice…