Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – An Indonesian soldier was killed following an armed attack at a market in Puncak Jaya Regency in Papua on Thursday.…

Fadli, Batam – A military official with the Wira Pratama Regional Military Command in Batam has said Army headquarters has decided to replace…

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste, a country which the United Nations shepherded to independence from Indonesia a dozen years ago, told…

Once dubbed a young, smart and promising politician with the potential to help fill the country's deficit of national leaders, Anas Urbaningrum…

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The Aceh parliament is planning to pass a Shari'a bylaw before the end of September that would…

Jakarta – Anas Urbaningrum's slow-motion fall from grace ended with a softer thud than many had expected on Wednesday, after the Jakarta Anti-…

Alison Bevege – A face frowned through the glass at a bright banner waving on a fishing rod below the consulate window. 15 years in an Indonesian…

A Green Party MP has urged the returning government in New Zealand to make good on the recently passed parliament resolution to press…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Human rights activists' criticism of the plan to impose a Shariah-inspired criminal code on non-Muslims in Aceh is…

Jakarta – Speculation is growing that the altercation between police officers and members of the military in Batam on Sunday, which led to the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government defended the new voting mechanism for selecting House speaker during…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Almost drowned out by the controversies surrounding the regional elections (Pilkada) bill, the deliberation of…

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka & Jeis Montesori, Malang/Palembang – Health-threatening haze generated by forest fires hit several areas across Indonesia on…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A coalition of green groups has urged president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to incorporate sustainable development…

Kornelius Purba, New York – A senior Indonesian official warned the international community on Monday that the massive deforestation in Indonesia…

Jakarta – Hundreds of Islamic hardliners on Wednesday protested against the incoming governor of the Indonesian capital, labeling the Christian,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The University of Sanata Dharma has decided to cancel a planned seminar on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Anticorruption activists took to the streets on Monday, calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revoke the…

Jakarta – The lawyer of a student who claims she was raped by Pakubuwono XIII is accusing police of looking for excuses to avoid implicating the…

Jakarta – The rule of law remains elusive in Indonesia, despite its comprehensive legal system, due to the lack of a thorough supervisory…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The brawl between Riau Islands Police officers and soldiers from the Army's Infantry Battalion 134 Tuah Sakti in Batam…

Anna Majavu – The visit by the South African government and 17 unnamed South African companies to Indonesia last week has thrown into stark relief…

The brawl between some members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police officers was allegedly triggered by an incident that took place during…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch) – The New Zealand government and the French Embassy in Wellington were today called on at a vigil to put pressure…

Jakarta – Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama of Jakarta has played down a threat by the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) to protest and…

Many have paid too much attention to the heated debate over the controversial bill on regional elections, but have overlooked the equally crucial…

Jakarta – Indonesia's amended law on juvenile offenders has finally begun to take effect after its passage two years ago, and is expected to…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Theo Hesegem was carrying a foreigner on his motorbike when a pair of police intelligence officers pulled up behind him and…

Jakarta – Hundreds of villages across Indonesia are facing a clean water crisis as dry season sets in in earnest following a drawn-out rainy…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Two factions of the United Development Party (PPP), locked in a bitter leadership dispute, have both announced…

Yeremia Sukoyo & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Four soldiers were rushed to hospital at the weekend after they were allegedly shot by police…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan, North Sumatra – Speaking in her native Batak language, Opung Putra Lumbangaol quickly stole…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – As the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP), both of which are Islamic-based…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Citing the need to end discrimination, Aceh lawmakers plan to pass a bylaw this week that would impose a Shariah-based…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s national meeting ended one day ahead of schedule on Saturday evening…

Today is the 15th anniversary of Australia's military intervention in East Timor in the wake of the violence that followed the UN sponsored ballot…

Jeff Kingston – In July, Joko Widodo, universally known as Jokowi, won a decisive victory in Indonesia's presidential elections. Even before…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko has defended his decision to install business mogul Tahir as his advisor on economic…

Jakarta – The Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has received numerous reports of illegal banners put up by the hard-line Islam Defenders…

Suherdjoko and Ainur Rohmah, Semarang/Jakarta – Top-ranking officials of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the United Development Party (PPP)…

Jakarta – Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto has been appointed as the party's chairman, replacing the late chairman Suhardi.…

Martinha Gusmao – Teachers are being told not to put their students' health at risk by smoking in classrooms.

Member of…

Rizal Harahap and Jon Afrizal, Pekanbaru/Jambi – The dense haze that has plagued parts of Sumatra for the past few days is raising health concerns…

Paulina Quintao – Baucau District Court prosecutor Aderito Antonio Pinto Tilman has been elected by the National Parliament to the position of…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Eight people received five lashes each in Aceh on Friday after they were found guilty of gambling.

A crowd of at…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the end of the current term approaches, the House of Representatives has approved four out of…

Ina Parlina and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Although the Democratic Party has officially announced its support for direct elections, the…

Harry Pearl & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – An alliance of non-governmental organizations from Indonesia and abroad has addressed the UN Human…

Nick Miller, Edinburgh – Over a long night, through the wee hours, Scotland will count its referendum votes as an army of scrutineers keep an eye…

Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's recently appointed religious affairs minister said on Friday that he would start a dialogue with the…