Jakarta – Research institute Freedom Foundation predicts the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which nominated Jakarta Governor…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo and his Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P; former general Prabowo Subianto and his Great…

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Saturday that reports of a rift…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suryadharma Ali is on the verge of losing the top job in the…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Although the legislative election in Aceh on Wednesday was regarded as a success due to a lack of serious security…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Unmoved by friction within his party, Jakarta Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Media mogul Surya Paloh's National Democratic Party (Nasdem) has announced that it has thrown its support…

Emily Mitchell – Last year, during a visit to Kupang, in West Timor, I met a fisherman with a 12 year old daughter and a seven year old son. His…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Investors dumped Indonesian assets a day after the country's legislative election resulted in an unexpected weak…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Indonesia's first presidential aircraft finally arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on Thursday after…

Ronny Kareni – Wednesday 2 April marked a global day of action to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the 77 Papuan and Malukan…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko has given his assurances that his men will only pursue the armed…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Internal rifts within the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the wake of the party's poorer-than-…

Angela Dewan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Muslim parties enjoyed a surprise jump in support at legislative elections this week, but analysts put it more…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Speaking in a post-election press conference Thursday, National Awakening…

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – An analyst attributed the significant vote increase for the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) to party founder…

Josua Gantan & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Negative campaigning directed against the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, and the…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Gunmen believed to be from a separatist group attacked a border post between Indonesian Papua and Papua New Guinea on…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Thursday Ahmad Jauhari, a former senior official at the Religious Affairs Ministry, to eight…

Jakarta/Makassar – Australia's military-led operation to prevent boats carrying asylum seekers from reaching its shores has been hailed by Prime…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Top politicians detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) went to the polls Wednesday, with many alluding…

Panca Nugraha and Ainur Rahmah, Semarang/Mataram – Halimah, 42, arrived early at the polling station (TPS) with her 6-year-old daughter, Natasha…

Forum Tau Matan – The tiny half island nation of Timor Leste is a young country in more ways than one. In the 2010 census it was found that 41.4%…

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Indonesia's most popular politician, Joko Widodo, has failed to propel his party to the heights expected of him in…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More Indonesians headed to the polling stations to cast their votes in this year's election compared to the previous…

Kanupriya Kapoor & Rieka Rahadiana, Jakarta – Indonesia's likely next leader may have a bumpier-than-expected route to the presidential palace…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The generally peaceful election may yield a short-term upside to financial markets but there is growing concern…

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Joko Widodo, the man most likely to stride the world stage as Indonesia's next president, had no sooner made his…

Dana Hasibuan, Jakarta – For the last 10 years, poverty reduction has been considered one of the most pertinent issues in Indonesia's development…

Peter Klinger – Thailand's PTTEP hopes to sort out the ownership structure of its Timor Sea assets, including the big Cash-Maple gas fields, by…

Josua Gantan & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – With the election results more or less settled, political parties officials have embarked on…

Marni Cordell and Alex Rayfield – Two West Papuan students say they were kicked, called "monkeys" and struck with a cattle-prod style instrument…

Kanupriya Kapoor and Fergus Jensen, Jakarta – Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Executive director of the Cyrus Network Hasan Hasbi said the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Free dangdut concerts with sexy singers entertaining the masses and personal insults being flung among the elite…

The Free West Papua Campaign says West Papuan refugees living in Vanimo in Papua New Guinea fear they will be killed in revenge for…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chief patron and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said that if he was elected as a…

Jakarta – A clash between Army soldiers and armed separatists erupted in Mulia, the capital of Puncak Jaya regency, on Wednesday when…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police are working with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) police in a manhunt for armed assailants who fled to…

Marni Cordell – West Papuan independence fighters did a "war dance", raised the banned morning star flag and shot at Indonesian security personnel…

Yuliasri Perdani, Kupang – It has been seven months since Farzaneh Ansari, 22, and her husband were picked up by personnel of the East Nusa…

Sarita Ryan – According to Alexander Downer, former Australian Foreign Minister and subsequent board advisor to Woodside Petroleum, a country's…

Timor-Leste's leaders often boast that the country's non-oil Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is growing more than 10% per year faster than global…

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on Tuesday and both announced to forge an all-round…

Jakarta – A white jumpsuit stretched over his bulging belly, an ageing crooner known as Indonesia's Elvis launches into song ahead of elections…

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – In a sign Indonesians are coming to assume that the hugely popular Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo will be their next…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-050-2014

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the…

Sixtus Harson, Jakarta – A human rights group has criticized the presidential candidacy of a former Indonesian general who has been accused of…

Kim Doyle – In 2009, 254 refugees staged a courageous six-month sit-in on a small boat moored at the port of Merak, Indonesia. They had been…

Sentani – It is mandatory for all religious people in Papua to vote during Wednesdays legislative elections, according to local…