Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will take an active role in assessing the human rights…

Kupang – The Indonesian military (TNI) said on Tuesday it had thwarted an effort to smuggle 3,200 tons of fuel into East Timor.

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the attack by members of the Mobile Brigade of the…

Kota Kinabalu – University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Timor Leste's Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry and its Education Ministry today…

Jakarta – The victory of Prabowo Subianto in the upcoming presidential election might harm Indonesia-US ties following a New York Times report…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Some 56 survey institutions have been certified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to carry out election-…

Jakarta – Research by the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) reveals that violence against women is on the increase in Jakarta.

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On the 2nd April West Papuan solidarity groups are holding a day of action calling on the Indonesian Government to free all West Papuan political…

Jakarta – Experts say the Indonesian government is failing to protect people from the dangers of tobacco, as indicated by the slow progress in the…

Jarrod Woolley – Watching a woman come out of mourning for the first time in 31 years was one of the most moving moments in husband and wife…

Leona Hameed – Charles Scheiner has worked for La'o Hamutuk ("Walking Together" – the Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Poverty and low education levels are believed to be among the factors contributing to increased cases of violence against…

Edward Aspinall – At a meeting between a sitting member of the provincial parliament of Yogyakarta, and about 30 youths and men in a village on…

Gerry van Klinken – As everybody knows, one of the strongest candidates for the presidency has an image problem, related to his army days. But…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The sharia police in Banda Aceh, Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam, have rounded up 15 young women after they were "caught…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A new survey conducted by the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that…

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Mouths can be shut
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Songs of concerns and questions from my soul'…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Three people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old infant, were killed in Aceh after unidentified gunmen fired on a car…

Widodo Putro and Ward Berenschot – In 2011, the village of Kadangmas in Kudus District, East Java, was designated as the site of a large water…

Helen Brown, Indonesia – One of Indonesia's most aggressive unions is running a campaign in this year's elections to put its own people in…

Tom Allard – The government has told East Timor the fledgling nation can't tax a lucrative pipeline from a Timor Sea gas field, in a move that has…

George Martin Sirait and Michele Ford – Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim, in central Jakarta, is a busy street in the tourist district just off Jalan…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate, Joko Widodo, has said that any PDI-P-led…

Jayapura – Members of European Union parliament urged Indonesia to allow independent observers including those from the EU and the United Nations…

Putrajaya – Malaysia and Timor-Leste are set to elevate bilateral relations by expanding the current co-operation and exploring untapped…

Pandaya – Following in the footsteps of Islamic countries in the Middle East, the government banned Hollywood biblical epic Noah on the grounds…

Jakarta – Nisa Ariyani staunchly supported Indonesia's Muslim parties her whole life, throughout decades of authoritarian rule and at the three…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Camellia Lubis, a 28-year-old dangdut singer popularly known as Camel Petir (Thunder), is one of 2,467 women…

Jakarta – Labor unions have accused the government and the Social Security Management Agency (BPJS) of failing to carry out a mandate, in…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Mojokerto, Tulungagung, East Java – Painted in bone white, the 25-square-meter VIP pavilion, which is named after a famous…

Jakarta – A recent survey conducted by polling institute Charta Politika says that housewives do not like noted dangdut singer Rhoma Irama and…

Rangga Prakoso & Fidel Ali, Jakarta – The government will allow Newmont Nusa Tenggara and Freeport Indonesia to resume exports of concentrates…

Jakarta – A regent, a businessman and a legislator were found guilty of bribing former Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Akil Mochtar by the…

Jakarta – Indonesia and 10 other countries in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Southeast Asian region on Thursday celebrated being certified…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Several prominent retired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals have flocked to the Indonesian…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie could lose control of the country's second-largest political party, due to…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The fact that presidential contenders like Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto are more popular than their…

SP/Fana FS Putra, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest labor organizations on Thursday officially threw its support behind Jakarta Governor Joko…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Escalating political tension and rampant violence in Aceh in the run-up to next month's the legislative election have…

Ezequiel Freitas – National Parliament members have criticized the recruitment of volunteer teachers to permanent positions, a process they say is…

Gohong, The clearing of forests inhabited by indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua* Region by agribusinesses is fuelling conflict in the southern…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The New York-based international NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has distributed questionnaires to all contenders…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – The Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party's (PKS) youth wing has said it would oppose a city administration led by Deputy…

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – At least four retired four-star military generals have been vying for presidential nominations…

Olivia Rondonuwu, Kemasuk, Yogyakarta – Painted on the back of trucks and emblazoned across T-shirts, the smiling face of former Indonesian…

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – When the National Population and Family Planning Board, or BKKBN, held its annual meeting on Monday, there was a palpable…

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Political tension escalated following the decision by the biggest opposition party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Herman Genie, Jakarta – The government has blamed pregnancy at a young age as the main contributor to Indonesia's high maternal mortality rate,…

Vita A.D. Busyra & Josua Gantan – Eighteen-year-old Anis knows that there's a legislative election coming up soon, but she can't say when –…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Bylaws banning and controlling liquor sales in shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and nightspots would not curb…