Jakarta – Two of three children with HIV/AIDS in Tanah Sereal, Tambora, had to be treated at house while the other child, a 6-year-old…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to reform the Indonesian Military (TNI) by amending…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Brushfires continued to rage on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, blanketing the troubled Riau province…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Local communities in Batang, Central Java, have urged the government to drop its plan to construct a US$4 billion coal-…

Mario Filomeno da Costa Pinheiro – The Government of Timor-Leste has indicated that it is committed to joining the Association of Southeast Asian…

David Robie, Auckland (Cafe Pacific/Pacific Media Watch): Timor-Leste Press Club has this week transformed itself into the fledgling Timor-Leste…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A bloody clash between two groups in Timika, Papua, has claimed one life and severely injured 28 others…

Biak, Papua – The district court of Biak, Papua sentenced Oktavianus Warnares, defendant in the separatist "Morning Star" flag raising…

Jakarta – The Indonesian and Timor Leste governments have agreed to boost security and defense ties during a meeting between Defense Minister…

Jakarta – Hundreds of ex-workers of Tangerang tap water company (PDAM) Tirta Benteng staged a rally in front of the Tangerang…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura Corruption Court sentenced on Monday former West Papua Legislative Council (DPRD) speaker Yosef Yohan…

Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry is considering the creation of a directorate general for Confucianism, a Chinese philosophy that was…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have said that a preliminary investigation into an attack at a police post near the National Police headquarters has…

Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – When convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby was released on parole from a jail in Bali…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko said on Monday that the nation's armed forces would intensify…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has denied that corruption had taken place in the management of the haj…

Jakarta – Almost all rape cases could be brought to justice if the government revised the Criminal Code and changed its perspective to match that…

Paulina Quintao – The Monitoring and Advocacy Officer for Programs at the Timor-Leste Coalition for Education (TLCE), Joao Soares R. Pequinho,…

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Victor Tutugoro, says the group's special meeting to discuss the outcome of a visit to…

Paulina Quintao – Minister Isabel Amaral Guterres warned the MSS will halt natural disaster relieve assistance to victims because of cases where…

Aubrey Belford, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – On New Year's day, 45 asylum seekers in a ramshackle wooden boat slid ashore on a small island off…

John McBeth, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports of mineral ore are now at a standstill, with unprocessed bauxite and nickel the target of an outright…

Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Jakarta – Demography is rearing its ugly head, and as a result, political development in Papua has become convoluted. This…

Jakarta – A new public opinion poll has found the majority of Jakartans are not in favor of Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidential…

Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday announced that it would postpone the nomination of a candidate for the 2014…

Hans Nicholas Jong – An election watchdog has slammed the General Elections Commission's (KPU) plan to criminalize campaigning for abstention from…

The head of the Indonesian Council of Ulema's (MUI) branch in Bengkulu has warned the city's mayor that his pray-for-rewards program is in danger…

Deti Mega & Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – After several supposedly new buses purchased for use on the TransJakarta Busway and the Integrated…

Edi Hardum, Jakarta – Unrelenting rains in Jakarta, which have been continuing for weeks since the beginning of January, have caused businesses in…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives said that it would back the government's plan to scrap payment for election observers in the…

Surya Didik Mashudi, Kediri – A "Tan Malaka" book dissertation in Surabaya was closed down by protesters from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Five Indonesian fishermen remained missing as of Sunday after military officers in neighboring Papua New Guinea…

James Robertson, Tessa van der Riet – The Indonesian government has been forced to defend its decision to grant Schapelle Corby parole in the face…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said the floods, land subsidence and landslides seen in many places in the…

Jakarta – Surabaya police refused to issue a permit for a book discussion on independence fighter Tan Malaka after Islamic groups, including the…

Rizal Harahap and Jon Afrizal, Pekanbaru/Jambi – The regency administration of Meranti Islands, Riau province, has declared the forest and field…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman and presidential candidate Aburizal Bakrie said on Friday that a slew of a graft allegations…

Loro Horta – Contact between Chinese and Timorese dates back to the early 15th century when the ships of the legendary Chinese explorer Admiral…

Isabelle Arradon – It is always difficult to say when an armed conflict is truly "over".

Even after the guns have stopped firing and the…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Imposing sharia on non-Muslims is inappropriate as Islamic law only regulates matters relevant to Islam and to do…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Human rights activists criticized the Aceh Shariah police on Friday for an official suggestion that non-Muslim women…

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to drop its…

Jakarta – The little-known National Republic (Nasrep) Party may not be contesting this year's legislative election but it has a big plans for 2019…

Edwin Fajerial, Surabaya – A book discussion on Tan Malaka that was due to be held at the C-20 Library on Number 20 Jl. Cipto in the East Java…

David Robie – The proposed Timor-Leste media law is a draconian mixed bag. And it is ironical that such a document with lofty claims of protecting…

Hotli Simanjuntak and Ina Parlina, Banda Aceh/Jakarta – Without much fanfare, the Aceh provincial administration and legislative council have…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Government spending and exports became the main driver of gross domestic product (GDP) growth last year and managed…

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – Despite being one of Asia's most active economies, drawing investors from around the world into a developing consumer…

Jakarta – The defense ministers of Indonesia and the Netherlands, Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert, signed an MoU to strengthen…

Ezequiel Freitas – The Timor-Leste Parliamentary Women's Group (GMPTL) intends to propose legislation to regulate pornography in the country.