Hong Kong – Thousands of domestic helpers took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by…

"The European Parliament's hearing on Papua should spotlight the serious human rights challenges and the Indonesian government's needed reforms.…

David Robie – When Timor-Leste opens its lawsuit against Australia in a United Nations courtroom spy drama in The Hague this week with the…

Nurfika Osman and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The Democratic Party (PD) has dismissed I Gede Pasek Suardika from his position as member of the…

The Hague – Tiny, young East Timor drags its giant neighbour Australia before the United Nations' top court next week in a cloak-and-dagger case…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Heavy rainfall and flooding have left at least seven dead this week in Indonesia's capital, according to city officials.…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – In his new book, published Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admits that he and his family had…

Jakarta – Ratu Tatu Chasanah, the sister of disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, on Friday officially took over the leadership of the…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck the phrase "offensive treatment" from Article 335 Indonesia's criminal code,…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – The Act of Killing, the widely acclaimed film about the nation's bloody communist purges between 1965 and 1968, has…

Ezra Sihite – First lady Kristiani Herawati, known as Ani Yudhoyono, on Thursday denied allegations that she has frequently meddled in cabinet…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A civil society group has started a movement to empower the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to get tough on…

Indonesia has condemned Australian naval incursions into its waters as a "violation of its sovereignty".

Australia has apologised to…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jepara, Central Java – A new report by the Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy, a nongovernmental organization that…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The governments of Indonesia and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must launch a fair investigation…

Jakarta – The government should be focusing more attention on the informal sector, which plays a significant role in the country's economy; to do…

Western Papua has become like "a pebble in the shoe" for Indonesia, as former Foreign Minister Ali Alatas put it when he referred to East Timor's…

The chairperson of the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association believes Indonesia is trying to divide members of the Melanesian Spearhead…

He says it is now unlikely the Vanuatu-based West Papuan separatist group will be admitted as a full member. Last week Mr Natapei boycotted an MSG…

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member nations that have often voiced concerns over alleged…

Acclaimed documentary "The Act of Killing" was nominated for an Academy Award on Thursday.

The movie, directed by Texas-born…

Margareth S. Aritonang – The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) has called on the House of Representatives to endorse the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Committee for Dutch Honor Debts (KUKB) Foundation will file a fresh lawsuit with the United Nations Security…

Margareth S. Aritonang, National – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said the recent attacks launched against Jakarta Governor…

Nurfika Osman and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The surprise move by businessman Rusdi Kirana to join the National Awakening Party (PKB) has fueled…

A group of asylum seekers say they were given a boat by Australian authorities in which they were forced to return to Indonesia under their own…

South Tangerang Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany remained philosophical on Wednesday after digesting the news that her husband, Tubagus "Wawan" Chaeri…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Former Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum is set to release his new book, "Janji Kebangsaan Kita" ("The Promise…

Michael Bachelard – East Timor's resistance leader turned Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, has announced he will retire as leader of the tiny…

Gemima Harvey – The suspicious death of a rebel leader is the latest in a long line of alleged human rights abuses.

The people of West Papua…

Daniel Ziv, Ubud, Bali – This week, for the first time ever, an Indonesian film will be nominated for an Academy Award.

The documentary The…

Pacific Media Centre news desk – The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says foreign ministers from the Melanesian Spearhead Group have…

Jayapura – Indonesian military attack helicopters and dozens of armed soldiers "secured" the travel route in an attempt to stop Melanesian…

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says the Indonesia visit by the foreign ministers from the Melanesian Spearhead Group…

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says foreign ministers from the Melanesian Spearhead Group have been able to see…

Vanuatu's Foreign Minister Edward Natapei believes recent events will make it more difficult to push for the admission of a West…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to receive foreign ministers from Melanesian…

Donvito Samartha dan Desa Apridini, Jakarta – A group of West Papuan students tried to block a vehicle transporting state guests from…

Jakarta – A new public survey has found that most people rely on news reports rather than campaign advertisements in determining which parties…

Michael Taylor and Yayat Supriatna, Jakarta – US miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold will be forced to lay off workers from the world's fifth…

Surabaya – The National Labor Placement and Protection Agency (BNP2TKI) said the realization of overseas remittances by Indonesian migrant workers…

The rollout of universal health coverage in Indonesia has been greeted with public enthusiasm, but health experts warn that inadequate funding…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – At least 21 activists were reportedly arrested by the police when they staged a number of…

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – Papuan Central Highlands Indonesian Student Association (AMPTPI) General Secretary Markus Haluk, along with scores of…

Cunding, Jayapura – As many as 30 Free Papua activists were arrested by police at a demonstration on the grounds of the Papuan Regional House of…

An intergovernmental delegation of Melanesian countries arrived in Papua on Monday on an official visit to assess the Indonesian province's…

Jakarta – A survey conducted by Jakarta-based pollster the Indonesian Research Institute (Insis) found that the 2014 presidential…

Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said in its annual report that the majority of defendants in graft…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Only three months before the legislative election, a coalition of NGOs called on the Constitutional Court (MK)…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite efforts to increase the number of women in politics, they still face an uphill battle to join the male-…