Activists are up in arms over the Jakarta administration's plan to enforce a little-known bylaw banning beggars, buskers and bards in the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Concerned about the role of the tobacco industry in the country's economy, the House of Representatives will…

Index: ASA 21/039/2013

Amnesty International is concerned about allegations that police ill-treated protesters involved in a pro-…

Made Arya Kencana, Nusa Dua – Indonesia's food resilience is considered so weak that it could put the people in jeopardy unless the government…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have agreed to step up cooperation to enhance the…

"The Bintang Kejora flag raising ceremony on Dec. 1 is forbidden and those involved will be dealt with seriously" – National Police chief Gen.…

Although religious conservatism has gained ground following the demise of the Soeharto authoritarian regime, Islamic-based political parties would…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Discrimination against adherents of non-denominational faiths would likely continue as the House of…

Amy Ripley – The respected East Timorese human rights organisation La'o Hamutuk is demanding that the Indonesian government finally be held…

Dozens of West Papuan activists are reported to have been arrested by a combined police and military deployment in the Indonesia…

The Abbott Government is facing fresh accusations of spying on a near neighbour and it could cost Australia dearly. The government of Timor Leste…

East Timor is accusing Australia of bugging its cabinet for commercial advantage and threatening to end a lucrative gas treaty over the claims.…

Leo Shanahan – East Timor Minister of State Agio Pereira has said allegations of spying by Australian intelligence on Indonesia's President will…

Conor Duffy, Nikki Tugwell, Peter Lloyd and staff – Australia is under further pressure over spying in the region, with East Timor accusing spies…

Amid the furore over allegations of spying on Indonesia's leaders, East Timor has repeated claims that Australia bugged its leaders during…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A team of lawyers from the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Yogyakarta branch blasted the Yogyakarta…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The invisibility of women-headed households leads to them encountering difficulties when accessing various facilities,…

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney congratulates Powes Parkop, the Governor of Port Moresby and the National Capital District on…

Manila, Philippines – Economic losses frrom climate change could reach as much as 10% of Timor-Leste's annual GDP by 2100, making it one of the…

Oliver Laughland in Canberra and Karima Anjani in Jakarta – Indonesia's president says his country will restore normal diplomatic relations with…

SP/Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has again topped a poll of prospective presidential candidates,…

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – With the lack of a strong Islamic figure in Indonesia's current political scene and the rise of other political…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The lawyer for the Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) blasted the police's lackluster…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – "It was late at night in 1968 when a group of men barged into my boarding house and pointed their guns at me.…

Oliver Laughland – Indonesia is bolstering its intelligence capabilities in the wake of the phone tapping revelations, as the Australian prime…

Satria Sambijantoro, Subang, West Java – Political decentralization since 1999, under which new provinces and regencies continue to be created,…

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's second biggest political party has stood behind its candidate for next year's presidential election…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A new public opinion survey has sounded the death knell for the ruling Democratic Party (PD), with the party…

Arnold Belau, Papuan, Jayapura – As many as 16 members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) were arrested earlier this afternoon by the…

The West Papua National Committee, or KNPB, says 16 of its members have been arrested for handing out leaflets, but the Indonesian…

Jakarta – Greenomics Indonesia's spatial verification results on the "Global Forest Cover Change 2000-2012" map, which was published…

Indonesian voters appear to welcome the notion of an Islamic party coalition ahead of next year's presidential election, a new survey found,…

Megan Gorrey – A top Indonesian immigration official has vowed to no longer stand in the way of asylum seekers trying to make their way to…

A former Chief Editor of the Jakarta Post says restrictions on foreign media visiting the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua…

Fransisco Rosarians, Kupang – Commander of Security Forces of Indonesian-Timor Leste Border, Major Infantry Budi Prasetyo said the…

Celestino Gusmao – University students from Timor-Leste's eastern Baucau district gathered this week to commemorate the 1979 Matebian cave…

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Today is International Day to End Impunity, an issue relevant to Indonesia but sadly one the nation appears to be ignoring…

Paul Kelly – The onus now resides with Tony Abbott to demonstrate a flexible and new approach to intelligence and security issues by offering…

Dessy Sagita – Rights activists are demanding the central government re-evaluate the implementation of shariah law in Aceh following a string of…

Agustinus Tetiro – State-owned construction companies Waskita Karya and Pembangunan Perumahan have set their eyes on the developing economy of…

Jakarta – While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been portrayed as a victim in the spying row with Australia, the growing nationalist…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The ongoing friction between Indonesia and Australia over wiretapping allegations can be seen as a blessing in…

The Archipelago – The Indonesian Employers Association's (Apindo) West Java branch has filed an objection to the 2014 minimum wage for 26…

David Robie, Dili – While the Timor-Leste media industry was rejuvenated by a national congress last month that voted on a new code of ethics, one…

Police in Papua arrested six men after a police station went up in flames in Mamberamo Raya early Friday morning.

The wooden…

Journalists in Indonesia have called on the Government to clarify rules for journalists wanting to visit the provinces of Papua and West Papua.…

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has once again come under fire for religious intolerance after suggesting that minor religious sects,…

Jakarta – As the controversial decree limiting the use of contract workers through the so-called outsourcing method took full effect Monday,…

Kanupriya Kapoor – His popularity is sliding in the polls. Accusations of graft are mounting against political allies. The once-powerful economy…

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The Supreme Court's ruling ordering the revocation of a decree restricting the export of unprocessed ore issued by the…