Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla said that Bank Indonesia (BI) should be held accountable for the 2008 Bank Century…

Laura Gumbs – Australia's stumbling Abbott government has managed to insult two Asian nations over spying allegations, with a key advisor to the…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Detectives with the Banda Aceh Police have arrested and detained the head of the province's shariah police on suspicion…

Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong are more vulnerable to abuse than maids from other regions, according to Amnesty International.

The…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has handed down a heavier sentence to former Democratic Party politician Angelina Sondakh, from the…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Sutarman says that the clash between police officers and soldiers in Karawang, West Java,…

Katharine Murphy – Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have now confirmed consular staff in Bali threatened to call the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest opposition party and a front-runner in the 2014…

Ricky Binihi, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses is relentless in his efforts to bring the alleged sufferings and…

The Timor-Leste capital Dili's Chinese-built main heavy oil power plant at Hera, about 15 km from the city, still remains at the centre of…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's former top spy master has accused his own President of exaggerating the problem of phone tapping, saying attempts…

Thousands of Indonesian women trafficked to Hong Kong risk slavery-like conditions as domestic workers, with both governments failing to protect…

Michael Bachelard – Protests about Australia's spying on Indonesia moved from the palace to the streets on Thursday with the hardline "Red and…

The government of Timor-Leste (East Timor) plans to provide Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) land for agriculture, as part of an arrangement…

The President of the Alliance of Independent Journalists of Indonesia says his government should clarify the rules for foreign…

SP/Ari Rikin – Instances of reported sexual violence against children are on the rise in Indonesia a report released by the National…

Marni Cordell – Amid the fallout from the presidential phone-tapping scandal, an Indonesian human rights defender has spoken out about the…

Michael Bachelard, Mark Kenny, David Wroe – Australia's asylum-seeker measures in Indonesia have been thrown into disarray with Jakarta pulling…

In an interview with The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his confidence that there was no difference between…

Farouk Arnaz – National Police chief Cmr. Gen. Sutarman said the investigation into the murder case of Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin (Udin), a…

Former senior politician in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Suripto disclosed the identify of controversial figure Bunda Putri in…

Indonesia will suspend all intelligence and military cooperation with Australia – including efforts to combat people smuggling – as officials…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Intelligence Agency's (BIN) deputy of communication and information Bambang Wiyono refused on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday claimed to have uncovered the existence of a shadowy…

Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta – Thousands of workers in Jakarta and its surrounding areas continued rallying on Monday to demand higher salaries,…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The first high-resolution global forest cover on Google Earth should be used as a tool to revive discussion over…

The accomplishments and popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may not have been possible without the men and women who have…

Jakarta – Business relationships between Indonesia and Australia will remain strong despite the recent wire tapping incidents, a…

Oliver Laughland, Jakarta – The diplomatic falling-out between Australia and Indonesia following the presidential phone tapping revelations…

Clinton Fernandes – Just before Christmas 1981, Indonesia's foreign minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja asked to meet Australia's ambassador to Jakarta…

Philip Dorling – The news that Australia's electronic spy agency, the Defence Signals Directorate, has targeted Indonesian President Susilo…

Jakarta – Independent watchdog on state and local budget, Pattiro, says the implementation of gender responsive budgeting (ARG) will accelerate…

Ben Packham – Indonesia says it doesn't spy on Australia; but it did once, according to a former Indonesian intelligence chief.

In a 2004…

Jakarta – Dozens of women gathered at Plaza Senayan not long after dawn broke last Saturday. These women, of all ages and from all walks of life,…

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and the Great Indonesia Movement Party have reportedly signed a political pact in 2009 – dubbed the…

Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata – Members of the Muara Angke fishing community in North Jakarta make their living from the sea, but it is a living that…

Jakarta – The Awaking Papua Forum (Forum Papua Bangkit) said it suspects corruption was the cause of the long delay in the…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) arrest of former Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The electability of Golkar Party presidential candidate Aburizal Bakrie remains below 10 percent and is very unlikely…

Despite rejecting allegations that he was gay, Second Sergeant S.N.F. has been dismissed from his squad by a high military court in Jakarta in…

The head of Indonesia's largest union organization has announced a new strike across several regions of the archipelago to pressure provincial…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesian businessman Rudi Gunawan, 44, is a premium carmaker's prime target. Tremendously wealthy and enthusiastic…

Havana – A total of 246 medical students in Timor-Leste received their degrees today in that nation as a part of a joint project…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia will call back its ambassador to Australia and "review" Australian diplomatic positions in Jakarta as anger rises in…

Muhammad Al Azhari – A large mixed use property project, managed by an Indonesian building contractor, held a ground-breaking ceremony in Dili,…

Indonesia's vice president, Boediono, has shrugged off suggestions that recent disputes with Australia regarding asylum seekers and espionage…

Kanupriya Kapoor & Randy Fabi – An inspector general of Indonesian police had just withstood eight hours of interrogation on the night of…

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari, Manado – Fishermen in Manado, North Sulawesi, have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately stop land…

Jakarta – Champions of pluralism urged the government to heed their call to counter the rise of religious intolerance.

Wahid Institute's…

Carlos Paath, Bandung – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said on Friday that religious tolerance in Indonesia is among the best in the…