Dessy Sagita & Rizki Amelia – Indonesia is responsible for a genocidal military operation carried out in Papua between 1977-1978, which killed…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi has urged local administrations to work with the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in…

Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, Makassar/Semarang – Workers from a number of companies in Makassar staged a rally on Thursday, demanding the South…

Thea Cowie & Sacha Payne – A report claims Australia provided Indonesia with helicopters which were used to carry out 'genocidal' attacks in…

Kate Lamb – Allegations of genocide, rape and napalm bombs dropped on the restive province of West Papua in the late 1970s are likely to be '…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – The Gorontalo Police finally announced on Thursday that four men had been named suspects in a gang-rape case…

Cathy Harper – An extensive new report has been released, containing graphic detail of the alleged murder, rape and torture of more than 4,000…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia is on course to meet its annual investment target as overall investment growth has been maintained at…

Celebrations this week mark the 15th anniversary of the National Commission on Violence against Women, or Komnas Perempuan. Established on Oct. 15…

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Hong Kong/Wuppertal – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Human Rights and Peace for Papua (ICP) are…

Jenny Denton – Research into one of the most violent episodes in the history of West Papua claims that helicopters provided to Indonesia by the…

Jakarta – A violent clash broke out on Wednesday between students and riot police in Serang, the provincial capital of Banten, during a protest…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Dina Manafe – Tobacco industry lobbyists and lawmakers are rebuffing demands for stricter regulation, saying such a…

Thalif Deen – The tiger population in the rainforests of Sumatra is vanishing at a staggering rate, reducing the number of the endangered species…

Oliver Milman – Helicopters supplied by Australia were used by Indonesia in a "genocidal" crackdown on civilians in West Papua in the 1970s, a new…

Marni Cordell – Experts in refugee law have warned that Australia cannot pass off to Papua New Guinea its responsibility to process the claims of…

Daniel Drageset – A petition to revoke the ban on media reporting from West Papua has been initiated by press freedom groups.

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Karen Barlow and staff – The Australian Department of Defence has rejected claims that Australian-supplied helicopters were used by Indonesia's…

Alison Bevege – Energy giant Santos has given the green light to expand its Bayu Undan gas project in the Timor Sea and has increased its gas…

Mary O'Shea – Armindo de Deus has worked all his life as a coffee farmer in the Ermera district of Timor-Leste. He is a wiry, weather-beaten man…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari and Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta/Gorontalo – Resentment grew in the serene province of Gorontalo, a five-hour flight from…

Amir Tejo – The nation's corruption fighters called on the government to postpone its issuance of the new criminal code, which it claimed would…

Sulistiyono, Jakarta – Labour Movement National Committee (KNGB) member Said Iqbal has confirmed that a national strike will be held in late…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that they would speed up the creation of a special…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers from various associations staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives on Jl. Gatot Subroto on Monday…

Dessy Sagita – Indonesia's reluctance to impose stricter smoking regulations and accede to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on…

Farouk Arnaz – The House of Representatives and the National Police are mulling the establishment of a special detachment for corruption, a senior…

Oreo cookies and Gillette shaving cream are among products driving the destruction of Indonesia's forests, Greenpeace said Tuesday, accusing agri…

Jakarta – A group of lawyers filed a request for a judicial review at the Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday challenging the regulation in lieu…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the appointment of Sutarman as the new chief of the…

Ashlee Betteridge – The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released last week, and while most countries in the region had demonstrated…

Gerald W. Fry – The discussion of language policy in East Timor begins with the statement of two key related underlying principles: cultural…

Emelyn Rude – In 2007, despite mounting civil unrest, Timor-Leste established its first National Park connecting a number of endangered bird areas…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Security officials at Freeport Indonesia's massive Grasberg Mine have detained nine foreign nationals who…

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SP/Yeremia Sukoyo – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto aren't considered real contenders in the upcoming election,…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will enter his last year in office on Monday knowing that only about 40…

Ina Parlina and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen. Marciano Norman denied on Saturday an…

SP/Fana FS Putra – City officials threw their support behind an embattled East Jakarta church as hard-line Islamists rallied against the house of…

Pandaya, Jakarta – As expected, and despite critics' objections, the House of Representatives on Thursday endorsed Comr. Gen. Sutarman – the only…

Yogyakarta – State Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan gave money to students attending a seminar on journalistic ethics.

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Pandaya – What could be the best solution to Jakarta's horrendous traffic so that people can get to work on time without them having to leave at…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A member of the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) – identified as Chief Brig. Dian – was detained by the West Java…

Bayu Marhaenjati – A brawl between members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police at a Depok, West Java, karaoke bar…

Tom Benner, Dili, East Timor – East Timor's government has come under renewed public criticism after granting a contract to a Chinese state-owned…

Early reports received from West Papua Media stringers have described another serious and violent crackdown across West Papua on October 19 by…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers from Jakarta and surrounding areas demonstrated demanding welfare improvements on Thursday October 17. The action…

Raka F Pujangga, Semarang – An Indonesian labour movement workshop at the Pandanaran Hotel in the Central Java capital of Semarang facilitated by…

Jakarta – The Global Slavery Index 2013, published by the Walk Free Foundation, an Australian-based organization dedicated to eradicating modern-…

Fitri, Mataram – As the bodies of four Indonesians shot dead by Malaysian police last week arrived and were subsequently buried in their hometown…