Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – Rev. Neles Tebay of Papua has been named the winner of the Tji Hak-Soon Peace and Justice Award for 2013…

Dion Bisara & Fracezka Nangoy – Indonesia's inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in 20 months in February as consumers started to pay…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold a meeting with the local executives of his ruling Democratic Party…

Margareth S. Aritonang – House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie said on Friday that the Densus 88 counterterrorism unit had been successful…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A coalition of Indonesian civil society groups wants the government to focus on human rights at an international conference…

Farouk Arnaz – A teacher of Islamic studies in East Java was arrested on Friday for allegedly molesting at least 13 elementary school…

Rebecca Lake – Failures in government leadership and law enforcement are fueling a surge of religious violence in Indonesia and have rendered…

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Presidential spokesperson Julian Adrian Pasha is calling Human Rights Watch (HRW) "naive" for its report released on…

Jakarta – Muslim groups have called on the National Police to dissolve the country's anti-terror squad (Densus 88) in the wake of allegations it…

Indonesia's rupiah fell by the most in a week as the nation posted its fourth monthly trade deficit in January, weighing on the current account.…

Lawmakers from House of Representatives Commission III are planning a working committee to monitor the performance of the National Polices…

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs said this year a technical team from Ministry of Foreign Affairs will measure the Timor Sea.

According to an Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK) survey released in 2012 a lot of the Timorese community still do not understand what corruption…

Fishermen in western Indonesia rescued more than 60 ethnic Rohingya asylum-seekers from Myanmar found adrift in a wooden boat, police said Friday…

Anastasia Wienanti Resardhy – Former military general Prabowo Subianto's bid for the presidency next year has been given a boost, with a survey…

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono risks losing full control of his Democratic Party as…

Robertus Wardi – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia has successfully managed its transition toward democracy, which started in…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – A tall monument that occupies a 3,800 meter plot of land located at Kemusuk Lor Hamlet, Bantul regency,…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The leadership of the Golkar Party and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party have shrugged off a Democratic…

Since the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK) was established in 2010, it has investigated 27 corruption cases and some of those cases have now been…

SP/Fana F.S. Putra – A student has reported to police that the deputy headmaster of a Jakarta high school threatened to withhold her diploma if…

Tom Clarke – If you thought the debate over East Timor's oil and gas resources had been put to bed, think again. Because Australia has never…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government, security forces and courts must do more to protect religious minorities from growing episodes of intolerance and…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said Wednesday that there was no 'political pressure' behind his…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday to get tough…

Last week's ambush in two remote Papua areas that killed eight Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers and four civilians is a strong reminder to the…

Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) deputy chairman Drajad Wibowo criticized on Thursday the Corruption Eradication Commission's (…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Depok – Hundreds of housewives and their children staged a protest outside the Depok municipality office on Wednesday over the…

Yudhoyono needs to insist that national laws be enforced, announce that every violent attack will be prosecuted, and map out a comprehensive…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesia has experienced a "sharp uptick" in religiously motivated violence, with Islamic gangs regularly attacking…

Rendi A. Witular and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In what appears to be the first salvo against the Yudhoyonos, former Democratic Party chairman Anas…

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Bayu Marhaenjati – Thousands of workers on Thursday gathered in the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle and at the State…

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – The National Liberation Army of the Free Papua Movement, led by Goliath Tabuni, said it had no interest in money or…

Local communities around Sinak, Gurage, Mulia and Tingginambut in Puncak Jaya regency have felt the first effects of Indonesian military reprisals…

Mimin Dwi Hartono, Jakarta – Violence returned to Papua as 12 people were shot dead on Feb. 21, eight of them soldiers. The government claims to…

Zakir Hussain – Congested streets and growing consumer demand suggest that Indonesia's robust economic growth continues to benefit many.

But…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Unfazed by the harsh public criticism that has consistently greeted each overseas trip by lawmakers, the House of…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Humbang Hasundutan Police on Tuesday detained 31 people involved in vandalism during a clash with PT Toba Pulp…

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has strongly urged the government to cease…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Human Rights defenders suspect the government's recent initiative to hold discussions on the possibility to open human…

Andjarsari Paramaditha, Jakarta – Bejo Untung was a 17-year-old Indonesian schoolboy when armed soldiers came to his village in 1965, forcing him…

Yeremia Sukoyo, Carlos Paath & Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – A member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has officially…

Yeremia, Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Newly elected Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe says he will form a special team to resolve…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – Paniai police apprehended two members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) led by John Yogi, after a tip…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta – The deaths of eight soldiers, who were shot by unidentified perpetrators in Papua last…

SP/Carlos Paath & Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – The Indonesian military has demanded a public apology from the commissioner of the country's…

Jakarta – The lineup for the ethics board tasked to investigate the leak of a classified document within the Corruption Eradication Commission (…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A group of loyalists to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have been appointed as members of the interim…

SP/Roberth Vanwi & SP/Carlos Paath, Jayapura – The two armed attacks in Puncak Jaya that left eight soldiers and four civilians dead last week…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jayapura/Jakarta – The shooting deaths of eight soldiers and four civilians in Papua on Thursday may be…