Banda Aceh – An elderly Indonesian said Monday he had won a rare victory against a noisy mosque, despite being forced to withdraw legal action…

Veeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta – Is Brunei, a non-democratic country, much more open than world's third largest democracy Indonesia in terms of press…

Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri said the her popularity had…

Satria Sambijantoro and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – At a time when far-sighted policies are needed amid prolonged global economic uncertainties,…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Evidence has been presented to The Jakarta Post that may implicate yet another Democratic Party politician in a…

Andi Hajramurni and Novan Iman Santosa, Makassar/Jakarta – Two out of the six Sukhoi Su-30 MK2 jet fighters ordered by the Indonesian Air Force (…

Lim Chia Ying, Dili – The breast cancer diagnosis that came just before Christmas was the latest in Kirsty Sword Gusmao's series of continuous…

East Timor's Oil Fund grew by US$720.94 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and ended the year with a total value of US$11.777…

West Java's incumbent governor Ahmad Heryawan won Sunday's highly contested gubernatorial race according to quick-count results released by…

Olivia Rondonuwu – A flood of corruption scandals has seriously undermined the Indonesian ruling party's prospects in 2014 elections and left the…

The United States condemned the deadly series of shootings on Thursday that left eight soldiers dead in Papua.

US Ambassador to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Anti-corruption activists installed a symbolic gallows at the National Monument (Monas) on Sunday as a macabre reminder…

Pemalang – Economic and social gap is the root cause of persistent security problem in Papua, Velix Wanggai, a special staff of the president on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The party of retired military commander Wiranto says it has no objection to a government plan to set up a human rights…

Jakarta – The Ambassador of Australia to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, has expressed condolences following the deaths of eight soldiers in…

Primus Dorimulu & Camelia Pasandaran – Just days before a provincial election, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has signed a deal with the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the national government will use a welfare-based approach…

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Darma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the country's security forces to refrain…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A transnational movement has entered Indonesia to destroy the Shia sect, which has existed in Aceh since the fourth…

The head of Cisarua subdistrict in the Bogor highlands has backed a plan by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo to buy up and destroy all the holiday…

The Australia West Papua Association is concerned that local people in the areas where the attacks against the Indonesian military occurred will…

Rizky Amelia – Graft suspect Anas Urbaningrum stepped down from his post as the head of Indonesia's ruling party in a Saturday press conference…

Jakarta – A senior People's Conscience Party (Hanura) politician says he will not stop the government from forming a tribunal to probe alleged…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has inked a deal to provide troubled Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) with…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Major confederations of labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the West Java administration regarding the postponement of…

Bagus T Saragih, Jakarta – After spending the night in silence following the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) announcement that he had…

Open-wheel racers Ananda Mikola and Moreno Suprapto will run as legislative candidates for the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra),…

With pollsters saying most parties will garner less than 25 percent of the popular vote in the upcoming legislative election, the public will see…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Yulia Sri Perdani, Jakarta – Things have become considerably easier for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono following the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it backed a proposal to scrap the "fit-and-proper" test session at the House of…

A 75-year-old man in Aceh has filed a controversial lawsuit against local religious officials alleging that the noise from a nearby mosque's six…

East Timor may carry out its natural gas exploration in the Timor Sea without other partners, thus bringing an end to its partnership…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has once again come under the spotlight for giving a lifetime retirement pension to…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers can no longer use incompetence or a lack of productivity among their employees as a basis to determine…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Extensive layoffs in Indonesia's manufacturing and service sectors are growing inevitable as the businesspeople's appeal…

AHRC-PRL-005-2013

Hong Kong/Jakarta – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released the video of interview with two Papuans…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-025-2013

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information…

UA: 48/13 Index: ASA 21/005/2013

Two Indonesian men now arbitrarily detained in Jayapura, Papua province, are believed to have been…

Indonesia is seeking to boost its community mental health services in an effort to end the lockdown and shackling of thousands of mental health…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Several Islamist organizations are demanding that the House of Representatives enact a law to make it difficult…

Farouk Arnaz – A military helicopter that was on its way to evacuate the remains of the eight soldiers who were shot dead in Papua's Puncak Jaya…

Ina Parlina – More people are turning to the Constitutional Court to challenge the 2008 Presidential Election Law, which they believe sets the bar…

Jakarta – Although the new national curriculum will become effective in only four months, teachers and education experts say that they are still…

East Timor's petroleum and natural resources minister said Thursday the nation may develop a multi-billion dollar gas project alone, ending its…

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Dessy Sagita – The recent death of a newborn baby who was denied treatment by 10 Jakarta hospitals has raised questions…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Tobacco Control (KNPT) has called on the House of Representatives to draft a bill to…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – The deputy chairman of the national antigraft commission thinks President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should reshuffle his…

Farouk Arnaz – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) recent seizure of at least ten homes owned by graft suspect Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo…

Aris Cahyadi – The beef import scandal that has rocked a major political party involved six different forms of corruption, antigraft investigators…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The nation's antigraft campaign is now in jeopardy with a rift in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) getting…