Jakarta – It was a long, long journey from Sidoarjo to Jakarta, but for Hari Suwandi and Hartowiyono, the journey was the least they could do…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – A key witness has come forward with evidence that he says establishes Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum as the…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – In a move to boost the welfare of labor, the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has revised a guideline normally…

Subang, west java – The government's long-discussed plan to launch a massive food estate in Merauke, Papua in a bid to boost the nation's food…

La'o Hamutuk feels that a multi-party state is essential to genuine democracy, to give space for a variety of perspectives to be discussed and…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Out-of-towner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo finished first in Wednesday's Jakarta gubernatorial election and will face…

Jakarta – It could be the moment of truth, not only for the Jakarta gubernatorial candidates, but for pollsters as well.

In addition to…

Magelang, Central Java – Separatism of any kind in Indonesia must be stopped because it poses a serious threat to national integrity,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Sand field farmers in Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta, are strongly opposed to a plan proposed by the provincial…

Ezra Sihite – The famously outspoken Taufik Kiemas is again butting heads with his wife, Megawati Sukarnoputri, telling the former president that…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang & Rizky Amelia, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The Corruption Eradication Commission said on Tuesday that it would…

Eben Kirksey – West Papua is one of the most difficult places to access on the planet. Still a steady trickle of adventurous travelers is being…

Simon Roughneen, Dili – Saturnina da Silva doesn't have a name for her baby boy yet, born just 12 hours before Saturday's parliamentary election…

East Timor is seeking "possibly billions" of dollars from foreign oil companies, including US-owned ConocoPhillips, in unpaid taxes, the…

Michael Bachelard – A key civil society group in East Timor has warned against the proposed "government of national unity", saying it would reduce…

Michael Bachelard and Mouzinho Lopes – East Timor's sometimes fractious politicians are contemplating the extraordinary – forming a government of…

In recent months, West Papua has come under an international spotlight over Indonesian military and police impunity for brutal assaults on…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Hundreds of members of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front rallied in front of the Bogor District Court on Monday to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – An internal rift has rocked the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), with the party's founding member and…

Jacob Zenn – Indonesia's Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) pressure group has this year in turns assaulted Ahmadiya and Christian places of worship,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A cabinet minister said on Monday that the government had factored in the views of all stakeholders,…

Jakarta – Activists have called on the Indonesian government to drop its plan to lend US$1 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and…

Anita Rachman – On June 14, Hari Suwandi embarked on a 25-day journey on foot from his home in Sidoarjo, East Java, to raise awareness of the…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The United States Ambassador to Indonesia Scot A. Marciel said lax law enforcement was responsible for cases of…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – None of the popular politicians touted as potential presidential candidates would win a majority of the vote if the…

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A pro-democracy think tank has expressed concerns over the increasing number of polling agencies…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The Environment Ministry has found indications of arson in recent fires at the protected Tripa peat forest in Aceh, a…

Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta – Corruption watchdogs have warned the government that unless the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is given…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Lawmakers and officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry laid blame on each other Monday for the graft-ridden…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the government to be more serious about its commitment to…

Vento Saudale – A severe beating of a 15-year-old child in Bogor allegedly by a military officer was ignored by police, the boy's…

Anita Rachman & Vento Saudale – A human rights activist questioned on Sunday the police's ability or willingness to stop hard-line groups from…

Denpasar – Indonesian students and a sister community in Melbourne, Australia, staged a rally in support of the Corruption Eradication…

Elections in Puncak Jaya district in Papua must be repeated in six villages in Mewoluk subdistrict after allegations of vote-rigging…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three more people – one soldier and two civilians – were killed on Saturday in the latest bloody incident in Papua…

Bayu Marhaenjati – With the continued flood of high-profile corruption cases rippling through branches of the government, the spokesman of the…

Dili, East Timor, and Jakarta, Indonesia – Not until she was at the deathbed of the man presumed to be her father did Alexhia Cordova da Silva's…

Tito Belo, Dili – The party of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has won East Timor's parliamentary election, but was short of a majority, provisional…

Michael Bachelard – East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has consolidated his power and extended his lead over the country's opposition,…

Peter Ker – Academics and other dedicated election observers will not be the only Australians watching today's East Timor election with interest…

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's party faces a stiff challenge…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the Families of Missing Persons Association (IKOHI) demanded…

Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Friday that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should expand its list of suspects…

Ezra Sihite – While the government struggles to fund economic development and cover growing fuel subsidy spending, lawmakers, business leaders and…

Michael Bachelard, Daniel Flitton – A senior Indonesian official has confirmed Indonesia would object strongly to the Coalition's policy of…

The number of asylum seekers entering Indonesia has drastically increased by 800 percent, an expert has said.

The United Nations…

Bayu Marhaenjati & Febriamy Hutapea – Aside from a spending spree on campaign ads, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo is splashing the cash in an…

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, who is running for a second term in office, is not worried that his decision to cut short his…

Ronna Nirmala – The head of Jakarta's elections regulator has been found guilty of flouting an ethics code after she ignored recommendations to…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – The horrendous, kilometers-long traffic jams that have fouled Bakauheni and Merak ports for two days have been…