Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Around 20 people equipped with rattan batons reportedly assaulted a group of farmers holding a land-conflict strike at…

Antara & Robertus Wardi – A survey released on Tuesday shows that Islamic political parties in Indonesia are losing popularity, attributing…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says it has reported nine major political parties to the Central Information…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission has received some unlikely support for its plan to expand its…

Pucak – Refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, many of whom fled persecution and conflict in their home countries, say they are being driven to…

Ezra Sihite – The Golkar Party has set an ambitious target to win 30 percent of the votes in the 2014 legislative election, but analysts say that…

Ezra Sihite – The National Democrat Party has unveiled a war chest of up to Rp 3 trillion ($318 million) to help it win a massive 31 percent of…

Bayu Marhaenjati – "Pesbukers" host Olga Syahputra may be a comedian, but a recent joke that likened Muslims to beggars is no laughing matter, the…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, West Kutai, East Kalimantan – Thousands of residents in two West Kutai villages are protesting efforts by a palm oil…

Jakarta – Representatives of two of the nation's most prominent Muslim groups are none too outraged about the allegations of corruption…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The public funding initiative to help the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) construct its new building gained…

Elly Burhaini Faizal and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – The debate over the distribution of free condoms as a preventative measure in the fight against HIV/…

Migrant worker advocates have lent their voice to the government's calls for answers from Malaysia in the killing of three Indonesians there by…

Philip Jacobson – A group of Papuans was in Jakarta on Tuesday to give their own account of the recent escalation of violence in their home region…

Local police, military and government officials are developing a culturally-sensitive approach to addressing violence and unrest in…

Jakarta – The Golkar Party is expected to nominate chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as its presidential candidate for the 2014 election…

Jakarta – Another survey has revealed that the ruling Democratic Party will probably only secure a one-digit percentage of votes in the upcoming…

Police in East Timor have uncovered a mass grave of 52 people at the government palace in Dili, with initial examinations suggesting the bodies…

Jakarta – The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, wrapped up its annual leadership meeting on Sunday by issuing a…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration is on the defensive over a ranking published recently by CNNGo that lands the Indonesian capital…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Campaigning for Jakarta's gubernatorial election next month began yesterday amid controversy over its electoral rolls,…

On 11 April 2012 the Indonesian parliament ratified a law on managing social conflict (Penanganan Konflik Sosial – PKS) in order to address…

Jakarta – Who is supposedly responsible for keeping radical teachings at bay? That is a question few can answer, despite growing radicalism and…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that it was possible to prosecute individuals who obstruct…

Banda Aceh – Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi inaugurated newly elected Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah and his deputy, Muzakir Manaf…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Tensions between Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah and his predecessor Irwandi Yusuf appear to have outlived the fraught…

Jayapura – Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson of the KNPB, the National Committee of West Papua, has announced that members of the KNPB…

Jennifer Robinson – As violence escalates in West Papua, one cannot help but recall East Timor and wonder how much worse it must get before…

Slamet Susanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Up to 78 Golkar Party branches officially declared Sunday their support for Yogyakarta Governor…

Bayu Marhaenjati – An Air Force soldier arbitrarily seized and destroyed a video tape belonging to BeritaSatu TV reporter Urip Arpan after the…

Farouk Arnaz – Police in Papua have detained 25 people in relation to a violent, multi-day clash among residents of Kwamki Lama…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – While they celebrate Jakarta's anniversary every year, many Jakartans know nothing about why June 22 marks its birthday.…

Supporters of slain Papuan rights activist Mako Tabuni convened in Jayapura on Thursday night to express their sorrow and frustration over his…

Anita Rachman – Imas Tati still can't walk properly or stand up for long without a cane. When she moves from one spot to another, she has to grab…

Vento Saudale – The Islamic Defenders Front, a hard-line Muslim group, stormed the Bogor District Court on Thursday after the court began hearing…

The Timorese police today arrested two persons in Baucau, east of Dili, for stoning supporters of the Revolutionary Front of Independent East…

In East Timor, the politics of language can be a complex and fiercely debated topic. While the official languages are Tetum and Portugese, there…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' deliberations on the gender equality bill have turned into a battleground between feminists and…

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia's new Health Minister has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives on Monday to discuss the…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is squaring off for a battle with lawmakers who are refusing to disburse…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar has confirmed that a Papua Police Mobile Brigade…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The National Police say the shooting of a Papua Police Mobile Brigade Officer is not related to any recent shootings…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – A new study shows that Indonesia remains a country with a high number of child laborers, despite its record of…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Elly Burhaini Faisal, Jakarta – In spite of concerns from religious communities and members of the House of…

Jakarta – What was planned as a discussion on what women voters want from their future governor turned into a monologue, with none of Jakarta's…

Michael Bachelard – Crucial differences have emerged between the Australian and Indonesian versions of the rescue attempt for an asylum seeker…

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – New evidence in a major bribery scandal implicates the five highest-ranking members of the House of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – More than double the amount of cash that Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng said went into…

Rabby Pramudhatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says it has interrogated several officials at the Religious Affairs…

Jakarta – The failure to convince judges to hand terrorist convict Umar Patek a life sentence is solely the fault of prosecutors, according to…