Ezra Sihite – Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said that he was disheartened by "rumored" demands to close 20 churches in Aceh,…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – A formal government investigation into the clearing of a vast tract of protected peat forest in Aceh has concluded that…

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Corruption Eradication Commission has determined that there was foul play in the construction of…

Ezra Sihite – A decision by the National Democrat Party to give as much as Rp 10 billion ($1.1 million) to each of its candidates preparing to run…

Bayu Marhaenjati – Bekasi district head Neneng Hasanah Yasin has asked members of the HKBP Filadelfia church to "cool down" and conduct worship at…

Febriamy Hutapea – Human rights activists have called for a court to acquit a civil servant who faces up to three and a half years in prison for…

Indonesian publisher Gramedia Pustaka Utama burned hundreds of copies of a book that called the Prophet Muhammad a pirate and a murderer on…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The discovery that a regent in Aceh ordered 20 places of worship closed in April is raising concerns that growing…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Indonesia has been running its own version of the China bargain. In exchange for economic growth, Indonesians have…

Emma Macdonald – The decision by independence fighters in East Timor to swap guns for diplomacy not only worked in creating the new independent…

Jakarta – Representatives of Christian worshipers from Aceh Singkil regency, Aceh, demanded on Tuesday that the government take action against…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) says it has supported the decision from the hard line group Islam Defenders Front (FPI) to report…

Alex Rayfield – West Papua is roiling. In the last two weeks a spate of shootings, killings and military violence has surprised even seasoned…

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday warned police officers and soldiers on the ground in Papua to abide by the law…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A senior legislator has blamed unnamed foreign parties for the deteriorating security condition in Papua province amid…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – The government, once again, is blaming the deteriorating security situation in…

The administration of North Maluku's Tidore island and its surrounding archipelago has declared the district a nightclub-free zone, saying it will…

Jakarta – The government claims that the 2006 joint ministerial decree on places of worship was drafted to maintain harmony between subscribers of…

Violent conflict in West Papua is not a new thing. A Half century, since Indonesia controlled the region, West Papua has been a killing field and…

Jakarta – An activist has described the actions by hard-liner group, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), in reporting publishing company…

Jakarta – Twenty churches in Singkil regency, Aceh, have been closed down and are likely to be demolished by the local administration.

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Shoeb K. Zainuddin – He was a giant of Indonesia's business world, a confidante of former President Suharto and the founder of the Salim Group.…

Jakarta – Liem Sioe Liong, also known as Sudono Salim, once the country's wealthiest person who amassed vast wealth from his close connection with…

Jakarta – After recording a negative trade balance, due to weakening global demand, Indonesian exports are likely to take another beating as…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta residents are less than enthusiastic about the approaching gubernatorial election, doubting any of the candidates…

Ezra Sihite – Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Karolin Margret Natasha denied allegations that she starred in a sex tape with fellow…

Rizky Amelia – Suspects being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will no longer find it easy to claim being ill and…

Rendi A. Witular and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Amid growing religious radicalism that often ignites acts of violence, and a history of…

James Balowski, Jakarta – In some of the largest demonstrations seen in recent years, tens of thousands took part in May Day rallies across…

Yoseph Hary, Yogya – Responding to the brutal actions by Indonesian security forces against Papuan civilians, Papuan students in the…

Jakarta – Police in Papua have arrested three people in connection with the escalating violence in the country's easternmost troubled province.…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Intelligence Agency (BIN) has accused the Free Papua Movement (OPM) of being behind the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have been urged to be serious in dealing with the forced abandonment of the recent discussion…

Ezra Sihite – The head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN) said on Monday that the separatist group the Free Papua Organization (OPM)…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government has been urged to be more active in beginning an initiative for a peace dialogue for Papua to…

Jubi and the PMC news desk – In the wake of many shootings that have occurred this month in the West Papuan region capital of Jayapura and its…

Imparsial, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor, has expressed concern about the many acts of terrorism such as shootings by OTK – Orang Tak…

Ezra Sihite – Amid ongoing attacks in Papua, a lawmaker on Monday called for the president to focus on solving the problem in the restive region…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Balikpapan – Only a tenth of Balikpapan Bay's original coral reefs remain today, with environmentalists blaming shipping…

Two pro-independence activists were arrested in Indonesia's restive Papua province for holding "anarchic protests", national police said Friday.…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – Complacency by the authorities is allowing a spate of shooting incidents in Papua to go unchecked and…

Philip Jacobson – For more than a year, a civil society group has been trying to access certain data and documents associated with the management…

Ronna Nirmala & Camelia Pasandaran – A refusal by polling officials to strike fictitious or ineligible voters off the electoral roll for the…

Endy M Bayuni – Did you know that 2012 is The International Year of the Rhino? No, you didn't miss the news. We, the media, did. Few, if any…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry says it will cut funding for a machinery revitalization program as part of a state budget…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apkindo) warned Friday of business closures and massive layoffs following the 55 percent increase…

Ulin Yusron – Defending a plan in Tasikmalaya, West Java, to establish Shariah-inspired bylaws, the Islamic Defenders Front defended the…

Banda Aceh – Dozens of university students here joined in a "Rejecting Corruptors Community" rally on Saturday, a protest directed against the…

Jakarta – Indonesians will soon have a chance to revisit the nation's most infamous graft convicts – as images and information on the scofflaws…

Ezra Sihite, SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Surveys are finding that old faces will dominate the upcoming presidential…