Bayu Marhaenjati – More Islamic organizations came to Jakarta Police headquarters on Wednesday to denounce Lady Gaga's upcoming concert in the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Representatives from human rights groups say they will urge the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to…

The government is drastically cutting the budgets of three independent commissions that focus on rights protections, potentially crippling their…

Rizky Amelia & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Indonesia Corruption Watch has alleged that Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo used Rp 9.7 billion…

Hong Kong/Geneva/Jakarta – Today, the Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 13th session of the…

Arientha Primanita – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali refuted claims that the Indonesian government had poor record protecting…

London – Today, Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council during the 13th session of the Universal Periodic…

The trouble with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is that he has probably spent too much of time travelling abroad to really understand what's…

Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar says Indonesia is imposing a moratorium on the travel of Indonesian…

Alexandra Di Stefano Pironti – Unless the rapid deforestation in one of the world's most richly-forested countries is controlled, Indonesians may…

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – The country's leading children's rights group is threatening to sue the government unless it issues a regulation…

Jakarta – Fourteen years ago, it was normal to see dozens of soldiers guarding Jl. Cendana in Menteng, Central Jakarta, which was then probably…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The government's upcoming report on human rights conditions here to the United Nations is a fluff piece that glosses…

Agus Triyono & Bayu Marhaenjati – An antigraft group, the Indonesia Budget Center, has highlighted a recent surge in the value of grants…

Mataram – The West Nusa Tenggara government put dozens of Ahamdiyah Muslims at the bottom of its list to register for an electronic…

The Asian Human Rights Commission called on Bekasi district Chief Neneng Hasanah Yasin to safeguard religious freedom and to enforce the law…

Agus Triyono – Trying to counter the growing intolerance in Indonesia, the country's two largest Muslim organizations have expressed support for…

Jakarta – Indonesia's progress in reforming its forestry sector will not be sufficient to meet its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 26 percent…

More than a third of the 470 regional heads voted into office since 2004 have been implicated in corruption cases, the government revealed on…

Jakarta – After a two-hour meeting deliberating whether they would grant US pop diva Lady Gaga a recommendation to perform in Jakarta, the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Islamic People's Forum (FUI) – a unit of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) – said on Tuesday that Indonesian…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta Police say they were ready dispatch 4,000 officers to secure Lady Gaga's Jakarta concert, scheduled for June 3…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Islamic People's Forum, one of the hard-line groups that has come out against Lady Gaga's upcoming…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Wiranto, a retired Army general who was strongman President Suharto's last military chief, said on Tuesday…

Bayu Marhaenjati – With his Democratic Party struggling to produce a strong presidential candidate to put up in the 2014 election, President…

Dili – With UN peacekeepers set to leave East Timor at the end of the year, local police are striving to shed a reputation for rough justice as…

Damien Kingsbury – As Timor-Leste heads towards it parliamentary elections, it is increasingly likely that no single party will receive sufficient…

East Timor had dual celebrations over the weekend, as it marked 10 years of independence and also swore in its third president, Taur Matan Ruak.…

The recent shooting of five young Papuan men by Indonesian Police is characteristic of the out of control 'State violence' against indigenous…

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Police revised its stance on the Lady Gaga concert on Monday, saying it might issue the…

Hard-line group the Islamic Defenders Front has purchased 150 tickets to upcoming Lady Gaga concert, which it will use to enter the…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia's family planning program remains stagnant due to poor access to reproductive and sexual health services…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Rights group have urged the Indonesian government not to deny the true state of the country's human rights…

Andreas Harsono – It is fashionable these days for Western leaders to praise Indonesia as a model Muslim democracy. Secretary of State Hillary…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The government has spent just over 10 percent of the total 2012 capital spending budget in the first…

Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) is planning to report the murder case of Bernas daily journalist Fuad Muhammad…

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Dr. Hj. Neneng Hasanah Yasin
Regent of Bekasi
Komp. Perkantoran Pemerintah Bekasi
Desa Sukamahi, Kec.…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has bemoaned the slow growth of the nation's economy, attributing…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Fourteen years after president Soeharto stepped down, which marked the ushering in of democracy and reform, former…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Five pairs of gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates promised on Saturday that if elected, they would not ban the…

Jakarta – An angry mob once again assaulted the members of the Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia on Sunday morning as…

Ahmad Pathoni – About 50 Indonesians staged a flash mob on Sunday to demand that Lady Gaga be allowed to perform in the country amid uncertainty…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – The East Timorese political party headed by Prime Minister and former guerilla leader Xanana Gusmao has been accused of…

Vincent Souriau – East Timor's new president on Sunday lauded the "maturity" of his young country's democracy at celebrations marking 10 years of…

Damien Kingsbury – On Sunday 20 May, East Timor will celebrate ten years of independence. As a nation born from the ashes of destruction, its…

Fitri & Arientha Primanita, Mataram – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the acceleration of development in the impoverished…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – East Timor has made a new plea for Indonesia to return the remains of Timorese national hero Nicolau Lobato on the eve of…

Desi Anwar – I'm not going to write about the Lady Gaga saga. It's too depressing. Besides, too much has been discussed about it already.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives plans to summon National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo for failing to prevent…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Fourteen people who have been sentenced to various prison terms by the Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra are…