Ronna Nirmala – "Why would they build a church here when most of the residents are Muslim?" Taupik says. "What reason could they have unless it…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Bayu Marhaenjati – When President Suharto was in power from 1966 to 1998, no one dared speak ill of him or his…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Police in the violence-wracked town of Mulia in Papua's Puncak Jaya district have confirmed that three civilians were…

The National Police said on Friday they have not yet decided whether they will issue a permit for Lady Gaga's scheduled Jakarta performance on…

Jakarta – As the world marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on Thursday, one sociologist pointed to recent situations…

Jakarta – The Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia branch will file a report to the National Police headquarters in Jakarta…

Sita W. Dewi and Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – In the latest act of intolerance that further undermines the country's effort to present itself as…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – Every Thursday afternoon without fail, they turn up outside the front gates of the State Palace in…

Arientha Primanita – Groups opposed to the appearance of Lady Gaga in concert filed a formal objection letter with President Susilo Bambang…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said the government was concerned by a recent court ruling in favor of graft convict…

Standard & Poor's rating agency, the lone holdout among its peers in keeping Indonesia's sovereign debt rating one notch below investment…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – One of the largest tracts of protected forest in Indonesia has been decimated by…

This weekend, East Timor will see the installation of the new head of state after the recent presidential elections. But it's also facing a…

Lisa Martin – On the eve East Timor's decade anniversary of independence former Prime Minister John Howard has reflected Australia's involvement…

Arientha Primanita & AFP – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of East Timor this weekend,…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Celebrations down the mountains marking the 10th anniversary of East Timor's independence today mean little to Ines Lemos…

East Timor's new president says the 10th anniversary of his country's independence from Indonesia is a time for generational change.

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Meagan Weymes, Dili – Ten years after winning formal independence following a brutal occupation by Indonesia, East Timor is struggling to escape…

Shamim Adam and Ramsey Al-Rikabi – The Southeast Asian nation of East Timor celebrates 10 years of independence tomorrow night facing a challenge…

This weekend, East Timor's president-elect will be sworn in to office as the country celebrates ten years since its formal independence from…

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has voiced appreciation for law enforcement agencies for not recommending that American diva…

Zaki Pawas – The Jakarta Police said on Thursday that they would disperse Lady Gaga's concert in the capital originally scheduled for June 3 if…

Anita Rachman – Marzuki Darusman can still remember what the House of Representatives was like before the tumultuous events of 1998 that led to…

Camelia Pasandaran – A mob of Islamic hard-liners threw stones and bags of urine at the HKBP Filadelphia congreagation of the Batak Christian…

AWPA is urging the PIF Leaders at their summit in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands:

Ulma Haryanto – Between murky business practices, corruption and fighting with each other, the military and the police seem to have little time…

Yanto Soegiarto – Thousands of students demonstrated in Jakarta last Saturday to commemorate the May 12, 1998, Trisakti University shootings that…

Rahmat, Makassar – Angry students in Makassar ran amok on Monday, destroying rooms in the South Sulawesi legislature building, prompting locals to…

Galuh Wandita, Jakarta – Back in 2005, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a pledge to rehabilitate former political prisoners from the 1965…

Jakarta – Deputy Health Minister Ali Ghufron Mukti warned on Tuesday that maternal and infant deaths in Indonesia remained high…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Speculation of a deal being cut between the Democratic Party and the Great Indonesia…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives is forming a legal team to defend the newly enacted law that regulates the 2014…

Jakarta – US pop singer Lady Gaga has received the dubious honor of becoming the first foreign artist to be denied a concert permit by Indonesian…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Commission III overseeing law and human rights will summon the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Despite the fair treatment she receives at the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) detention block, Democratic Party…

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – The battle to hold a concert for American pop diva Lady Gaga in Jakarta reached new heights Tuesday with attacks coming…

Cultural sensitivity, along with a difficult political climate, are two reasons why conservative groups are winning in their fight to have artists…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of…

Jakarta – The US pop diva Lady Gaga's scheduled concert fiasco proves that certain hard-line groups have been successfully pushing local…

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Untung S. Rajab insisted on Wednesday that stopping American pop diva Lady…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The fast rate of deforestation in East Kalimantan over the last few years has made it the…

Banjir Ambarita – Police from the mobile brigade unit (Brimob) reportedly shot five civilians in Paniai, Papua on Tuesday evening – one victim is…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh Party politician Syukri Abdullah and his female business colleague were shot dead on Tuesday night as they were…

Liam Cochrane, Dili – The government in East Timor has shown off a European-built pipeline which it says can be used to send natural…

Jakarta – Media watchdogs have condemned the way local media covered the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash at Mt. Salak, saying that most of news outlets…

Jakarta – A Miss Transvestite pageant in Kutai Timur regency, East Kalimantan was postponed from its original schedule on Monday…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Robertus Wardi – Two years before the nation goes to the polls to elect the next president, a debate has emerged…

Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta – Lapindo Brantas will begin drilling a new gas well in Tanggulangin, near the site of the mudflow disaster in…

The separatist group, the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation, has called on Vanuatu to reconsider its foreign policy in…

A West Papuan living in exile in Vanuatu has been arrested along with about two dozen others for protesting against the arrival of an…