Anita Rachman, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi – The beleaguered Democratic Party held a meeting on Tuesday after it became apparent that some…

Washington – The United States called Tuesday on Indonesia to ensure due process and address grievances in the restive Papua region after a court…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government together with employers and labor unions will carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the…

The new-look National Republic Party said on Tuesday that it would base its platform on the policies and programs espoused by former…

Ezra Sihite, Agus Triyono & Carlos K.Y. Paath – After vowing last week to replace the imported furniture at the heart of a controversy over…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Supreme Court is upholding a guilty verdict for the maid who stole some oxtail meat and a few plates…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The rift within President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party appeared to increase on Tuesday, with supporters…

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Surakarta – Surakarta Deputy Mayor F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo has promised to facilitate a meeting of around 600 sex workers in…

The Australian Government's silence on human rights abuses in the region has once again been put in the spotlight, with the Human Rights Law…

Nick Chesterfield with local sources in Jayapura – The treason trial against the leaders of the Third Papuan People's Congress in Jayapura was…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – With the Constitutional Court (MK) having recently banned all outsourcing practices, companies that make money by…

Bandung – In anticipation of a growing number of social conflicts, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is organizing an antiterrorism drill…

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday he will seek another term in March polls, as the young nation votes for the first time since an…

Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – The fallout from a violent protests against gold prospecting activities in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, has spread…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Judge Imas Dianasari found herself on the wrong side of the law, and the courtroom, on Monday as the Bandung Anti-…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The rescheduling of the Aceh gubernational poll drew protests on Monday from those including incumbent governor…

Damien Kingsbury – The announcement by President Jose Ramos-Horta that he will seek re-election for a second term in office has thrown open Timor-…

Ulma Haryanto – The West Sumatran man facing five years in prison for blasphemy for questioning the existence of God may face additional charges,…

Rizky Amelia & Carlos K.Y. Paath – A party that failed to meet the requirements to participate in the 2014 election has found an ingenious way…

Bagus BT Saragih dan Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum still enjoys support from the party's regional…

Fitri – With the case against 46-year-old Muhsan in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, coconuts are joining sandals, cacao pods, bananas and plates as…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Nobel peace prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta is expected to announce today that he is in the running for another five-…

Jayapura – An Indonesian court on Monday indicted five Papuan activists for treason for raising an outlawed Papuan flag and declaring the region…

Indonesian man Alexander Aan who made international headlines after he was arrested for questioning the existence of god in a post on…

Ezra Sihite – Indonesia lost as much as Rp 2.13 trillion ($238.6 million) to corruption in 2011, although authorities should have been able to…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – The mix of workers emboldened by recent labor victories and a fear of higher costs from the state's plan to limit…

Banjir Ambarita & Mary Anugrah Rasita, Jayapura – Education experts and officials have decried the poor state of schools in Papua in the wake…

Fitri, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Residents of Bima district in West Nusa Tenggara have demanded that police withdraw the counterterrorism…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – With several renovation projects in progress, the House of Representatives (DPR) has built a comfortable nest for…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The fate of the beleaguered chairman of the Democratic Party, Anas Urbaningrum, rests with the little-known supervisory…

Vento Saudale, Yuli Krisna & Ulma Haryanto – The embattled GKI Yasmin church in Bogor questioned on Monday whether there was police…

An embattled Indonesian church at the center of a long-running dispute with Indonesian authorities that has attracted headlines around the world,…

Pontianak, West Kalimantan – Officials in Pontianak have vowed to thoroughly investigate the alleged assault of a gasoline vendor by two soldiers…

We wish you a Happy New Year 2012

(un-official translation)

First of all, we, the leaders of Churches in Papua would like to express…

[This hand-written statement is signed by the five Papuans who went on trial in Jayapura on 30 January 2012, and is translated in full by…

The Indonesian government should show its commitment to peaceful expression by dropping the charges against these five Papuan activists. It's…

Human Rights Watch on Sunday called on Indonesia to drop treason charges against five peaceful protesters, a day ahead of their expected trial in…

Jakarta – Hundreds of congregation members of the GKI Taman Yasmin church, which is situated in Bogor, Greater Jakarta, staged a…

It was a rare victory for the labor movement. At an emergency meeting late on Friday, the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) bowed to…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An expert says she does not understand why the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have decided to detain lawmaker…

Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Lt. Gen. Marciano Norman says provocateurs are believed to be…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searches for the benefactors of the 2004 central bank's vote-buying case, a…

Anita Rachman – Friday's mass labor action in Bekasi which crippled traffic, shut down stores and led to billions of rupiah in losses, showed how…

Jakarta – The country's leading journalist organizations have expressed doubt over the credibility of a report by the Paris-based Reporters…

Nick Chesterfield with sources – West Papua's civil resistance movement is believed to be organising major demonstrations to support West Papuan…

Medan – A protest against the relocation of Raudhatul Islam Mosque by a housing businessman in Medan, North Sumatra, turned wild on…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia is liable to fail to meet its Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) target in reducing mother and infant…

Desiree Tay – Glodok was once the vibrant heart of this capital city's Chinese community. Yet, a full decade since Chinese New Year became a…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Government workers have apparently found another way to make personal gains by manipulating documents for…