Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The firms in charge of building and maintaining the Mahakam II Bridge that collapsed and killed at least 19 people on…

Cypri Jehan Paju Dale, Jerusalem – With Special Autonomy unable to address long-standing problems facing Papua, development acceleration is the…

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has again used a public press conference to criticize the performance of members of his…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Political observers have blamed both the reluctance of political parties to reform their financial systems and…

Awis Mranani – A six-year-old Indonesian girl was kicked out of her elementary school on World AIDS Day because her father is HIV positive.

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Prodita Sabarini, Sydney – American philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky said justice was escaping human rights abuse victims, as he spoke of…

The Jakarta city administration has moved with exceptional speed to cut down an old mahogany tree said to harbor two distinct forms of Indonesian…

Yogyakarta – The home of high-profile Indonesian activist George Junus Aditjondro was raided by an enraged mob on Friday after the outspoken…

Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, has denied reports that security forces conducted sweeps…

Sean Parnell – The Queensland Parliament has called on Indonesia to investigate and act on humans rights abuses in Papua.

Retiring Labor…

Ezra Sihite – Lawyer Abraham Samad was selected by lawmakers on Friday to chair the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission for the next four…

By Max Lane – The simmering discontent throughout Indonesia regularly overflowed throughout October and November. There were student protests…

Tjahjono EP, Jerry Omona Sunudyantoro, Timika – Four men who claimed to be trained by the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) were…

Genevieve Woods – In October 2010, Indonesia faced a diplomatic milestone - the inaugural visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to The…

Jakarta – National Police revised its earlier report this morning saying a police officer was killed by a group of armed men in Timika…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the Democratic Party factions at the Bogor Legislative Council (DPRD) support Mayor Diani…

Camelia Pasandaran – Four civilians were allegedly shot by police and military after conducting religious services in Timika Indah field to…

Timika, Indonesia – Security forces opened fire at a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Indonesia's restive Papua region Thursday, on the 50th…

Elin Yunita Kristanti and Luqman Rimadi – Around 80 people calling themselves the Jakarta-Bali Papuan Society and Students held a protest action…

Prabowo, Yogyakarta – Students and people from Papua in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated 50 years of the Free Papua Organisation (…

Edwin Firdaus, Jakarta – Hundreds of students originating from Papua held a protest action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on…

Morning Star flag raising ceremonies have been held in Auckland and Wellington to mark a significant anniversary for West Papuans.

December…

Tom Clarke – Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has staked Australia's UN Security Council candidacy – and international reputation – on the claims that…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – "A politician who portrays himself as caring and sensitive because he wants to expand the government's charitable…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The former treasurer of Indonesia's ruling party appeared in court on corruption charges yesterday, striking a defiant tone…

Ulma Haryanto – Transparency International Indonesia criticized the government on Thursday for failing to fight corruption and…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Before moving forward with a bill on illegal logging, the government and the House of Representatives should focus on a…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Condom use remains unpopular in the world's largest Muslim majority country despite the fact that most HIV/AIDS…

Ezra Sihite & Rangga Prakoso – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says he has no idea why the Corruption Eradication…

Ulma Haryanto & Nani Indarti – Transparency International Indonesia criticized the government on Thursday for failing to fight corruption and…

Jakarta – In the wake of a much-discussed online video of a house burglary, which was uploaded by the victim reportedly due to his…

Jakarta – The chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who is also the manpower and transmigration minister, Muhaimin Iskandar…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Experts say that the East Java Legislative Council's recently approved draft bylaw on water…

Banjir Ambarita & Ulma Haryanto – A shootout between security forces and guerillas has rocked the restive province of Papua, already on high…

In a show of solidarity with the West Papuan people, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils will raise the West Papuan national flag, The Morning…

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – Authorities are beefing up security in Papua amid rumors of unrest ahead of events…

Ulma Haryanto – Islamic hardliners rallied in front of the Bogor City administration on Wednesday in support of the mayor's internationally…

Despite a plan to deploy two-thirds of Papua's police force to ensure security on the anniversary of the Free Papua Organization on…

Karlis Salna – Concerns are held for the welfare of a prominent Papuan leader allegedly beaten by Indonesian security forces in the aftermath of a…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – An Acehnese civil society group says it has reported Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf to the National Police for issuing a…

[Exclusive interview by Alex Rayfield (New Matilda) with West Papua Media.]

The President of the Federal Republic of West Papua may…

Life in the furthest recesses of New Guinea has not only been transformed but devastated by forces that originate at the core of global and…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Up in the remote mountains of West Papua, Indonesia, a road winds along steep cliffs, tall trees, and security checkpoints to…

John McBeth – For all the democratic space created after the fall of President Suharto, with Indonesia signing on to the core principles of…

Jakarta – In the absence of transparent political funding in the country, alleged misuses of state funds for the interests of those in the navel…

Oei Eng Goan – Veteran actor Pong Harjatmo unveiled a banner reading "Arrest Nunun or Else Busyro Resigns" during a protest at the office of the…

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – Indonesia's growing energy needs make the building of nuclear power plants unavoidable in the long term, a senior…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Democrat Party and other new parties may be unable to field candidates in the 2014 election due to a just-…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The threat of terrorism in Indonesia remains high, with police and government bodies deemed to have transgressed…

Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) says the National Police Detachment 88 (Densus 88) antiterrorist unit has "borrowed" several terrorist…